If coaching is not the right next step, this is.
Alcohol performance coaching is designed for people who are not physically dependent on alcohol. Before any coaching begins, every client completes the AUDIT assessment, a ten-question tool developed by the World Health Organisation, which helps identify the right level of support.
If your score indicates physical dependence, or if you are not yet sure whether coaching or clinical support is what you need, the resources below are the right place to start. The doorway to coaching remains open once the right support is in place.
Immediate support
— the national alcohol helpline. Free, confidential, run by the NHS. Call 0300 123 1110.
— non-judgemental information and support. Available by phone, text, and online chat.
— information on getting help through your GP, self-referral options, and what to expect from clinical support.
Peer support and community
— peer support through shared experience. Meetings available online and in person across the UK.
— evidence-based, non-12-step support groups. Grounded in behavioural science and self-management tools.
— community and coaching for people questioning their relationship with alcohol. Founded by Andy Ramage, whose methodology informs the alcohol performance coaching offered here.
Understand your own drinking
— the World Health Organisation validated ten-question tool used to identify where someone sits on the spectrum from low-risk drinking to dependency. The same assessment is used during the coaching intake process.
When you are ready for coaching
If you have accessed the support you need and are now ready to work on what comes next, the questionnaire is where to start. It takes fifteen minutes, costs nothing, and generates a personalised Clarity Report based on your answers.
Coaching is for people who are ready to move toward alcohol-free as a direction of travel, or who are already sober and working on who they are now. If that is where you are, the doorway is open.