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Online Substance Use Counselling · Wrexham
Online Substance Use Counselling in Wrexham
Online substance use counselling for Wrexham, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Wrexham, from the town centre and the church to the streets around the football ground, 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 Wrexham
Substance Use Counselling for Wrexham, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Wrexham: from the town centre and the church to Rhosddu, Caia Park and Gwersyllt
- Known for
- St Giles' church, the football ground and the Welsh borderland
- 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 Wrexham
Why people in Wrexham reach out
Wrexham, the largest town in north Wales and newly a city, grew on coal, steel and brewing and has felt their loss. Insecure work, money worries and the distance from larger centres in a border region all shape what people here carry, even as the town enjoys a new wave of attention.
Wrexham, Wrecsam, is the largest town in north Wales and, since 2022, a city. It grew on the coal and steel of the Denbighshire coalfield, on the leather trade, and on brewing, being home to Wrexham Lager, the first lager brewed in Britain. The tower of St Giles' Church is counted among the Seven Wonders of Wales, and the town has lately drawn worldwide attention through Wrexham AFC, the oldest football club in Wales, playing at the historic Racecourse Ground. Set in the borderland where the Welsh hills meet the Cheshire plain, the city serves a wide rural hinterland. Districts such as Rhosddu, Caia Park and Gwersyllt spread out from the compact old centre, with Wrexham University drawing students in.
In a close-knit town where people tend to know one another, online keeps support entirely private, with nobody to pass in a waiting room.
Wrexham, granted city status in 2022, is home to Wrexham University and the Wrexham Maelor Hospital under Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, plus Wrexham AFC at the Racecourse Ground.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Wrexham
RhosdduCaia ParkGwersylltRhosnesniActonHightownCoedpoethBrymboGresfordBorras
Wherever you are in Wrexham, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Wrexham
These figures are local context from official sources, not a description of you, but they show the scale of what people in and around Wrexham are living with, and why local support matters.
In Wrexham the age-standardised drug-misuse death rate was 5.7 per 100,000 in 2022 to 2024, 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).
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.
In a border region like this, specialist face-to-face help can mean a trip into the city or across into Cheshire, and for people in the outlying villages that adds up. My practice is based in Hove, on the far south coast, so I am not able to see anyone in Wrexham in person. I do offer confidential counselling by secure video, which reaches Wrexham and everywhere else in Wales, and the UK besides, so the distance never becomes the obstacle.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
How online substance use counselling in Wrexham 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 Wrexham
Why people in Wrexham come for substance use counselling
Wrexham grew on coal, steel and brewing and has felt their loss, and for some people substances have become a way of managing insecure work or the quiet strain of a changing town. My approach carries no judgement about how it started. Rather than focusing only on what you use, the work looks at what it has been holding together, and how to build steadier ground beneath it. Based in Hove, I am not able to meet anyone in Wrexham in person, so everything is done by secure video, reaching the city and its wider hinterland wherever you are.
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 Wrexham
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Wrexham, 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.
Wrexham questions
Online Substance Use Counselling in Wrexham: common questions
Can I get online substance use counselling if I live in Wrexham?
Yes. I work with people right across Wrexham, from the town centre and the church 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.
Do I have to stop using before we begin?
No. You are welcome as you are, whether you hope to stop, cut down, or simply understand what is happening first. Any goals are yours to set, and we begin from where you actually are, by secure video wherever you are near Wrexham.
How quickly can I begin substance use counselling around Wrexham?
Often the same week. Once you have had your free 15-minute consultation, we arrange your first session. Because everything is by secure video, whether you are in the city or out in a border village towards Cheshire makes no difference and nothing delays the start.
Is substance use counselling cheaper on the NHS in Wrexham?
NHS drug services through Betsi Cadwaladr health board are free, and Dan 24/7 gives free all-Wales advice, though demand across north Wales is high. Privately I charge £80 an hour, £100 for 90 minutes and £120 for two hours, after a free 15-minute consultation.
What is online substance use counselling like for someone in Wrexham?
You join by secure video from a private space at home, whether in Acton, Hightown or Coedpoeth, needing only a steady connection. I keep some evening appointments, so living out in the north Wales countryside no longer means a long drive to reach specialist help.
I'm in a village outside Wrexham, is that a problem?
Not at all. Sessions happen by secure video, so whether you are in the city, out towards the hills or over near the border, the appointment comes to you. There is no travel to arrange and no waiting room to sit in.
Can I come to a Wrexham office?
No, there isn't one. My practice is in Hove, and I work with people across north Wales online rather than in person. Everything is handled by secure video from wherever suits you.
Online Substance Use Counselling in Wrexham, 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, Swansea. See all of Wales.
All counselling & therapy in Wrexham: 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.