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Stage 2: Stabilise & Stage 3: Strengthen

Addictions Support

Compassionate support for individuals and families

Overview

Our addictions support provides confidential, non-clinical guidance for people affected by addiction and for family members who also need support.

Addiction can affect emotional wellbeing, relationships, finances and family life. We listen without judgement and help people take practical steps towards stability and recovery.

Who Can Access

  • Individuals concerned about an addiction
  • People seeking encouragement to make a change
  • Family members affected by someone else’s addiction
  • People who need help accessing specialist services
  • Individuals who need emotional or pastoral support alongside treatment

What We Provide

  • Confidential listening and guidance
  • Emotional and pastoral support
  • Encouragement and recovery-focused conversations
  • Support for affected family members
  • Signposting and referrals to specialist services
  • Connections to wider practical and wellbeing support
Programme Impact

This programme forms part of our wider counselling and pastoral care provision, which has supported more than 500 people.

Pathway Position

The programme helps people reduce pressure, rebuild hope and take positive steps towards change.

What Happens Next?

  1. Contact us and explain whether support is for you or a family member.
  2. Our team will arrange a confidential initial conversation.
  3. We will agree the most suitable support, which may include ongoing guidance or referral to a specialist provider.

Service Boundaries & Guidelines

We provide non-clinical support. We do not provide medical detoxification, rehabilitation, prescribing or specialist addiction treatment. Where clinical or rehabilitation support is required, we will help people identify an appropriate specialist service. If someone is in immediate danger or needs urgent medical treatment, call 999.

Ask about addictions support

Contact us if addiction is affecting you or someone in your family.