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Online Substance Use Counselling · Cwmbran
Online Substance Use Counselling in Cwmbran
Online substance use counselling for Cwmbran, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Cwmbran, from the town centre to the streets around the canal, 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 Cwmbran
Substance Use Counselling for Cwmbran, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Cwmbran: from the town centre to Croesyceiliog, Fairwater and Pontnewydd
- Known for
- The shopping centre, the canal and the Torfaen hills
- 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 Cwmbran
Why do people in Cwmbran reach out?
Around Pontnewydd the ironworking came first, then the canal, and Five Locks still steps down through the town as a reminder of it. What people use now has nothing to do with any of that, but the geography still shapes it. A town of separate estates gives young people not much to do and plenty of privacy to do it in, and a car makes the whole of Gwent available in half an hour. Cannabis most commonly, cocaine at weekends, tablets whose origin nobody is sure of. What begins as something shared can quite quietly become something solitary, done in a bedroom in Fairwater or Oakfield with the door shut, and by then it is rarely discussed with anyone.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Cwmbran
CroesyceiliogFairwaterPontnewyddSt DialsCoed EvaTwo LocksLlanyravonOakfieldGreenmeadowHenllys
Wherever you are in Cwmbran, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Cwmbran
Official figures for Cwmbran, for context rather than as a description of you.
In Torfaen (the council area covering Cwmbran) the age-standardised drug-misuse death rate was 7.0 per 100,000 in 2022 to 2024 (an ONS estimate flagged as low reliability due to small numbers), below the Wales average of 8.5 per 100,000. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Deaths related to drug poisoning by local authority, England and Wales (drug misuse, Table 6) (2022 to 2024).
In Torfaen, the council area covering Cwmbran, 6.5% of adults reported a low life satisfaction score (4 or below out of 10) in the year ending March 2023, in line with the Wales average of 6.9%. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Personal well-being estimates by local authority (Year ending March 2023 (2022-23)).
Reviewed June 2026.
What does substance use counselling involve?
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 does not change with the postcode, so rather than repeat it on every page you can read it in full, the methods and what each session covers, on the main substance use counselling page, alongside how I work and my credentials and registration.
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.
Cwmbran is covered online, Bradley being in Hove rather than anywhere in Gwent. For drug work that has advantages worth stating plainly. There is no reception, no signing in, and nobody in a corridor who might know your family. You can attend on a bad day without having to make yourself presentable for a bus. Sessions are weekly by video, and the telephone is there when the internet is poor.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
Which difficulties does substance use counselling address?
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 Cwmbran
Why people in Cwmbran come for substance use counselling
Being asked to stop first is what puts most people off, so it is worth saying clearly that nothing here begins with that condition. You can be using today and have an appointment tomorrow. The work is about understanding rather than compliance. We look at where the drug fits in your day and what it is holding at bay, whether that is boredom, anger, sleep that will not come, or something older that has never been said to anybody. As that becomes clear, people usually find their own choices about use start to shift, which lasts far better than choices made under pressure. All medical questions, including anything to do with stopping safely, go to a doctor or to GDAS on 0333 999 3577. The NHS find a service directory covers the rest, and DAN 24/7 answers overnight on 0808 808 2234.
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 Cwmbran
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Cwmbran, 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.
Cwmbran questions
Online Substance Use Counselling in Cwmbran: common questions
Can I come if I am not planning to give up?
Yes. Coming without a plan is entirely normal and often the most honest place to start. We can spend the early sessions simply mapping what your use does and what it takes. Any decisions after that are yours, made with better information than you had before.
How are sessions priced?
One hour is priced at £80, an hour and a half at £100, and two hours at £120. Most weeks the hour is plenty. Your first 15 minutes with me are free, and they exist so that nobody pays simply to find out whether this kind of help suits them.
Where do I go locally for drug treatment itself?
GDAS is the Gwent drug and alcohol service, reachable on 0333 999 3577, and it covers Torfaen including Cwmbran. The NHS find a service directory will also show services near your postcode. Treatment and prescribing sit with them; the counselling here works alongside.
I still live with my parents. How do people keep the session private?
Headphones, a shut bedroom door and a time when the house is empty cover most situations. Some people take the call sitting in a parked car. I will not ring or write to you unless we have agreed how, and nothing identifies itself as coming from a counsellor.
Is cannabis really worth counselling for?
If it is costing you something, yes. Daily use has a way of flattening motivation, sleep and mood while looking harmless from outside, and people often notice how much of their life it was quietly organising only when they start to talk about it.
Would I be better going into Newport for counselling?
You may find services there worth exploring. But since I work by secure video, no travel is needed. The session reaches you at home in Cwmbran, which many people find simpler and more private than the trip into the city.
How quickly can I begin substance use counselling in Cwmbran?
Often the same week. After a free 15-minute consultation to check we fit, we arrange your first session. I work across Cwmbran by secure video, so which neighbourhood of the new town you live in makes no difference and nothing holds up the start.
How do your substance use fees compare with local NHS help in Cwmbran?
NHS drug support through Aneurin Bevan health board is free, and Dan 24/7 offers free all-Wales advice, though demand is high. Privately I charge £80 an hour, £100 for 90 minutes and £120 for two hours, with a free 15-minute consultation first.
What is online substance use counselling like for someone in Cwmbran?
You join by secure video from a private room at home, whether in St Dials, Two Locks or Oakfield, needing only a steady connection. Some evening appointments are available, so moving around the grid of estates or into Newport for help is taken out of it entirely.
Online Substance Use Counselling in Cwmbran, 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: Newport, Pontypridd, Cardiff. See all of Wales.
If substance use counselling is not quite what you are looking for, addiction counselling, counselling for drinking problems and anxiety counselling may fit better in Cwmbran.
Some further reading, if that helps before getting in touch: calming a craving as it rises and once an addict, always an addict?.
Within reach of Sussex? substance use counselling is offered in the room in Brighton as well as online; see the full list of areas.