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Online Counselling for Drinking Problems · Nottingham
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Nottingham
Online counselling for drinking problems for Nottingham, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Nottingham, from the centre and the Lace Market to the streets around the castle, 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 Nottingham
Counselling for Drinking Problems for Nottingham, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Nottingham: from the centre and the Lace Market to Hyson Green, Sneinton and Beeston
- Known for
- The castle, the Old Market Square and the two universities
- Region
- Midlands (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- NHS drug & alcohol service finder (see below)
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Nottingham
What brings people in Nottingham to counselling?
Drinking in Nottingham comes with a great deal of respectable cover. There is the round after work in town, the wine that opens at six in West Bridgford, the pint that belongs to a match day, the bottle that makes a long shift make sense afterwards. None of it looks like a problem from the outside, and that is precisely the difficulty. The people who get in touch are rarely the ones anyone worries about. They hold down the job, get the children to school in Wollaton or Sherwood, and know exactly what is left in the cupboard. What changed, somewhere along the way, is that the drink stopped being a choice and became the thing that closes the day down.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Nottingham
Lace MarketHyson GreenSneintonBeestonThe ParkSherwoodMapperleyWest BridgfordRadfordWollatonLenton
Wherever you are in Nottingham, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Nottingham
Official figures for Nottingham, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of hospital admissions for alcohol-specific conditions was 872.4 per 100,000 in 2023/24, above the England average of 611.7 per 100,000. Source: OHID Fingertips – Admission episodes for alcohol-specific conditions (2023/24).
the alcohol-specific death rate was 20.6 per 100,000 in 2024, above the England average of 13.8 per 100,000. Source: OHID Fingertips – Alcohol-specific mortality (2024).
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.
Because the work itself is the same wherever you live, the detail sits in one place rather than all of them: counselling for drinking problems in detail sets out the methods, how I work, sessions and fees covers the practicalities, and my BACP registration covers accountability.
How do online sessions actually work?
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.
Bradley is in Hove and there is no room in this city, so the work happens online. For drinking that removes the part people dread most, which is walking into somewhere labelled in a place where they might be recognised. You can take the hour at home once the house is quiet, before the school run, or in a car at the end of a shift. The arrangement survives a move, a new job or a stay in hospital without anybody having to re-refer you.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What does counselling for drinking problems help with?
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 Nottingham
Why people in Nottingham come for counselling for drinking problems
You do not have to want to stop drinking to begin, and you do not have to have lost anything yet. Rock bottom is a story people tell afterwards, not an entry requirement. Most who get in touch are somewhere in the middle: drinking more than intended, most days, and no longer certain they could leave it alone if they tried. What we look at is the first drink. What it settles, what it postpones, and what would need to be different for an evening to be bearable without it. Some are aiming to stop and some to cut back; both are workable places to start. The figures give the context. Admissions for alcohol-specific conditions ran at 872.4 per 100,000 in 2023/24 against an England average of 611.7, and the alcohol-specific death rate was 20.6 per 100,000 in 2024. If you drink daily and heavily, speak to your GP or Nottingham Recovery Network before you change anything, because that part is medical.
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 Nottingham
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. You can find your nearest free NHS-funded drug and alcohol service via the NHS “find a service” directory (search “Nottingham”).
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 choose the mental health option. The Samaritans are free, day or night, on 116 123, or 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.
Nottingham questions
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Nottingham: common questions
Do I have to stop drinking before I can start?
No. You can come while you are still drinking, and you can come without having decided what the end point should be. Deciding is often part of the work rather than a condition of beginning it. No one will count units at you or ask you to sign up to abstinence in the first week.
How much is a session, and how many am I likely to need?
An hour costs £80, and 90 minutes is £100 if you want more room to work in. Two hours is £120, which few people need. The opening 15-minute call is free. Length varies: some work for a couple of months, others stay longer, and it gets reviewed as you go rather than fixed in advance.
Where does the NHS fit in if I want help with drinking here?
The NHS find a service directory is the national way in, and in this city it points towards Nottingham Recovery Network, which handles assessment, structured treatment and any medication involved. Your GP can also refer you. Having counselling as well closes none of that off; the two run in parallel.
I work shifts. Does doing this online make it easier to keep going?
It usually does. There is no travelling either side, so an hour costs you an hour, and a session can sit in the gap between finishing a night and sleeping. If you are away with work or staying somewhere else, you keep the same slot as long as you have a private space and a connection.
How would I tell whether my drinking is different from my friends' drinking?
The comparison that counts is not with your friends but with the rest of your own life. What time it starts now. What you have quietly stopped doing. What happens on the days you meant to skip. This city offers plenty of company for heavy drinking, which makes the private version harder to see.
What if I only drink heavily at weekends?
That still counts and is worth talking about. Drinking does not have to be daily to affect your health, mood or relationships. Counselling looks at the pattern that concerns you, whatever it looks like, and helps you decide what, if anything, you want to change.
How soon can I get help for a drinking problem in Nottingham?
Soon. Help for a drinking problem is offered online across Nottingham from the Hove room, so there is no queue to wait in. A free 15-minute consultation lets us talk first, without pressure, and a full session usually follows within the same week.
What are the fees for drinking problem counselling, and how does NHS alcohol help in Nottingham compare?
Private sessions are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for two hours, following a free 15-minute consultation. Nottingham's NHS alcohol services are free but can carry a wait, while private counselling starts more quickly and at hours that suit your week.
Would drinking problem counselling be in person, and are evenings available for Nottingham?
It is online, since the room is in Hove and Nottingham is served by video, so no one sees you at a clinic. Evening appointments can often be arranged, helpful when drinking has crept in around student pressure, money worries or insecure work.
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Nottingham, 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 Midlands: Leicester, Derby, Sheffield. See all of Midlands.
People who come for counselling for drinking problems in Nottingham often also look at addiction counselling, substance use counselling and depression counselling.
There is more on this in my writing: questioning “once an addict” and riding out an urge.
Closer to the Sussex coast? The same counselling for drinking problems is available in person, in Hove, where the room is, or see every area I cover.