07957 871724
TAKE CONTROL THERAPIES
Has Anxiety, Stress or Addiction taken over? Are you managing yourself with poor choices? Learn how to take back control starting today.
What do i offer?
Individual therapy with a highly trained and qualified Therapist with over 15 years experience and training in Psychology. I have developed personalised therapy solutions with great success for Anxiety, Stress, Depression, Addictions, PTSD, Eating disorders and more. Having successfully treated clients using my personalised toolkits you will upskill to be the person you want to be. By working with me in one to one sessions using a variety of tools including CBT, Counselling, Hypnotherapy and other methods you can get back control of your life and start to thrive not just survive.
Why not call me on 07957 871724 for an informal chat in confidence to see what difference you could make to your life today or email me at takecontroltherapies@gmail.com
ABOUT ME:
JOHN HARRISON BSC (HONS) PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION STUDIES. QTLS POST COMPULSORY EDUCATION AND TRAINING. DIPLOMA IN PROFESSIONAL HYPNOTHERAPY
Having studied Psychology and Education and after my postgraduate study in post 16 education and training i began a career in Lecturing before becoming Head of Psychology, Sociology, Childcare and Health and Social Care before leaving teaching to become a Therapist. I trained and qualified in Hypnotherapy and use it as an effective tool in the toolkit i have worked with for the last five years. I believe that therapy should be tailored to the individual and during our initial assessment we work out what will be the most effective toolkits for you. I successfully treated my clients for a range of issues and look forward to helping more people become the person they want to be in the future. I'm married to my wonderful wife Karen and have two children Hope and Rex.
CONTACT ME FOR HELP IF ANY OF THESE ISSUES ARE AFFECTING YOU
Addictions Inc Alcohol, Gambling & Cocaine
Anxiety
Stress
Depression
OCD
Eating Disorders
Social Anxiety
Self Confidence and Esteem
Grief and Loss
PTSD
Relationships
Sex
Phobias
And others
Please call me in complete confidence for a chat if you have any questions. 07957871724
Courses for Business
Workshops for managing anxiety and resilience in staff
I offer group sessions for business as well as individual support for employees to return to work or at risk of stress related illnesses. The focus is on upskilling staff to deal with Anxiety which makes more successful, happy and productive team members. I am working successfully with companies such as Gripple Ltd.
Course Overview
A half day workshop with Director of Take Control Therapies John Harrison: Bsc Psychology (HONS), PGCE Post Compulsory Education and Training, NDIP Hypnotherapy.
1 in 6 people in any given week in the UK report experiencing a common mental health problem like Anxiety (Mind UK).
This session is designed to upskill you with tools and practical strategies to manage your Anxiety
What is Anxiety?
-Understanding the symptoms and development of Anxiety
Why do we need Anxiety?
-How does Anxiety keep us safe.
What happens when Anxiety takes over?
-Recognising when Anxiety is controlling us.
Learning tools to control Anxiety
-Quick and easy tools and techniques to lower our Anxiety
Using language and actions to permanently reduce our Anxiety
-Develop skills to meet your needs and permanently reduce your anxiety
"My life has changed since the workshop, I thought my stress was work based but now i realise i've had anxiety all my life. I now appreciate my world and the calmness in it. I didn't realise there was another way of existing but now i have it and its wonderful"
"I found the workshop very useful! I think that even if a person does not suffer from chronic anxiety that they will definitely benefit from some of the skills that are taught in the session and the additional level of mindfulness that is installed by taking part. I would highly recommend this to others". Jack
"My initial reason for attending the workshop to see if my habit of always over thinking things was a possible indicator of any potential anxiety issues. Not for a moment did I think I was suffering from anxiety. The presentation/workshop that John gave was very interesting, it certainly went a long way to dispelling any pre conceived ideas I may have had regarding anxiety. Sitting in the room with my colleagues who were quite candid, honest and open regarding living with anxiety everyday was a real eye opener and it makes you realise how ignorant you can be to an illness you cannot see.
The whole presentation was very relaxed and the testimony John gave to his own journey through diagnosis and subsequent treatment was pretty unique. You did come away at the end feeling quite empowered and a little bit wiser." Tim
CLIENT REVIEWS FROM INDIVIDUAL THERAPY
Client 1- Alcohol addiction, Bulimia, Anxiety, Relationship issues
I had been suffering with anxiety and depression almost all of my adult life before I began my sessions with John. I was sceptical that any type of counselling or therapy could help my situation as I believed my current mind-set was so ingrained I was more than likely beyond help. It wasn’t until I hit my rock bottom that I was convinced to give it a try, a decision I wish I had made myself and years prior.
Upon beginning with John he managed to allay my initial fears that what I was going through was beyond help. Immediately he assured me that by working together in one on one sessions and by using the tools he would provide that not only would I come to see my anxiety and depression was workable but that I could eventually begin to manage my emotions and embrace and learn from the decisions I made.
Removing the barrier of what I perceived to be irreversible self-deprecating mistakes was met head on with CBT and also hypnotherapy, something I was extremely sceptical of at the beginning but quickly realised did help. As time went on and our sessions progressed I was still unable to see that I was in fact making positive progress, however through utilising my own written self-analysis, John made my emotional improvement measurable, real and believable even to me. I came to see that the ways in which I was self-medicating with alcohol and regulating self-image with bulimia were not positive in any way and that in fact they were keeping me held in a vicious cycle.
I had come to John believing that I was ruled by emotions and that they could not be controlled. However that word control became pivotal in helping me realise I was capable of processing and handling emotions in a constructive and logical way. Through this control I became more self-aware and also more emotionally available to the people around me and the people I cared for most by letting them help me the way they had wished to do but I hadn’t allowed.
Without John’s help in breaking a self-imposed stigma relating to mental health I may never have been able to open up to those I love the most. My relationships were almost all emotionally vacant but now, as a more honest and open person, I find myself loved and respected just as much as I was before, only now I can see it, embrace it and reciprocate.
Above all John has helped me realise that I do not need to live up to the unattainable perfect self-image I had always compared myself to. I now accept myself for who I am, flaws and qualities, ups and downs, without ever beating myself up for making mistakes. Rather, I accept my mistakes as normal and simply human, knowing that my mental health much like my physical health, needs regular and proactive work in order to maintain.
The difference between the person I was when I first walked through John’s door and the person I am now is dramatic, in a positively empowering way. Thank you for providing me with the tools and confident self-belief that I am not a terrible person or burden on others but rather I am a good man who like anyone else just needs to work mindfully to manage their emotions and their mental health.
Client 2 -OCD, Anxiety and Grief
I was my version of you reading this recommendation. I made the phone call that I needed to make but didn’t want to, I made that first car journey wanting to turn back at every opportunity, I attended the first appointment and hoped I could find something drastically wrong with him that would allow me to justify why I didn’t have to go back. I listened and nodded at the right times when he suggested I had the strength to make this work - but was really thinking that he had no idea how complex I was and that he had never met anyone like me before.
Turns out he knew what he was talking about.
I needed; Friendly but straight- talking, energetic but calm, caring but tough, structure but freedom within in it, to be listened to but to be challenged. John delivered what was best for me and I am very confident in saying he can do the same for you.
Working with John is one of the best decisions I have ever made. He is a great therapist and great human being.”
