Make sense of the pattern
Explore what is happening, what the behaviour has been doing for you and what may be keeping the pattern going.
Recovery Counselling
When something is taking more from your life than you want it to.
Support for gambling, gaming, alcohol, substances and other harmful or compulsive behaviours.
Confidential. Non-judgemental. Tailored to you.
How I Work With You
Recovery Counselling that starts with the person, not the label.
You are more than the behaviour, and more than what has happened.
We look at the whole picture together, then build understanding, new choices and the foundations for lasting change.
The work is collaborative and develops around what you need, what is already working and what would make the greatest difference now.
Build different responses
Develop practical and realistic ways of responding differently, without expecting perfection.
Strengthen recovery
Support the relationships, routines, coping, confidence and recovery capital that help change hold over time.
There is no fixed programme to complete.
Recovery Counselling is shaped around your circumstances, priorities and pace.
Areas I Support
Recovery Support That Fits Your Experience
Addictive, compulsive and harmful behaviours can look very different. What matters is the role the behaviour is playing, how much space it is taking up and the impact it is having on your life.
Alcohol & Substance Use
Alcohol, non-prescribed substances and prescribed medication where use has become problematic or dependent.
For counselling to be appropriate, there needs to be enough stability for safe and meaningful therapeutic work. If detoxification, withdrawal management or medical treatment is needed, specialist or medical support should be involved first.
Gambling
Online gambling, sports betting, casino gambling, slots, bingo, lottery and scratch cards, and financial trading where it has developed into a gambling-like harmful pattern.
Gaming
Video, online and mobile gaming where the pattern has become difficult to control or is affecting daily life, relationships, finances, sleep or wellbeing. This can also include harmful in-game spending or gambling-like features such as loot boxes.
Internet & Digital Behaviours
Problematic or compulsive patterns involving social media, smartphone use, scrolling, streaming or other online content, particularly when the behaviour is difficult to manage or affecting everyday life.
Spending & Shopping
Compulsive shopping or spending, online shopping patterns and Buy Now, Pay Later related spending where the pattern is contributing to financial, emotional or relationship harm.
Other Compulsive or Harmful Behaviours
Work-related or exercise-related patterns when they have become compulsive or harmful, repetitive reward-seeking behaviours and multiple or overlapping addictive or compulsive behaviours.
Not sure where your experience fits?
You do not need to identify a particular category before getting in touch. We can talk about what is happening and whether Recovery Counselling is the right support for you.
Support for Affected Others
When the behaviour belongs to someone else, the impact can still reach you.
This support may be relevant if you are a partner, family member, parent, adult child, friend or another significant person affected by someone else’s behaviour.
Living alongside someone else’s addictive, compulsive or harmful behaviour can affect trust, finances, relationships, sleep, stress and the choices you feel able to make.
Make sense of what is happening
A confidential space to talk about the impact on you, including uncertainty, repeated promises, worry, anger, guilt, exhaustion or loss of trust.
Explore boundaries and choices
Consider what is and is not within your control, what boundaries may be needed and what feels realistic and safe in your circumstances.
Support your own wellbeing
The work can focus on your needs, coping, relationships and next steps, rather than making your wellbeing dependent on whether another person changes.
If you are worried about someone else’s harmful behaviour, I can support you too. You do not need the other person to be in treatment, or even to recognise that there is a problem, for you to seek support for yourself.
Session Fees
Recovery Counselling
Session options
60 minutes
£68
90 minutes
£88
Same fee online or in clinic.
Reduced-Fee Support
Pay It Forward
If you are in a position to give, you can help someone else access reduced-rate one-to-one support, community events, workshops and online education.
Learn About Pay It ForwardYour Choice
Find Next Steps
Choose the next step that feels most useful for you.