Addiction Counselling in Pudsey

Cat Brown
Counsellor, DCounsPsych, MBACP
Pudsey LS28
As a fully qualified therapist, I offer help if you suffer emotional from problems with low self esteem, relationships, work related stress, abuse, child related issues, abandonment, drug abuse and addiction, amongst many others.
I have extensive experience in the mental health field having delivered counselling sessions at The Together Women Project, and Leeds Mind where I also provided one to one mental health support in the community. I work with lots of different issues but I have extensive experience supporting people to overcome anxiety and build confidence.
As a fully qualified therapist, I offer help if you suffer emotional from problems with low self esteem, relationships, work related stress, abuse, child related issues, abandonment, drug abuse and addiction, amongst many others.
I have extensive experience in the mental health field having delivered counselling sessions at The Together Women Project, and Leeds Mind where I also provided one to one mental health support in the community. I work with lots of different issues but I have extensive experience supporting people to overcome anxiety and build confidence.
0113 487 2776 View 0113 487 2776
Gemma Lyness
Psychotherapist, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Pudsey LS28
Perhaps you are going through something that feels too overwhelming to tackle alone. People seek counselling for many reasons; a life crisis, relationship issues, a bereavement, work-related stress, lacking confidence, difficulty moving on from painful childhood experiences, a lack of purpose and meaning. Whatever your reasons, talking about your difficulties with someone who truly listens is the first step towards making them manageable. A strong therapeutic relationship can bring relief, support when it is most needed and transformative change.
Perhaps you are going through something that feels too overwhelming to tackle alone. People seek counselling for many reasons; a life crisis, relationship issues, a bereavement, work-related stress, lacking confidence, difficulty moving on from painful childhood experiences, a lack of purpose and meaning. Whatever your reasons, talking about your difficulties with someone who truly listens is the first step towards making them manageable. A strong therapeutic relationship can bring relief, support when it is most needed and transformative change.
0113 519 0163 View 0113 519 0163
Alexander Church
Counsellor, MA, MBACP Accred
Pudsey LS28
I trained as a therapist to support people live happy and healthy lives and not to feel shackled by experiences and situations that can prevent them from enjoying the here and now and looking forwards to a happy future. We live for an average of 3 billion seconds, I would like to support everyone I work with use that time in the best possible way.
I trained as a therapist to support people live happy and healthy lives and not to feel shackled by experiences and situations that can prevent them from enjoying the here and now and looking forwards to a happy future. We live for an average of 3 billion seconds, I would like to support everyone I work with use that time in the best possible way.
0113 519 0525 View 0113 519 0525
Sammi Ryan
Counsellor, BACP
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
I offer a safe, non-judgemental space for Survivors of Childhood Sexual abuse and Survivors of Domestic Abuse. I am passionate about empowering you to heal from traumatic experiences and grow in any way that works for you and your life. Experienced in working with Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Domestic abuse, I know I can be with you every step of the way, being with you during the darker times to help you process your thoughts and feelings, and being with you to celebrate your breakthroughs and growth and healing!
I offer a safe, non-judgemental space for Survivors of Childhood Sexual abuse and Survivors of Domestic Abuse. I am passionate about empowering you to heal from traumatic experiences and grow in any way that works for you and your life. Experienced in working with Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Domestic abuse, I know I can be with you every step of the way, being with you during the darker times to help you process your thoughts and feelings, and being with you to celebrate your breakthroughs and growth and healing!
0113 519 4526 View 0113 519 4526
Tamara Hoyton
Psychotherapist, MA, MBACP
Serves Area
Hello, and a warm welcome to my website. I am a very experienced Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor who specialises in Anxiety, Depression, Sexual Issues, Relationship Problems and work related stress. I am a highly qualified practioner offering Individual Psychotherapy, Counselling, Psychosexual Therapy and Couples Therapy in the Leeds and Bradford area. I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Life success indicators show increased relational satisfaction as key to personal happiness and good therapy can improve this. I am proud to have over 20 years of being in practice.
Hello, and a warm welcome to my website. I am a very experienced Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor who specialises in Anxiety, Depression, Sexual Issues, Relationship Problems and work related stress. I am a highly qualified practioner offering Individual Psychotherapy, Counselling, Psychosexual Therapy and Couples Therapy in the Leeds and Bradford area. I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Life success indicators show increased relational satisfaction as key to personal happiness and good therapy can improve this. I am proud to have over 20 years of being in practice.
0113 467 8104 View 0113 467 8104
Emma Hughes Counselling
Counsellor, MA, MBACP Accred
Serves Area
I am a Leeds based BACP accredited counsellor available for individual counselling with people over 18yrs. I offer discount rates for full-time students with valid I.D. Further discounts are available for counselling students requiring counselling sessions for qualification. As an accredited member of the BACP I work within their ethical framework. You maybe thinking of counselling because you are feeling confused or alone at the moment and are struggling to cope. During an initial meeting together we can look at what you feel is and isn't working in your life and where you would like to be by the end of our counselling sessions.
I am a Leeds based BACP accredited counsellor available for individual counselling with people over 18yrs. I offer discount rates for full-time students with valid I.D. Further discounts are available for counselling students requiring counselling sessions for qualification. As an accredited member of the BACP I work within their ethical framework. You maybe thinking of counselling because you are feeling confused or alone at the moment and are struggling to cope. During an initial meeting together we can look at what you feel is and isn't working in your life and where you would like to be by the end of our counselling sessions.
0113 519 7124 View 0113 519 7124
Debbie Frost Counselling & Hypnotherapy
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Serves Area
I have worked with DISC a drugs rehabilitation unit in Leeds and I also volunteered for BARCA Reaching out Counselling & psychotherapy services
As a counsellor I work with people to address and resolve specific problems, making decisions, coping with crisis, developing personal insights and knowledge, working through inner conflict or improving relationships with others within a safe space. I believe counselling provides an opportunity for people to live a more satisfying and fulfilling life.
I have worked with DISC a drugs rehabilitation unit in Leeds and I also volunteered for BARCA Reaching out Counselling & psychotherapy services
As a counsellor I work with people to address and resolve specific problems, making decisions, coping with crisis, developing personal insights and knowledge, working through inner conflict or improving relationships with others within a safe space. I believe counselling provides an opportunity for people to live a more satisfying and fulfilling life.
01274 288625 View 01274 288625
Relationship & Anger Therapy - Bradford & Halifax
Counsellor, MNCPS Acc.
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
Many people come to therapy feeling caught in recurring relationship patterns that are difficult to shift. Conversations may escalate quickly, or there may be a growing sense of distance, frustration, or emotional disconnection over time. These experiences often feel confusing and isolating, especially when they seem to repeat in similar ways. I work with adults who experience cycles of relationship conflict, anger or anxiety, and want to better understand what is happening beneath the surface.
Many people come to therapy feeling caught in recurring relationship patterns that are difficult to shift. Conversations may escalate quickly, or there may be a growing sense of distance, frustration, or emotional disconnection over time. These experiences often feel confusing and isolating, especially when they seem to repeat in similar ways. I work with adults who experience cycles of relationship conflict, anger or anxiety, and want to better understand what is happening beneath the surface.
01422 416849 View 01422 416849

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Jonathon Wibberley
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBACP
1 Endorsed
This may be represented in different ways: anxiety, depression, emotional distress, intrusive thoughts or unhelpful behaviours such as substance misuse or aggression.
With over 10 years experience working in the public sector for substance misuse and mental health services - I offer a flexible, compassionate approach tailored to individual needs. I draw from a range of therapeutic models including person-centred therapy, cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), attachment theory, and compassion-focused approaches.
This may be represented in different ways: anxiety, depression, emotional distress, intrusive thoughts or unhelpful behaviours such as substance misuse or aggression.
With over 10 years experience working in the public sector for substance misuse and mental health services - I offer a flexible, compassionate approach tailored to individual needs. I draw from a range of therapeutic models including person-centred therapy, cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), attachment theory, and compassion-focused approaches.
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Nigel Turner
Counsellor, MBACP
1 Endorsed
I spent 4 years specialising in addiction nursing, supporting people with substance and behavioural addictions
My name’s Nigel. I’m lead counsellor at Nigel Turner Counselling in Harrogate and an associate counsellor at Serendipity counselling in York. In our lives we can all go through times that can feel overwhelming or difficult to manage. You may be feeling anxious or stressed about big changes in your life. You may be feeling stuck in patterns that you’re finding hard to change. You could be struggling to set healthy boundaries, Perhaps you’ve experienced a loss that you’re struggling to cope with. You could be questioning your own sense of identity. Or you might just be curious about therapy and wanting to understand yourself better.
I spent 4 years specialising in addiction nursing, supporting people with substance and behavioural addictions
My name’s Nigel. I’m lead counsellor at Nigel Turner Counselling in Harrogate and an associate counsellor at Serendipity counselling in York. In our lives we can all go through times that can feel overwhelming or difficult to manage. You may be feeling anxious or stressed about big changes in your life. You may be feeling stuck in patterns that you’re finding hard to change. You could be struggling to set healthy boundaries, Perhaps you’ve experienced a loss that you’re struggling to cope with. You could be questioning your own sense of identity. Or you might just be curious about therapy and wanting to understand yourself better.
07710 509626 View 07710 509626
Paul Schofield
Psychotherapist, MBACP Accred
Serves Area
I bring a thoroughly up-to-date approach in helping people deal with a wide variety of emotional difficulties, including: Depression, anxiety and panic attacks, relationship problems, low-self esteem, loss and bereavement, addiction, obsessive compulsive problems, trauma and phobias, to name a few.
I know that seeking out a counsellor can be no easy task, and if you're reading this it's possible that you may have just had enough with feeling the way that you do. Sometimes we all need support in finding a way through, and in offering that support I bring the depth of my expertise and experience as a counsellor. I work with warmth, compassion and integrity, and a genuine desire to help a person tackle the particular difficulties facing them (see my video below). As a therapist I have some 20 years experience in supporting clients of all ages and from diverse backgrounds.
I bring a thoroughly up-to-date approach in helping people deal with a wide variety of emotional difficulties, including: Depression, anxiety and panic attacks, relationship problems, low-self esteem, loss and bereavement, addiction, obsessive compulsive problems, trauma and phobias, to name a few.
I know that seeking out a counsellor can be no easy task, and if you're reading this it's possible that you may have just had enough with feeling the way that you do. Sometimes we all need support in finding a way through, and in offering that support I bring the depth of my expertise and experience as a counsellor. I work with warmth, compassion and integrity, and a genuine desire to help a person tackle the particular difficulties facing them (see my video below). As a therapist I have some 20 years experience in supporting clients of all ages and from diverse backgrounds.
01535 286026 View 01535 286026
Lily Wang
Psychotherapist, MA, MNCPS Acc.
Online Only
I work with individuals navigating identity issues, anxiety, trauma, addiction.
Life can be incredibly heavy, and sometimes the ways we’ve learned to cope just aren't enough anymore. Whether you are navigating the suffocating fog of depression, the constant hum of anxiety, or the complex layers of identity and trauma, I am here to hold space for you. Our journey begins by gently identifying the specific hurdles you are facing. Then, we will create a personalised treatment plan—one designed specifically to help you reclaim your life and feel like "you" again. I believe therapy should be more than just talk; it should lead to tangible change. Many of my clients notice a significant lifting of their symptom.
I work with individuals navigating identity issues, anxiety, trauma, addiction.
Life can be incredibly heavy, and sometimes the ways we’ve learned to cope just aren't enough anymore. Whether you are navigating the suffocating fog of depression, the constant hum of anxiety, or the complex layers of identity and trauma, I am here to hold space for you. Our journey begins by gently identifying the specific hurdles you are facing. Then, we will create a personalised treatment plan—one designed specifically to help you reclaim your life and feel like "you" again. I believe therapy should be more than just talk; it should lead to tangible change. Many of my clients notice a significant lifting of their symptom.
0114 697 7432 View 0114 697 7432
Huddersfield Holistic Healing
Counsellor, MSc, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Huddersfield Holistic Healing offers a comprehensive, therapeutic service in a safe and confidential environment for you to reach your full potential with the support and guidance from a fully trained talking therapist. You may feel that it would be beneficial to explore something that is troubling you and leaving you feeling stuck, or you may like to consider the possibility of taking a new direction to allow you to fully love the life you live. If you have an unhealthy habit that you’d like to break, or a fear you’d like to overcome, then Huddersfield Holistic Healing is here to help you.
Huddersfield Holistic Healing offers a comprehensive, therapeutic service in a safe and confidential environment for you to reach your full potential with the support and guidance from a fully trained talking therapist. You may feel that it would be beneficial to explore something that is troubling you and leaving you feeling stuck, or you may like to consider the possibility of taking a new direction to allow you to fully love the life you live. If you have an unhealthy habit that you’d like to break, or a fear you’d like to overcome, then Huddersfield Holistic Healing is here to help you.
01484 959726 View 01484 959726
Dearne Valley Counselling Services
Counsellor, MSc, MBACP Accred
Therapist and counselling the Dearne Valley, conveniently near Cortonwood Retail Park. I offer a safe and compassionate place to explore your feelings without judgement, in a warm practical and down to earth manner. I understand that it can be difficult to talk and understand some feelings and these may be overwhelming and confusing to you.  I can help you to bring clarity to a situation and help you to move forward with confidence. I follow the BACP ethical framework and am bound by its guidelines to work with your best interests. Provided counselling for the NHS and charities such as Cruse Bereavement and Barnsley Bereavement.
Therapist and counselling the Dearne Valley, conveniently near Cortonwood Retail Park. I offer a safe and compassionate place to explore your feelings without judgement, in a warm practical and down to earth manner. I understand that it can be difficult to talk and understand some feelings and these may be overwhelming and confusing to you.  I can help you to bring clarity to a situation and help you to move forward with confidence. I follow the BACP ethical framework and am bound by its guidelines to work with your best interests. Provided counselling for the NHS and charities such as Cruse Bereavement and Barnsley Bereavement.
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Jeana Hallas at Barnsley Hypnosis & Counselling
Psychotherapist, MSc, MNCPS Acc.
Most clients contact us with surface negative symptoms or challenges. Every client is totally unique, therefore our truly one-off, made-to-measure approach is needed and always provided. Most clients help us to slowly identify the real current trigger(s), creating the negative presenting symptoms or challenges. Finally, our last step in helping you gain a positive, confident and happier future, is to discover your deepest root causes, which created the very first trigger(s). To put it simply, our driving force from day one is to help you quickly ensure you gain much improved: thinking, feeling and behaviour.
Most clients contact us with surface negative symptoms or challenges. Every client is totally unique, therefore our truly one-off, made-to-measure approach is needed and always provided. Most clients help us to slowly identify the real current trigger(s), creating the negative presenting symptoms or challenges. Finally, our last step in helping you gain a positive, confident and happier future, is to discover your deepest root causes, which created the very first trigger(s). To put it simply, our driving force from day one is to help you quickly ensure you gain much improved: thinking, feeling and behaviour.
01226 337420 View 01226 337420
Stuart Gore
Psychologist, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
I work to help people overcome a wide range of difficulties including anxiety, depression, addiction and stress management.
Are you struggling with heightened anxiety, low mood, anger, addition or other emotional issues? I offer psychological therapy to help you on your way to improved emotional wellbeing. Engaging in therapy can help improve your day to day mood, your sleep, increase motivation and enhance your relationships.
I work to help people overcome a wide range of difficulties including anxiety, depression, addiction and stress management.
Are you struggling with heightened anxiety, low mood, anger, addition or other emotional issues? I offer psychological therapy to help you on your way to improved emotional wellbeing. Engaging in therapy can help improve your day to day mood, your sleep, increase motivation and enhance your relationships.
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Piotr Slaczka
Counsellor, MBACP
Online Only
I am an experienced integrative therapeutic counsellor and psychotherapist specializing in working with trauma, depression, anxiety, addictions—including pornography addiction—eating disorders, and compulsive behaviours.
My therapeutic approach is integrative and tailored to your unique needs. I believe that a strong and trusting therapeutic relationship is the foundation of effective therapy. With a Master’s degree in Systemic Therapy, an Honours degree in Integrative Approach, and a Diploma in Humanistic Counselling, I bring extensive training and expertise to our work.
I am an experienced integrative therapeutic counsellor and psychotherapist specializing in working with trauma, depression, anxiety, addictions—including pornography addiction—eating disorders, and compulsive behaviours.
My therapeutic approach is integrative and tailored to your unique needs. I believe that a strong and trusting therapeutic relationship is the foundation of effective therapy. With a Master’s degree in Systemic Therapy, an Honours degree in Integrative Approach, and a Diploma in Humanistic Counselling, I bring extensive training and expertise to our work.
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Kat Friel
Counsellor, MSc, BACP
Online Only
I support people experiencing anxiety, trauma, shame, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, identity questions, neurodivergence, addiction and life transitions.
I offer online counselling for adults, with a particular interest in supporting LGBTQIA+ clients, neurodivergent adults, and people exploring identity, relationships and life experiences that may not fit traditional expectations. My approach is primarily person-centred and trauma-informed. I believe therapy works best when you feel genuinely heard, respected and understood. Together, we can explore your experiences, patterns and emotions at a pace that feels right for you. I aim to provide a supportive, non-judgemental space where you can better understand yourself, develop self-compassion and explore what matters most to you.
I support people experiencing anxiety, trauma, shame, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, identity questions, neurodivergence, addiction and life transitions.
I offer online counselling for adults, with a particular interest in supporting LGBTQIA+ clients, neurodivergent adults, and people exploring identity, relationships and life experiences that may not fit traditional expectations. My approach is primarily person-centred and trauma-informed. I believe therapy works best when you feel genuinely heard, respected and understood. Together, we can explore your experiences, patterns and emotions at a pace that feels right for you. I aim to provide a supportive, non-judgemental space where you can better understand yourself, develop self-compassion and explore what matters most to you.
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Patrick Harper
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBABCP
Online Only
I enjoy helping people who have reached a point in their life when they're feeling stuck and unable to change the way they feel, behave or react to other people. I'm good at helping people to understand themselves better and to change the way they relate to themselves and other people. I work with a very broad range of problems from persistent anxiety and depression to severe trauma and personality disturbance. I offer appointments to clients living locally to me in West Yorkshire, across the U.K., and in a range of countries across the world.
I enjoy helping people who have reached a point in their life when they're feeling stuck and unable to change the way they feel, behave or react to other people. I'm good at helping people to understand themselves better and to change the way they relate to themselves and other people. I work with a very broad range of problems from persistent anxiety and depression to severe trauma and personality disturbance. I offer appointments to clients living locally to me in West Yorkshire, across the U.K., and in a range of countries across the world.
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The Harton Practice
Psychotherapist, MBABCP
Serves Area
We offer CBT, EDR, Child Therapy, Art Psychotherapy and Drug and Alcohol Recovery Coaching.
We are an independent private therapy practice in the heart of South Shields, offering appointments at out base in Harton Village, sites at Durham and Washington and sometimes home visits.
We offer CBT, EDR, Child Therapy, Art Psychotherapy and Drug and Alcohol Recovery Coaching.
We are an independent private therapy practice in the heart of South Shields, offering appointments at out base in Harton Village, sites at Durham and Washington and sometimes home visits.
0191 814 7139 View 0191 814 7139
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.