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Online Substance Use Counselling · York
Online Substance Use Counselling in York
Online substance use counselling for York, by secure video, wherever you are. For many people in York, online sessions are not a compromise but the thing that finally makes therapy possible: flexible, private and fitted around your life.
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you
Substance Use Counselling for York, without the journey
Across York, from within the walls and the centre to Clifton, Acomb and Heworth, and from the streets around the Minster, the city walls and the Shambles, online substance use counselling takes the logistics out of getting help: no commute, no waiting room, and the focus kept where it belongs, on you.
I'm based in Hove on the Sussex coast and work with clients right across the UK by secure video. For York, that means a BACP-registered counsellor specialising in addiction, anxiety, depression, relationships and trauma, available from the privacy of your own space.
I also work online with people elsewhere in Yorkshire & North East, including Leeds, Hull, Harrogate.
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 York online substance use counselling is the natural and effective choice.
Life in York
Why people in York reach out
York's walls, Minster and tourist crowds give it a postcard calm, but behind it sit a high cost of living, a large student population and the pressure of a city always on show. Struggle can feel out of place here, and that can make it harder to reach out.
Student and academic life can be intense and surprisingly lonely, even surrounded by people your own age. Working online keeps support steady through term and vacation alike, wherever you are.
What I help with
How online substance use counselling 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.
Why online works in York
Why people in York choose online counselling
Around terms and deadlines
Sessions flex around the academic calendar and shift work, so support holds steady through the busiest weeks.
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 York 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 York.
Support that travels
If you move, travel for work or split your time between places, online counselling carries on uninterrupted wherever you happen to be.
How online sessions work
However we meet, the approach stays consistent. My approach is integrative and humanistic, starting from a simple premise: you are the expert on yourself. With support you can find yourself again, without the anaesthetic, working at a pace that always protects your sense of safety.
You don't need any special software, just a private space, a device with a camera and a decent connection. We always start with a free fifteen-minute call, and from then on you simply click a secure link at the time we've set.
Read more about online counselling, about substance use counselling, or about my methods, sessions and fees.
Start the conversationFinding support in York
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally, and it can be worth knowing what else is there. In York, you can refer yourself directly to NHS talking therapies for anxiety and depression, with no GP referral needed. You can find support 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.
York questions
Online Substance Use Counselling in York: common questions
Do you offer online substance use counselling for people in York?
Yes. I work with clients in York and right across the UK by secure video. You don't need to live near Brighton or Hove; online substance use counselling brings the same care to wherever you are.
What do I need to start online sessions in York?
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.
Is online substance use counselling as effective as meeting in person?
For most people, yes. Online therapy can be just as effective as meeting face to face, and many find it easier to open up from home. Everything is held with the same strict confidentiality as in-person work.
Is online counselling private and confidential?
Yes. Sessions run on a secure, encrypted video link, and everything we discuss is held to the same strict BACP confidentiality as work done in person. All you need at your end is a private space.
Online Substance Use Counselling in York, whenever you are ready
Book a free fifteen-minute consultation. From York or anywhere in the UK, it's a no-obligation chance to see if we're the right fit before anything begins.
Online Substance Use Counselling in nearby places
Prefer to meet face to face? See counselling across Brighton, Hove & Sussex, or read more about how online counselling works and about substance use counselling in depth.