About Dr. Ali Shakir

Harley Therapy & Counselling has been home to Dr. Ali Shakir for ten years. Dr. Shakir is renowned for his ability to help individuals overcome the obstacles that have kept them getting the most from life. His pragmatic but caring approach facilitates change through empowering the subconscious mind to support the actions and decisions that need to be made by the conscious mind.

Dr. Shakir is a member of the General Hypnotherapy Register, British Society of Clinical Hypnosis, International NLP trainers association and the Association of Neuro-linguistic Programming. Dr. Shakir is on the NHS complementary practitioner list and is registered with BUPA (number 30022258).

A master clinical hypnotherapist and master NLP practitioner and trainer, Dr. Shakir approaches therapy through the use of complementary methods that ensure the root cause is addressed. A plan for change, better self-understanding and learning the right skills for the future are the ultimate therapeutic goals.

Dr. Shakir heads the Harley Therapy Institute, a respected training institute for individuals wishing to embark on a career in helping others.

“All of my clients have already taken the most important step – which is recognising the need to change and showing willingness to make that change. My role is to empower them to do so by helping them to develop a plan of action that is supported by the invisible forces of the subconscious mind.”

Dr. Ali Shakir – interview, 2002