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Online Counselling for Drinking Problems · Llanelli
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Llanelli
Online counselling for drinking problems for Llanelli, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Llanelli, from the town centre and the Millennium Coastal Path to the streets around the rugby heritage, with the same BACP-registered, confidential support as an in-person session, and no journey.
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you
In and around Llanelli
Counselling for Drinking Problems for Llanelli, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Llanelli: from the town centre and the Millennium Coastal Path to Felinfoel, Bynea and Llwynhendy
- Known for
- The coastal path, the rugby heritage and the Loughor estuary
- Region
- Wales
- Local NHS / support route
- DAN 24/7, the Wales Drug and Alcohol Helpline
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Llanelli
What is going on for people in Llanelli?
Alcohol is stitched into a lot of what makes Llanelli good company. The club, the Scarlets on a Saturday, the Felinfoel Brewery down the road, a town that knows how to mark an occasion. None of that is the problem, and pretending it is would miss the point. The problem is more private: the drinking that continues after everyone else has gone home, the bottle kept back for when the house is quiet, the promise made every Sunday. Across the county the alcohol-specific death rate for the three years to 2024 stood above the Wales average. Behind the figure are people who look perfectly sociable and are worried about themselves.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Llanelli
FelinfoelByneaLlwynhendyPwllDafenBigynSeasidePembertonFurnaceMorfa
Wherever you are in Llanelli, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Llanelli
Official figures for Llanelli, for context rather than as a description of you.
In Carmarthenshire (the council area covering Llanelli) the age-standardised alcohol-specific death rate was 21.0 per 100,000 in 2022 to 2024, above the Wales average of 16.6 per 100,000. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Alcohol-specific deaths in England and Wales by local authority (2022 to 2024).
In Carmarthenshire, the council area covering Llanelli, 9.7% of adults reported a low life satisfaction score (4 or below out of 10) in the year ending March 2023, compared with a Wales average of 6.9%, a difference the survey's margin of error does not confirm. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Personal well-being estimates by local authority (Year ending March 2023 (2022-23)).
Reviewed June 2026.
What actually happens in counselling for drinking problems?
Counselling for drinking problems here looks beneath the habit at what drives it, you do not need to have hit rock bottom to begin, and signposts medical, detox and peer support where useful.
The method travels; only the geography changes. counselling for drinking problems in detail explains it properly, the practical side answers the practical questions, and my credentials and registration shows how the practice is held to account.
What do I need for an online session?
Sessions run over a secure, encrypted video link, held to the same BACP confidentiality as meeting in person. After a free fifteen-minute call, you join from any private space on a phone, tablet or laptop.
Because Bradley is in Hove, Llanelli work happens on video and nowhere else. That has a plain practical benefit for drinking: you are not driving to or from an appointment, which matters when your relationship with the evening is part of what we are discussing. The hour can be set for whenever you are clearest, morning or late afternoon, and holding it at the same point each week gives the routine something to push against.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
Which difficulties does counselling for drinking problems address?
The cause, not the habit
Looking beneath the drinking to what drives it.
Anxiety and low mood
Working with what the alcohol has been managing.
Privacy at home
Sensitive support without anyone needing to know.
Signposting
Links to medical, detox and peer support where useful.
Without the anaesthetic
Reconnecting with the person beneath the drinking.
Counselling for Drinking Problems in Llanelli
Why people in Llanelli come for counselling for drinking problems
You are not required to be abstinent, or to promise you soon will be. Nor do you have to produce a disaster to justify the appointment. The image of alcohol counselling as somewhere you go only after losing the job and the licence keeps a great many people drinking for years longer than they wanted to. If it is taking more than it is giving, that is a good enough reason to sit down with somebody. The work looks at what alcohol has been doing for you: settling the nerves, ending the day, dulling grief, filling a gap left by work that disappeared. Then at what else could do those jobs. If you want statutory support as well, DDAS covers Llanelli on 0330 363 9997 and the NHS find a service directory lists alcohol services. Anyone drinking heavily every day should speak to a GP before altering it.
A free, unhurried first step
Not sure if it is right for you? A free fifteen-minute call is a no-obligation way to talk it through.
Book a free 15-minute callDrug, alcohol & addiction support in Llanelli
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Llanelli, your GP can refer you to local drug and alcohol services, and you can find support through DAN 24/7, the Wales Drug and Alcohol Helpline.
For confidential information and advice, FRANK (on 0300 123 6600) and Drinkline on 0300 123 1110 are free, and Alcoholics Anonymous and SMART Recovery run peer-support meetings you can find online.
Other local and national support verified for this area includes:
If you need urgent help now
This is not a crisis service. If anyone is in immediate danger call 999. For urgent mental health support, call NHS 111 and press 2 for urgent mental health support. The CALL Helpline for Wales is free on 0800 132 737, the Samaritans are on 116 123, and you can text SHOUT to 85258.
If you drink heavily or use drugs daily, do not stop suddenly on your own. Withdrawal can cause seizures and can be dangerous. Speak to your GP or a local drug and alcohol service first, and they can arrange a safe, medically supported withdrawal. Counselling works alongside that, not instead of it.
Llanelli questions
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Llanelli: common questions
How do I know whether I drink too much?
Forget the units for a moment and look at the relationship instead. Do you plan around it, hide it, feel defensive about it, or dread a week without it? Those answers say more about whether it has become a problem than any measurement of what is in the glass.
What will counselling cost me?
Sixty minutes is £80. Longer sessions are £100 for 90 minutes and £120 for two hours, though most weeks the hour does the job. Nothing is charged for the initial 15-minute call, which exists so you can ask questions without spending anything.
What is available on the NHS side for alcohol around here?
DDAS is the Dyfed drug and alcohol service for this area on 0330 363 9997, and the Hywel Dda community drug and alcohol team also works with alcohol. The NHS find a service directory lists services by postcode, and CALL is on 0800 132 737 for immediate support.
Everyone drinks at the rugby. How would I even tell if mine is different?
The difference is rarely visible on the day. It shows in what happens around it: whether you drink before you go, whether you carry on alone afterwards, whether the week is arranged so there is always another occasion. That pattern is worth looking at closely.
Can I bring my partner into a session?
Occasionally that is useful, and it can be arranged if you both want it. Most of this work is one to one, because people speak more freely on their own about drinking. We would agree beforehand what is being talked about and what stays between us.
How do I know if my drinking is actually a problem?
If you are asking, it is worth exploring. There is no single measure; what matters is how alcohol affects your sleep, mood, relationships or sense of control. We can look at that together, honestly and without judgement, by secure video wherever you are in Llanelli.
How soon can I get help for a drinking problem in Llanelli?
Often within days. We start with a free 15-minute consultation, then book a full session at a convenient time. Everything is online by secure video, so out in Llanelli there is no queue and no journey towards Swansea or Carmarthen to be seen.
What does drinking problem counselling cost against NHS options in Llanelli?
NHS alcohol services through Hywel Dda health board and the free Dan 24/7 line cost nothing but can carry a wait. My fees are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for 120, beginning with a free 15-minute consultation.
Are evening online drinking sessions available in Llanelli?
Yes. Evenings are often when drinking feels hardest, and in west Wales the after-dark drive to a service is worse, so I keep some later slots. You meet me by secure video from home around Llanelli, keeping things private with no travel at all.
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Llanelli, whenever you are ready
A free fifteen-minute call is the simplest place to start, no obligation, just a chance to see if we are the right fit.
Also available online across Wales: Swansea, Neath. See all of Wales.
Also available in Llanelli: addiction counselling, substance use counselling and depression counselling.
If you would like to read more first, I have written about questioning “once an addict” and riding out an urge.
Within reach of Sussex? counselling for drinking problems is offered in the room in Hove, where the room is as well as online; see the full list of areas.