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Online Addiction Counselling · Canterbury
Online Addiction Counselling in Canterbury
Online addiction counselling for Canterbury, by secure video, wherever you are. There is no map to follow and no unfamiliar building to find. For people in Canterbury, online addiction counselling turns the door to the session into a simple, private link from a space you already feel safe in.
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you
Addiction Counselling for Canterbury, without the journey
Known for the cathedral, the city walls and the Stour, Canterbury is a place of real character, with clients coming to me from from the city walls and the centre to Wincheap, St Stephen's and Hales Place. Wherever you are across it, online counselling means experienced support without the travel, fitted around work, family and everything else.
Hove is where my room is, but the support is not tied to Sussex. Over a secure link I work with people in Canterbury and far beyond, with the same depth and confidentiality as meeting face to face.
I also work online with people elsewhere in London & South East, including Ashford, Margate, Maidstone.
If you would still prefer to meet in person and can travel to the Sussex coast, you are welcome to, but for most clients in Canterbury online addiction counselling is the natural and effective choice.
Life in Canterbury
Why people in Canterbury reach out
Canterbury blends a world-famous cathedral city with a large student population across its universities, and the two worlds bring different strains: the academic pressure and homesickness of student life, and a high cost of living in a small, historic city. For many, being surrounded by people their own age does little to ease a deeper sense of being unmoored.
Beneath the calm, postcard surface of a historic city, struggle can be hard to voice. Online counselling offers a private route to support that asks nothing of appearances.
What I help with
How online addiction counselling can help
Drugs and substances
Compassionate, confidential help with substance use.
Gambling
Breaking the cycle of compulsive gambling, guilt and debt.
Food and behavioural
Support for food and process addictions.
Affected by a loved one
Help for those living alongside someone's addiction.
The pain underneath
We treat the cause, not just the symptom.
Why online works in Canterbury
Why people in Canterbury choose online counselling
Around terms and deadlines
Sessions flex around the academic calendar and shift work, so support holds steady through the busiest weeks.
Human, even on a screen
The technology fades within minutes. What remains is a real, attentive conversation, the same one we'd have sitting in the room together.
Gentle when leaving home is hard
If anxiety, low mood or avoidance make leaving the house feel like too much right now, starting online from Canterbury can be the gentlest possible way in.
Less time lost from work
An online hour rarely costs you a half-day, which is what makes regular sessions realistic for busy lives in Canterbury.
How online sessions work
Here's what actually happens once we begin. My approach is integrative and person-centred. Rather than white-knuckling your way through, we look at both the habit and the unmet needs beneath it, so recovery is sustainable. Where trauma is involved I draw on the Human Givens Rewind Technique, Internal Family Systems and solution-focused work.
Sessions run over a secure video link. All you need is a private space where you won't be interrupted, a laptop, tablet or phone, and a reasonable connection. We begin with a free fifteen-minute call, then I send a simple link you click at the agreed time.
Read more about online counselling, about addiction counselling, or about my methods, sessions and fees.
Start the conversationFinding support in Canterbury
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. In Canterbury, you can refer yourself directly to NHS Talking Therapies Kent and Medway for free NHS talking therapy, with no GP referral needed. You can also find your nearest service through the NHS Talking Therapies finder.
Private sessions with me usually mean you can start sooner, stay with the same counsellor throughout, and work at greater depth and pace; the two can run side by side, and I'm glad to work alongside any NHS or GP support you already have.
If you need urgent help now
This practice is not a crisis service. If you or someone else 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.
Canterbury questions
Online Addiction Counselling in Canterbury: common questions
Can I have online addiction counselling if I live in Canterbury?
Absolutely. Canterbury is well within reach, because we meet by secure video rather than in person. You'll get exactly the same specialist support as someone sitting in my Hove room.
What do I need to start online sessions in Canterbury?
Very little: a private space where you won't be interrupted, a laptop, tablet or phone, and a reasonable internet connection. After a free fifteen-minute call, I send a secure link you click at our agreed time.
Does online therapy really work?
Online and in-person therapy are similarly effective for most people, and clients usually settle quickly once the screen fades into the background and the conversation takes over.
Can I use the NHS in Canterbury as well as seeing you?
Yes, and many people do both. You can access support from NHS Talking Therapies Kent and Medway alongside our work; private counselling simply means you can usually start sooner and stay with the same counsellor throughout. I'm happy to work alongside any NHS support you're receiving.
Online Addiction Counselling in Canterbury, whenever you are ready
A free fifteen-minute consultation is the easiest place to start. No commitment, just a chance for both of us to see if this feels right for you in Canterbury.
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Other online counselling in Canterbury
Prefer to meet face to face? See counselling across Brighton, Hove & Sussex, or read more about how online counselling works and about addiction counselling in depth.