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Chris Paling Addiction Counselling
Pembrokeshire
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๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด - ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ โข ๐ข๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ! ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป โข ๐ค๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ผ๐ฟ
๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป & ๐๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ
Youโre used to handling things yourself โ but this one isnโt shifting. If past support didnโt work, it may not have been the right approach.
I help people stuck in patterns they canโt seem to break โ alcohol and other drugs, gambling, porn, gaming, or coping habits that have taken up more space than you want them to.
You donโt need a label. You donโt need to hit rock bottom. You just need a way forward that fits you.
๐ ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต
= ๐๐๐ง
= ๐ฆ๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ
- ๐๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
= ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
- ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐โ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ
We look at:
- whatโs driving the behaviour
- what keeps pulling you back
- what needs to change - Clear, grounded, and focused on realโlife shifts.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐
โ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ
โ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด
โ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
Clients often leave with: clarity, more control & a direction that makes sense
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐ข๐ป ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ
โ Online counselling โ nationwide
โ Inโperson sessions in Pembrokeshire
โ Structured, purposeful conversations
โ Support with addiction, anxiety & life transitions
โ An approach built around you
๐๐พ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐
Experienceโbased sessions that bring patterns into focus. No riding. No pressure. Just insight.
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ช๐ต๐ผ:
โ donโt relate to traditional services
โ function well on the surface but feel somethingโs off
โ have a service background or highโpressure lifestyle
โ want straight answers, not vague advice
๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ฐ๐ต
๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐น: 07545 922943 ๐ง ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น: chrisbx515@proton.me ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ: www.chrispaling.org
More about his military career:
๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ - There is a certain pace and pressure to life in the Royal Navy that stays with you. I spent seven years serving as a Tactical Radio Operator on HMS Scylla and HMS Minerva, with additional time on HMS Hermes and HMS Illustrious. It was a role that demanded focus, discipline, and the ability to stay steady under pressure.
You learn quickly how to think clearly, rely on the people around you, and keep going when conditions are not easy.
Leaving that environment is not always straightforward. For many, transitioning out of service means losing the structure, routine, identity, and shared understanding that military life provides. When those anchors shift, itโs easy for coping patterns to build quietly in the background.
That experience is one of the reasons I moved into addiction counselling and behaviour change support. Alongside lived experience, I hold a Professional Diploma in Addiction Counselling and have worked with people facing complex, realโworld challenges. I continue to develop my practice through ongoing training and reflective work.
What I offer now is direct, thoughtful support for people who want to understand what is happening beneath the surface and begin changing it in a way that is realistic, sustainable, and grounded in lived experience.
You will not be judged. You will not be handed a script. You will be working with someone who understands pressure, transition, selfโreliance, and how easily things can drift off course when life changes shape.
Areas Covered
Online and Pembrokeshire
Website:
Tel:
07545 922943
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Military Background
Chris is a Royal Navy veteran, having spent seven years as a Tactical Radio Operator on HMS Scylla and HMS Minerva, with additional time on HMS Hermes and HMS Illustrious. It was a role that required focus, discipline, and the ability to stay steady under pressure.
In that environment, you learn quickly how to think clearly, trust the people around you, and keep going when conditions are far from easy โ skills that continue to shape his work and approach today.

