About us
Julia Fearon RGN RSCN BSc (Hons) Complementary Therapy.
Aromatherapist, Baby Massage & Baby Yoga Teacher.
Julia owns and runs Harborne Complementary Health Clinic (HC²). She has been practising aromatherapy since 1994. In 2001 she graduated with a first class honours degree in complementary therapy – aromatherapy from the University of Wolverhampton. Julia is a qualified children’s nurse with 25 years experience in the NHS, the last 20 of which were spent in a variety of clinical, teaching and managerial roles at Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Trust. After years of planning, in March 2005, Julia elected to leave substantive employment in the NHS to start the clinic and go full-time into complementary therapies.
At HC² Julia practises aromatherapy, on-site massage and as a qualified Birthlight™ teacher, holds baby yoga and toddler yoga classes for parents and babies. A trained baby massage teacher with a certificate in baby massage instruction accredited by Manchester Metropolitan University (at academic level 2), Julia is also happy to teach parents massage skills they can enjoy practising with older children as well as babies.
Julia also teaches therapists and health professionals - an IFPA accredited diploma in clinical aromatherapy, plus a baby massage diploma and CPD courses. She is a registered principal tutor and external examiner with the IFPA. She has also undertaken training using tuning forks as a form of sound therapy. Julia believes in using complementary therapies alongside conventional healthcare to maintain good health, reduce stress and provide support in times of illness.
Julia has and continues to be an invited speaker on complementary therapies at a number of different conferences and events and publish articles about different aspects of complementary therapy for a variety of resources including academic journals and books.
Julia is a full member of the Nursing & Midwifery Council, Birthlight and the International Federation of Professional Aromatherapists. For details of her classes/courses please see Courses & Classes and Yoga classes
Contact Julia at the clinic, on her mobile: 07711 697877 or her personal email: jfearon08@gmail.com
Dr Lisa Ahmad BSc (Hons), Clin.Psy.D.
Chartered Clinical Psychologist
I have experience of assessing a wide range of mental health problems and am skilled in managing emotive and difficult situations. I work with adults, children and young people who are struggling to cope with a variety of complex emotional
difficulties. I have worked with individuals with complex mental health needs within the NHS and my own private practice. Such difficulties include anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, attachment difficulties, violence and abuse, autistic spectrum disorder, and issues associated with loss and anger.
I also specialise in working with people who have very complex problems including eating disorders, deliberate self-harm, suicidal thoughts and personality disorders. Many of the people I work with and treat have had histories of difficult early life experiences, including sexual, physical and emotional abuse, and or neglect. I have also worked successfully with people who have experienced a wide range of traumatic experiences including bullying and harassment, domestic violence, and one off traumatic incidences such as accidents, operations and physical health difficulties.
I have also worked extensively with children at risk, in need and in Looked After Provision and adults who have been involved in the Criminal Justice System.
As a Chartered Clinical Psychologist, I am trained to use a variety of treatment approaches and draw upon various aspects of a number of therapies as appropriate, since the person's needs tend to change through the course of therapy. I often use Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) or Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) as I have found these to provide good results in the past.
I will make decisions regarding treatment choices with you. Following assessment we will discuss what I think might be useful and what your preferences are. Treatment will then be led by my expertise in what works, and your preferences.
Assessment will usually take 1.5 hours, subsequent sessions typically last one hour. EMDR sessions are usually undertaken in either 1 or 1.5 hour sessions. EMDR generally generates quicker results than pure talking therapy and therefore takes fewer sessions to produce the desired outcome.
Qualifications
Lisa qualified as a Clinical Psychologist in 2006. She is a chartered Member of the British Psychological Society and is registered with the Health Professions Council. She has since become an Advanced Practitioner in Rational Emotive Therapy (REBT and an Accredited Practitioner of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
Anita Arnold BWY Yoga Teacher Hatha Yoga Teacher
Anita is a British Wheel of Yoga trained Teacher, she has been teaching Hatha Yoga for 10 years and been practising Hatha and Ashtanga for 12 years. Anita's classes are based around increasing strength, stamina, flexibility, body alignment, awakening self awareness, promoting inner stillness. This is achieved with patience and time, through Asanas (postures), basic breathing exercises and relaxation. For details of Anita's classes please see Yoga Classes and Courses & Classes
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Margarethe Beckett MBACP
Counsellor, EFT Practitioner, Birth Art Practitioner
I am committed to supporting you on your journey through life which might be very challenging at the moment. 
I provide a relaxing, safe and professional environment so that you can explore those issues that create unhappiness, stress and pain at present. It may be that you have lost a loved one or that you suffer(ed) from emotional and physical abuse or neglect, or maybe you struggle with relationships or suffer from anxiety, depression or low self esteem. Whatever it might be that prevents you from enjoying your life at present, I am here to support you on your journey towards a fulfilled life.
Together we will create an atmosphere that will enable you to share your story and move towards making peace with people and situations that have caused you so much sadness, pain and anger. As part of our work together I will offer you breathing and relaxation exercises as well as various art materials to enhance your explorations and to add creativity and variety.
I will also introduce you to mind-body techniques to lift your mood and ease physical aches and pains as well as to EFT/tapping techniques.
I am also a Birth Art Cafe Mentor, offering pregnant women a relaxing space and art materials to prepare for and explore their journey into motherhood and to access their inner wisdom through creativity. I offer this work as individual sessions as well as in form of workshops for a group of mums to be. This is part of a nationwide movement called "Birth Art Cafe" - find out more on www.birthartcafe.co.uk
I also offer special support for women who had traumatic experiences during their pregnancy due to abortion, miscarriage or still birth or who experienced a difficult birth and possibly struggle with postnatal depression.
I am a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists and work according to its code of ethics. As a counsellor I have worked in a GP practice as well as in schools, children’s centres and in private practice.
I offer confidential, person centred/gestalt therapy sessions on a weekly basis for as many weeks as you feel that you need the support.
I look forward to hearing from you either by e-mail mkb4810@hotmail.co.uk or call me on 07724 041024.
Philip Bedford IIHHT Dip
Sports/Remedial Masseur
I have been practicing holistic therapies since 1995. From 1995-2000 I trained at South Birmingham College, and subsequently at Bournville College of Further Education, Birmingham learning a wide range of complementary therapies, such as Swedish body massage, reflexology, Indian head massage and aromatherapy.
I now practice predominantly sports/remedial massage and Indian head massage.
After I completed all my courses I began working at the Birmingham University, Munrow sports centre, applying my techniques to athletes, staff and the general public. In 1999 I was invited to work out in the United States, Denver, Colorado where I was lucky enough to be introduced to a chiropractor. Whilst being there I learnt a lot of applications and began to understand many patient conditions such as whiplash, back conditions, stress in the body. This made me want to help people even more, so in 2001 I decided to take a course in remedial sports massage.
I have worked through many celebrity charity events offering my services to raise money for disabled children, including live aid London 2005, Party in the Park, Cannon Hill. I have offered my services to the Alexandra, Birmingham Repertory and Hippodrome theatres doing massage for dancers and performers. For 8 months in 2008 I worked in southern Spain.
My aim is to offer you my utmost as a sports therapist using my years of knowledge and experience to heal a wide range of conditions. Sports massage is not only for the pro athlete but also for anyone who is serious about keeping in shape and keeping continual stress and injury at bay.
Phil is a full member of the Federation of Holistic Therapists. Contact him on 07775 521759 or email: massage_togo@hotmail.com
Brenda Bentley DipCHyp, HPD, MNCH, PNLP, EFT Practitioner
Cognitive Hypnotherapist
Brenda is a comprehensively insured member of the National Council for Hypnotherapy (www.hypnotherapists.org) and NLP Practitioner. Her training conforms with the National Occupational Standards for Hypnotherapy -- the highest standards for practice in the UK.
Cognitive Hypnotherapists work from an understanding of the mind-body connection that is based on modern neuroscience. The approach follows the principle that our thoughts affect our feelings, which directly affects our behaviour. It blends together leading-edge techniques such as cognitive behaviour therapy, emotional freedom technique (EFT), positive psychology and neurolinguistic programming (NLP).
Modern neuroscience shows that the unconscious controls 90 per cent of our behaviour, so if you have emotions or behaviours that don't respond to your conscious efforts to change or control them, "updating" your unconscious could help. Brenda can guide you to build unconscious patterns of mind that can get you more of what you want, whether that's confidence, better communication, pain control or, more generally, to be able to improve your relationships or achieve your goals.
Her approach honours you as a client in a supportive, caring and professional environment to explore your concern and let go of whatever it is that is holding you back from being who you really are.Sessions with Brenda offer you more than just therapy -- you learn how your mind works, how you are creating your experience of life and what you need to create the life you want to have.
She specialises in Confidence Building, Weight Management, Phobias, Anxiety / Panic Disorders and Confident Childbirthing
www.buildingbelief.com/confidentchildbirth.html.Read more about Cognitive Hypnotherapy - www.buildingbelief.com/hypnosis.html Tel: 07948 801229
Lynda Bowen BA (Hons) D.Hyp
Clinical Hypnotherapist, Stress Management Trainer
I began training as a Clinical Hypnotherapist in 2004 and gained Diploma status in 2006. I trained with the LCCH (London College of Clinical Hypnosis) and am an associate member of the British Society of Clinical Hypnosis.
Prior to the "lightbulb moment" in 2004 that led me to embark on this career change, I've worked in all sorts of environments: civil service, retail and nightclubs! I lived in Nottingham for over 20 years where I promoted live concerts and worked as a DJ.
It has been a privilege to work with highly creative people and I can offer therapy tailored to reducing stage fright and helping to remove creative blocks.
As you can see from the Therapy Information page of this website, Clinical Hypnotherapy has many applications and I am happy to answer enquiries. lynda@lyndabowen.co.uk. Tel: 07815 556912
Stress management work can be incorporated into a course of hypnosis or as training without trance. I am happy to train groups or individuals and have a range of techniques, including neuro linguistic programming (NLP), to find the best approach for you to make lasting change.
Vicky Carter
Holistic Massage Therapist, Reiki Practitioner/Tutor
A trained counsellor and Reiki Master, I qualified as a professional Holistic 
Massage Therapist in 2006. I am a registered Professional Massage Practitioner with the Massage Training Institue and a fully insured member of the General Council for Massage Therapy (GCMT).
I offer a range of holistic therapies including holistic body massage, on-site chair massage, Indian head massage and Reiki. I am also a Reiki teacher. I have always had a keen interest in people and the dynamics we form within our relationships, often at a subtle level.
I noticed at an early age what an impact people have on us. I learned what a difference a person could make if they were sensitive and interested in listening and sharing time during difficult times in my early life.
I guess this awareness and other life experiences led me to begin my formal training as a Counsellor in 1998. At the time this was partly for personal development and for me to determine if I would like to offer Counselling as a support service to others. My passion was fuelled and I now work part time as a Youth Counsellor within a Birmingham based school.
It is always a privilege for me to be a part of a person’s unique journey and to witness a person’s personal growth with any medium of communication.
I also have a keen interest in Metaphysics and the subtle vibrations of Universal Energy.
Reiki came into my life in 2003, and this has been another invaluable aspect of my personal development, which is always evolving! I ofer treatments and work as a Reiki Master/Teacher, facilitating regular Reiki training workshops.
My belief and enthusiasm influences my continual exploration and study of Holistic Therapy. I dedicate much of my time developing my knowledge about our body and the amazing capacity it has to inform us of what we need to know. I am also fascinated by the connection between body, mind and our emotions. I am continually developing my knowledge and as each of us is a unique individual - this could allow for a life time's work and more!
My passion about people and the pleasure of being present with someone in this peaceful and respectful means of communication is reflected in my work.
You can visit my website www.equanimity.uk.com or please feel free to contact me on my mobile 07738 930211 or via email info@equanimity.uk.com.
Sarah Duncton BSc (Hons) MCSP SRP
Physiotherapist and Pilates Foundation Matwork Teacher
Sarah Duncton qualified from the University of Birmingham with a 1st Class honours degree in physiotherapy in 1996. She has gained valuable experience working within the major teaching Hospitals in Birmingham before working in the private sector for a number of years. Sarah is passionate about her work and committed to on-going professional development.
She has completed an MSc Module in Rehabilitation of Movement Dysfunction at Keele University and in 2005 qualified as a PILATES foundation Matwork Teacher. She is a member of the Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists and can use acupuncture as an adjunct to physiotherapy rehabilitation.
Sarah has played hockey nationally and internationally and understands the physical demands of performing at that level. She has personal experience of chronic musculoskeletal injury and the subsequent rehabilitation with Pilates training. She feels her personal experience along with her postgraduate training provide her with all the tools necessary to holistically and comprehensively manage people with musculoskeletal pain and injury.
Sarah is a member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists and registered with the Health Professionals Council. Contact her on 07828 721339 or via email admin@physioart.co.uk.
Website: www.physioart.co.uk
Tim Egan BSc (Hons) Sport, Health & Physical Education
Sports/Remedial Masseur, Personal Trainer, Physical Education Advanced Instructor
I am a Sport, Health and Exercise Scientist who can help you to achieve your health and fitness goals.
Since graduating with a Sport and Health Science degree in 2002 I have developed my knowledge and skills working for some of the leading health and fitness companies in the UK including Champneys and BUPA. I am currently studying towards a Masters Degree in Weight Management and Cardiovascular Rehabilitation at Chester University's Centre for Exercise and Nutrition Science.
The core services I offer are:
- Sports and Remedial Massage
- Diabetes and Coronary Heart Disease Risk Reduction and Management
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Type II Diabetes Management
I am fully insured and a professional member of The British Association of Sport and Exercise Science, an advanced instructor member of The Register of Exercise Professionals and professional member of The Institute of Sport and Remedial Massage.
Please contact me to discuss your requirements on info@timegan.co.uk or you can call me on 07779 220643. Visit my website by typing the address into your browser www.timegan.co.uk.
Jacquie Eddleston BSc (hons) Human Psychology : Dip counselling
Counsellor
I am a qualified counsellor, with a diploma in Counselling and a Bsc (hons) in Human Psychology. I am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and The British Psychological society. 
My experience involves counselling across a variety of situations. I have worked at a hospice providing counselling for cancer patients and their families. I have also worked at a voluntary organisation providing counselling for people with drug and alcohol problems, and within a sheltered housing scheme providing counselling for employees.
In addition to my private practice I currently provide counselling for children and young adults at an organisation in central Birmingham and I also work as a school counsellor.
My training is in the Gestalt approach. Gestalt is a term which refers to the concept of ‘wholeness’. In terms of counselling this means that I believe that the whole of your experience is important. Your thoughts, feelings, emotions, behaviours, sensations are the unique ‘you’.
I can offer you a safe place to explore your feelings and thoughts, providing a time and a space for you to work on issues which are important to you. In our first session we can explore what it is you would like from counselling and it gives us a chance to discuss how we can best work together should you decide that you want to continue.
You can contact me on 0121 241 0411 or mobile 07791 882509.
Email: jacquieeddleston@hotmail.com
Website: http://jacquieeddleston.weebly.com
Karen Jennings C.Hyp. C.M.H CPNLP GQHP
Clinical & Medical Hypnotherapist, NLP Practitioner
Karen believes that we all have the ability to live our life to its full potential. She sees her work as enlightening other peoples’ lives, so that they are able to help themselves by drawing on their own resources and desires.
She is committed to achieving this in the most respectful, open, honest and professional way. Backed by membership of the NHS Directory of Complementary and Alternative Practitioners, the General Hypnotherapy Register, the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council and the Hypnotherapist Register, she also has full insurance and wants to make your visit as comfortable as possible.
Karen is dedicated to the professional and ethical use of hypnosis, hypnotherapy, NLP and Reiki and is bound by a code of practice which includes never prolonging treatment more than is required. This helps her to provide you with the most benefit in the shortest time.
Karen was born in the West Midlands, Birmingham. After achieving many qualifications in all aspects of Retail, Management, Buying, Marketing and Sales for corporate companies … there came a near death experience!…which opened her eyes. She then went to travel, completing seven World Cruises during a total of 12 Years on various cruise ships. Over the past 12 Years of lengthy vacations she spent time learning Reiki (Practitioner), Crystal Healing, Reflexology, Tarot, Palm reading, Astrology, Spiritual Healing, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Medical Hypnotherapy and become a Master Hypnotist, Clinical Hypnotherapist and a Stress Management Instruction Consultant.
Karen is now doing what she does best - helping You!
Karen is much in demand as a therapist helping people from all walks of life including the famous and also works at Freshwinds on a voluntary basis, with adults and children, with Cancer, HIV and MS. She has also been on BBC Radio several times and cured a Snake phobia (Ophidiophobia) within the hour.
Karen also runs and teaches a variety of workshops on topics such as Chakra Balancing, Crystal Healing and Tarot. See her website for more information.
Contact her on 07852 882862 or info@kirisw.co.uk
Website: www.kirisw.co.uk
Chioneso Kulwant Kaur
Kundalini Yoga Instructor & Therapist
Chioneso Kulwant Kaur is a registered Kundalini Yoga Instructor and Therapist with over 28 years experience. Since 1973 she has been a student of Yogi Bhajan, the master of Kundalini Yoga and has taught and conducted workshops in North America, the Caribbean and Great Britain. She is a musician, vocalist and poet and often includes aspects of these arts in her therapy. She deems it a privilege to serve the community by sharing the ancient and efficacious philosophy and techniques of Kundalini Yoga, so that all who learn and practise may explore their truly limitless potential and triumph through life’s challenges.
Contact her on 07931 175313
Rachel Lake, Dip A.E.T.
Allergy Therapist, N.A.E.T Practitioner and Nutritional Adviser
I am trained with Noma (Complex Homeopathy) Ltd in detecting sensitivities to allergens with a Vega machine and I have been trained with the British Institute for allergy and Environmental Therapy to detect allergens with applied kinesiology. 
These test methods will help to identify food intolerance, environmental allergy, heavy metal sensitivity, geopathic stress and vitamin and mineral deficiencies.
Both test methods work on the same principal, by detecting an interruption in the flow of energy within the body when a sample of a substance which is causing the client to have symptoms comes into their energy field and interrupts the flow of energy. See 'Therapies Explained' webpage for further information about the testing methods.
My consultations will help you to identify foods and environmental substances that are causing you unnecessary symptoms. I aim to advise you on balancing your nutritional requirements with your lifestyle and offer you a homeopathic desensitisation programme for any allergies or intolerances you may have or advise you on alternative foods to the ones you are currently eating to help you enjoy the benefits of improved health.
I am a member of The British Institute for Allergy and Environmental Therapy with whom I completed a diploma, The National Society for Research into Allergy, who keep me up to date with new research on the subject, The British Society of Dowsers as I have a keen interest in earth energies such as electromagnetic stress, geopathic stress, and earth energy lines in the contribution to ill health and The British Complementary Medical Association.
Please contact me on 07737 915580 with any questions or email me at Rachael@Lake-nutrition.co.uk
Jennie Lees Reiki Practitioner SNHS Dip. (Crystal Healing)
After receiving Reiki treatments and treating herself whilst pregnant, during labour and treating her son following his birth, Jennie made the decision to focus her Reiki practice by specialising in Reiki for pregnancy, childbirth, new moms and babies.
Jennie is passionate about helping women to have a less stressful, more relaxed pregnancy; using Reiki to provide them with the emotional and physical support that they may need at such a life changing time. Jennie tailors her treatments to the individual depending on their circumstances and also uses Bach Flower Remedies and Crystal Healing in her treatments.
What is Reiki?
The word Reiki is Japanese and means universal life force energy. Reiki is a non-religious, non- invasive method of healing which works on every level physical, emotional, the energy field and is activated by intention. I.e. the practitioner focuses their thoughts and energy on the intention to help the client. Reiki soothes and relaxes, balances the energy fields and supports the body’s natural ability to heal itself. During a treatment the Reiki practitioner places her hands on or above the client's fully clothed body and directs healing, focussing on seven different chakras or energy centres of the body located at; the crown chakra (head), the third eye chakra (forehead), the throat, the heart, the solar plexus, the sacral chakra (mid abdomen) and the root chakra (base of abdomen).
Benefits
Reiki encourages relaxation and brings balance on every level. It promotes a calmer response to life’s challenges and works effectively alongside orthodox healthcare and natural remedies. Reiki helps relieve pain and aids sleep.
Reiki can be beneficial in:
- Working with fertility
- Preparing for natural birth
- Reducing stress
- Reducing or eliminating pain
- Recovery from traumatic birth
Jennie is fully insured to practice Reiki and Crystal Healing.
Jennie is happy to offer discounts for block bookings and referring friends – see price list page of her website www.isistherapy.co.uk
Contact Jennie on 07530 153955 or jennie@isistherapy.co.uk
See also www.facebook.com/isistherapy.reiki
https://twitter.com/#!/IsisTherapy
Lee McCormack D. Hyp
Clinical Hypnotherapist
Lee is a qualified clinical hypnotherapist who specialises in fertility, pregnancy and childbirth.
She is licensed as a certified HypnoBirthing practioner and runs classes in and around the West Midlands. "I believe that pregnancy and birth are normal, but very special life events. My aim is to support women and their partners to have an empowering and fulfilling birth experience ."
Lee is also a member of the British Society of Clinical Hypnosis.
Contact her on 0121 350 4556 or email: info@hypnobirthingbirmingham.co.ukWebsite: www.hypnobirthingbirmingham.co.uk
Clare Myatt LL.B, MA, BACP
Psychotherapist, Counsellor/Coach
Relationship difficulties, work challenges, depression or anxiety getting in the way of satisfaction and fulfillment? Ready to take charge of your life and make it work for you?
I’ve been working with motivated individuals and couples to make their lives better for the past fifteen years. I’m credentialled as a Psychotherapist / Counsellor and Coach (being a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy) and I’m a good choice as your guide if you believe in a holistic approach to changing and healing.
While insight is often interesting it takes a shift throughout the body-mind-spirit for a sustained difference to be made. You can shift the patterns currently habituated in your body and in your life if, and only if, you are committed to making this personal work your priority.
The process is rewarding and fun enough that once you get started you’ll want to continue. I know change is possible for you because change - profound change - has been possible for me. To learn more about me, my training and experience, check out my website at www.claremyatt.co.uk. I look forward to hearing from you either by email clare@claremyatt.co.uk or call me on 07894-714853.
Candice Pugh BSc Psychology ADHP(NC) MNRHP FNSHP
UKCP REgistered Hypno-Psychotherapist
I am a psychotherapist specialising in the use of hypnosis and as a member of the National Register of Hypnotherapists and Psychotherapists I adhere to its ethical framework. As part of my work within the NHS, I am also trained in harm reduction helping those suffering from the effects of drug addiction.
I use an integrative approach to therapy, combining hypnosis with cognitive behaviour techniques (CBT) to help clients identify the underlying cause of presenting symptoms and change unwanted patterns of behaviour. I provide an empathetic and non-judgemental environment for a client to be able to explore difficulties in their life.
I have experience of working with a range of stress related problems including depression, anxiety and panic attacks, bereavement, weight control, irritable bowel syndrome, pain relief, smoking, anger management, travel sickness, performance anxiety and low self-esteem. I have completed a research project on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
I am also trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) which is a technique used in the treatment of clients who have suffered trauma.
I also provide support for couples preparing for fertility treatment, pregnancy, birth and parenthood through the use of hypnosis by helping to restore the natural balance in the body.
To contact Candice please call her on 0121 427 3137 or see her website: -www.calminsight.co.uk
K. Pramila Sashidharan BWY Dip, BA (Hons) Psychology, MSocSci.
Hatha Yoga Teacher
Pramila has a British Wheel of Yoga teaching Diploma [BWY Dip.], and is also qualified to teach Yoga for Pregnancy. She is a Foundation Course Tutor and a teaching practice observer for trainee yoga teachers.
As an adult education yoga tutor (Birmingham City Council), she has recently contributed to improvements in Yoga teaching standards.
Pramila trained in integral yoga, complementary and Western medical practice, and meditative body work, as taught by Yogi Mira Alfassa (the Mother) at Sri Aurobindo Ashram, South India, for 6 years. She has practised Buddhist meditation techniques from a very young age, under the guidance of her father, who also taught her Sanskrit and yoga philosophy. Her personal practice is based on the yoga of Sri Aurobindo - an integration of Bhakti (devotion), Karma (service)] and Jnana (spiritual study), with Hatha Yoga in the Desikachar tradition.
A Psychology Graduate (BA. Hons) with a Masters degree in Social Policy (MsocSci), she has worked in the field of community health and development.
As a volunteer therapist at Freshwinds, a Birmingham complementary health charity, she offered yoga sessions and aromatherapy for people with life-threatening conditions. Other teaching venues include the Botanical Gardens Study Centre and Aston University. Workshops and classes are also offered to corporate and individual clients.
Emphasis is given to self-awareness through breath-linked postures, with preparation and counter-poses, as well as other traditional yoga techniques, adapting Yoga, as much as possible, to individual needs, to promote health and well-being.
Pramila is a full member of the Register for Exercise Professionals.
Contact her via email: p_sashidharan@hotmail.comMaggie Slaney
Reflexologist, Reiki & Spinal Touch Practitioner (MAoR)
Prior to training in therapy work, Maggie has worked in various administrative posts with the Post Office, Severn Trent Water and Cottons Auctioneers.
Maggie first began training in therapies 6 years ago and found she derived enormous satisfaction from this type of work.
When time has permitted, Maggie worked as a volunteer therapist at St Mary’s Hospice, Birmingham and plans to undertake further voluntary work. From 2006 she has decided to devote her working life exclusively to therapies.
Maggie first trained in reflexology 10 years ago at South Birmingham College where she additionally gained a counselling skills qualification. Having also previously trained in indian head massage and aromatherapy, she has chosen to concentrate her therapeutic activities in reflexology and energy work. Maggie has a special talent for working with energy and is a qualified Reiki practitioner. She has also studied energy field healing and more recently, spinal touch.
Maggie lives with her partner of 30 years, Frank Kelly. They have 2 sons, 3 grandchildren, a large extended family and a couple of cats.
Maggie is a full member of the Association of Reflexologists.
Contact her on: 07811 391686
Frances Tagg BSc., RGN, Dip Couns.
Counsellor
We all have some sense of who we are, but there are times when we feel lost, confused, angry, distressed - not fully ourselves.
Psychosynthesis counselling offers an approach which fosters wholeness and the potential for growth in the face of loss, despair or crisis. I offer a supportive, confidential and non-judgemental space in which, together, we can pay attention to whatever is troubling you while also listening to the voice of Self wishing to be heard. In this way I believe that challenges may become opportunities for new choices, change and growth.
I gained my Diploma in Counselling at the Institute of Psychosynthesis in London(affiliated with Middlesex University, UKCP registered). Next to my work as a counsellor in private practice and as a volunteer at Primrose Hospice I offer workshops, seminars and consultations as an Anthroposophic Nurse Specialist based on over 30 years experience as a nurse and midwife with experience in therapeutic communities.
I am currently completing my MA in Psychotherapy.
I am a Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP) and Association of Psychospiritual Practitioners (APP) and work according to their Ethical Principles and Professional Code of Conduct. I offer both short term problem focussed and longer term work.
For further information please visit my website:
www.psychosynthesis.counselling.co.uk or Telephone 01562 730735 or 07906 910728
Ian Tromp
Counsellor
I am an Accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP Accred.), the professional and regulatory body for counsellors. As a member, I adhere to the BACP’s ethical framework for good practice. I am a UKRCP Registered Independent Counsellor/Psychotherapist.
I hold a Diploma in Integrative Psychosynthesis Counselling from Re•Vision, in London. This course is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP).
I believe we all have a need to tell our stories, and that being heard is, in itself, healing. Counselling and therapy work through the meeting of counsellor and client, and the time we spend together, paying careful attention to what you have experienced. Although we might, in a session, explore your dreams, or work with active imagination, or talk about addictions or habits you’re trying to break, or new, positive ways of being you’re wanting to cultivate, I believe that our meeting, your feeling yourself heard and attended to, is what really makes the difference.
I was born and grew up in South Africa, and moved to England in the mid-1990s. I trained initially as an art historian, and still have a passion for art. I taught art history at the University of South Africa for a couple of years, and then worked as a teacher trainer.
After relocating to England, I worked in various charities, first in Cambridge, and then in Birmingham. I also work as a freelance writer, contributing essays and articles to a number of publications here and in the USA. I began meditating in 1989, and my involvement with Buddhism is what brought me to England. In 2000 I was ordained and given the Buddhist name Manjusura, by which some people know me. This means something like ‘Gentle Hero.’ My experience of Buddhist meditation and other practices infuses my approach to counselling, though I rarely explicitly discuss such practices. Please do visit my website, where you will find much more information about my approach to counselling and therapy: www.anukampa.net
Anantacitta Tunnell
Meditation Instructor
Anantacitta has been a Buddhist since 1992 and was ordained in 2002. He trained in a Western Buddhist tradition. 
He is now a non-affiliated Buddhist and freelance meditation instructor. He is married, lives in Bearwood and works as a Social Worker.
Buddhist Meditation is used to calm the body and mind, ultimately in order to investigate your inner process, gaining insight into the deep discontent we feel. This discontentment the Buddha said was due to our tendency to push away unpleasant experiences and grab onto pleasant experiences. This swinging between these two extremes of pushing away and grasping is what leads to our fundamental discontent because this can never actually achieve. Instead through meditation we can really see what is happening in ourselves, we can embrace this discontent and work with the causes, and through this meditation process the discontent will eventually begin to diminish.
Regular meditation practice can result in a feeling of contentment, happiness, better relationships with others and increased self confidence.
Contact Anantacitta via email: anantacitta@tiscali.co.uk
Merlin Young LicAc, MBAcC
Acupuncturist
Merlin studied English at University, worked with deprived kids for the best part of ten years, and spent another ten years working in the construction industry!
Then he got sick, couldn't get well, and found himself (reluctantly) at the door of an acupuncturist in Birmingham. What followed left some impression on him - enough to make him want to study and practise this curious therapy!
Merlin first studied acupuncture at the College of Tradional Acupuncture at Leamington Spa in Warwickshire. The licentiate qualification obtained there is accredited by the British Acupuncture Accreditation Assessment Board, the body which regulates training in traditional acupuncture in the UK. Since then, he has extensively investigated acupuncture, and particularly the way it is practised in Japan.
After seeing how quickly and easily people improve with the gentle Japanese techniques, today his treatments are primarily planned using principles of this style of treatment. He continues to study and develop these methods. Since 1998, he has studied regularly, both in the UK and Holland, under Stephen Birch, one of the most articulate exponents of acupuncture in the West, who is also a recognised authority on Japanese methods. This training has enabled him to become a member of the Toyohari Association, and he has travelled to Japan and studied with some extraordinarily gifted blind acupuncturists.
Both inside and outside of the treatment room, the care, comfort and well-being of his patients is paramount . Merlin only uses the finest quality and thinnest pre-sterilised and disposable stainless-steel, silver or gold needles. He abides by the codes of ethics and practice laid down by the British Acupuncture Council, of which he is a member, and through which he is fully insured.
His hope is that each of his patients encounters in him a practitioner who is capable of understanding their pain or discomfort as well as being able to help their condition. In this process, his intention is also to create a space in which humour and humanity can be shared. Experience teaches him that we can thus often discover we are no longer so defined and restrained by our complaints (as it so often feels), but that we can be liberated by them.
Contact Merlin on: 0121 421 3480 or via email: MrlnYoung@aol.com
Website: www.acupuncture-and-moxa.co.uk