Addiction Counselling in Solihull

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Pippa Trace
Counsellor, BACP
1 Endorsed
People seek counselling and psychotherapy for various reasons. Not everyone knows what is bothering them. Often it is the difficulties and challenges of daily life that become overwhelming and unmanageable, impacting relationships, work and decision making. It is sometimes beyond the control of the individual to address those issues without professional help.
People seek counselling and psychotherapy for various reasons. Not everyone knows what is bothering them. Often it is the difficulties and challenges of daily life that become overwhelming and unmanageable, impacting relationships, work and decision making. It is sometimes beyond the control of the individual to address those issues without professional help.
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GLA Counselling & Therapy Services
Counsellor, DCounsPsych, PNCPS Acc.
I am also a qualified addiction therapist and recovery coach and I am able to work with broad range of people who may have experienced abuse, trauma self-esteem issues, domestic abuse and all levels of anxiety or depression.
I offer individual counselling, couples therapy and addiction therapy. I will always listen without judgement or criticism and offer a safe space for you to talk through your troubles. I offer insight, solutions and can teach coping techniques along side talking therapy so you feel like you are making progress more or less straight away.
I am also a qualified addiction therapist and recovery coach and I am able to work with broad range of people who may have experienced abuse, trauma self-esteem issues, domestic abuse and all levels of anxiety or depression.
I offer individual counselling, couples therapy and addiction therapy. I will always listen without judgement or criticism and offer a safe space for you to talk through your troubles. I offer insight, solutions and can teach coping techniques along side talking therapy so you feel like you are making progress more or less straight away.
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Jon King
Psychotherapist, MSc, MUKCP
Serves Area
I have extensive experience working within the field of addiction and have also been working within my own private practice for a number of years where i have enjoyed working with clients that present with a variety of different issues such as anxiety, relationship issues, sex issues, anger issues, personality disorders and also bereavement.
I have been working therapeutically with individuals and groups for 10 years. My experience within this has been focused on many issues such as loss, anxiety, relationships, work related stress, shame, addictions, abandonment and issues of a sexual nature. Currently, I manage a private clinic for adults with addiction issues/Impulse Control Disorders.
I have extensive experience working within the field of addiction and have also been working within my own private practice for a number of years where i have enjoyed working with clients that present with a variety of different issues such as anxiety, relationship issues, sex issues, anger issues, personality disorders and also bereavement.
I have been working therapeutically with individuals and groups for 10 years. My experience within this has been focused on many issues such as loss, anxiety, relationships, work related stress, shame, addictions, abandonment and issues of a sexual nature. Currently, I manage a private clinic for adults with addiction issues/Impulse Control Disorders.
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Jane Oneill
Psychologist, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
Serves Area
You feel like you can’t cope, you’re fed up, you’ve had enough. Your life isn’t what you want it to be. Living has become hard and there’s no joy in your world. It’s like everyone else except you is happy. You’re haunted by your past. You think you’ll never be happy again. You feel alone like no one else understands how hard your life is at the moment. On the outside you look fine but inside you feel like you’re dying. Everything you do feels like an act to look like you’re okay. You don’t know how to change things or what to do about it anymore.
You feel like you can’t cope, you’re fed up, you’ve had enough. Your life isn’t what you want it to be. Living has become hard and there’s no joy in your world. It’s like everyone else except you is happy. You’re haunted by your past. You think you’ll never be happy again. You feel alone like no one else understands how hard your life is at the moment. On the outside you look fine but inside you feel like you’re dying. Everything you do feels like an act to look like you’re okay. You don’t know how to change things or what to do about it anymore.
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Hayley Trower
Psychotherapist, PhD, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
You might say yes when you want to say no, struggle to rest without guilt, or find yourself numbing with food, alcohol, or endless doing.
I work within a holistic model, exploring past patterns, shame, and the deeper roots of low self-esteem. Alongside this, I integrate mind-body tools like breathwork to help you reconnect with yourself so that you can embrace your sensitivity without losing your sense of self.
You might say yes when you want to say no, struggle to rest without guilt, or find yourself numbing with food, alcohol, or endless doing.
I work within a holistic model, exploring past patterns, shame, and the deeper roots of low self-esteem. Alongside this, I integrate mind-body tools like breathwork to help you reconnect with yourself so that you can embrace your sensitivity without losing your sense of self.
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Neil Philbin -Specialist Addiction Counsellor FDAP
Psychotherapist, BACP
Serves Area
I’m a qualified Addiction Counsellor with vast experience working with substance misuse and behavioural addictions in various different settings.
I offer integrative, evidence based addiction counselling methods including - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Person Centred Counselling, Relapse Prevention, 12 Step facilitation and interpersonal attachment work around relationships and communication.
I’m a qualified Addiction Counsellor with vast experience working with substance misuse and behavioural addictions in various different settings.
I offer integrative, evidence based addiction counselling methods including - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Person Centred Counselling, Relapse Prevention, 12 Step facilitation and interpersonal attachment work around relationships and communication.
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Balwinder Gill
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Are you feeling anxious, depressed or stressed? Do you feel that nobody understands? What or how do you change things? I am a fully qualified Integrative Counsellor/ Psychotherapist. I work with clients from various cross-sections of the community and with a varied age group. I am culturally sensitive and understand the needs and expectations of different cultural groups. I provide a safe, confidential and empathic environment for you to discuss issues which may be affecting you. I have considerable experience working with individuals diagnosed with personality disorders, depression, anxiety and relationship issues.
Are you feeling anxious, depressed or stressed? Do you feel that nobody understands? What or how do you change things? I am a fully qualified Integrative Counsellor/ Psychotherapist. I work with clients from various cross-sections of the community and with a varied age group. I am culturally sensitive and understand the needs and expectations of different cultural groups. I provide a safe, confidential and empathic environment for you to discuss issues which may be affecting you. I have considerable experience working with individuals diagnosed with personality disorders, depression, anxiety and relationship issues.
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Rajni Martin
Counsellor, MSc, UKCP Trainee
1 Endorsed
Are you feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or finding it difficult to cope with life's challenges? Perhaps you're struggling with persistent anxiety, a low mood you can't seem to shake, or patterns in your relationships that leave you feeling unfulfilled. It can be exhausting to carry these burdens alone, but you don't have to. My name is Rajni, and I provide a safe, confidential, and non-judgemental space where we can explore these difficulties together. I can help you understand the root of your struggles and empower you to find your own path forward.
Are you feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or finding it difficult to cope with life's challenges? Perhaps you're struggling with persistent anxiety, a low mood you can't seem to shake, or patterns in your relationships that leave you feeling unfulfilled. It can be exhausting to carry these burdens alone, but you don't have to. My name is Rajni, and I provide a safe, confidential, and non-judgemental space where we can explore these difficulties together. I can help you understand the root of your struggles and empower you to find your own path forward.
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John Robert Gillies-Wilkes
Counsellor, MSc, BACP
1 Endorsed
Including trauma, anxiety, depression, historic abuse, low self-esteem, addiction and self-harm.
Life can be difficult, at times it may seem impossible. Deciding that counselling or psychotherapy might be helpful for you or your child can be a big decision. As can be finding the right person to work with. I aim to help people find their own way forward by working with them in a warm, compassionate and considerate way.
Including trauma, anxiety, depression, historic abuse, low self-esteem, addiction and self-harm.
Life can be difficult, at times it may seem impossible. Deciding that counselling or psychotherapy might be helpful for you or your child can be a big decision. As can be finding the right person to work with. I aim to help people find their own way forward by working with them in a warm, compassionate and considerate way.
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Emma Carrington
Counsellor, MSc, MBACP
5 Endorsed
Since leaving the corporate world my professional background has been working in the charity sector with people with substance use issues &offending behaviour.
My counselling approach combines aspects of Person Centred Therapy, Transactional Analysis and Psychodynamic Therapy. As a counsellor my job is to help you to both make sense of what is happening to you and to find a way to live with the challenges you are facing. I strongly believe that the best way to do this is to create a safe relationship where you don’t feel judged and can explore all of your feelings. My counselling approach combines aspects of Person Centred Therapy, Transactional Analysis and Psychodynamic Therapy. As a counsellor my job is to help you to both make sense of what is happening to you.
Since leaving the corporate world my professional background has been working in the charity sector with people with substance use issues &offending behaviour.
My counselling approach combines aspects of Person Centred Therapy, Transactional Analysis and Psychodynamic Therapy. As a counsellor my job is to help you to both make sense of what is happening to you and to find a way to live with the challenges you are facing. I strongly believe that the best way to do this is to create a safe relationship where you don’t feel judged and can explore all of your feelings. My counselling approach combines aspects of Person Centred Therapy, Transactional Analysis and Psychodynamic Therapy. As a counsellor my job is to help you to both make sense of what is happening to you.
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Plug-in Therapy - Rajie Sokhi
Psychotherapist, MSc, MUKCP
Serves Area
As an integrative practitioner, I have researched and worked with various models and approaches over the years and have found a holistic therapeutic process increases the success rate of managing and resolving emotional difficulties. My approach looks at the past, present, and future, and therapy offered is tailored to your unique experiences and needs. I believe the therapeutic relationship is the most important aspect of therapy and I base my relationships with clients on collaboration, trust and partnership. I am dedicated in helping you each step of the way and understand how daunting therapy can be especially for first timers.
As an integrative practitioner, I have researched and worked with various models and approaches over the years and have found a holistic therapeutic process increases the success rate of managing and resolving emotional difficulties. My approach looks at the past, present, and future, and therapy offered is tailored to your unique experiences and needs. I believe the therapeutic relationship is the most important aspect of therapy and I base my relationships with clients on collaboration, trust and partnership. I am dedicated in helping you each step of the way and understand how daunting therapy can be especially for first timers.
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Ian Richards
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Serves Area
I am a fully qualified Psychotherapist and hold the ATSAC professional Certificate for Treating Sexual Addiction.
If you are feeling nervous about entering therapy I can assure you that this is quite normal and there is nothing to worry about and after the initial session this will pass. I am also a qualified Supervisor for Counsellors and Psychotherapists who work within this area of expertise, and I currently have availability for Supervisee's.
I am a fully qualified Psychotherapist and hold the ATSAC professional Certificate for Treating Sexual Addiction.
If you are feeling nervous about entering therapy I can assure you that this is quite normal and there is nothing to worry about and after the initial session this will pass. I am also a qualified Supervisor for Counsellors and Psychotherapists who work within this area of expertise, and I currently have availability for Supervisee's.
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Greg Pyne
Psychotherapist, MSc, MUKCP
Serves Area
I have considerable experience supporting people with anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship struggles (plus autism/high sensitivity).
Do you sometimes feel different? Or that what you go through is unique only to you? perhaps you believe things that happen to you are all your fault? Or you struggle in relationships? I understand the need to feel part of the world, not 'messed up' - we are social creatures who often care what people think. And we have a natural desire to be the best person we can be - something to be cultivated. The conflict to fit in, whilst being true to yourself - creates tension, anxiety, depression, poor coping strategies. Plus the modern pressures of life rarely let us 'just be'. The process of therapy can resolve these deep conflicts.
I have considerable experience supporting people with anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship struggles (plus autism/high sensitivity).
Do you sometimes feel different? Or that what you go through is unique only to you? perhaps you believe things that happen to you are all your fault? Or you struggle in relationships? I understand the need to feel part of the world, not 'messed up' - we are social creatures who often care what people think. And we have a natural desire to be the best person we can be - something to be cultivated. The conflict to fit in, whilst being true to yourself - creates tension, anxiety, depression, poor coping strategies. Plus the modern pressures of life rarely let us 'just be'. The process of therapy can resolve these deep conflicts.
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Melanie George
Psychotherapist, MA, MBACP Accred
Serves Area
I am BACP Accredited with over 12 years of counselling experience, supporting people in the Prison Service, charities, NHS and Universities. I combine a Person Centred Approach with Somatic Trauma Psychotherapy to offer a therapeutic relationship that is able to be highly attuned, safe and adaptable to the varying needs of clients. I believe that depth of connection with ourselves and others is what allows for personal exploration and change, particularly in therapy. Therefore, I strive to provide the conditions that allow for us to have a strong working relationship based on understanding, acceptance and honesty.
I am BACP Accredited with over 12 years of counselling experience, supporting people in the Prison Service, charities, NHS and Universities. I combine a Person Centred Approach with Somatic Trauma Psychotherapy to offer a therapeutic relationship that is able to be highly attuned, safe and adaptable to the varying needs of clients. I believe that depth of connection with ourselves and others is what allows for personal exploration and change, particularly in therapy. Therefore, I strive to provide the conditions that allow for us to have a strong working relationship based on understanding, acceptance and honesty.
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Josh Campbell
Psychotherapist, MSc, MUKCP
Serves Area
Life problems are most often programmed into and manifested in our relationships with ourselves, with others and the world around us. Our early social networks, our personalities, and our environments interact to influence how we view & experience life in the present day and how we habitually respond to it. How we grew up and our world as adults sometimes unknowingly constrain how we can think, feel, and cope with life. My treatment approach aims to give you freedom to live with more purpose, fulfilment, choice to make new decisions, and self-understanding and mastery moving forward.
Life problems are most often programmed into and manifested in our relationships with ourselves, with others and the world around us. Our early social networks, our personalities, and our environments interact to influence how we view & experience life in the present day and how we habitually respond to it. How we grew up and our world as adults sometimes unknowingly constrain how we can think, feel, and cope with life. My treatment approach aims to give you freedom to live with more purpose, fulfilment, choice to make new decisions, and self-understanding and mastery moving forward.
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Emma Inman
Counsellor, MBACP
Serves Area
There are lots of reasons that you may be considering counselling. If you have experienced a trauma, are suffering stress or anxiety or are not living life to the full or feel that you are stuck I would like to offer you a safe space to explore your issues. Working together to gain understanding of your thoughts and feelings, which may be effecting your quality of life and relationships. To help you move forward gaining personal growth, insight, healing and change.
There are lots of reasons that you may be considering counselling. If you have experienced a trauma, are suffering stress or anxiety or are not living life to the full or feel that you are stuck I would like to offer you a safe space to explore your issues. Working together to gain understanding of your thoughts and feelings, which may be effecting your quality of life and relationships. To help you move forward gaining personal growth, insight, healing and change.
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Joanne Kenning
Psychotherapist, MBACP Accred
Serves Area
A warm welcome to you! I'm Jo and I’m a counsellor and psychotherapist with a wealth of experience in providing support to clients with a range of difficulties and concerns from relationship difficulties to anxiety, low self-esteem and work related issues to name a few! Whatever your struggle may be, the good news is you’ve taken the first step in making a positive change, and that is why you are currently reading these very words - you are considering counselling and although that may seem scary right now it also may be the best decision you ever made. (I offer an initial free 30 minute online consultation to all new clients)
A warm welcome to you! I'm Jo and I’m a counsellor and psychotherapist with a wealth of experience in providing support to clients with a range of difficulties and concerns from relationship difficulties to anxiety, low self-esteem and work related issues to name a few! Whatever your struggle may be, the good news is you’ve taken the first step in making a positive change, and that is why you are currently reading these very words - you are considering counselling and although that may seem scary right now it also may be the best decision you ever made. (I offer an initial free 30 minute online consultation to all new clients)
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Lizzie Kincaid Counselling
Counsellor, MSc, MBACP
Serves Area
This may show up as stress, low mood, relationship difficulties, overthinking, or coping strategies such as alcohol, substance use, or compulsive behaviours.
I offer a calm, supportive space to explore anxiety, stress, ADHD, addiction, and coping patterns that no longer feel helpful. My work focuses on understanding what drives these patterns, not just managing symptoms, so you can build healthier ways of coping, improve emotional regulation, and feel more in control of your life.
This may show up as stress, low mood, relationship difficulties, overthinking, or coping strategies such as alcohol, substance use, or compulsive behaviours.
I offer a calm, supportive space to explore anxiety, stress, ADHD, addiction, and coping patterns that no longer feel helpful. My work focuses on understanding what drives these patterns, not just managing symptoms, so you can build healthier ways of coping, improve emotional regulation, and feel more in control of your life.
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Laura Gwilt
Psychotherapist, MNCPS Acc.
Serves Area
Hi, I'm Laura! In a compassionate and authentic setting, my work involves empowering children, young people and adults. Individuals with whom I work with are able to explore their thoughts, feelings and behaviours in a safe environment, leading to improved psychological well-being. I have worked with children, young people and adults who have experienced trauma and abuse, whilst being trained in the treatment of anxiety, depression, and eating disorders. Authenticity and honesty are amongst my main priorities during treatment, ensuring clients leave therapy feeling informed and confident in managing their mental wellbeing.
Hi, I'm Laura! In a compassionate and authentic setting, my work involves empowering children, young people and adults. Individuals with whom I work with are able to explore their thoughts, feelings and behaviours in a safe environment, leading to improved psychological well-being. I have worked with children, young people and adults who have experienced trauma and abuse, whilst being trained in the treatment of anxiety, depression, and eating disorders. Authenticity and honesty are amongst my main priorities during treatment, ensuring clients leave therapy feeling informed and confident in managing their mental wellbeing.
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Ann-Marie Munday
Psychologist, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Serves Area
Do you ever find yourself feeling empty, depressed, numb or anxious. Unhappy or unfulfilled in relationships. That life feels out of control, or its hard to find what you want or how to get it. Feeling plagued by difficult thoughts of the past, nightmares or flashbacks. I specialise in providing psychological therapy to adults experiencing emotional and psychological difficulties. I would work with you to carefully understand the difficulties you bring, and help you to make the emotional and psychological changes you want, enabling you to lead the fulfilled life you long for and deserve.
Do you ever find yourself feeling empty, depressed, numb or anxious. Unhappy or unfulfilled in relationships. That life feels out of control, or its hard to find what you want or how to get it. Feeling plagued by difficult thoughts of the past, nightmares or flashbacks. I specialise in providing psychological therapy to adults experiencing emotional and psychological difficulties. I would work with you to carefully understand the difficulties you bring, and help you to make the emotional and psychological changes you want, enabling you to lead the fulfilled life you long for and deserve.
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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.