Alcohol Use Counselling in Buxton

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Maisie Kirk Art Psychotherapy
Psychotherapist, MA, HCPC-Art Therap.
Buxton SK17
I am a High Peak based Art Psychotherapist. I work with children, young people and adults. I also offer therapy to Art Psychotherapy trainees. I believe that we all have the capacity to thrive if we are given the right conditions to do so. Beginning therapy can be a daunting experience, and so my aim is to always ensure to put you at ease, and that whatever you bring to therapy is done so at your pace and in a way that feels right for you. Creativity is a wonderful way to explore your feelings and thoughts, and you don't even have to be good at art. Just a willingness to see where it can take you and to trust the process.
I am a High Peak based Art Psychotherapist. I work with children, young people and adults. I also offer therapy to Art Psychotherapy trainees. I believe that we all have the capacity to thrive if we are given the right conditions to do so. Beginning therapy can be a daunting experience, and so my aim is to always ensure to put you at ease, and that whatever you bring to therapy is done so at your pace and in a way that feels right for you. Creativity is a wonderful way to explore your feelings and thoughts, and you don't even have to be good at art. Just a willingness to see where it can take you and to trust the process.
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Edward Samuel Delieu Crawley
Psychotherapist, MA, HCPC-Art Therap.
1 Endorsed
Buxton SK17
I offer a wide palette of interventions to help you unpack your inner conflicts and tangled up feelings including storytelling with small objects; script writing; improvisation and role-play. I'm here to enable you to access your own creative energy as a transformative power in your life. I will attune to your creative flow, and trust where it leads.
I offer a wide palette of interventions to help you unpack your inner conflicts and tangled up feelings including storytelling with small objects; script writing; improvisation and role-play. I'm here to enable you to access your own creative energy as a transformative power in your life. I will attune to your creative flow, and trust where it leads.
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Gill Sweeting
Psychotherapist, MBACP Accred
1 Endorsed
Buxton SK17
Sometimes the difficulties you have in the present are influenced by how things have been for you in the past. How you have coped with the tough experiences, the beliefs you have developed about yourself and the world, your habitual responses. You want to improve things for yourself but you can't see a way through. Maybe you have tried other ways of getting better, maybe with some success, but the underlying problems just turn up in different ways. You are here because you know that you are not out of options. Psychotherapy has helped many people like you. And with me, you are in a safe pair of hands. EMDR is an option for you too.
Sometimes the difficulties you have in the present are influenced by how things have been for you in the past. How you have coped with the tough experiences, the beliefs you have developed about yourself and the world, your habitual responses. You want to improve things for yourself but you can't see a way through. Maybe you have tried other ways of getting better, maybe with some success, but the underlying problems just turn up in different ways. You are here because you know that you are not out of options. Psychotherapy has helped many people like you. And with me, you are in a safe pair of hands. EMDR is an option for you too.
01298 608404 View 01298 608404
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Helen Joy Green
Counsellor, DCounsPsych, MBACP
Serves Area
Hello and welcome, We all deserve a helping hand. Someone to lead us through the dark times. I believe I can offer this, by sharing my 16 years of practice. This has provided me with a vast experience/knowledge of working with adults, couples and young people. My passion is in the belief that we have the ability to grow and reach our potential. I work with compassion, genuineness and have a real passion for the effectiveness of the counselling process. I am a highly a sensitive person which helps me to empathise with others deeply. I value indifference and work in a non judgemental way.
Hello and welcome, We all deserve a helping hand. Someone to lead us through the dark times. I believe I can offer this, by sharing my 16 years of practice. This has provided me with a vast experience/knowledge of working with adults, couples and young people. My passion is in the belief that we have the ability to grow and reach our potential. I work with compassion, genuineness and have a real passion for the effectiveness of the counselling process. I am a highly a sensitive person which helps me to empathise with others deeply. I value indifference and work in a non judgemental way.
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Marie Brockley
Counsellor, MA, BACP
Serves Area
How to explain what counselling is... If you're holding a cup of coffee and somebody accidentally bumps into you, you will most likely spill a drop or two, or depending on the bump impact a few spoonfuls or more. If there had been tea or something else in your cup, the result would be the same. Your emotions and feelings are like the coffee, because sometimes when life comes along and shakes you (which will happen to us all) whatever is inside your cup will spill out. Sometimes life can be easier until you get bumped.....but then you may need somebody to talk to, this is where counselling can help.
How to explain what counselling is... If you're holding a cup of coffee and somebody accidentally bumps into you, you will most likely spill a drop or two, or depending on the bump impact a few spoonfuls or more. If there had been tea or something else in your cup, the result would be the same. Your emotions and feelings are like the coffee, because sometimes when life comes along and shakes you (which will happen to us all) whatever is inside your cup will spill out. Sometimes life can be easier until you get bumped.....but then you may need somebody to talk to, this is where counselling can help.
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More Therapists Nearby

Photo of Teresa Ann Hall - Freedom Therapeutic Counselling (Teresa Hall), Counsellor, MBACP
Helping you find healing, confidence and freedom to be yourself again. I help adults who feel lost, stuck, or overwhelmed to find calm, confidence and direction again. Whether you're facing anxiety, addiction, trauma, depression, or low self worth, I'll offer understanding and compassion without guilt or shame. Are you finding that alcohol is causing you difficulties in your relationships, work, physically and mentally? Are you losing things in your life due to drinking? Are you friends and family becoming concerned for your wellbeing? As a sober counsellor I understand how difficult the journey to sobriety can be - I'm here.
Helping you find healing, confidence and freedom to be yourself again. I help adults who feel lost, stuck, or overwhelmed to find calm, confidence and direction again. Whether you're facing anxiety, addiction, trauma, depression, or low self worth, I'll offer understanding and compassion without guilt or shame. Are you finding that alcohol is causing you difficulties in your relationships, work, physically and mentally? Are you losing things in your life due to drinking? Are you friends and family becoming concerned for your wellbeing? As a sober counsellor I understand how difficult the journey to sobriety can be - I'm here.
01246 948569 View 01246 948569
Photo of John Wilkinson - Cheshire Sobriety Clinic - with John & Dr Shyra, MSc
Help to change your relationship with alcohol or drugs. Combining a conscious and subconscious approach - using RTT - Rapid Transformational Therapy - a hybrid form of hypnosis. Are you or a loved one struggling with the consequences of alcohol or drug use & looking for a highly professional and efficient service to help? You don’t have to wait for a crisis to decide that you need help to protect your relationships, health, and everything you’ve worked hard for. We are confidential and very discreet and you will not be sat in a waiting room which makes you feel very uncomfortable.
Help to change your relationship with alcohol or drugs. Combining a conscious and subconscious approach - using RTT - Rapid Transformational Therapy - a hybrid form of hypnosis. Are you or a loved one struggling with the consequences of alcohol or drug use & looking for a highly professional and efficient service to help? You don’t have to wait for a crisis to decide that you need help to protect your relationships, health, and everything you’ve worked hard for. We are confidential and very discreet and you will not be sat in a waiting room which makes you feel very uncomfortable.
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Victoria Abadi
Psychotherapist, DCounsPsych, MBACP
Serves Area
Congratulations on taking the first step towards dealing with yours or a loved ones addiction. If you have struggled with any form of addiction or been affected by a loved ones addiction then I imagine you have tried and tried again to get a handle on this problem. If you are reading this then I suspect it hasn’t worked on your own and you are looking for some tools to help you finally achieve the outcomes you are aiming for. Addiction is difficult to treat without professional guidance. I have worked as a qualified therapist working with addiction for over 20 years and know how to help once help is asked for. Reach out ask for help
Congratulations on taking the first step towards dealing with yours or a loved ones addiction. If you have struggled with any form of addiction or been affected by a loved ones addiction then I imagine you have tried and tried again to get a handle on this problem. If you are reading this then I suspect it hasn’t worked on your own and you are looking for some tools to help you finally achieve the outcomes you are aiming for. Addiction is difficult to treat without professional guidance. I have worked as a qualified therapist working with addiction for over 20 years and know how to help once help is asked for. Reach out ask for help
07723 458498 View 07723 458498
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Caz (Carole) Davies
Counsellor, BACP
Online Only
Change can sometimes be hard. Facing changes in our life can bring forth a bombardment of expected and unexpected emotion: anxiety and fear about what will happen next; sadness and anger about the circumstances of the change; guilt and shame about past events. It can feel like a whirlwind of thoughts going around inside your head. Opening the 'box' and letting those thoughts out in a safe, compassionate setting releases the overwhelm, helps you to see more clearly what is right for you and builds confidence in your inner wisdom.
Change can sometimes be hard. Facing changes in our life can bring forth a bombardment of expected and unexpected emotion: anxiety and fear about what will happen next; sadness and anger about the circumstances of the change; guilt and shame about past events. It can feel like a whirlwind of thoughts going around inside your head. Opening the 'box' and letting those thoughts out in a safe, compassionate setting releases the overwhelm, helps you to see more clearly what is right for you and builds confidence in your inner wisdom.
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Photo of Richard Collins - Richy's Counselling Practice, Psychotherapist, MBACP
Richy's Counselling Practice
Psychotherapist, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Online Only
I’m Richy, a BACP-registered counsellor working one-to-one online with adults and trainees. I can support those experiencing a wide range of issues, including anxiety, depression, addiction, bereavement, trauma and attachment-related problems. I have had extensive experience in counselling the general public in organisations providing low-cost counselling services, in a psychiatric hospital setting and substance misuse clients, in addition to other transferable experience gained from a lengthy career in supporting people in other roles. I can provide therapy on either a short or long-term basis, depending on my client's needs.
I’m Richy, a BACP-registered counsellor working one-to-one online with adults and trainees. I can support those experiencing a wide range of issues, including anxiety, depression, addiction, bereavement, trauma and attachment-related problems. I have had extensive experience in counselling the general public in organisations providing low-cost counselling services, in a psychiatric hospital setting and substance misuse clients, in addition to other transferable experience gained from a lengthy career in supporting people in other roles. I can provide therapy on either a short or long-term basis, depending on my client's needs.
01628 956329 View 01628 956329
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Integrative Counselling
Counsellor, MNCPS Acc.
Online Only
Do you feel stuck or like you are not living up to your full potential? Are there areas of your life that are unresolved or seemingly out of your control? Have you developed addictive coping strategies to try and manage difficult thoughts, feelings and emotions? Are you in a place where you feel ready to access professional confidential support in a compassionate empathic and safe environment in order to free yourself and move forward to the next stage of your journey?
Do you feel stuck or like you are not living up to your full potential? Are there areas of your life that are unresolved or seemingly out of your control? Have you developed addictive coping strategies to try and manage difficult thoughts, feelings and emotions? Are you in a place where you feel ready to access professional confidential support in a compassionate empathic and safe environment in order to free yourself and move forward to the next stage of your journey?
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Addictions Counselling & Therapy Nottingham
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
7 Endorsed
I offer private, confidential and effective therapy to clients struggling with compulsions and/or addictions, either using a secure online therapy platform or in person at my professional consulting rooms in Nottingham. I offer a discrete and professional service individually tailored to you, to help you make changes. My background includes working in residential rehabs for The Priory and NHS services. When it comes to addiction / compulsive behaviours, some clients might be seeking to gain control again, and others to stop completely. I aim to help clients find and achieve the best way forward for themselves.
I offer private, confidential and effective therapy to clients struggling with compulsions and/or addictions, either using a secure online therapy platform or in person at my professional consulting rooms in Nottingham. I offer a discrete and professional service individually tailored to you, to help you make changes. My background includes working in residential rehabs for The Priory and NHS services. When it comes to addiction / compulsive behaviours, some clients might be seeking to gain control again, and others to stop completely. I aim to help clients find and achieve the best way forward for themselves.
0115 697 2334 View 0115 697 2334
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Josie Nicholson
Psychotherapist, MBACP Accred
Derby DE23
Currently 18 Years in Practice. Being human is mostly hard and life can be cruel. We see it time and time again. Bad things happen to good people, and we suffer. Each and every one of us at some point in our lives, finds ourselves lost and stuck. We can get depressed, anxious, angry, defensive and frightened. We can often avoid the things that bring us pain and as time goes on that list gets longer and longer and our life can feel smaller and smaller. Reaching out for help can be the hardest first step, but it's also the bravest and will prove to be one of the best decisions you will make for yourself.
Currently 18 Years in Practice. Being human is mostly hard and life can be cruel. We see it time and time again. Bad things happen to good people, and we suffer. Each and every one of us at some point in our lives, finds ourselves lost and stuck. We can get depressed, anxious, angry, defensive and frightened. We can often avoid the things that bring us pain and as time goes on that list gets longer and longer and our life can feel smaller and smaller. Reaching out for help can be the hardest first step, but it's also the bravest and will prove to be one of the best decisions you will make for yourself.
07971 958298 View 07971 958298
Photo of Chris Marshall, Psychotherapist, MBACP Accred
Chris Marshall
Psychotherapist, MBACP Accred
1 Endorsed
If you struggle with an addiction I will work with you to help you find a way to stop and more importantly, stay stopped. I’m sure you will have heard the words “why don’t you just stop/cut down”. If only it was that simple. Your addiction probably helped or still helps you feel better or takes you away from the feelings you don’t want. If you’re looking for help it’s probably damaging your life in some way now and you’re ready to look for a solution. You have taken the first step, looking for an answer.
If you struggle with an addiction I will work with you to help you find a way to stop and more importantly, stay stopped. I’m sure you will have heard the words “why don’t you just stop/cut down”. If only it was that simple. Your addiction probably helped or still helps you feel better or takes you away from the feelings you don’t want. If you’re looking for help it’s probably damaging your life in some way now and you’re ready to look for a solution. You have taken the first step, looking for an answer.
0115 697 1373 View 0115 697 1373
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Dave Petch
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Derby DE23
The experiences we have early in our lives can often impact our view of the world and ourselves as adults. We may place unhealthy expectations on ourselves or view ourselves in an overly negative light. I can offer you a safe, compassionate and non-judgemental environment in which I can help you to achieve the goals you set yourself at the start of our journey together.
The experiences we have early in our lives can often impact our view of the world and ourselves as adults. We may place unhealthy expectations on ourselves or view ourselves in an overly negative light. I can offer you a safe, compassionate and non-judgemental environment in which I can help you to achieve the goals you set yourself at the start of our journey together.
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Louise Wright
Psychotherapist, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Congleton CW12
Are you stuck, bewildered, unable to work out what is happening? Do you find that confiding with friends and family isn't necessarily that helpful? It may be time to explore with someone with a different approach what can change. Do you want to move out of a current pattern of thinking or behaving? I work with a solution focus in some sessions when the goal is to move an obstacle that is often our thinking and responding. I can offer an empathic and safe environment to work through life changes and transitions such as loss and grief, divorce or betrayal. I work especially well with shame based thoughts and behaviours.
Are you stuck, bewildered, unable to work out what is happening? Do you find that confiding with friends and family isn't necessarily that helpful? It may be time to explore with someone with a different approach what can change. Do you want to move out of a current pattern of thinking or behaving? I work with a solution focus in some sessions when the goal is to move an obstacle that is often our thinking and responding. I can offer an empathic and safe environment to work through life changes and transitions such as loss and grief, divorce or betrayal. I work especially well with shame based thoughts and behaviours.
01260 540119 View 01260 540119
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Julia Jakeman
Psychotherapist, MSc, MUKCP
Welcome, my name is Julia and thank you for taking the time to drop by to learn a little more about me and how I may be able to help you to feel better about your life. It has been my experience that navigating our way through our lives is not always plain sailing and at times we may turn to unhelpful and self-destructive ways to see us through. Whether it is alcohol, drugs, shopping, surgery or unhealthy relationships we are trying to cope with deep unhappiness in the best way we can and as we get older those feelings and addictive behaviour can often get stronger and take us to dark places.
Welcome, my name is Julia and thank you for taking the time to drop by to learn a little more about me and how I may be able to help you to feel better about your life. It has been my experience that navigating our way through our lives is not always plain sailing and at times we may turn to unhelpful and self-destructive ways to see us through. Whether it is alcohol, drugs, shopping, surgery or unhealthy relationships we are trying to cope with deep unhappiness in the best way we can and as we get older those feelings and addictive behaviour can often get stronger and take us to dark places.
0115 647 6703 View 0115 647 6703
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Niki Beaton-Jones
Counsellor, MBACP
1 Endorsed
I believe that creating a safe, supportive space is key to placing the therapeutic relationship at the heart of our sessions, in order for you to feel heard, accepted and understood. I support clients in an empathic and non-judgemental way with difficulties such as anxiety, low mood, trauma, relationship challenges and self-esteem, and have particular experience supporting individuals affected by substance misuse and addiction.
I believe that creating a safe, supportive space is key to placing the therapeutic relationship at the heart of our sessions, in order for you to feel heard, accepted and understood. I support clients in an empathic and non-judgemental way with difficulties such as anxiety, low mood, trauma, relationship challenges and self-esteem, and have particular experience supporting individuals affected by substance misuse and addiction.
01538 711163 View 01538 711163
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Diane Earl
Counsellor, MBACP
Crewe CW2
We all struggle to make sense of experiences at times, especially when our life is in transition or we have unwanted changes. Perhaps you are going through the menopause, have a new job, responsibilities or are retiring, bereaved or divorced? Change can shake our sense of who we are. Therapy with me will provide the space to think about what is important to you, what do you value and what is stopping you living the life you want? Uncertainty often brings stress and anxiety. I know how this impacts the body and mind. I can talk through calming strategies. I want you to discover your vitality and life force again .
We all struggle to make sense of experiences at times, especially when our life is in transition or we have unwanted changes. Perhaps you are going through the menopause, have a new job, responsibilities or are retiring, bereaved or divorced? Change can shake our sense of who we are. Therapy with me will provide the space to think about what is important to you, what do you value and what is stopping you living the life you want? Uncertainty often brings stress and anxiety. I know how this impacts the body and mind. I can talk through calming strategies. I want you to discover your vitality and life force again .
07480 540068 View 07480 540068
Photo of Sharmi Gowri Kriszyk - Stepping Stones Psychology - Trauma Specialist, Psychologist, FMBPsS
You might be feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or caught in patterns that don’t make sense, even after trying therapy before. Perhaps you're carrying pain from past experiences or struggling to feel connected in the present. I offer a warm, supportive space to explore what’s beneath the surface. With specialist training in trauma, attachment, EMDR, Somatic Psychotherapy and Therapeutic Reparenting, I can help you move towards deeper healing. I hold doctoral-level training and full BPS membership, ensuring safe, ethical and professional therapy service.
You might be feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or caught in patterns that don’t make sense, even after trying therapy before. Perhaps you're carrying pain from past experiences or struggling to feel connected in the present. I offer a warm, supportive space to explore what’s beneath the surface. With specialist training in trauma, attachment, EMDR, Somatic Psychotherapy and Therapeutic Reparenting, I can help you move towards deeper healing. I hold doctoral-level training and full BPS membership, ensuring safe, ethical and professional therapy service.
0114 478 2307 View 0114 478 2307
Alcohol Use Counsellors
Are there specific medications for alcohol use?
There are oral medications approved to treat alcohol use disorder—such as disulfiram, acamprosate, and naltrexone, which also comes in an injectable form. These medications do help people reduce their drinking as well as avoid the problem of relapse. Naltrexone helps reduce cravings, disulfiram can make a person feel sick when they drink, and acamprosate may help ease symptoms like poor sleep and anxious feelings.

How do alcohol recovery or rehabilitation programs work?
In inpatient programs, individuals live in a facility with other patients in recovery; in outpatient programs,individuals live at home. These facilities are staffed with healthcare professionals including physicians, nurses, psychologists, counselors, and psychotherapists. Staff can also include people who have recovered themselves, serving as mentors and guides. These programs may use abstinence, harm reduction, detoxification, psychotherapy, and other tools for recovery.

How do 12-step programs combined with psychotherapy work?
Members of 12-step programs help each other reach abstinence and work to maintain it. These programs promote complete change in the individual’s emotional, mental, physical, and even spiritual perspectives. Some programs require that new members attend 90 meetings in 90 days. Many people do attend these programs in conjunction with their work in psychotherapy; the combination of therapy along with 12-step can be extremely effective.

How does harm reduction combined with psychotherapy work?
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, harm reduction prevents death, injury, disease, overdose, and substance misuse. People who choose harm reduction for alcohol use reduce the amount of alcohol they intake. It is not abstinence-based like a 12-step program, but combining harm reduction with psychotherapy proves to be effective for many people.