An Established Anchor in a Sobriety Sea of Choices.

Since I started Harrogate Sanctuary back in 2010, thousands of websites, forums, schools and questionable certifications for sober coaching have sprung up. Undoubtedly many have the best of intentions, but there is no doubt the vast majority are marketing, money making operations. A numbers game, quantity over quality.

 Stopping drinking or harm reduction is a tough but straightforward exercise. Of course, it can be difficult, raw, upsetting and a white-knuckle ride for many, staying off the ugly juice indefinitely is quite another challenge and far more complex than most avenues would suggest, and if they were effective, then we would not still be seeing an increase in alcohol related illnesses and deaths.

 I have avoided all but the basics of online interaction. I have never advertised, never offered money off deals or promotions, I am not a saleswoman, I don’t have a complicated website that needs contributions  to run it,  I am a therapist. well qualified, hugely experienced, and passionate about my clients, who in turn will recommend me and refer me.

 I do not have a script, nor do I have automation with emails and texts that bombard potential clients with messages of almost warning proportions that unless you ‘sign up’ you may lose your chance to a better life. I find this all incredibly uncomfortable when dealing with extremely vulnerable people.

 Harrogate Sanctuary is all about very specific care. Each client has a completely bespoke experience. It is discreet and tailored, the difference being that no one is left wondering what on earth they do after the first taste of sobriety. I offer maintenance programmes, that help with navigation of life following calling time on alcohol, giving the client so much more knowledge on what to expect and how to deal with it within their demographic.

 My programmes cost more because of this. It is like the difference between a designer purchase as opposed to fast fashion. Long lasting and extremely thorough covering far more that stopping drinking.

 One size never fits all, Harrogate Sanctuary certainly does not fit into the trending categories, but it a real anchor which stays true to my ethos of specific and tailored care. The only way great change is made is by being different from the crowd, and our near invisibility on the internet has become our superpower.