Practitioner Services

ACUPUNCTURE
CHIROPODY/PODIATRY
CHIROPRACTIC
COUNSELLING/PSYCHOTHERAPY
CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY
GP (PRIVATE)
HERBAL APOTHECARY (WESTERN)
HERBAL MEDICINE (WESTERN)
HOMOEOPATHY
NUTRITIONAL MEDICINE
REFLEXOLOGY
REIKI
STRESS MANAGEMENT/HYPNOTHERAPY (CLINICAL)/NEURO-LINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING (NLP)
THERMO-AURICULAR THERAPY (Hopi candles)
WEIGHT ISSUES

MASSAGE TREATMENTS :
THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE
FACIAL REJUVENATION MASSAGE
INDIAN HEAD MASSAGE
LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE
MASSAGE - PRE/POST SPORTS
MASSAGE WITH ESSENTIAL OILS
PREGNANCY MASSAGE
THAI FOOT MASSAGE

THERAPEUTIC FACIALS & BACK TREATMENTS




ACUPUNCTURE
Works by the insertion of fine needles into specific points on the body to correct any imbalances and restore health by encouraging the body to heal itself.

Useful as a preventative medicine before these imbalances develop into more serious conditions. Combined with or without western medicine this treatment may help to bring relief as well as peace of mind.

Your Practitioner(s) : Jonathan Orchard, Miss Ayako Nato

CHIROPODY/PODIATRY
Helps to prevent and treat all manner of foot problems. Each foot consists of 26 bones, supported by a network of ligaments, muscles, blood vessels and nerves. The feet can also mirror general health - signs of diabetes, arthritis, circulatory and neurological diseases may often appear first in the feet.

Your Practitioner(s) : Jane Masucci, Jo Lea

CHIROPRACTIC
A unique, breakthrough approach to patient care called Koren Specific Technique (KST). There is no twisting, turning, "cracking", or "popping" of joints with KST; instead, gentle, specific corrections to the spine and structural system.

KST is very gentle and yet very powerful. Patients usually notice dramatic changes from the first visit. The body will likely hold its correction for a much longer time with KST, enabling longer periods between adjustments.

Helpful in treating many painful conditions, and subtler imbalances, it is safe for all age-groups.

The initial consultation may include a state-of-the-art back scan. Primarily as a reference point at the beginning of a course of treatment and at various appropriate stages thereafter to check: surface electromyography (measuring muscle tone and nerve activity); and a thermal scan (measuring autonomic nervous system function - organs, glands etc)

Your Practitioner(s) : Ralph Mitchell

COUNSELLING/PSYCHOTHERAPY
Caring, confidential and non-judgemental communication helps clarify thoughts and feelings to gain personal balance and a new perspective on problems and relationships.

Your Practitioner(s) : to be advised

CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY
A gentle and non-invasive manipulative technique working on various levels including: the spine, cranium and soft tissues of the body, and the emotional aspects of trauma-associated imbalances. This treatment is particularly effective for babies and children.

Your Practitioner(s) : Paul Strode

GP (PRIVATE)
Well established General Practitioner available, by appointment, for private consultation. Full GP services, including diagnostic testing.

Your Practitioner(s) : Dr Diane Keith, MB BS (London)

HERBAL APOTHECARY (WESTERN)
Botanica Medica was established as an Herbal Dispensary with the aim of providing more accessible professional western herbal medicine, and support, to those wishing to take an active role in their own healthcare.

Botanica Medica provides :
- a wide range of practitioner-quality herbal medicines
- expert over-the-counter support from their team of qualified Medical Herbalists
- a quality of service which really cares for the individual
- support in making the right choice in herbal medicines

Your Practitioner(s) : Jo Dunbar and the Botanica Medica Team

HERBAL MEDICINE (WESTERN)
Medicinal plant extracts are specifically prescribed for the individual, in order to treat the symptoms as well as the underlying cause of disease. Available as tinctures, capsules, creams or oils through prescription by a Medical Herbalist, or from the retail Apothecary.

Your Practitioner(s) : Jo Dunbar and the Botanica Medica Team

HOMOEOPATHY
A very powerful but safe form of treatment working on many levels: physical, mental and emotional, using medicines prepared mostly from plants and minerals.

Good for chronic and acute problems. Also highly successful in treating children and babies for even the most complex problems, as well as strengthening their immune system and vitality to encourage better future health.

Your Practitioner(s) : Robin Hayfield

NUTRITIONAL MEDICINE
Nutritional therapists believe that the use of whole foods and nutritional supplements are vital in the maintenance of health and in the prevention and treatment of disease.

Prevention is of course better than cure and, even if not suffering from a specific disease, it is equally important to know how to adopt life habits that support and maintain optimum health so as not to suffer illness in the future.

Your Practitioner(s) : Ann Shaw

REFLEXOLOGY
A safe yet effective treatment in which the skilled massage and manipulation of the feet, and sometimes the hands, is employed to effect beneficial changes in a wide range of symptoms.

Suitable for people of all ages, it can help relieve acute and chronic conditions, and bring the body back into natural balance.

Your Practitioner(s) : Maureen McLoughlin, Zoë Ross

REIKI
Meaning "Universal Life Force", an ancient system of natural healing by channelling Universal Energy via the therapist to the recipient. The purest forms of Reiki are used to help rebalance the body, mind and spirit. Suitable for everyone and leaves the person feeling deeply relaxed with a wonderful sense of well-being.

Your Practitioner(s) : to be advised

STRESS MANAGEMENT/HYPNOTHERAPY (CLINICAL)/NEURO-LINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING (NLP)

Stress management encompasses techniques intended to equip a person with effective coping mechanisms for dealing with psychological stress (with stress defined as a person’s psychological response to an internal or external stimulus that triggers the fight or flight response). Stress management is therefore effective when a person utilises strategies to cope with or alter stressful situations.

A range of models are used drawing from Hypnotherapy, NLP, Timeline™ and EMDR.

Your Practitioner(s) : Paul Sullivan

THERMO-AURICULAR THERAPY (HOPI CANDLES)
Hopi Ear Candles are named after the native-American tribe who first introduced this therapy to the West. They have been used for centuries throughout North America and Asia.

The three-phase treatment draws out impurities from the ear; increases the circulation of blood and lymph; and induces the balance of pressure in the ears, forehead and sinuses.

Your Practitioner(s) : Maureen McLoughlin

WEIGHT ISSUES
Workshops and one-to-one sessions using the principle of “You are what you THINK you are”.

With AWARENESS of a person's eating habits, their beliefs about themselves and their self-image, they become EMPOWERED to change.

Your Practitioner(s) : Iwona Wadwa


MASSAGE TREATMENTS :

THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE
This is one of the most basic forms of natural healthcare, and one of the easiest ways of attaining and maintaining good health.

Relaxes and strengthens muscles, lowers blood pressure, aids digestion, calms the nervous system, stimulates the lymphatics (the body’s immune system), and improves circulation to help detoxify the body. Also promotes feeling of well-being and being cared for.

Your Practitioner(s) : Maureen McLoughlin, Zoë Ross

FACIAL REJUVENATION MASSAGE
A natural facelift massage which induces a state of deep relaxation to help you both look and feel good. A combination of gentle massage, lymphatic drainage, acupressure and energy balancing to help restore skin suppleness, improve elasticity and lift the contours of the face. Also helps to increase the flow of blood and nutrients to the skin and speed up the removal of toxins. During a course of treatment, facial exercises are taught which help to maintain and improve muscle strength and tone.

Your Practitioner(s) : Maureen McLoughlin

INDIAN HEAD MASSAGE
A treatment evolved from traditional Ayurvedic techniques practised in India as part of a family ritual for thousands of years. Usually carried out with the person sitting, fully clothed, on a chair. Deeply relaxing, enhancing feelings of well-being, working on the muscles of the upper back, shoulders, arms, neck, head and face.

Your Practitioner(s) : Maureen McLoughlin, Zoë Ross

LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE
An advanced therapy in which the practitioner uses a range of specialised and gentle rhythmic pumping techniques to move the skin in the direction of lymph flow, thus stimulating the lymphatic vessels which carry substances vital to the defence of the body and removes waste products. Both preventative and remedial the treatment is deeply relaxing and can enhance your well-being.

Your Practitioner(s) : to be advised

MASSAGE – PRE/POST SPORTS
Minor injuries are common in sport. A good massage, pre or post sport, can aid healing and help to prevent minor sports’ injuries and their escalation to more chronic conditions which may ultimately affect a body’s optimum function in sport, work and general quality of life. Regular massage may also help enhance athletic performance.

Your Practitioner(s) : Maureen McLoughlin, Zoë Ross

MASSAGE WITH ESSENTIAL OILS
A combination of massage with Essential Oils, renowned for their therapeutic properties, making this an holistic treatment working at emotional and physical levels.

When properly diluted and used professionally these oils are safe, pleasurable and highly beneficial to health by helping to restore the body’s natural balance.

Your Practitioner(s) : to be advised

PREGNANCY MASSAGE
An individually tailored treatment to help alleviate some of the discomforts experienced during this special time of great physiological and emotional change. Discomforts such as: backache, sciatica, constipation, cramp, heartburn, insomnia and swelling. During the last few weeks of pregnancy, a combination of both massage and reflexology treatments may be helpful to assist labour and the birthing process.

Your Practitioner(s) : Maureen McLoughlin

THAI FOOT MASSAGE
An invigorating and energising massage of the lower legs and feet, involving hands-on stretching and massage along with the use of sticks to stimulate reflex points on the feet and so promote optimum health and well-being. Originating in Thailand it contains elements of Chinese, Japanese and Korean massage.

Your Practitioner(s) : Maureen McLoughlin


THERAPEUTIC FACIALS & BACK TREATMENTS (MOOR PRODUCTS)
An exclusive selection of therapeutic treatments using Moor products for an holistic approach to skincare in an ultimately relaxing atmosphere.

Using specially formulated products from the Moor Natural Selection Range all the facials can be adapted to suit an individual’s unique skin requirements whether to cleanse, tone, calm, soothe, rebalance, repair, nourish or hydrate (or all of them!).

Often helpful in the treatment of skin problems such as acne, eczema, psoriasis, scar tissue. Refer to Treatment Charges for information on individual treatments.

Your Practitioner(s) : Maureen McLoughlin