Roger Harrison

My approach to therapy is unique to each person, and continually evolves, in part as our scientific understanding expands. It is best considered an integrative and person-centred method, which appropriately brings in the transpersonal, unconscious and conscious connections to help people become unstuck, released from pain/trauma/ self-limiting beliefs, and positively be more of who they truly are. I also utilise somatic/body relationships, always incorporating a whole body-mind-spirit connection, or in basic terms an eastern-western perspective. How these approaches manifest themselves with an individual will be totally dependent upon what it is they are seeking, what best meets their needs and is what they are most comfortable with. I have had the privilege of guiding and supporting people for a wide-range of reasons. I have expertise in relation to alcohol/drugs (substances) or sex/chemsex/pornography/gambling (behaviours), reflecting my own recovery and now 25 years of what I define as sobriety. I use either a counselling and psychotherapeutic approach, or recovery coaching. I have contributed to the progressive development of support for Gender, Sex, Relationship Diversity (GSRD/LGBTQI+) in Greater Manchester and nationally, establishing support groups (e.g. Gay Men in Recovery), national workshops and new peer mentoring roles (LGBT Foundation UK) with regards to problem use of alcohol, drugs (street and prescribed), sex/pornography/chemsex and gambling, and feature on international podcasts (you can read about my personal experience at https://waystosobriety.com/about-me). I am a firm advocate of 12-Step movements like Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous and similar groups (and aware of a lot of misunderstanding/misinformation about the foundations of 12-Step groups), I only skilfully bring my own lived experience when it is of service to the other.