Therapy and coaching facility launched

A therapy and coaching centre to support people across a wide range of issues has opened in Harrogate.

The Harlow is home to a team of therapists and coaches who are equipped to support individuals, couples and families along with businesses through times of challenge and change.

Gordon Bethell, chairman of Leeds-based marketing agency CreativeRace, and his wife Andrea are behind the venture.

Gordon’s own personal journey started with emotional coaching, leading to personal psychotherapy and experience of CBT, EMDR, NLP, Somatic Therapy and Transactional Analysis.

He said: “My whole experience gave me profound insight about my past and how it informed my behaviours.

“I recognised that therapy can be daunting and confusing for many and there is a critical need for quality triage or assessment so that clients are matched with the best approach.

“For so many people right now, especially after the peak Covid experience, we see families dealing with extraordinary levels of change, particularly younger children and older teenagers who have felt an impact on their development or role.

“I’ve spoken to a lot of practitioners, many of whom work in private practice and are often home based.

“A common theme of our conversations was that they could feel quite isolated. While all qualified practitioners have constant supervision, we recognised there was an opportunity to create a team environment in a purpose-built facility where practitioners could form a community and share best practice.”

The Harlow will be running a series of workshops over the next few months for both practitioners and clients.

Subjects will range from parenting, transitioning from primary to secondary education and guiding young adults through their career choices through to professional workshops based around trauma, complex trauma and broader psychotherapy-based training.