Jill O’Hagan: CranioSacral Therapist (Upledger) & NeuroStructural Technique Practitioner.
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My name is Jill O’Hagan and I come to CranioSacral Therapy from a background of Medicine at Bristol University and House Jobs in Medicine, Neurosurgery, Paediatrics, Accident & Emergency, Psychiatry and Obstetrics & Gynaecology.
These were followed by General Practice where I have been a partner in Rugby and Coventry. During that time I was a member of Coventry Ethics Committee, a GP appraiser and a GP trainer.
Having been referred to University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire with a back and neck problem, I was discharged by the physiotherapy department to Pilates classes. The person they recommended gave me a session of individual therapy prior to the first class.
This therapy was amazing, I could move my neck much more extensively than I had been able to for years and I felt very supported emotionally. The therapy was CranioSacral Therapy. The first module was being taught in Coventry and I decided to take it.
I have attended many CranioSacral Therapy courses since then, made some wonderful friends, gained more insight into myself, treated many different people and taken more exams!
Now retired from general practice I am now enjoying working with this gentle, patient led therapy.
GMC Registration No. 2806947
Qualified Member CranioSacral Society.
Listed on International Association of Healthcare Practitioners Directory www.upledger.com
Qualifications:
MBChB Bristol 1983.
MRCGP London 1987.
DFPHM London 2000 (2014).
DFSRH London 2011 (2014).
NST Attestation 2015.
CST-T, MCSS 2023.
Present Role.
CranioSacral Therapist (Upledger)
NeuroStructural Technique Practitioner.
Jo Short: Reflexology Practitioner
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From an early age, Jo enjoyed helping people with communication difficulties and understood the impact on someone’s emotional wellbeing if they could not express and verbalise their needs. This led her to train in Speech and Language Therapy; she graduated in 1993.
She worked in clinics and schools as a paediatric NHS Therapist working with a range of speech, language and communication needs including Autism Spectrum Disorder.
It was then, that it became apparent many students with continuing communication difficulties at secondary school also had social, emotional and mental health needs and she took this as an opportunity to train further and work more specifically in this area. Working at an independent specialist secondary school, as part of an experienced team of professionals highlighted not only the importance of a holistic approach, but also the benefits students gained from complementary therapies alongside traditional therapy approaches.
After working as a Speech and Language Therapist for over fifteen years, she decided to change career and started a new role supporting young people with social, emotional and mental health needs in a large comprehensive secondary school as an Inclusion Manager. A significant part of this role was to support students’ emotional wellbeing through one to one sessions, mentoring and building nurture groups. She continued this role throughout the COVID pandemic, seeing first hand the huge detrimental impact this had on the students mental health and the increased support needed for families and young people.
Over the years, she supported her own wellbeing through complementary practice and, personally benefited from frequent reflexology treatments. She found this to support her own personal, emotional and physical wellbeing and she became fascinated with the power of this practice. This led her to explore further and to become a practitioner herself.
Jo passionately believes, and can see the tangible benefits reflexology may provide, in order to treat a wide range of conditions including anxiety, stress, insomnia, digestive issues and pain.
She feels it is privilege and a joy to be able to support clients in looking after their emotional and physical health. To help them discover the power of this practice, with regular treatment, tailored to their specific needs.
Jo is a member of the Federation of Holistic Therapists.
Agnes Gorczynska-Burzych: Swedish, hot Stone, bamboo, Pregnancy and aromatherapy massage
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Agnes trained with the Training Institute in Warsaw, in Professional Spa and Wellness and followed this with beauty therapy at Leamington Spa College attaining VTCT Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Beauty Therapy
She has a particular passion for massage: Remedial Swedish massage, aromatherapy, hot stone, and bamboo. She has recently undertaken further training in pregnancy massage.
Clients often visit Agnes with chronic pain, arthritis, fibromyalgia, carpal tunnel syndrome, backaches, tensions and pain in shoulders, muscle pains, stiffness in neck, headaches and migraines, reduced mobility and movement, circulation problems, anxiety and stress.
She has been practicing for seven years after looking for a way to help people with chronic pain stress and anxiety.
Agnes believes that holistic therapy can help with overal wellbeing. Regular but small steps can help change lifestyle. A healthy diet, appropriate exercise - investing in ourselves more through access to complementary healthcare is key to healthy and happier life.
Her clients describe her as positive, professional, open.
Dr.Simon Barnett: Clinical Hypnosis
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As a child, I spent a lot of my time wondering how everything worked. If I could, I would take things apart so I could learn how they worked, before putting them back together again. I was fascinated by the need to know how all the parts worked together and how to fix them when things went wrong. I have never lost this fascination.
During my 25 years as a Dental Surgeon, I learned so much more about the mental needs of my clients, rather than simply working on ‘their teeth’. During this time, I was lucky enough to attend a clinical hypnosis course aimed specifically at doctors and dentists, to help alleviate patient’s anxiety.
Over the next 20 years, I developed a deep and extensive understanding of how the healthy brain, mind and hypnosis works. It isn’t something I ‘do to’ people but it is a way of working to help discover ways to break through self-limiting barriers. Clients often report feeling liberated at being able to break free from their own constraints.
Hypnosis when used effectively can have a profound and lasting impact for clients reporting a variety of symptoms and difficulties.
‘So, is hypnosis magic?’ I am sometimes asked. ‘Is it real?’ Magic uses language and gestures in a bid to redirect an individual’s attention whilst the magician makes changes. So yes, it could be argued hypnosis is possibly loosely like a form of magic. However, there is one major difference. A good magician will carefully work to leave you bamboozled, confused and them looking clever. A good clinical hypnotist will leave you with a clear understanding of yourself and show the clever you, tools to make real changes to your life. Your tools. The ones you didn’t even know you had!
Simon currently teaches Clinical Hypnosis to healthcare professionals at Birmingham City University. It is a course he created with colleagues and is currently the only university accredited post graduate course on the subject in the UK. They have former students engaged in research to demonstrate the real benefits clinical hypnosis can bring to people’s mental health and physical wellbeing.
Claire Friday: UKCP accredited Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist
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I am UKCP Registered Psychotherapist having completed an MSc in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy from the Northern Guild in Newcastle. I offer a warm client led holistic approach and use creative methods such as sand tray, art, music, clay and imagery to support both children and adults express themselves.
Before training as a psychotherapist I have worked for almost 20 years in the adoption field and I specialise in supporting clients who have experienced trauma. I have worked with children and young people in both school and charity settings as well as in private practice, supporting with a wide range of issues such as developmental trauma, behavioural difficulties, depression and anxiety, low self esteem, eating issues, grief and loss and relational issues.
I have also worked with adults who have experienced a range of issues such as relational issues, trauma, childhood issues, grief and loss, depression and anxiety. I also provide support to parents who may be struggling.
Training:
Msc in Psychotherapy
Diploma in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
Diploma in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapeutic Counselling
Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
Karen Undrill: MBACP Individual and Couples Counsellor
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Karen has been counselling for over twenty years. First as a volunteer counsellor on a phone line and then with various organisations including working with a mediation service, a cancer centre, an agency for older adults and other various charities and the NHS. She now works with couples and individuals.
She is interested in the whole person and sees herself as a holistic counsellor. She has a flexible approach and will employ the approach she thinks is best suited for you as a person, or couple together with the issues you present. She has trained as an integrative counsellor and in couples counselling.
Karen offers short-term and long-term counselling and is happy to meet or talk with you over the phone or zoom to assess and understand more about your needs before deciding how to move forward. This is free and without any obligation. This way, you can get to know Karen and understand a little more about how counselling works.
She is a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) adhering to their ethical framework (code of practice). As a counsellor members are expected to have continued support and training which she fully endorses .
Jennifer McCabe: MBACP, Accredited Psychodynamic Psychotherapist
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Before joining the masters’ programme in Psychodynamic Studies at Oxford University, Jenny represented vulnerable adults in the community and worked with NHS mental health and community services in a professional capacity.
She helps clients with problems such as depression, anxiety, sleep and eating disorders. Someone who feels stuck and helpless can then feel more alive and worthwhile.
Jenny has also undertaken infant observation with the British Psychotherapy Foundation and is training in EMDR to help furthero inform her work helping people recover from trauma.
Finding the right person in the therapist is just as important as qualifications, experience, or even the type of therapy being offered.
You are encouraged to have a free initial consultation with Jenny before you invest in what is the beginning of a unique therapeutic relationship.
Please email: mccabetherapy94@gmail.com
Rebecca Brewster: Counselling and Psychodynamic Therapy
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Rebecca takes an integrative and holistic approach to helping clients who experience emotional trauma, anxiety, phobias, addictive behaviour or any dysfunctional emotional episodes that hinder their sense of wellbeing and personal/ professional relationships. She supports women going through the Peri/ Menopause by integrating energy work and emotional therapy along with nutritional advice.
Her work largely centres around building a clients self confidence and guiding them to gently resolve unhelpful or dysfunctional core beliefs and patterns of behaviour.
She aims to fully empower and restore a clients deep sense of self worth, personal awareness and emotional wellbeing. Clients are then able to use these tools to reach their potential both personally and professionally.
She has practised Therapeutic Counselling/Healing/Holistic Therapy since 1996, both in private practice as well as being part of the Stress Management team at Unipart in Oxford.
She describes herself as always being a natural empath and intrinsically fascinated by human behaviour.
In 2005 she took a 12 year break to pursue interior design, and raise a family.
Between 2018-2021 she retrained and reinstated her practising membership qualifications.
She says “I feel truly privileged to be able to work with so many clients and support them on their individual journeys to become more empowered, confident and self aware.”
Away from client work is usually spent facilitating the needs of a busy family, walking in nature and gardening. Her passions also includeI researching the nutritional and medicinal use of herbs and how these support digestive health and our general wellbeing.
Memberships:
Emotional Therapeutic Counselling. MFETC
Accredited Practising Member of the National Counselling Society. MNCS Accred.
Emotional Freedom Technique. Cert EFT
Practicing Healer Member of the Healing Trust. MNFSH (former Trustee) Qualified Holistic Therapist. (Inc Nutrition)
Qualified Aromatherapist with the International Federation of Aromatherapists.
Sara Palmer: Ayurveda Practitioner, Registered Senior Yoga Teacher & Yoga Therapist
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Sara’s primary practice is Ayurveda. Treatments include personalised nutritional recommendations, selected to suit your individual metabolic make-up, alongside herbal prescriptions, and where required Ayurveda Therapeutic Body Treatments, to reduce symptoms and restore strength and vitality to the body and mind.
Some people choose to enjoy only the Ayurveda Body Treatments which, are fantastic for relieving aches and pains, and soothing away your stresses, as well as reducing toxins which can contribute to a range of symptoms.
Ayurveda is an ancient and time-tested healing science, unique in its capacity to identify your individual metabolic make-up and thereby to offer individualised prescriptions, which not only reduce symptoms but allow balance and well-being to be restored to body and mind.
Sara’s clients to understand their individual metabolic nature so that they can make lifelong informed choices to support their health and well-being.
She is a senior yoga teacher and offers Yoga Therapy, as a stand alone treatment or alongside Ayurveda prescriptions. In a Yoga Therapy session, you will receive personalised Yoga posture, breath, and relaxation/meditation practices to relieve joint and muscular pains, chronic ailments, stress and mental-emotional distress.
Clients often visit Sara with with digestive, endocrine, respiratory, cardiovascular, weight loss, and stress related conditions. Having recovered from CFS herself she finds she frequently works with people living with exhaustive conditions.
Conditions she treats: Digestive discomfort, stress, menopause, joint pain, migraine, fatigue, mind and emotions, weight loss or gain.
Her clients describe her as: dedicated, caring, knowledgeable.
Sarah Grant: Registered Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Certified Intuitive Eating
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Sarah has more than ten years’ experience helping people make lasting changes to how they relate to food, what they choose to eat, and how they care for their bodies.
Her Food and Body Confidence Programmes have helped many of her clients break free from exahusting eating patterns such as ‘yo yo’ dieting and emotional eating, to help them regain joy and pleasure from eating, and develop a healthier relationship with their everyday choices.
Sarah also has a special interest in gut health, and has extensive experience supporting people with gut-related health concerns and unresolved digestive symptoms to achieve better health and wellbeing through knowledge, empowerment, and the tools to make nutritional choices that work for them, physically and emotionally.
To complement Gut Health Nutritional Therapy support, she offers the latest in clinical testing to help ascertain a deeper understanding of unique nutritional needs, gut function and microbiome health, and food sensitivities.
Sarah offers a free, no obligation, consultation call, so that you can learn more about how her practice can help you enjoy life with more vitality.
Nicola Walker:
Foot Health Practitioner
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After qualifying in the West Midlands, the Foot Health Practice was established in 2004. Based in Hertfordshire, the Practice initially offered a domiciliary service to patients in the local area.
As the Practice grew, Nicola was able to provide care to patients across a much wider area and in 2021, the Practice relocated to Shipston.
Her practice offers routine treatments to patients while combining a holistic approach to additional modern therapies such as remedial massage of the lower limb, nail reconstruction therapy and dermal replenishment therapy.
GP referrals are possible where indicated.
Appointments are available evenings and weekends.