Online Substance Use Counselling in Truro

That is often the most useful way to start. Decisions made under pressure rarely last. An hour a week spent describing what is really happening, without having to justify any of it, tends to make a later decision much clearer and considerably more durable.

Sessions are £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for 120, with the first 15-minute conversation free. Payment is per session and pausing is straightforward, which matters a good deal where income rises and falls with the season. Nothing is booked in blocks.

It is the local drug and alcohol service, reached through Cornwall Council's Drug and Alcohol Action Team, providing free structured treatment, harm-reduction advice and prescribing. This is private counselling about the reasons underneath. Having both running at the same time is common.

Not by me. No NHS record is created, no letter goes anywhere, and nothing is shared with an employer. Notes stay private and are held under the BACP Ethical Framework, apart from the rare case where a life is at serious risk.

By what it costs you rather than by what other people do. Seasonal work with long hours and late finishes normalises a great deal. The measures that matter are whether the use has spread beyond the season, and whether you could leave it if you chose.

Yes. Because we meet by secure video, the distance to bigger centres makes no difference and there is no journey up-country. We look together at what sits underneath the use. The counselling room is in Hove, so Truro is served online.

Often yes. After a short message we set up a free 15-minute call, then arrange your first session, frequently within the same week. Because we meet online, you can talk from home anywhere in Truro, whether that is Gloweth, Kenwyn or Trelander, with no waiting list to join.

I charge £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 minutes and £120 for two hours, and the initial 15-minute consultation is free. NHS drug services and GP referrals in Truro are free of charge but often have waits, while private sessions can start quickly and stay flexible around you.

I hold some appointments later in the day, which helps if you work shifts or long hours around Truro. Sessions are online, so you join from wherever feels private, from Redannick to Newham. In-person work is only at my Hove room, for those who can reach the Sussex coast.