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Online Counselling for Drinking Problems · Weston-super-Mare
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Weston-super-Mare
Online counselling for drinking problems for Weston-super-Mare, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Weston-super-Mare, from the seafront and the Grand Pier to the streets around the sands, 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 Weston-super-Mare
Counselling for Drinking Problems for Weston-super-Mare, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Weston-super-Mare: from the seafront and the Grand Pier to Worle, Milton and Uphill
- Known for
- The Grand Pier, the sands and Brean Down
- Region
- South West (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- North Somerset Council's drug and alcohol support
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Weston-super-Mare
What is going on for people in Weston-super-Mare?
The alcohol figures here are among the highest anywhere in the region. Hospital admissions for alcohol-specific conditions ran at 846.5 per 100,000 in 2023/24, far above the England average of 611.7, while the alcohol-specific death rate was 11.8 per 100,000 in 2024, under the England average of 13.8. A resort supplies endless reasons to drink through the summer, and then the reasons stop while the drinking does not. That is where the harm builds: indoors, in Locking or Hutton, through winter evenings that are long, dark and much the same as one another. Nobody is likely to remark on any of it.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Weston-super-Mare
WorleMiltonUphillLockingBournvilleKewstokeOldmixonAshcombeHutton
Wherever you are in Weston-super-Mare, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Weston-super-Mare
Official figures for Weston-super-Mare, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of hospital admissions for alcohol-specific conditions was 846.5 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 11.8 per 100,000 in 2024, below 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.
The method travels; only the geography changes. the counselling for drinking problems page explains it properly, how I work answers the practical questions, and qualifications, registration and ethics shows how the practice is held to account.
How does meeting by video work in practice?
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.
Every appointment is online by secure video, as Bradley works from Hove. With drinking, that removes the driving and the risk of running into somebody who knows you. Sessions can be placed in the morning, when the previous evening is still fresh, or later, when the pull is strongest. Because there is nothing to travel to, an appointment takes an hour rather than a whole evening.
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 Weston-super-Mare
Why people in Weston-super-Mare come for counselling for drinking problems
Rock bottom is not a requirement and abstinence is not a condition of starting. Both ideas keep people waiting a very long time for permission that never arrives. You can come while you are still drinking every night, still working, and still telling yourself that it is under control. What we look at is what the alcohol does for you now: the way it ends the day, fills a quiet winter, and takes the edge off worry for an hour at a time. Some people decide to stop and others change the pattern, and both are honest outcomes. If drinking is heavy and daily, please speak to a doctor before altering it, because alcohol withdrawal carries real medical risk. North Somerset Council's drug and alcohol support is the free route, with We Are With You delivering treatment in the town.
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 Weston-super-Mare
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Weston-super-Mare, free local drug and alcohol support is available through North Somerset Council's drug and alcohol 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.
Weston-super-Mare questions
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Weston-super-Mare: common questions
Is there any point in ringing if nothing has actually gone wrong yet?
Yes, and it is easier then. Waiting for something bad enough to justify the call is how people lose years to this. If drinking has started to occupy your thinking during the day, that is already a good enough reason to ring.
What does it cost, and what if the season is over?
An hour is £80, 90 minutes is £100 and two hours is £120, after a free 15-minute call. Nothing is prepaid, so you can pause through the quiet months and pick up later. Where cost rules it out, the council route is free.
Who helps if I need to stop safely?
Your GP, and North Somerset Council's drug and alcohol support, which leads to We Are With You for supervised withdrawal and prescribing at no charge. Counselling does not manage the medical side. Once that is in hand, this work runs comfortably alongside it.
Is it possible to do this without the rest of the house finding out?
Usually. There is nowhere to go and no absence to explain away. Headphones and an hour when the house is empty are normally enough, and some people take the session in a car by the seafront where nobody will interrupt.
Winter is when it gets worse. Should I wait until summer?
No, the opposite. Winter is when the drinking is doing its most obvious work, so it is the easiest time to see clearly what it is for. Waiting for the season to distract you again usually postpones the whole thing another year.
I commute from Weston up to Bristol and drink to unwind. Can counselling fit a long day?
Yes. Online sessions add no further travel, so they can sit in an evening or a quiet part of the day. A confidential hour lets you look at your drinking honestly. We meet by secure video; the counselling room is in Hove.
How quickly can I get help for a drinking problem in Weston-super-Mare?
Usually within days. We start with a free 15-minute consultation to see whether we are a good fit, then book your first full session. It is all online, so you can begin from anywhere in Weston-super-Mare, from Ashcombe to Hutton, without joining a local waiting list.
What will drinking problem counselling cost, and is NHS help available in Weston-super-Mare?
My fees are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 minutes and £120 for 120 minutes, after a free 15-minute consultation. NHS alcohol support in Weston-super-Mare, through your GP or Weston General Hospital, is free but can mean a wait, whereas private online sessions with me are paced around you.
Is online drinking problem counselling private, and can we meet in the evening in Weston-super-Mare?
Yes. Online sessions are discreet, and you speak from home rather than a clinic anywhere in Weston-super-Mare, including Worle or Milton. I offer some evening slots for after work. My only in-person room is in Hove, so face-to-face suits those able to travel to the Sussex coast.
Online Counselling for Drinking Problems in Weston-super-Mare, 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 South West: Bristol, Taunton. See all of South West.
People who come for counselling for drinking problems in Weston-super-Mare often also look at addiction counselling, substance use counselling and depression counselling.
You may also find it useful to read about why practice makes permanent and questioning “once an addict”.
Within reach of Sussex? counselling for drinking problems is offered in the room in Brighton as well as online; see the full list of areas.