As well as being husband and wife, Jo and Beechy have worked together professionally for many years.

Combining their talents, Beechy and Jo have run two very well known treatment facilities in England which specialised in helping people with addiction problems as well as offering support to the families, friends and relatives. For the last 11 years they have developed a very special private practice where they work with people from all walks of life who seek help with:-

Beechy also divides his time between his private practice and his interest in enhancing work performance through coaching, both individually and in residential seminars.

Beechy and Jo also work together creating and running workshops for a wide range of clients ensuring that each one is tailor made for the participants. Clients greatly enjoy having the opportunity to experience both their unique approach and the unusual dynamic of a “true” husband and wife team.

On a very personal level Beechy and Jo have always spoken openly about Beechy’s own problems with addiction and the impact that had on their relationship. Whilst he has remained completely free of drugs and alcohol for over 22 years they both are always willing to draw upon their own experiences which many people find both helpful and inspirational.

Here is a snapshot of their qualifications and experiences:-

Beechy Colclough

Beechy was born in Belfast in 1948 and spent the sixties pursuing his passion for music. He was a percutionist in the Belfast Youth Orchestra and was a drummer in a well-known and popular Irish band. After many years of battling with his addiction problems he was very fortunate to be offered help at a residential centre in Plymouth and completed treatment there. Since then his life has taken off, (although that does not mean that he has forgotten his turbulent journey or the damage that his drinking caused). Eventually he was encouraged to train as an addictions counsellor which he did at Broadreach House, Plymouth under the supervision of Professor Victoria Holbert from The Minnesota Community College, US. During this time beechy also completed a one year diploma in transactional analysis at Plymouth Polytechnic. He has also undertaken periods of study in the United States, completing courses in psychodrama, as well as participating in the setting up of the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals.

Beechy has become very well-known due to his appearances on television having regularly appeared on GMTV and This Morning. He has also hosted his own TV series for British Sky Broadcasting and Jo has made many appearances with him. Beechy has also worked regularly for the BBC in Northern Ireland and has had two very popular programmes based around his unique interviewing and counselling skills.

Jo Colclough

Jo was born in the midlands and followed a very different path to beechy. Having completed her “a” levels went to Exeter University and obtained a degree in social sciences. Whilst deciding what to do next she went off on holiday to Guernsey and it was there she met beechy.

Having pursued a career in personnel recruitment and helped set up a very successful business Jo changed career. This was very much as a result of her own experiences watching Beechy makes incredible changes through his own therapy which encouraged her to become involved. In 1987 she commenced her in-house training at a treatment centre to become an addictions counsellor, and was fortunate enough to spend time in the United States experiencing different treatment programmes for both addictions and eating disorders. She spent time at Hazelden Treatment Centre, Minnesota participating in their family programme. She also obtained a Diploma at the University of Kent at Canterbury and later became a Master Practitioner in NLP.

Jo made good use of her research background when she presented a paper on “coping styles” at the Annual Conference of Psychiatrists in 1992.

Jo has appeared on the “Beechy” programme on Sky TV and has also appeared on This Morning, A Time & A Place and “Kilroy”.

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1-1 Detox

In recent years we have built an excellent relationship with 1-1 Detox, an organisation which provides an extremely professional and discrete home based detox service for people suffering from certain types of addiction. Please visit their website for information:

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