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Online Counselling for Drinking Problems · Solihull
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Solihull
Online counselling for drinking problems for Solihull, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Solihull, from the town centre and Touchwood to the streets around the High Street, 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 Solihull
Counselling for Drinking Problems for Solihull, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Solihull: from the town centre and Touchwood to Shirley, Olton and Knowle
- Known for
- The High Street, Brueton Park and the NEC nearby
- Region
- Midlands (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- Solihull Council's drug support
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Solihull
What is going on for people in Solihull?
Drinking here is mostly domestic and mostly good quality. A bottle opened with dinner in Dorridge, a gin after a long commute, the wine that has become how the evening starts rather than something happening during it. None of that looks disordered from outside. The recycling is discreet, the work gets done, and the house in Blossomfield or Hillfield looks precisely as it should. What people notice first is rarely the amount. It is that the evening cannot properly begin without it, that the plan to skip a Tuesday keeps not happening, and that the first quiet glass now arrives earlier than it did a year ago.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Solihull
ShirleyOltonKnowleDorridgeBlossomfieldHillfieldElmdonBickenhillMonkspathLyndon
Wherever you are in Solihull, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Solihull
Official figures for Solihull, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of hospital admissions for alcohol-specific conditions was 510.8 per 100,000 in 2023/24, below 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 14.5 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 is counselling for drinking problems, in practice?
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.
Rather than say the same thing on every page, the substance lives on the counselling for drinking problems page, with how I work, sessions and fees for the practical questions and how to check my registration for registration and ethics.
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.
Everything for this borough runs online, since Bradley is in Hove and there is no room here. For drinking in particular that removes the local visibility problem: no car recognised outside a building, no shared waiting area, no explanation owed to a neighbour. People take the hour once the house has gone quiet, or in the middle of a day worked from home. The slot survives a holiday, a hospital appointment or a spell working away.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What can counselling for drinking problems in Solihull 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 Solihull
Why people in Solihull come for counselling for drinking problems
Nobody has to reach a crisis before this work is available to them, and abstinence is not the price of admission. A good many people arrive wanting to drink less rather than not at all, and that is a legitimate thing to work towards. The questions are practical ones. When in the day does the wanting start. What does the first glass switch off. What happens to an evening that has to be got through without one. Locally the verified picture is better in one respect and worse in another: admissions for alcohol-specific conditions were 510.8 per 100,000 in 2023/24, below the England average of 611.7, while the alcohol-specific death rate reached 14.5 per 100,000 in 2024, above the England figure of 13.8. Solihull Council's drug support covers alcohol as well and leads to SIAS. If you drink heavily every day, speak to your GP before altering anything.
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 Solihull
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Solihull, free local drug and alcohol support is available through Solihull Council's drug support.
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.
Solihull questions
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Solihull: common questions
How quickly could I be talking to someone about my drinking?
Usually within a week or two of the free 15-minute call. That first conversation is short, and there is no form to complete before it. You do not need a diagnosis, a referral, or a tally of units to report. Wanting to talk it through honestly is enough to be getting on with.
What is this likely to cost me over a few months?
A weekly hour at £80 works out at four sessions a month. Some people use the 90-minute session at £100 when there is a lot to sort through, and two hours at £120 exists but is seldom needed. The opening 15 minutes cost nothing, and you decide week by week whether to carry on.
What does Solihull Council's drug support offer someone whose problem is alcohol?
It covers alcohol as well as drugs, and it is the route through to SIAS, the borough's integrated addiction service, for assessment and structured treatment. Where medication or medical supervision is needed, that belongs there. Keeping weekly counselling running alongside it creates no conflict at all.
Is a video session really private enough for something like this?
It is as private as the room you take it in. Headphones help, a closed door helps more, and a parked car does the job when the house is full. The connection is secure and there is no recording. For many people it beats travelling somewhere and waiting to be called through.
Everyone around me drinks wine every night, so why would mine be the problem?
Because the test is not what the neighbours do. It is whether you could comfortably leave it alone for a fortnight, and what goes on inside you when you try. A street where every kitchen has an open bottle makes that question very easy to avoid, which is why it often goes unasked for years.
Do I have to stop drinking before I come?
No. You do not need to have quit or to have it all worked out. Counselling is a space to look honestly at your drinking and decide what you want to change, at your own pace. Many people come while still drinking and unsure.
How soon can I get help for a drinking problem in Solihull?
Soon. Help for a drinking problem is offered online across Solihull from the Hove room, so there is no queue to join. A free 15-minute consultation lets us talk quietly first, 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 Solihull compare?
Private sessions are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for two hours, after a free 15-minute consultation. NHS alcohol services locally are free but can carry a wait, while private counselling begins more quickly and discreetly, at hours that suit you.
Would drinking problem counselling be in person, and are evenings available for Solihull?
It is online, since the room is in Hove and Solihull is served by video, so nobody sees you at a clinic. Evening appointments can often be arranged, helpful where a demanding job and long commute have let drinking build quietly behind a comfortable front.
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Solihull, 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: Birmingham, Coventry. See all of Midlands.
People who come for counselling for drinking problems in Solihull often also look at addiction counselling, substance use counselling and depression counselling.
Some further reading, if that helps before getting in touch: questioning “once an addict” and riding out an urge.
If you can reach the south coast, this work is also done face to face in Hove, where the room is — all in-person areas are listed here.