The Living Tree Therapists Partnership – List of Therapists
Reminder: We offer a subsidised therapy scheme. Whilst many members will continue to pay all or part of the special rates offered by therapists, the scheme ensures all members can access the therapies. The subsidy limit for each member is £50 in any one month and we ask that you take no more than two subsidised therapy sessions each month.
Bridport Yarn
Services offered: Knitting & crochet at any stage from beginners to specialised techniques, in workshops or one-to-one support.
Special rate: discount on workshop rates (which vary from £20+ depending on length).
Quals & experience: Rosie is a nurse and believes passionately in the therapeutic benefits of knitting. “Learning to knit or crochet may help you to feel less stressed, very creative and leave you feeling extremely proud of your new found skills.”
Venue and availability: The Yarn Shop, South Street, Bridport.
Contact details: call in at the shop or see website for details of workshops and groups. 01308 455669
Donna Bastin
Therapies offered: Oncology Massage Therapy, Comfort Massage (palliative), Scar tissue mobilisation (A Doctors note may be required).
Special rate: £25 per session. (Carers/family members also welcome - special rate does not apply)
Quals & Experience: 28 years of massage therapy experience. IHBC dip MSCM dip (Distinction) Currently working with Hospiscare. Registered & Insured: MFHT Reg/Ins, MIICT Reg
Venue & availability: Either a therapy room at the Axminster Wellbeing Centre or I am happy to visit you at your home. Please call me for my availability.
Contact details: 07593 261585 (please leave a message if I am unavailable)
Nancy Bowles
Therapies offered & special rates: Manicures £20.00 & Gel Manicures £25.00, Eyebrow shaping £8.00, Eyebrow tinting £6.00, Eyelash tinting £8.00, Make-up £15.00, Special Occasion make-up prices vary.
Quals & Experience: VTCT Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Beauty Therapy
Venue & availiability: Mainly evenings in my home or can arrange a visit to clients home.
Contact details: 07880 684435
Mary Caddick
Services offered: Facilitating workshops in Creative Process and Self Expression.
Special Rate: Full rate £24 per 3 hour workshop. Sliding scale to £15 per 3 hour workshop.
Qualifications and Experience: MA Tavistock Clinic, PGDip Art Therapy Goldsmiths’, BA Central St. Martins School of Art. Developed and facilited these workshops for over 20 years.
Venue and availability: Workshops held at The Chapel in the Garden, Bridport. Usually ten week courses.
Contact details: 07557 275275
Olivia Chapman
Therapies offered: aromatherapy massage: Thai Foot Massage, Aromatherapy Massage, Aromatherapy Facial.
Special rate: £25 per session.
Quals & experience: BSc(Hons) Health Science, Anatomy, Physiology & Massage Diploma (ITEC), Diploma in Holistic Clinical Aromatherapy & Therapeutic Massage (Institute of Traditional Herbal Medicine & Aromatherapy), Holistic Facial Practitioner Diploma, Traditional Thai Foot Massage Diploma.
Venue & availability: own therapy room in Bridport. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Contact details: 01308 427651
Peter Cove
Therapies offered: Hand & feet massage (not reflexology) 30 mins; back, neck & shoulders 30 mins*; full body massage 1 hour* (*would need Doctor’s Note to confirm it’s appropriate)
Special rate: Donation
Quals & experience: Level 3 Certificate in Swedish Massage (QCF)
Venue & availability: Mainly evenings & Saturdays, treatments can be in client’s home.
Contact details: 01308 459738
Naomi Devlin
Therapies offered: Homeopathy; nutrition, cookery workshops.
Special rate: Homeopathy £35 for the initial 2 hours session, £25 for one hour follow up sessions (small extra charge if need to order remedies)
Nutrition £25 for 1 hour session.
Cookery workshop £200 for group of 4, £50 each.
Quals & experience: Trained in homeopathy at College of Homeopathy, Regents Park London, Licentiate in homeopathy registered and insured by the Society of Homeopaths, qualified for 10 years. Volunteer for Cancer Care Dorset for over 5 years, supporting clients who were undergoing conventional cancer treatment with homeopathy. Nutrition workshops grown out of this, specialist in gluten-free, juicing, fermenting - sensible, old fashioned healthy food.
Venue and availability: therapist’s home or as agreed.
Contact details: Bridport Homeopathic Practice 01308 423376
Paul Duffy
Therapies offered: 1:1 yoga or meditation\relaxation sessions or combined.
Special rate: £25 an hour, £5 for new class members Wednesday/Thursday afternoon classes.
Quals & Experience: M.Reps (The Register of Exercise Professionals) Level 3, 6 years experience teaching yoga at The Dimbleby Centre for cancer patients at Guys & St Thomas Hospitals London, teaching for 15 years. Also an art teacher.
Venue & availability:The Garden Studios Bridport.
Contact details: 01308 538112 07734511287
Chrissy Fraser
Therapies offered: teaching Alexander Technique
Special Rates: £25 per session
Quals & Experience: HCP Registered Independent Occupational Therapist MBAOT, Speciality – Paediatrics. Alexander Technique Teacher MSTAT
Venue & availability: home clinic in Portesham, Tues morn in Dorchester or in your home or place of work.
Contact details: Mobile - 07986 387448 Home - 01305 871 065
Ro Gallagher
Therapies offered: Acupuncture, Healing.
Special Rates: Donation to cover costs.
Quals & Experience: RGN, trained in London '69 and worked in many settings especially elderly care. BSc in Social Science, Lic.Ac., Licentiate in Acupuncture, trained at Leamington Spa with Prof. Worsley '81, many post graduate courses. Healing with The Healing Trust (NFSH) and Reiki Master. Personal experience with self cancer care.
Venue & availability: Room in West Bexington and home visits.
Contact details: 01308 898788.
Sue Howse
Therapies offered: One-to-one sessions on Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction; eight-week group courses in the Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Programme.
Special rate: £25 for I hour session one-to-one, £160 for 8 week group session.
Quals & experience: BACP Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist (British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists), UKCP Registered Independent Counsellor, Teaching Certificate in Mindfulness University of Bangor, CQSW (Diploma in Social Work) University of Portsmouth.
Venue & availability: one–to-oneas agreed, courses at Othona Community in Burton Bradstock.
Contact details: 01308 898337, e-mail:
Amanda Jones
Therapies offered:NO HANDS Massage pain free, deep, gentle powerful touch 1/2 or 1 hour Treatments: Full Body Massage; Back, shoulders, neck, head & face; Gentle and slow Belly Massage; Legs and Foot Massage; Arms and Hand Massage; Authentic Indian Head Massage.
Special rate:1/2hr £15, 1hr £25
Quals & experience:APNT Swedish Massage, Ultimate Bodyworker, Anatomy and Physiology, Authentic Indian Head, NO HANDS Advanced Practitioner. Exeter Natural Health Centre day course on the cancer journey for clients and families with Mo Morrish RSHom. Currently half way through a 4 module Mastery Programme with NO HANDS.
Venue & availability: Own therapy room or home visits depending on choice of Treatment, Wednesday only. Please discuss and get an OK from your GP to confirm your suitabillity for massage before arranging an appointment.
Contact details: 07733 045289. e-mail
Tamara Jones
Therapies offered: Nutritional Therapy, Health Talks, Cookery Workshops.
Special rate: Nutritional Therapy Consultation: £50 for the initial 1 hour session, £25 for half hour follow up sessions.
Cookery workshop: £200 for 4 people. £50 each
Health Talks: £85 for 1 hour
Quals & experience: I am a fully qualified Nutritional Therapist and Co-founder of Loving Healthy. I trained as a Nutritional Therapist for 4 years at the University of Westminster, where I gained a BSc Honours in Health Science (Nutritional Therapy), I am also registered with the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC). I run workshops, supper clubs and health talks throughout the year. My aim is to show people how to overcome certain health concerns through specialised nutrition.
Venue and availability: Yogaspace, Symondsbury.
Contact details: Tamara Jones
Sheera King
Therapies offered: Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Indian Head Massage and Reiki
Special rate: £25 for 1 hour session
Quals & experience: SP. Dip.A, C.VM.Dip., FAETC, Lymphoedema & complementary therapist, Reiki master/teacher, Bach Flower Essences, Indian Head Massage, Bowen (see website for full details).
Venue & availability: own therapy suite
Contact details:07900 643 096
Lyn Lydiard
Therapies offered: Massage, Aromatherapy massage and Reiki
Special rate: 1 hour - £20, 1/2 hour - £11
Quals & experience: ITEC certificate in Therapeutic massage, Shirley Price Diploma in Aromatherapy, Bowen Technique, Reiki (Findhorn Berkshire). International Federation of Professional Aromatherapists.
Venue & availability: therapy suite in Bradpole, client’s home
Contact details:
Samantha Martin
Therapies offered: Traditional Japanese Reiki, Indian Head Massage
Special rate: £20 per 1 hour session (Carer’s also welcome at special rate)
Quals & experience: Reiki Master/Teacher using traditional Japanese techniques/Western method, Indian Head Massage Practitioner Diploma
accredited by CMA
Venue & availability: own therapy room (Bridport Town Centre), Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, please contact me for an appointment
Contact details:07828 548 494
Lucy Rowland
Therapies offered:Reiki, Therapeutic massage- Hand and Feet, Head, neck and shoulders.(Full body-with permission from Doctor)
Special rate: Reiki- £10; Massage £10- for Hands and feet or Head, neck and shoulders and £20 for full body.
Quals & experience:30 years Nursing experience, trained at The London Hospital (Qualified1986), currently working as an HCA. with Bridport Community Nurses. ITEC level 3 Diploma in Anatomy and Physiology and Massage (1985). Reiki (levels 1 and 2) April 2013. Currently training for Reiki Masters with Janette Knight. I am a Member of the Reiki Association, UK.
Volunteer Complementary therapist for the Weldmar hospice (Jan 2014).
Venue & availability:Available Tuesdays and other times can be arranged in advance. I practise from home ( Little Lychetts ,East St, Bridport) but can treat client in their own homes if preferred.
Contact details:
Jane Saunders
Therapies offered: one-to-one gong/himalayan bowl treatments
Special rate: £25 per hour
Qual & experience: qualified by BAST (British Academy of Sound Therapy) in giving group soundbaths and one-to-one.
Venue & availability: client’s own home
Contact details:
Celia Slater
Therapies offered: Reiki Healing, Indian Head massage, Reflexology, Natural Facelift Massage, Hopi Ear Candling, Body Massage - Deep Tissue or Swedish (head, neck & shoulders or full)
Special rate: £20 for 60 minute treatment
Quals & experience: 10 years experience Reiki Master, Indian Head massage VTCT, Reflexology ITEC
Venue & availability: Therapy suite in Burton Bradstock. Flexible, will arrange with client on booking.
Contact details: Mobile 07917 416194 or e-mail
Website:
Mary Tassell
Therapies offered: herbal consultation for minor complaints, simple remedies, formal herbal consultation, workshops.
Special rate: For minor complaints£5 registration fee, £5-10 cost of remedies. Formal consultaion: by arrangement.
Quals & experience: Consulting medical herbalist, M.Sc, MNIMH (member of National Institute of Medical Herbalists.
Venue & availability: currently practicing at Beaminster Chiropractic Clinic, flexible – do ask.
Contact details: Tel 01308 863076 Email
Julia Williams
Therapies offered: Manual Lymphatic Drainage, M technique (hypnotic, very gentle light touch full body treatment), Holistic massage, lymphatic massage, reflexology. Specialist work on scar tissue, fascia release and post operative massage. All treatments can be combined as a suitable treatment for client. One to one work with movement.
Special rate:£25 for all 1 hour therapies or combination with movement advice.
30 minute sessions for aromatherapy consultationincluding provision of roll-on, aromatherapy inhalers, advice etc - £10.
Quals & experience:Cert.Ed, M.Ifl,MLD UK, CNHC reg, member of CthA. 20 years experience in health care including NHS and hospice care.. Co-founder and tutor in Tripudio (see website for full details).
Venue & availability:The Garden Studios Bridport.
Contact details: 01308 538112 07734511287
Lucy Watkinson
Therapies offered: Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR), Clinical Hypnosis, stress reduction training, mindfulness retreats, workshops in variety of mental health awareness such as suicide awareness and drugs and alcohol.
Special Rate: £35 per session (up to 1.5 hours) Normally £50.
Quals and experience: Registered General Nurse (RGN) and Mental HealthNurse, RMN (BSC hons). Mindfulness Teacher (Mindful academy in Spain), Clnical hypnosis trainied (BSCAH), EMDR Practitioner. 13 years military experience specialising in trauma. Currently working in NHS and private hospitals and teaching mindfulness to children in secondary schools.
Venue and availability: Frogmore Farm, Chideock, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 6HT, call or see website for details of courses.
Contact Details: mailto: 07554451347
Note on transport: If you have any difficulty in getting to treatments, Bridport & District Good Neighbours Scheme can provide transport for cancer patients. Contact the Scheme on 01308 420483, Mon-Fri 9am-1pm.
3rd November 2016