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TEMPEST
From £26 a month, jointempest.com LAUNCHED as Hip Sobriety by Holly Whitaker in 2014, it was renamed Tempest in 2019.
At the start of the pandemic, traffic to the site, targeted at anyone who questions their relationship with alcohol, increased by 400 per cent. Tempest uses a combination of cognitive behavioural therapy-style sessions, mindfulness-based practices and group calls.
SOBERISTAS
From £49 a year, soberistas.com AN ONLINE support forum mainly aimed at women and founded by former heavy drinker Lucy Rocca. It offers expert webinars, a book club and a confidential chat forum.
THE SOBER SCHOOL
Course costs £497, thesoberschool.com FOUNDED by Kate Bee, who runs a six-week course for women called Getting Unstuck.
The programme features lessons and an online classroom. Bee posts advice on social media and blogs about the joy of not drinking.
ONE YEAR NO BEER
From £59, oneyearnobeer.com AN ONLINE group aimed at both men and women, with 28-day, 90-day and year-long subscriptions for £59, £109, and £250 respectively, offering emails and videos and a private Facebook support forum.