Addiction Counselling in Manchester

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benbambercounselling
Counsellor, BACP
I have six years of experience working in mental clinical settings supporting individuals through addiction, eating disorders, psychosis, bipolar, PTSD and depression.
My method approach is cognitive behavioural therapy with person centred being at the heart of it. I am here to help you understand your emotions and behaviours, so that you can learn to manage them in a healthier way and gain a better perspective into your self.
I have six years of experience working in mental clinical settings supporting individuals through addiction, eating disorders, psychosis, bipolar, PTSD and depression.
My method approach is cognitive behavioural therapy with person centred being at the heart of it. I am here to help you understand your emotions and behaviours, so that you can learn to manage them in a healthier way and gain a better perspective into your self.
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Eilish Gallagher
Counsellor, MBACP
I help my clients to be ready for change I am there to help them reach their potential. Focusing on what they would like to achieve moving forward and what things from the past seem to be holding them back . Making realistic goals together and looking at how to remove the barriers to achieving those goals is key to the best Counselling experience. Taking things gently to explore what would help in the clients best interest and to build confidence to overcome challenges that are holding people back .
I help my clients to be ready for change I am there to help them reach their potential. Focusing on what they would like to achieve moving forward and what things from the past seem to be holding them back . Making realistic goals together and looking at how to remove the barriers to achieving those goals is key to the best Counselling experience. Taking things gently to explore what would help in the clients best interest and to build confidence to overcome challenges that are holding people back .
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Jacquelyn Bownes
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBACP
My name is Jacquelyn & I'm an experienced, BACP Accredited, Counsellor & Psychotherapist & an award winning Coach. I provide a non judgemental space for you to talk through your concerns and work alongside you in finding ways to move forward and improve your sense of wellbeing. People come to counselling with me for many reasons & our work together can help you to; *Learn more about yourself *Make sense of your thoughts and feelings *Release some of the pressure you may be experiencing *Develop as a person *Learn how to take control of your life *Respond to challenges and change healthily *Build self confidence & self esteem
My name is Jacquelyn & I'm an experienced, BACP Accredited, Counsellor & Psychotherapist & an award winning Coach. I provide a non judgemental space for you to talk through your concerns and work alongside you in finding ways to move forward and improve your sense of wellbeing. People come to counselling with me for many reasons & our work together can help you to; *Learn more about yourself *Make sense of your thoughts and feelings *Release some of the pressure you may be experiencing *Develop as a person *Learn how to take control of your life *Respond to challenges and change healthily *Build self confidence & self esteem
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Justine Howard
Counsellor, MBACP
1 Endorsed
I’m an experienced person-centred integrative counsellor working with both young people and adults from diverse backgrounds. I offer long-term support for those facing complex challenges and unhelpful patterns of behaviour. I also provide short-term counselling for life transitions or times of uncertainty. Whatever brings you here, I offer a compassionate, confidential safe space to explore and address your difficulties. I also provide casework counselling supervision, helping counsellors manage complex cases, uphold ethics, and grow professionally in a supportive, learning-focused space.
I’m an experienced person-centred integrative counsellor working with both young people and adults from diverse backgrounds. I offer long-term support for those facing complex challenges and unhelpful patterns of behaviour. I also provide short-term counselling for life transitions or times of uncertainty. Whatever brings you here, I offer a compassionate, confidential safe space to explore and address your difficulties. I also provide casework counselling supervision, helping counsellors manage complex cases, uphold ethics, and grow professionally in a supportive, learning-focused space.
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Mirabela Osadci
Verified Verified
Online Only
Online psychotherapist with an eclectic and inventive approach. Practicing Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT). Neurodiversity affirming. I believe that people already have within themselves what they need to overcome their struggles. All it takes is a bit of guidance. My wish for my clients is that they find the inner freedom to live the life that they want. I mostly work with expats, travelers, digital nomads, burners - I can relate to the lifestyle and can appreciate the need for flexibility and rescheduling sessions when necessary, however, anyone is welcome.
Online psychotherapist with an eclectic and inventive approach. Practicing Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT). Neurodiversity affirming. I believe that people already have within themselves what they need to overcome their struggles. All it takes is a bit of guidance. My wish for my clients is that they find the inner freedom to live the life that they want. I mostly work with expats, travelers, digital nomads, burners - I can relate to the lifestyle and can appreciate the need for flexibility and rescheduling sessions when necessary, however, anyone is welcome.
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Johanna Lakin
Psychotherapist, MA, PNCPS Acc.
1 Endorsed
Online Only
A strong, trusting relationship is, I believe, what makes therapy, therapeutic. Part of my role is to offer the conditions; empathy, acceptance and genuineness which are at the root of cultivating therapeutic alliance. By offering these conditions, I will meet you as a whole person and remain open and curious to what you feel you want to bring to the session. I do not perceive myself as the expert of your life, you are. I will encounter you in the sessions, holding my understanding that you are of inherent worth and value.
A strong, trusting relationship is, I believe, what makes therapy, therapeutic. Part of my role is to offer the conditions; empathy, acceptance and genuineness which are at the root of cultivating therapeutic alliance. By offering these conditions, I will meet you as a whole person and remain open and curious to what you feel you want to bring to the session. I do not perceive myself as the expert of your life, you are. I will encounter you in the sessions, holding my understanding that you are of inherent worth and value.
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Besarta Zogaj
Psychologist, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
You are not broken. You may be feeling emotional pain, distress, or psychological strain, but that doesn’t mean you are damaged. These responses often reflect your strength and resilience. What you're experiencing is an emotional build-up, not a breakdown. You might be living with anxiety, depression, grief, low self-worth, or trauma. Over time, you may have built defences to cope and protect yourself. These patterns helped you survive, but they are not your truest self. Healing begins by gently reconnecting with the parts of you that have been hidden, and making space for who you truly are.
You are not broken. You may be feeling emotional pain, distress, or psychological strain, but that doesn’t mean you are damaged. These responses often reflect your strength and resilience. What you're experiencing is an emotional build-up, not a breakdown. You might be living with anxiety, depression, grief, low self-worth, or trauma. Over time, you may have built defences to cope and protect yourself. These patterns helped you survive, but they are not your truest self. Healing begins by gently reconnecting with the parts of you that have been hidden, and making space for who you truly are.
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Anthea Carpenter-Procter
Counsellor, UKCP Trainee
With experience both as a psychotherapist-in-training and client, I regard trust and a safe environment to work through difficulties, identify and express personal needs as high priorities. I therefore offer an empathic, non-judgmental and containing space and work openly with whatever arises from the client's life as well as what arises in the room in a gently challenging manner in order to encourage personal growth. I am in the final stages of a seven year psychotherapy training and use psychodrama and creative approaches in my work and am committed to help people access the often dormant creativity in their lives.
With experience both as a psychotherapist-in-training and client, I regard trust and a safe environment to work through difficulties, identify and express personal needs as high priorities. I therefore offer an empathic, non-judgmental and containing space and work openly with whatever arises from the client's life as well as what arises in the room in a gently challenging manner in order to encourage personal growth. I am in the final stages of a seven year psychotherapy training and use psychodrama and creative approaches in my work and am committed to help people access the often dormant creativity in their lives.
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Asa Sanderson
Psychotherapist, MBACP Accred
I specialise in dating, relationships, and marriage challenges such as intimacy and sexual difficulties, low desire, infidelity, trust issues, sexual/ pornography addiction, ED and performance anxiety.
Whether you’re struggling with dating, relationships or sexual challenges, we’ll work together to create lasting change. I help you shift unhelpful patterns through practical, focused interventions and significant behavioural changes. I lean into a range of therapeutic approaches to create a bespoke approach tailored to your needs.
I specialise in dating, relationships, and marriage challenges such as intimacy and sexual difficulties, low desire, infidelity, trust issues, sexual/ pornography addiction, ED and performance anxiety.
Whether you’re struggling with dating, relationships or sexual challenges, we’ll work together to create lasting change. I help you shift unhelpful patterns through practical, focused interventions and significant behavioural changes. I lean into a range of therapeutic approaches to create a bespoke approach tailored to your needs.
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Ifthakar Khaliq
Counsellor, MA, MBACP
If you have reached this page then you have taken the most difficult step in looking for support. Now it's just a matter of reaching out. Chances are you may be experiencing some emotional difficulty or you may be struggling to make sense of your thoughts, feelings & experiences, or break old habits or patterns of behaviour. To find more balance or clarity around what’s going on for you. Or you may just know that you want to change an area of your life. So whatever your reason for seeking support I firmly believe that you can do this and benefit, from a period of therapy. It is just a matter of reaching out and trusting the process.
If you have reached this page then you have taken the most difficult step in looking for support. Now it's just a matter of reaching out. Chances are you may be experiencing some emotional difficulty or you may be struggling to make sense of your thoughts, feelings & experiences, or break old habits or patterns of behaviour. To find more balance or clarity around what’s going on for you. Or you may just know that you want to change an area of your life. So whatever your reason for seeking support I firmly believe that you can do this and benefit, from a period of therapy. It is just a matter of reaching out and trusting the process.
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Alex Hindley
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Online Only
Hey, I’m Alex! A therapist with a particular interest in helping people reconnect with themselves in an increasingly pressured, distracted, and always-online world. In a world of endless information, opinions, and input, it can become difficult to hear yourself. You may find yourself increasingly disconnected from your emotions, needs, values, and sense of direction. Many of the people I work with find themselves asking questions such as: Who am I when I'm not working, achieving, or taking care of everyone else? How did I lose touch with who I am? Why do I feel disconnected or ‘flat’?
Hey, I’m Alex! A therapist with a particular interest in helping people reconnect with themselves in an increasingly pressured, distracted, and always-online world. In a world of endless information, opinions, and input, it can become difficult to hear yourself. You may find yourself increasingly disconnected from your emotions, needs, values, and sense of direction. Many of the people I work with find themselves asking questions such as: Who am I when I'm not working, achieving, or taking care of everyone else? How did I lose touch with who I am? Why do I feel disconnected or ‘flat’?
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Edward Samuel Delieu Crawley
Psychotherapist, MA, HCPC-Art Therap.
1 Endorsed
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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Luke Murphy
Counsellor, MBACP
For some, it shows up in sleepless nights, low self-esteem, relationship issues, or turning to gambling, food, drugs or work to cope.
With 10+ years coaching, and rehab/ pain management experience, I blend counselling with body awareness. I’m passionate about helping people understand the pain they feel. Whether physical, mental, or emotional, and how tension in the body and mind connect. Working together, I help you feel calmer, stronger, confident, and in tune with yourself.
For some, it shows up in sleepless nights, low self-esteem, relationship issues, or turning to gambling, food, drugs or work to cope.
With 10+ years coaching, and rehab/ pain management experience, I blend counselling with body awareness. I’m passionate about helping people understand the pain they feel. Whether physical, mental, or emotional, and how tension in the body and mind connect. Working together, I help you feel calmer, stronger, confident, and in tune with yourself.
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San Ting Tonya Leung
Counsellor, MSc, MBACP
Online Only
Many people come to therapy during times of change or emotional uncertainty—relationship difficulties, loss or bereavement, career transitions, or questions around identity. These experiences can feel heavy, especially when you’ve been carrying them alone. Before becoming a counsellor, I worked as a mental health nurse in Hong Kong, supporting people through complex emotional challenges. I offer therapy in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin, and I’m mindful of cultural and family dynamics. I provide a neutral, compassionate space to help you gain clarity, feel supported, and reconnect with your inner strengths.
Many people come to therapy during times of change or emotional uncertainty—relationship difficulties, loss or bereavement, career transitions, or questions around identity. These experiences can feel heavy, especially when you’ve been carrying them alone. Before becoming a counsellor, I worked as a mental health nurse in Hong Kong, supporting people through complex emotional challenges. I offer therapy in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin, and I’m mindful of cultural and family dynamics. I provide a neutral, compassionate space to help you gain clarity, feel supported, and reconnect with your inner strengths.
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Clients generally come to me when they are struggling with some aspect of their emotions, thoughts or behaviour. My aim is to help my client with accepting or changing some aspect of these three areas. Every client comes with unique issues and from my seat I view the issues as one, "a block in the road to wellness". I am keenly aware that all clients come with individual goals and I am here to help. Many of my clients use the phrase “I just want to feel better". This is my hope for everyone who engages with me in therapy. “TO FEEL BETTER” I offer confidentiality, openness and transparency at all times.
Clients generally come to me when they are struggling with some aspect of their emotions, thoughts or behaviour. My aim is to help my client with accepting or changing some aspect of these three areas. Every client comes with unique issues and from my seat I view the issues as one, "a block in the road to wellness". I am keenly aware that all clients come with individual goals and I am here to help. Many of my clients use the phrase “I just want to feel better". This is my hope for everyone who engages with me in therapy. “TO FEEL BETTER” I offer confidentiality, openness and transparency at all times.
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Nathan Withnall
Counsellor, MBACP
Online Only
Hello, my name is Nathan Withnall, and I am a qualified integrative psychotherapist with extensive experience working within the mental health field, both in the charity sector and the NHS. My role as a therapist is to provide a safe, supportive space where you can explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences at your own pace. As an integrative therapist, I believe that no two people are the same. That’s why I tailor my approach to meet the unique needs of each individual I work with.
Hello, my name is Nathan Withnall, and I am a qualified integrative psychotherapist with extensive experience working within the mental health field, both in the charity sector and the NHS. My role as a therapist is to provide a safe, supportive space where you can explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences at your own pace. As an integrative therapist, I believe that no two people are the same. That’s why I tailor my approach to meet the unique needs of each individual I work with.
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Romy Elizabeth Davies
Counsellor, MUKCP
2 Endorsed
Because the foundations of security begin in relationship and specifically, the first relationship we experience with our primary caregivers. I believe in the importance of relationship within the therapeutic setting.  You will have the opportunity to examine how you relate to yourself internally and with others interpersonally. We will look at present-day relationships as well as childhood influences, and how these impact on the formation of self.  Safety, care and compassion are my guiding principals when working therapeutically.
Because the foundations of security begin in relationship and specifically, the first relationship we experience with our primary caregivers. I believe in the importance of relationship within the therapeutic setting.  You will have the opportunity to examine how you relate to yourself internally and with others interpersonally. We will look at present-day relationships as well as childhood influences, and how these impact on the formation of self.  Safety, care and compassion are my guiding principals when working therapeutically.
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Anya Zinkivskay
Counsellor, MRes, MBACP
I work with individual clients and groups affected by trauma, PTSD or CPTSD (stemming from armed conflicts, physical or sexual abuse, childhood trauma), Anxiety disorders (i.e. OCD, phobias, panic attacks and GAD), neurodiverse development and function (ASD, ADHD and/or specific learning difficulties), depression, loss, bereavement and addiction.
Private practice and NHS practitioner, with over 20-year background in neuropsychology, I structure therapy around the needs of my clients. Using Trauma-informed practice I employ evidence-based techniques such as EMDR, CBT, ERP and DBT, in conjunction with psychoeducation. Client-Centred approach is central to my therapeutic aim of growing self-awareness and offering clients a proactive involvement in their therapeutic process. My private practice is based in Derbyshire and virtually on Zoom, where in a confidential, safe and empathic environment I have been supporting clients from across the UK, Europe and further afield.
I work with individual clients and groups affected by trauma, PTSD or CPTSD (stemming from armed conflicts, physical or sexual abuse, childhood trauma), Anxiety disorders (i.e. OCD, phobias, panic attacks and GAD), neurodiverse development and function (ASD, ADHD and/or specific learning difficulties), depression, loss, bereavement and addiction.
Private practice and NHS practitioner, with over 20-year background in neuropsychology, I structure therapy around the needs of my clients. Using Trauma-informed practice I employ evidence-based techniques such as EMDR, CBT, ERP and DBT, in conjunction with psychoeducation. Client-Centred approach is central to my therapeutic aim of growing self-awareness and offering clients a proactive involvement in their therapeutic process. My private practice is based in Derbyshire and virtually on Zoom, where in a confidential, safe and empathic environment I have been supporting clients from across the UK, Europe and further afield.
01663 790112 View 01663 790112
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Katie 'kayte' Callaghan
Psychotherapist, COSRT Reg.
3 Endorsed
I’m a UK & EUwide (Online) & London based (F2F) Psychosexual and Relationship therapist specialising in Relationship therapy, including couples and other relationship structures, as well as supporting individuals with Sexual issues. My background in Sexual Health Nursing provides expertise with Sexual Health conditions and supporting Sexual assault/abuse survivors. I work with many issues including Attachment Theory, Sexual Problems, rebuilding after infidelity or rebuilding connection & desire. I am a Kink & LGBTQIA+ affirming therapist. I create a non-judgmental space where clients can explore their issues without fear or shame.
I’m a UK & EUwide (Online) & London based (F2F) Psychosexual and Relationship therapist specialising in Relationship therapy, including couples and other relationship structures, as well as supporting individuals with Sexual issues. My background in Sexual Health Nursing provides expertise with Sexual Health conditions and supporting Sexual assault/abuse survivors. I work with many issues including Attachment Theory, Sexual Problems, rebuilding after infidelity or rebuilding connection & desire. I am a Kink & LGBTQIA+ affirming therapist. I create a non-judgmental space where clients can explore their issues without fear or shame.
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Ross Charnock
Psychotherapist, MBABCP
I am an experienced psychotherapist with a strong track record helping patients within the NHS. I offer a safe, consistent setting in private practice to help patients make changes that are not as easily achieved in time-limited therapy. I practice psychodynamic and psychoanalytic therapy, which sees conscious difficulties in our lives as solutions to unconscious problems. It helps with common mental health problems, like anxiety and depression, including trauma, but allows for a deeper appreciation of our internal world to alleviate our everyday disquiet in profound and subtle ways, almost like a volume control being turned down.
I am an experienced psychotherapist with a strong track record helping patients within the NHS. I offer a safe, consistent setting in private practice to help patients make changes that are not as easily achieved in time-limited therapy. I practice psychodynamic and psychoanalytic therapy, which sees conscious difficulties in our lives as solutions to unconscious problems. It helps with common mental health problems, like anxiety and depression, including trauma, but allows for a deeper appreciation of our internal world to alleviate our everyday disquiet in profound and subtle ways, almost like a volume control being turned down.
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