New therapy centre opens in Harrogate for businesses and individuals

A new therapy and coaching centre has been launched in Harrogate. The Harlow, based at Cardale Park, employs a team of therapists and coaches equipped to support business, individuals, couples and families through times of challenge and change.
Clinical director Marianne Downie, managing partners Gordon and Andrea Bethell, and operations director Samantha Craven are the senior team behind The Harlow, a new therapy and coaching practice launched in Harrogate.Clinical director Marianne Downie, managing partners Gordon and Andrea Bethell, and operations director Samantha Craven are the senior team behind The Harlow, a new therapy and coaching practice launched in Harrogate.
Clinical director Marianne Downie, managing partners Gordon and Andrea Bethell, and operations director Samantha Craven are the senior team behind The Harlow, a new therapy and coaching practice launched in Harrogate.

Gordon Bethell, who is chairman of Leeds-based marketing agency CreativeRace, and his wife Andrea are behind the venture, which was driven by Mr Bethell’s own personal experiences.

Mr Bethell, who already had a passion for psychology gained from his marketing background, underwent emotional coaching, leading to personal psychotherapy and experience of CBT, EMDR, NLP, somatic therapy and transactional analysis

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He said: “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. Whilst 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.

“There is a direct correlation between the success of therapy and coaching and the rapport between the client and the practitioner. This is another reason why The Harlow has been created, so that clients can access the very best practitioners in a welcoming environment.”

The Harlow will run a series of workshops for both practitioners and clients over the next few months that are, with subjects ranging from parenting, school transition and career choice guidance for young adults, through to professional workshops on trauma, transactional analysis and broader psychotherapy-based training.

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