Couple set up new therapy business in Port Solent to promote wellness

A HUSBAND and wife duo have set up a new business to promote wellness.
By Hope Mckellar
Published 25th Feb 2020, 16:42 BST
Updated 25th Feb 2020, 18:11 BST
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Sue and Russell Thackeray set up the Port Solent Wellness and Therapy Centre at the Trading Post in Port Solent to offer their expertise to the public to help them with a range of lifestyle problems.

Russell, who has worked in psychology, coaching and leadership for about 30 years, offers hypnotherapy at the centre, which can help people kick habits such as smoking, as well as improve their sleep or get over a traumatic event.

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Sue is trained as a hypnotherapist as well as a nutritionist and offers sessions to aid weight loss.

Russell Thackeray holds a therapy session with business reporter Hope Mckellar in his new therapy centre. Picture: Habibur RahmanRussell Thackeray holds a therapy session with business reporter Hope Mckellar in his new therapy centre. Picture: Habibur Rahman
Russell Thackeray holds a therapy session with business reporter Hope Mckellar in his new therapy centre. Picture: Habibur Rahman

Russell said: ‘Our job is to find the right thing for you. Rather than just sell you things we want to find the right treatment that works for you.

‘It’s not about being tethered to a therapist it’s about coming up with the solution to whatever you are dealing with.

‘What’s really nice about this is that my wife and I will work together.’

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Russell Thackeray in his new therapy centre. Picture: Habibur RahmanRussell Thackeray in his new therapy centre. Picture: Habibur Rahman
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They also have a team of fully insured, qualified and registered counsellors that specialises in different areas of support, including counselling for children.

The business is split up into three areas - a counselling and hypnotherapy practice, a room that is available to hire and is dedicated to workshops and classes and the main shop, which sells CBD products, crystals and aromatherapy products.

The workshop room hosts several different classes to get involved with, meditation,

Mindfulness, sleep clinic, stress management, anxiety strategies and more.

The centre also offers reiki and tarot reading sessions.

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The pair decided to offer different types of healing methods at different prices so there was variety for everyone.

Russell said: ‘The mind is an amazing thing really, it manages all our pain.

‘It is amazing to be able to empower people to be better versions of themselves.’

He is writing a book about how to deal with burnout in a corporate world and also has a podcast where he talks about this.

It is open from 10am until 4pm daily and counselling and hypnotherapy is priced at around £70 per session.

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