Alcohol-free coaching with a paramedic
Sober coach in East Yorkshire and onlineAfirstresponderforyourrelationshipwithalcohol.
I'm Mark: alcohol free since 2017, an accredited coach, and an NHS ambulance paramedic with 24 years on the frontline. If you're questioning your drinking, you don't need a label or a crisis to talk to me. Coaching is online, private and free of judgement.
Mark
Alcohol-free coach
You, now
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- Coach
- Accredited
- Alcohol free
- Since 2017
- NHS frontline
- 24 yrs
- Judgement
- 0
- Dry January
- 59 days
Accredited coach
Mark is an accredited coach with The Sober Club, trained by Janey Lee Grace, the BBC Radio presenter. Alcohol free since 2017, he's also an HCPC registered paramedic with 24 years on the NHS frontline behind him.
01 / How I can help
Wherever you are with drinking, we start there.
You don't need to call yourself an alcoholic, or wait for things to get serious, to talk to someone. Most people who reach out are holding it together, with jobs, families and busy lives. They just feel alcohol is taking more from them than they want it to.
This is coaching, not treatment, and it isn't just about taking alcohol away. One to one and online, we work out what you actually want your life to look like, set goals that matter to you and track your progress, with the accountability to stick with it. You're building towards something, not just giving something up.
Drinking more than you'd like
One drink that turns into several. The weekend that starts on Thursday. Less energy, worse sleep, the gym on hold. You don't have to stop forever to want more control.
Thinking about stopping
You've made the decision, or you're curious about it. We'll set realistic goals that fit your real life, and I'll keep you accountable through the first weeks.
Dry January and beyond
Thirty one days off is a brilliant reset. With a plan and someone to check in with, it's a lot easier to finish, and to decide what comes next.
Staying alcohol free once you've stopped
Stopping is one thing. Building a life you don't want to escape from is the part that lasts. We work on that together.
Alcohol free since 201724 years on the frontline
In pre-hospital care, as a paramedic since 2010. Calm and used to people under pressure.
Alcohol free since 2017
I've made this change myself, so it's not just theory.
Accredited coach
With The Sober Club, trained by Janey Lee Grace.
02 / Meet Mark
24 years on the front line. Now I'm in your corner.
The paramedic years
I've been delivering pre-hospital care since 2002, and since 2010 as a frontline NHS ambulance paramedic, often meeting people at the lowest points in their lives. The job taught me to listen, stay calm and never judge. I'm HCPC registered and a Member of the Royal College of Paramedics. That's my background. What I offer now is coaching, not medical care.
Alcohol free since 2017
By 2017, juggling shift work, a young family and a lot of stress, I'd come to lean on alcohol to cope, and it had crossed a line. So I took it out of the equation. I found more energy, lost weight and got my confidence back. I'm not here to preach, and I won't tell you what your answer should be.
Trained to coach
In July 2026 I qualified as a sober coach with The Sober Club, trained by Janey Lee Grace, because I'm passionate about supporting "grey area" and "middle of the road" drinkers who are curious about life with less or no alcohol. I've also coached sport, including rugby at a high amateur level, so setting goals, keeping people accountable and working towards measurable progress is nothing new to me.
Every session is with me. No call centre and no passing you on. Just me on a video call, in your corner, for as long as you need.
Day one starts with a conversation.
You don't need to have it all worked out. You just need to say hello.
03 / Why a paramedic?
People let paramedics in.
When the ambulance turns up, nobody asks for a CV. People open the door and tell us the truth, because they know we're there to help and not to judge.
That trust is what I bring to coaching. I'm not here as your paramedic, and coaching isn't medical care. You get someone steady, honest and on your side.
No labels, no judgement
You don't need to call yourself anything. Nothing you tell me will shock me, and nothing leaves the room.
Calm under pressure
Years of emergencies teach you to slow things down. We'll take it one step at a time, never all at once.
Straight talk
Honest conversations about how drinking is affecting your sleep, energy and mood. No lectures, no scare tactics.
Alcohol free since 2017
I've made this change in my own life. That doesn't make my answer yours, but it changes the conversation.
A coach's eye
Years of coaching sport taught me how people really improve: clear goals, measurable progress, accountability and someone who keeps showing up.
Private and online
Sessions happen on a video call from wherever you feel comfortable. No waiting rooms. Nobody else needs to know.
04 / For the people who show up
Work shifts? Work under pressure?
Support from someone who understands shift work, high pressure roles and the culture that can come with them. I've spent 24 years on the NHS frontline myself, working shifts while raising a family. Every role and every person is different, but you won't have to explain the basics.
Sessions fit around your rota, nothing goes back to your employer, and emergency service personnel rates can be arranged.
Emergency services
Ambulance, fire, police and control rooms.
NHS and healthcare
Wards, GP surgeries, community teams and care.
Shift workers
Nights, earlies and long runs of days that mess with your week.
Not in the emergency services? You don't need to be. Coaching is open to anyone who wants to look at their drinking, whatever you do for a living.
05 / Every dot is a person
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patients in 24 years on the road
Mark has met them on their worst days.
Every dot here is someone he met as a paramedic. As a coach, he'd much rather meet you on an ordinary Tuesday, long before anything goes wrong. That's what The Sober Medic is for.
06 / A 60 second check
Take your own obs.
A quick, private look at your drinking, using the three questions from AUDIT-C, a widely used alcohol questionnaire. Something to reflect on, not a diagnosis.
Private. Your answers never leave this page and nothing is stored.
Question 1 of 3
How often do you have a drink containing alcohol?
07 / What we work on
Small changes that add up to a different life.
Everyone's different, so coaching follows you, not a script. These are the things that come up most.
Finding your why
Looking honestly at your drinking now, getting clear on what you want to change, and finding your own reasons.
Where we start
Evenings and weekends
The moments when one drink turns into several. We plan for them so the old habit has less room to move.
Real life plans
Triggers and habits
Spotting what sets off a drink and building something better in its place.
Know your patterns
Social life, alcohol free
Parties, pubs, work dos and the friends who ask why you're not drinking.
Confidence back
Sleep, energy and fitness
Noticing the changes you care about, reflecting on progress and keeping that momentum going.
Feel the difference09 / Working together
One small step, then we go from there.
There's no hard sell. We start with a free initial conversation, and if coaching feels right, we carry on together.
FreeInitial conversation
Answer a few short questions, then we have a relaxed call to see if coaching is a good fit. Tell me where you're at and ask me anything.
Free, with no obligation.
Start with a few short questions
Mark gets in touch to arrange a time
No pressure to sign up
1:1Online coaching
Regular sessions with me, built around your goals and your week. We set realistic goals, check in on progress and keep you accountable.
Mark will talk you through packages and prices on your initial conversation.
Sessions by video call
A plan that fits your real life
Someone steady in your corner
10 / Dry January 2027
Dry January starts in 59 days.
Thirty one days without a drink is a brilliant reset, and far easier with a plan and someone to check in with. Leave your email and Mark will send a gentle heads up, plus a few tips that actually help, before it starts.
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January 2027, one square at a time
11 / Start here
Tell me where you're at.
Thinking about changing your relationship with alcohol? Answer a few short questions so Mark can understand where you're at and whether coaching could be a good fit. Everything you share stays private.
Your free initial conversation
Mark reads every set of answers himself, then gets in touch to arrange a relaxed first conversation at a time that suits you. It's a chance to talk about where you're at and see whether coaching is a good fit.
- A relaxed video call from wherever you are
- Free, with no obligation to carry on
- Private. What you say stays between you and Mark