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Online Substance Use Counselling · Coventry
Online Substance Use Counselling in Coventry
Online substance use counselling for Coventry, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Coventry, from the city centre and the two cathedrals to the streets around the cathedral ruins, 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 Coventry
Substance Use Counselling for Coventry, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Coventry: from the city centre and the two cathedrals to Earlsdon, Foleshill and Tile Hill
- Known for
- The cathedral ruins, the transport museum and the two universities
- Region
- Midlands (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- Local council drug & alcohol service (see below)
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Coventry
Why people in Coventry reach out
Coventry rebuilt itself after the war and again around its universities and car industry, and that history of change runs through the city. A large student population, an economy that has weathered real shocks, and pockets of deep deprivation all shape the pressures people carry here.
Coventry has rebuilt itself more than once, after wartime bombing and again around its universities and car making. The old cathedral ruins beside Basil Spence's new cathedral capture that spirit of starting over. Today the city carries a large student body across Coventry University and nearby Warwick, an automotive heritage still felt through Jaguar Land Rover and the engineering supply chain, and lively communities in Earlsdon, Foleshill and Chapelfields. It was UK City of Culture in 2021. For students far from home, workers facing restructuring, or anyone feeling adrift amid all that change, a calm and confidential space to talk can be steadying.
Beneath a calm, historic surface, struggle can be hard to voice; a confidential online hour asks nothing of appearances.
Coventry hosts Coventry University and the University of Warwick on its edge, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire, and Jaguar Land Rover has its headquarters at Whitley in the city.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Coventry
EarlsdonFoleshillTile HillChapelfieldsCheylesmoreRadfordCoundonStokeCanleyBinley
Wherever you are in Coventry, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Coventry
These figures are local context from official sources, not a description of you, but they show the scale of what people in and around Coventry are living with, and why local support matters.
the rate of deaths from drug misuse was 8.7 per 100,000 in 2022 - 24, above the England average of 5.8 per 100,000. Source: OHID Fingertips – Deaths from drug misuse (2022 - 24).
4.7 adults per 1,000 were in treatment at specialist drug-misuse services in 2020/21, above the England average of 4.5 per 1,000. Source: OHID Fingertips – Adults in treatment at specialist drug misuse services (2020/21).
Local data last reviewed June 2026. Each figure shows the year and links to the official source it was read on.
The substance use counselling itself
Substance use counselling here is non-judgemental and one-to-one, working with the pain, fear or loneliness the substance has been managing, at a pace that protects your sense of safety.
The approach is the same wherever you live, so rather than repeat it on every page you can read it in full, the methods, what each session covers and fees, on the main substance use counselling page and on how I work.
How online sessions work
Sessions run over a secure, encrypted video link held to the same strict BACP confidentiality as meeting in person. After a free fifteen-minute call to check we are a good fit, you join each session from any private space using a phone, tablet or laptop, no software to install, no waiting room and no journey at either end.
Coventry sits on the fast West Coast line, with the station a short hop from Birmingham and around an hour from London Euston, while the ring road and the M6, M69 and A45 tie it to the wider Midlands. Buses run in from Earlsdon and Tile Hill. None of that is needed for online sessions, though. The room is in Hove and Coventry is served by video, so you can meet from home without adding a journey to your day.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
How online substance use counselling in Coventry can help
The false self
Letting go of the protective self that no longer serves you.
Specialised attention
One-to-one sessions shaped entirely around you.
Self-discovery
Rediscovering the authentic self beneath the coping.
Anxiety and low mood
Treating what the substance has been masking.
Sustainable change
Growing into recovery rather than forcing it.
Substance Use Counselling in Coventry
Why people in Coventry come for substance use counselling
In a city with a large student body and an economy that has weathered real shocks, substances can become a way to blunt stress, boredom or worry about the future. What starts as something social or occasional can gradually take up more room than you meant it to. Bradley Riddell offers a confidential, non-judgemental space to look at your substance use and what sits underneath it, at a pace that suits you. He works from Hove and sees Coventry online, so from Earlsdon to Tile Hill to the centre, you meet by video from home rather than fitting a journey into an already full week.
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 Coventry
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Coventry, free local drug and alcohol support is available through Coventry City Council's alcohol and drugs 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.
Coventry questions
Online Substance Use Counselling in Coventry: common questions
Can I get online substance use counselling if I live in Coventry?
Yes. I work with people right across Coventry, from the city centre and the two cathedrals outwards, and anywhere else in Midlands, by secure video, no need to travel to Hove, and just as confidential as meeting in the room.
Can I get support while I'm still using?
Yes. This is non-judgemental, one-to-one work that meets you where you are, and it can run alongside any medical or detox support you have.
How is this different from a group or 12-step programme?
It is individual and shaped entirely around you. Some people use it instead of groups, others alongside them.
Will you tell my GP or employer?
No. What you share is confidential within the BACP framework; nothing goes to anyone else without your consent.
Do you offer substance use sessions face to face in Coventry?
No, the consulting room is in Hove, so Coventry is served online. For students and people working across the city, meeting by video often proves simpler than travelling, and it keeps things private. You need only a quiet room and a reliable connection.
How quickly can I begin substance use counselling in Coventry?
Usually within a week. Substance use counselling for Coventry is delivered online from Hove, so you avoid any local queue. A free 15-minute consultation comes first, giving you a feel for how we might work, then your first session is booked when it fits around study or work.
What does substance use counselling cost compared with NHS drug services in Coventry?
Fees are £80 an hour, £100 for 90 minutes and £120 for two hours, with a free 15-minute consultation to start. Coventry's NHS drug services are free but often busy, whereas private sessions offer earlier appointments and the steadiness of the same counsellor each time.
Is substance use counselling online, and can it fit a student timetable in Coventry?
Yes. The consulting room is in Hove and Coventry is served by video, so there is no travel from Foleshill or the campus. Appointments can often be set for evenings or around lectures, which tends to suit students at Coventry and Warwick juggling deadlines.
Do you offer face-to-face sessions in Coventry?
No, the consulting room is in Hove, so Coventry is served online. For students at the two universities and people working across the city, meeting by video often proves simpler than travelling, needing only a quiet room and a steady connection.
Online Substance Use Counselling in Coventry, 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, Leicester, Solihull. See all of Midlands.
All counselling & therapy in Coventry: Addiction · Drinking Problems · Anxiety · Depression · Relationship · Trauma · Counselling & Therapy · Psychotherapy.
Closer to the Sussex coast? The same substance use counselling is available in person in Brighton & Hove, or see all in-person areas.