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Online Substance Use Counselling · Newport
Online Substance Use Counselling in Newport
Online substance use counselling for Newport, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Newport, from the centre and the transporter bridge to the streets around the river Usk, 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 Newport
Substance Use Counselling for Newport, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Newport: from the centre and the transporter bridge to Maindee, Bettws and Ringland
- Known for
- The transporter bridge, the river Usk and the wetlands
- Region
- Wales (Wales)
- 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 Newport
Why people in Newport reach out
Newport, a city on the Usk between Cardiff and the English border, grew on steel and the docks and has lived through their decline. Insecure work, money pressure and real deprivation in parts of the city all shape the pressures people here carry.
Newport, Casnewydd, sits on the river Usk where it flows down to the Severn estuary, and its landmark Transporter Bridge, one of only a handful left in the world, still carries people and cars high above the water. The city grew on coal exporting, the docks and the great steelworks at Llanwern, and it holds a proud radical history as the site of the Chartist rising of 1839, remembered in the city centre. Just upriver lies Caerleon, once the Roman fortress of Isca, whose amphitheatre and baths are among the finest in Britain. Modern Newport spreads from Stow Hill and Maindee out to Caerleon and Rogerstone, and nearby the Celtic Manor resort brought the Ryder Cup to Wales.
Where the old industries have gone and there is a strong culture of just getting on with things, online keeps support discreet and within reach however stretched the week.
Newport hosts the headquarters of the Office for National Statistics (Government Buildings, Cardiff Road) and the Royal Gwent Hospital under Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; the University of South Wales has a city-centre campus there.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Newport
MaindeeBettwsRinglandPillStow HillCaerleonMalpasRogerstoneSt JuliansAlwayGaer
Wherever you are in Newport, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Newport
These figures are local context from official sources, not a description of you, but they show the scale of what people in and around Newport are living with, and why local support matters.
In Newport the age-standardised drug-misuse death rate was 9.8 per 100,000 in 2022 to 2024, above 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).
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.
Newport has its own counselling and NHS provision, and it is worth seeing what sits nearest to you first. My practice, though, is based in Hove, on the Sussex coast, so I cannot offer face-to-face appointments in the city. Instead I work by secure video, which reaches Newport and anywhere else in Wales, as well as the rest of the UK. For plenty of people the online setting feels more private and far less of an upheaval than getting to a room across town.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
How online substance use counselling in Newport 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 Newport
Why people in Newport come for substance use counselling
In a city that has seen real hardship alongside its proud history, substances can become a way of coping with money worries, insecure work or a sense of being overlooked. I do not judge how things reached this point. Instead, my work is to understand what the substance has been doing for you and to help you find footing that does not depend on it. As a Hove-based counsellor I work with people across Newport by secure video rather than in person, so support reaches you at home, quietly, whether you are in Pill, Ringland or St Julians.
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 Newport
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Newport, your GP can refer you to local NHS-funded drug and alcohol services, and you can find your nearest one via the NHS “find a service” directory.
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, and the Samaritans are on 116 123.
Newport questions
Online Substance Use Counselling in Newport: common questions
Can I get online substance use counselling if I live in Newport?
Yes. I work with people right across Newport, from the centre and the transporter bridge outwards, and anywhere else in Wales, 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.
Is online counselling suitable if I am using regularly?
For most people, yes. You need only a private space and a steady connection. Working by secure video means honest support reaches you at home in Newport, which many find steadier and easier to keep up than travelling to appointments.
How quickly can I begin substance use counselling in Newport?
Often the same week. After a free 15-minute consultation to check we fit, we book your first session. I work across Newport by secure video, so whether you are near the Usk in the centre or out towards Caerleon, nothing holds up the start.
How do your substance use fees compare with local NHS help in Newport?
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 Newport?
You join by secure video from a private room at home, whether in Maindee, Bettws or Malpas, needing only a steady connection. Some evening appointments are available too, so the trip across town and any waiting room are taken out of the picture entirely.
Do you have a room in Newport?
No. My practice is in Hove, so there is no Newport consulting room. Everything is done by secure video, which works just as well from Maindee or Caerleon as from anywhere else, and saves you a journey into the city.
Is online counselling suitable for me?
For most people it is. All you need is a private space and a reliable connection. Working by video across Wales and the UK means the help can reach you at home, which many find steadier and easier to commit to.
Online Substance Use Counselling in Newport, 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: Cardiff, Cwmbran, Pontypridd. See all of Wales.
All counselling & therapy in Newport: 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.