Addiction Counselling in Dunstable

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Jacqui Webb
Psychotherapist, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Have you experienced distress and upset or loss ? Unresolved issues that trouble you ? Do you suffer from anxiety, panic attacks, PTS or depression ? Do you want to feel differently about the life you live or the person that you are. Perhaps you want to change aspects of you life for it to be more rewarding. Maybe you know that things are unlikely to change. Do you require a safe space where you can be heard, a place to share your thoughts and be understood. A place where being you is good enough. If you are 16 years old or heading into your 99th year, wanting to explore your world then it would be a privilege to support you.
Have you experienced distress and upset or loss ? Unresolved issues that trouble you ? Do you suffer from anxiety, panic attacks, PTS or depression ? Do you want to feel differently about the life you live or the person that you are. Perhaps you want to change aspects of you life for it to be more rewarding. Maybe you know that things are unlikely to change. Do you require a safe space where you can be heard, a place to share your thoughts and be understood. A place where being you is good enough. If you are 16 years old or heading into your 99th year, wanting to explore your world then it would be a privilege to support you.
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Kath Attwood couples & Individual counsellor
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Serves Area
I work with couples and individuals exploring , anxiety , loss, trauma, betrayal , addiction, and so much more .
I offer a safe, calm and warming setting for you to explore your world and experiences life has shown you . For you to gain your own insights and clarity on your own life moving forward if you choose. For you to feel valued, and heard and often empowered to make choices if needed, and grow as the important individual that you are .
I work with couples and individuals exploring , anxiety , loss, trauma, betrayal , addiction, and so much more .
I offer a safe, calm and warming setting for you to explore your world and experiences life has shown you . For you to gain your own insights and clarity on your own life moving forward if you choose. For you to feel valued, and heard and often empowered to make choices if needed, and grow as the important individual that you are .
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Jon Arber
Counsellor, MNCPS Acc.
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
I work with adults and young people aged 13+ experiencing trauma, anxiety, addiction, and a range of emotional difficulties.
I offer calm, supportive, and non-judgemental counselling where you can feel safe, heard, and accepted. I believe trust, respect, and understanding are at the heart of a strong therapeutic relationship, creating a space where you can explore your thoughts and feelings at your own pace, with compassion and without pressure, always feeling supported.
I work with adults and young people aged 13+ experiencing trauma, anxiety, addiction, and a range of emotional difficulties.
I offer calm, supportive, and non-judgemental counselling where you can feel safe, heard, and accepted. I believe trust, respect, and understanding are at the heart of a strong therapeutic relationship, creating a space where you can explore your thoughts and feelings at your own pace, with compassion and without pressure, always feeling supported.
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Dave Chesterton
Counsellor, MNCPS Acc.
4 Endorsed
Hi I'm Dave. Thank you for stopping by. I’m sorry if you’re struggling at the moment. Life can be hard at times and sometimes, the things that used to make us happy don’t any more. Sometimes it can be hard to cope and you may feel lost, unseen, unheard, anxious or depressed. Believe it or not, you are doing the hard bit right now. By looking for and asking for help, this is the first step to you taking back control of your life. This is you making the decision to change. Therapy like life, can be challenging but it can also be rewarding.
Hi I'm Dave. Thank you for stopping by. I’m sorry if you’re struggling at the moment. Life can be hard at times and sometimes, the things that used to make us happy don’t any more. Sometimes it can be hard to cope and you may feel lost, unseen, unheard, anxious or depressed. Believe it or not, you are doing the hard bit right now. By looking for and asking for help, this is the first step to you taking back control of your life. This is you making the decision to change. Therapy like life, can be challenging but it can also be rewarding.
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Stream Therapy Service LTD
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBACP
Welcome and thank you for visiting my profile. Do you require a safe space where you can be heard, a place to share your thoughts and be understood? A place to explore your mind? It would be a privilege to explore this with you. I understand life can be tough sometimes; a person can get confused, low, or stressed and sometimes cannot find a way out. And it can be quite daunting to look for support with so many counsellors and psychotherapists to choose from. Stream Therapy offers confidential, non-judgmental, and highly professional counselling and psychotherapy services where a person unburdens and feels heard in a confidential se
Welcome and thank you for visiting my profile. Do you require a safe space where you can be heard, a place to share your thoughts and be understood? A place to explore your mind? It would be a privilege to explore this with you. I understand life can be tough sometimes; a person can get confused, low, or stressed and sometimes cannot find a way out. And it can be quite daunting to look for support with so many counsellors and psychotherapists to choose from. Stream Therapy offers confidential, non-judgmental, and highly professional counselling and psychotherapy services where a person unburdens and feels heard in a confidential se
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Louise Thirkettle
Counsellor, MSc, MBACP Accred
I have helped many people improve symptoms of anxiety/OCD, Depression, BPD/EUPD, addiction, low self esteem and trained in Rewind, effective treatment for PTSD and trauma.
I have 20 years experience supporting people and specialise in teenagers, young people and adults. I have a space for face to face sessions and also offer online sessions. Building trust where we can begin to explore together what brings you to therapy. I am trained to be flexible in my approach, as an Intergrative therapist, trauma specialist.
I have helped many people improve symptoms of anxiety/OCD, Depression, BPD/EUPD, addiction, low self esteem and trained in Rewind, effective treatment for PTSD and trauma.
I have 20 years experience supporting people and specialise in teenagers, young people and adults. I have a space for face to face sessions and also offer online sessions. Building trust where we can begin to explore together what brings you to therapy. I am trained to be flexible in my approach, as an Intergrative therapist, trauma specialist.
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Cesar Bueno
Counsellor, DCounsPsych, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Are you feeling overwhelmed by anxiety or weighed down by depression after a difficult life event or relationship struggle? Perhaps you’re stuck in patterns you don’t fully understand — reacting strongly, shutting down, or feeling disconnected from yourself or others. You don’t have to keep navigating this alone.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by anxiety or weighed down by depression after a difficult life event or relationship struggle? Perhaps you’re stuck in patterns you don’t fully understand — reacting strongly, shutting down, or feeling disconnected from yourself or others. You don’t have to keep navigating this alone.
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Deeann Press
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
I have a high success rate of dealing with issues from anxiety, depression, confidence, anger, addiction, emotional/physical/sexual abuse, relationship issues, bullying, friendship problems, bereavement, school/work problems, stress and many, many more.
I am a Person Centered Counsellor/Psychotherapist and will incorporate other methods if I feel they are needed. I offer a safe, warm, secure, confidential and non-judgemental environment which will enable you to feel that even your darkest thoughts and feelings can be safely explored. I work within the public sector alongside my private practice.
I have a high success rate of dealing with issues from anxiety, depression, confidence, anger, addiction, emotional/physical/sexual abuse, relationship issues, bullying, friendship problems, bereavement, school/work problems, stress and many, many more.
I am a Person Centered Counsellor/Psychotherapist and will incorporate other methods if I feel they are needed. I offer a safe, warm, secure, confidential and non-judgemental environment which will enable you to feel that even your darkest thoughts and feelings can be safely explored. I work within the public sector alongside my private practice.
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Serendipity Psychology Ltd Beds and Bucks
Psychotherapist, MBACP Accred
1 Endorsed
Serendipity Psychology is a team of professionally registered, highly qualified psychologists, psychotherapists, counsellors and occupational therapists working across Northamptonshire, Milton Keynes, Leicestershire, Coventry & Warwickshire and many other areas of the UK. Our team aspire to deliver exceptional, personalised psychological treatment and care throughout the time you need us. We offer a range of specialist support and pathways of care, including a neurodivergence pathway for the assessment and support of ASD and ADHD, and a lower-fee pathway for those who may struggle to access independent therapy because of the cost.
Serendipity Psychology is a team of professionally registered, highly qualified psychologists, psychotherapists, counsellors and occupational therapists working across Northamptonshire, Milton Keynes, Leicestershire, Coventry & Warwickshire and many other areas of the UK. Our team aspire to deliver exceptional, personalised psychological treatment and care throughout the time you need us. We offer a range of specialist support and pathways of care, including a neurodivergence pathway for the assessment and support of ASD and ADHD, and a lower-fee pathway for those who may struggle to access independent therapy because of the cost.
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Elaine Jenkins
Psychotherapist, MBACP Accred
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
A warm welcome to you. What brings you here? Are you feeling anxious, depressed, surviving toxic or controlling relationships? Feeling low or confused in life? Surviving traumas from the past? Suffering a loss? Would you like to understand yourself more fully, why you do what you do? Then this is the place to be. Let's explore this together and make sense of it all. I offer you a warm, 'safe' and supportive space, without judgment, where you feel seen, heard, valued, and understood. I can help you build confidence, set boundaries, and reclaim your freedom, especially if feeling stuck or lost in life situations.
A warm welcome to you. What brings you here? Are you feeling anxious, depressed, surviving toxic or controlling relationships? Feeling low or confused in life? Surviving traumas from the past? Suffering a loss? Would you like to understand yourself more fully, why you do what you do? Then this is the place to be. Let's explore this together and make sense of it all. I offer you a warm, 'safe' and supportive space, without judgment, where you feel seen, heard, valued, and understood. I can help you build confidence, set boundaries, and reclaim your freedom, especially if feeling stuck or lost in life situations.
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Tamara | TN Wellness
Psychotherapist, MHGI
Serves Area
I have supported young people and adults facing difficult circumstances, such as those who have committed offences, experienced trauma, addiction, been victims or witnesses of abuse and violence, or dealt with complex social and emotional challenges.
Welcome to TN Wellness! I'm Tamara, and I offer a holistic, solution-oriented sessions helping individuals quickly regain control of their lives, showing improvements from the first session. My approach encourages clients to harness their own volition and empowers clients by helping them to set goals, understand their symptoms, challenges, and the steps needed to enhance resilience against future setbacks, while also providing effective coping strategies. Sessions also emphasise clients' strengths and resources, fostering self-generated change.
I have supported young people and adults facing difficult circumstances, such as those who have committed offences, experienced trauma, addiction, been victims or witnesses of abuse and violence, or dealt with complex social and emotional challenges.
Welcome to TN Wellness! I'm Tamara, and I offer a holistic, solution-oriented sessions helping individuals quickly regain control of their lives, showing improvements from the first session. My approach encourages clients to harness their own volition and empowers clients by helping them to set goals, understand their symptoms, challenges, and the steps needed to enhance resilience against future setbacks, while also providing effective coping strategies. Sessions also emphasise clients' strengths and resources, fostering self-generated change.
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Rachael Cressey
Counsellor, MBACP
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
Perhaps you feel overwhelmed by your emotions, misunderstood by others, or exhausted from constantly holding things together internally. You may struggle with anxiety, relationship difficulties, rejection sensitivity, masking, burnout, or a sense that you don’t fully belong. Perhaps words feel difficult sometimes, or you find yourself deeply feeling things that others seem able to brush aside. Therapy offers a space where you can begin to understand yourself more deeply, feel genuinely seen, and gently unfurl into greater self-acceptance and freedom.
Perhaps you feel overwhelmed by your emotions, misunderstood by others, or exhausted from constantly holding things together internally. You may struggle with anxiety, relationship difficulties, rejection sensitivity, masking, burnout, or a sense that you don’t fully belong. Perhaps words feel difficult sometimes, or you find yourself deeply feeling things that others seem able to brush aside. Therapy offers a space where you can begin to understand yourself more deeply, feel genuinely seen, and gently unfurl into greater self-acceptance and freedom.
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Kay Juviler Counselling
Psychotherapist, DCounsPsych, MBACP Accred
Serves Area
Therapy is time set aside by you and the therapist to look at what has brought you to therapy. This might include talking about life events (past and present), feelings, emotions, relationships, ways of thinking and patterns of behaviour. Resilience isn’t about never falling over. It’s about knowing what do to when we do fall over and how we get back up again. I won’t judge you or criticise you.  I work with the uniqueness of each individual client and endeavour to offer a relationship in which you feel heard, accepted, safe and valued.  And collaboratively we will work to make positive changes in your life.
Therapy is time set aside by you and the therapist to look at what has brought you to therapy. This might include talking about life events (past and present), feelings, emotions, relationships, ways of thinking and patterns of behaviour. Resilience isn’t about never falling over. It’s about knowing what do to when we do fall over and how we get back up again. I won’t judge you or criticise you.  I work with the uniqueness of each individual client and endeavour to offer a relationship in which you feel heard, accepted, safe and valued.  And collaboratively we will work to make positive changes in your life.
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Photo of Dale Conlon - UK Addiction Treatment Centres (UKAT)
160 beds across the UK; treatment for all addictions, including process addictions, eating disorders, age 16-18 treatment and dual diagnosis.
Our centres are Sanctuary Lodge Essex, Primrose Lodge Surrey, Banbury Lodge Oxfordshire, Liberty House Clinic Bedfordshire, Recovery Lighthouse Sussex, Oasis Rehab Cheshire, Oasis Detox Yorkshire.
160 beds across the UK; treatment for all addictions, including process addictions, eating disorders, age 16-18 treatment and dual diagnosis.
Our centres are Sanctuary Lodge Essex, Primrose Lodge Surrey, Banbury Lodge Oxfordshire, Liberty House Clinic Bedfordshire, Recovery Lighthouse Sussex, Oasis Rehab Cheshire, Oasis Detox Yorkshire.
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Paul Barrett
Psychotherapist, MUKCP
London W2
Addictions Alcohol, Drugs, Sex and Gambling, Anger.
Paul Barrett Counselling & Psychotherapy in London Paul is an integrative psychotherapist based in Chelsea and Little Venice. He is a fully clinically accredited UKCP counsellor and psychotherapist. He is also a member of the BACP, CCPE and EMDR Europhe follows their codes of conducts and ethics. Choosing a therapist can be a daunting process and it’s essential that you feel comfortable enough to share memories and information that will help with the therapy process. Whatever your reasons for seeking help with an issue, it takes great courage. People are often fearful of ‘exposing’ their deepest selves. Pauls room is a safe place..
Addictions Alcohol, Drugs, Sex and Gambling, Anger.
Paul Barrett Counselling & Psychotherapy in London Paul is an integrative psychotherapist based in Chelsea and Little Venice. He is a fully clinically accredited UKCP counsellor and psychotherapist. He is also a member of the BACP, CCPE and EMDR Europhe follows their codes of conducts and ethics. Choosing a therapist can be a daunting process and it’s essential that you feel comfortable enough to share memories and information that will help with the therapy process. Whatever your reasons for seeking help with an issue, it takes great courage. People are often fearful of ‘exposing’ their deepest selves. Pauls room is a safe place..
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Matthew Kyne Baskott
Psychotherapist, MA, MUKCP
London N16
Conflict sits at the heart of most human struggle: with others, with ourselves, with the parts of life that resist resolution. I work with individuals and couples, including people navigating complex questions about desire, connection and relationship. This is work that asks for honesty, and I bring the same in return: warmth, directness, and a willingness to go wherever the work needs to go.
Conflict sits at the heart of most human struggle: with others, with ourselves, with the parts of life that resist resolution. I work with individuals and couples, including people navigating complex questions about desire, connection and relationship. This is work that asks for honesty, and I bring the same in return: warmth, directness, and a willingness to go wherever the work needs to go.
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Shipra Dhingra
Counsellor, MSc, GMBPsS
Online Only
I specialise in anxiety, addiction and identity issues.
I am a fully qualified Clinical Psychologist in India, with Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society (GMBPsS) in the UK. My approach is humanistic, because I believe seeing the whole person, not just the “problem.”
I specialise in anxiety, addiction and identity issues.
I am a fully qualified Clinical Psychologist in India, with Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society (GMBPsS) in the UK. My approach is humanistic, because I believe seeing the whole person, not just the “problem.”
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Ryan Paul Karter
Counsellor, MSc, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Tired of scrolling through therapist profiles that all sound the same? What if therapy had a clear beginning, a middle, and a meaningful end? Integrative Counselling and Coaching offers something different... Most people arrive at therapy not knowing what to expect, how long it will take, or whether it will really help. Personal Consultancy is a structured four-stage model that combines the reparative depth of counselling with the forward movement of coaching, so you get reflection and momentum in one process.
Tired of scrolling through therapist profiles that all sound the same? What if therapy had a clear beginning, a middle, and a meaningful end? Integrative Counselling and Coaching offers something different... Most people arrive at therapy not knowing what to expect, how long it will take, or whether it will really help. Personal Consultancy is a structured four-stage model that combines the reparative depth of counselling with the forward movement of coaching, so you get reflection and momentum in one process.
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Mark Lewenstein
Counsellor, MNCPS Acc.
Online Only
You may want to talk about anxiety, addiction or depression; you may be looking to cope with some life event such as a bereavement, divorce, redundancy or a relationship problem; or you might be feeling stuck in a rut and that you want more out of life.
We shall work together in weekly 50 minute one-to-one sessions at my consulting space in Enfield, or online via Zoom. We shall regularly review and agree the number of sessions we commit to. I think it is helpful to have goals and I shall support you in exploring what those goals are, both short and long term.
You may want to talk about anxiety, addiction or depression; you may be looking to cope with some life event such as a bereavement, divorce, redundancy or a relationship problem; or you might be feeling stuck in a rut and that you want more out of life.
We shall work together in weekly 50 minute one-to-one sessions at my consulting space in Enfield, or online via Zoom. We shall regularly review and agree the number of sessions we commit to. I think it is helpful to have goals and I shall support you in exploring what those goals are, both short and long term.
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Hilary Ann Marling
Counsellor, MBACP
1 Endorsed
London N7
My background is in addictions and family work.
I practice under an integrative approach which means I draw from a variety of models and techniques of counselling and psychotherapy to ensure that anyone who comes to see me has the opportunity to be met and understood as a unique individual. I provide a safe, contained and confidential space, where you can explore your unique issues, providing a non-judgemental and supportive space for you to work at your own pace. The principal goal in therapy is to assist in the learning of trusting in your own process, which gives way to self-empowerment and the ability to make choices from a deeper part of yourself.
My background is in addictions and family work.
I practice under an integrative approach which means I draw from a variety of models and techniques of counselling and psychotherapy to ensure that anyone who comes to see me has the opportunity to be met and understood as a unique individual. I provide a safe, contained and confidential space, where you can explore your unique issues, providing a non-judgemental and supportive space for you to work at your own pace. The principal goal in therapy is to assist in the learning of trusting in your own process, which gives way to self-empowerment and the ability to make choices from a deeper part of yourself.
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Addiction Counsellors
What is the best therapy for addiction?
Addiction treatment will be tailored to the individual. People seeking help for addiction—whether with a psychotherapist, in an outpatient clinic, or in a residential program—should expect to engage in multiple types of treatments, sometimes including medication. For anyone recovering from addiction, avoiding situations in which one has typically used a substance is essential, as is the support of close connections. Since substance use disorders tend to co-occur with underlying mental health conditions such as anxiety or depression, those must also be addressed as part of any recovery plan.

How long does therapy for addiction take?
There is no set timeline for recovery from addiction. Patients and their families should expect the work to last several months, if not longer. Residential treatment programs may be based on a stay of 30, 60, or 90 days, with continuing work after release, but only about 1 percent of people are treated in such facilities. Ceasing use is just the first step; therapy to help maintain abstinence and effect behavior change must follow. The process of recovery, neuroscience has shown, involves brain cells recovering the capacity to respond to natural sources of reward and restore control over the impulse to use. Another definition of recovery is restoring voluntary control over one’s substance use and retaking all of one’s previous responsibilities.

How effective is drug addiction treatment?
Substance use disorders are treatable and remission is achievable for many who seek recovery; by some estimates, more than three-quarters of people who become addicted to alcohol or drugs recover. But that success rarely occurs quickly or on a set timeline; relapse is not only common, but many therapists and clinicians view it as a normal part of the process—not always a sign that a person has returned to addiction, but a signal that their treatment should be adjusted to help them regain control. Overall, research suggests, five years after the end of substance use, one’s risk of relapse is no greater than that of others who had not faced addiction. Other experts believe that complete abstinence is not the only measure of recovery, and that, through effective treatment, many people can learn to control their use.

How can you get addiction treatment for someone?
The most important factor in recovery from addiction is widely understood to be an individual’s commitment to change. For that reason,“interventions” in which friends and family gather to urge or force someone to begin immediate treatment often backfire; even when such efforts do lead someone to begin treatment, they may be less likely to stay than those who are self-driven. Still, family members can play an important role in supporting an individual who seeks help and can take part in family therapy as one element of a loved one’s treatment.