Jessica Andersson
Jessica Andersson
Nutritional Therapist
Jessica Andersson is a fully qualified nutritional therapist. She was awarded her degree from Westminster University and is a full member of The British Association of Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy (BANT) as well as The Association for the Study of Obesity (ASO).
It is Jessica’s aim to provide greater clarity and to empower her clients to take charge of their health by showing them how even small changes can make a big difference. During the consultation process she will help you to understand the relationship between the foods you eat and the way you feel, both emotionally and physically.
Jessica is committed to treating all of her clients in a compassionate, non-judgmental way and to providing the understanding, encouragement, education and ongoing support needed to reach their goals.
Jessica has experience in working with a wide range of health problems such as weight problems, low energy, menopause, digestive disorders, high blood pressure & IBS. Jessica also has a special interest in eating disorders, obesity and children’s nutrition.
Rebecca Barrie
Rebecca Barrie
PgDip Adip UKCP
Adult Psychotherapist
Rebecca is a fully qualified and accredited adult psychotherapist / counsellor who practices both long term and short term psychotherapy. She believes passionately in the importance of the relationship between the therapist and the client and finding the most appropriate way of working with them as individuals.
She is experienced in working with a diverse range of issues including stress, addiction, depression, post-natal depression, relationship issues, abuse, self harm and PTSD.
Rebecca is a member of the UKCP.
Claire Beadon
Claire Beadon
MSc
Bereavement and loss counsellor
Claire is a trained counsellor who specialises in bereavement and loss. She has over ten years experience of working with all aspects of grief including trauma, violent, sudden and unexpected death.
Her work also covers broader aspects of loss such as the ending of a relationship, loss of a job, home, pet or loss of future expectations due to injury or illness.
Claire is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Diana Beaumont
Diana Beaumont
LCM dip APNT
Therapeutic & sports masseuse
Diana qualified in 2001, beginning her massage career when travelling in Australia. After obtaining a LCM diploma in therapeutic massage at the London College of Massage she has specialised in sports injuries and Indian head massage. Diana believes massage should be viewed as a preventive as well as rehabilitative treatment. She has a particular interest in treating women through the trimesters of pregnancy.
Charles Bonas
MA (Oxon) PGCE
Education consultant
Charles Bonas is managing director of Bonas MacFarlane, a leading education consultancy.
Charles assesses performance and ability and matches this with the standards and entry requirements of London private schools. He pinpoints strengths and weaknesses and the way in which the child can develop. His guidance may include referrals to educational psychologists and other specialists.
He is an expert at assessing children from overseas who are making the transition to the UK education system.
Charles has a team of young mentors who visit children and tutor them at home.
Patrick Browning
MA LLM DCH DHP MCH
Clinical Hypnotherapist
Patrick trained with the Institute of Clinical Hypnosis, where he is now on the Faculty and is the Chairman of the Association of the Institute of Clinical Hypnosis. He is also an NLP Practitioner. In addition, he practises at the Paul D'Auria Cancer Support Centre in Battersea helping people with cancer, and cancer carers, with quality of life issues. In 2008 he helped to introduce (for the first time in the UK) the Healing Journey programme for people with cancer. The programme has been developed over many years at the Ontario Cancer Institute.
Patrick has a wide ranging practice, as hypnosis is a helpful method of intervention for any issues that have a psychological aspect; in many cases they may be stress related. In addition to hypnosis he uses eye movement therapies for emotional issues as well as post traumatic stress. He has recently been seeing a lot of clients who wish to reduce their alcohol intake, stop smoking or reduce stress.
Kidge Burns
Kidge Burns
BA PGDipSLT DipSFP
Solution focused brief therapist
Kidge first received training in solution focused brief therapy (SFBT) in 1998. Since that time she has attended numerous courses and conferences and was awarded a Diploma in Solution Focused Practice in 2006. Kidge has been at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital as a speech and language therapist since 1998, helping adults with acute and chronic conditions to focus on their best hopes for the future. With substantial research evidence to back it up, SFBT is widely used in health and social care, education and organisational development.
Sarah Carolides
Sarah Carolides
MA MPhil (Cantab) Dip ION (Dist) Paul Chek NLC (Level 1) MBANT
Nutritionist
Sarah has worked exclusively with nutritional therapy and coaching since 2003. She writes regularly for the media and featured in Marie Claire. She has appeared on TV (The Carole Caplin Experience, Mood Foods) and wrote about nutrition and lifestyle for the book Lifesmart (2005).
As well as advising individual clients, she works with schools and businesses, conducting workshops and group sessions. She has been running successful weight management courses for the past four years. Sarah is a founding member of thrive!nutrition.
Simon LK Cheung
MSc MB AcA
Acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist
Simon trained as a Microbiologist and Virologist at Liverpool University before working with the medical research team at the Richard Dimbleby Cancer Research Department at St Thomas's Hospital Medical School, where he gained a Master of Science degree in Radiotherapy and Cancer Research in 1981.
He trained as a Chinese medical doctor at the Nanjing Traditional Medical School in the People's Republic of China. In 1987 he returned to England to set up his practice and regularly lectures at the British College of Acupuncture as well as supervising at their teaching clinic in Russell Square.
He specialises in the treatment of allergies, skin disease and asthmatic conditions of all ages. His treatment on general dysfunctioning of the body and stress related disorders is also very effective.
Louise Crawford
Louise Crawford
DCH DHP GHR (Reg)
Hypnotherapist
Louise Crawford is a qualified Clinical Hypnotherapist and trained with the renowned Institute of Clinical Hypnosis at Kings College London. She is skilled in providing Hypnotherapy for a whole range of personal issues and problems including habits, phobias, weight loss and stress management within a holistic, trusting and confidential working relationship.
Prior to working in Clinical Hypnotherapy Louise worked for 10 years within Executive Search and Selection. Throughout her career Louise has always been entirely client focused and passionate about motivating and helping others achieve their full potential.
Pessi Elias
Pessi Elias
BA MSW PGDip POS M Psych Psych
Child and adolescent psychotherapist
Pessi is a trained child and adolescent psychotherapist who specializes in working with children, adolescents and their parents and has been practising since 1998 in London and New York. She is experienced in working with a wide range of emotional, developmental and behavioural problems and concerns.
Pessi is registered with The British Psychoanalytic Council and is an accredited member of The Association of Child Psychotherapists and The Tavistock Society of Psychotherapists.
Jackie Falconer
Jackie Falconer
BSc (Hons) RD
Paediatric Dietitian
Jackie graduated with a BSc (Hons) degree in Management in 1986. She then went on to further study at Kings College in London and qualified as a State Registered Dietitian in 1991. She has worked in clinical dietetics since 1992, specialising in paediatrics in 1995. For the past 10 years she has worked in the area of paediatric gastroenterology at the Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust and her particular areas of interest are Short Bowel Syndrome, Inflammatory Bowel disease, Multiple Food Allergy (gut), Coeliac disease and Gastro-oesophageal Reflux.
Jackie held the position of Chair of the Associate (Nurses and Dietetians) Members of the British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (BSPGHAN) from 2003 – 2007.
Jackie is registered with the Health Professions Council (HPC) in the UK and the British Dietetic Association (BDA).
Felicity Gray
Felicity Gray
LCH RSHom
Homeopath
Originally from New Zealand Felicity came to the UK in 1990. She graduated from The College of Homeopathy in 1998 as a Professional Homeopath, and is now a Registered Member of The Society of Homeopaths. Felicity continues professional development and runs a monthly supervision group in West London.
Felicity has been practicing Homeopathy locally for 12 years and to support treatment she has become a member of several nutritional organisations, as well as IWDL a diagnostic laboratory mainly used for allergy and sensitivity diagnosis.
Felicity has successfully treated a wide range of complaints including infertility, gut problems, menstrual difficulties, skin eruptions, emotional upsets and children’s health issues.
Ingrid Haitink
Ingrid Haitink
DipION MBant
Nutritionist
Ingrid trained at the Institute of Optimum Nutrition following a career in dance, which led to a keen interest in the role of diet and physical performance. Ingrid co-founded thrive!nutrition which offers comprehensive nutrition services to individuals as well as organisations.
She combines her clinical practice with writing about nutrition and her position as a tutor at the Institute for Optimum Nutrition.
Claire Hamilton
BSc (Hons) Lic Ac MBAcC
Acupuncturist
Claire completed a degree in Physiology & Psychology (II:I) at Newcastle University, specialising in the field of Psychoneuroimmunology in 1999. Continuing her interest in the mind-body connection and its influence over health and wellbeing, Claire went on to study yoga and massage in India before starting formal training in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine at Kingston University.
After graduating in 2004, Claire travelled to Sri Lanka to help with the disaster relief effort following the Asian Tsunami. She spent six months working in a Sri Lankan Hospital using her western and eastern medical training to help both Sri Lankans and NGO workers. On returning home, she worked with the highly regarded Neal's Yard Remedies for 3 years as an Acupuncturist.
Claire is also a member of the British Acupuncture Council.
Valerie Harvey
Valerie Harvey
BSc(Hons) PGCE Dip ION MBANT
Nutritionist
With a first degree in chemistry and after teaching in further and higher education, Val trained as a nutritional therapist at the Institute of Optimum Nutrition, ION. As well as consulting in nutrition, she is a senior lecturer and clinic supervisor at Westminster University where she teaches the BSc Nutritional Therapy Course. She advises on pre-conceptual nutrition, pregnancy, weaning and children's nutrition through to the problems and degenerative diseases.
In addition she addresses many other health concerns including digestive problems, weight control, frequent infections, allergies, skin problems, headaches, hormonal imbalance, high blood pressure and elevated cholesterol.
Serena Jopling
Serena Jopling
Humanistic Counsellor
Serena is a qualified humanistic counsellor, with a degree and diploma in Person-Centred Counselling she has extensive experience working in both private and voluntary sectors, seeing clients with a wide range of issues such as relationship problems, depression, abuse, trauma and bereavement.
Serena also works in the school environment seeing children who are having problems that are affecting their learning abilities and self esteem. Her special interest lies in working with children and family relationship issues.
Ann Leech
Maternity Nurse
Ann Leech is a professional Maternity Nurse with a wealth of experience gained over 20 years during which time she has cared for over 100 babies.
As a Maternity Practitioner she specializes in the care of newborn babies and postnatal mums; from advising on successful breastfeeding techniques to establishing individual, achievable sleep and feeding routines tailored to your baby and family needs.
Her aim is to enable parents to get to know and understand their baby, gain confidence, rest and recuperate and adjust to life with a newborn baby.
She offers parents a range of short term maternity care options for baby’s newborn to 12 weeks old.
Specializing in Welcome Home Maternity packages, her services are designed for parents who need short term help and guidance to settle in at home, establish breastfeeding and guide you in caring for your newborn baby.
She can also provide;
1. Personal Consultation Service to help you plan ahead and prepare for the first few weeks with a newborn baby. Providing impartial advice and guidance on what you may need for your baby and nursery.
2. Troubleshooting help, to overcome and smooth out any problems parents may have encountered, such as day/night confusion, breastfeeding difficulties.
3. Support following paternity leave or at a time when you may feel exhausted, anxious or isolated and need some guidance for a few days and nights.
Late and short term bookings.
www.amlbabycare.co.uk
Email: annleech.amlbabycare@googlemail.com
Clare Macdonald
Clare Macdonald
LCH MHMA
Homeopath
Clare Macdonald undertook a three year Licentiate Course and graduated from the London College of Homeopathy as a Professional Homeopath in 1999. She is also a registered member of the Homeopathic Medical Association and the South West London Group of Homeopaths. Nearly ten years after qualifying, Clare is currently undertaking a Post Graduate Course at the Contemporary College of Homeopathy.
Clare has been at The Westover - Wandsworth since it was founded eight years ago and has worked alongside GPs and other complementary therapists there and at various other clinics in South West London and Cornwall. She is now practicing homeopathy for The Westover at both Wandsworth and Brompton Cross.
Throughout her career she has specialised in the treatment of women's hormonal and emotional problems and family and chilren's health issues having witnessed the benefits of homeopathy with her own two children. Clare takes a practical approach and advocates integrated healthcare where conventional and natural medicine work successfully in tandem, thereby empowering patients to take charge of their own health and avoid unnecessary chemical intervention.
Maria Mills
Maria Mills
Aesthetics and Laser
Maria Mills offers the Aesthetic and Laser treatments at The Westover Clinics alongside a team of Doctors and Dermatologists. Maria has worked in this industry for the past 20 years having previously owned several clinics and an internationally recognised and accredited training college. Having trained students in most areas of Aesthetics, she now specialises in medi-facials and laser as offered at The Westover Clinics.
Maria has been featured in womens magazines and invited to discuss Aesthetic training on the local radio. Maria is a full member of BABTAC and registered with the Care Quality Commission. Maria also has her own clinic in Surrey.
Joanna Maw
Joanna Maw
Reiki therapist
Originally from New Zealand, Joanna has been living in London since 1992. Having studied beauty therapy and 'deep tissue' massage, Joanna's career progressed into the field of holistic therapy. She qualified as a practitioner in the ancient Japanese method of Reiki healing and has studied cranial and advanced soft tissue manipulation at the University of Westminster. Uniting Eastern philosophy with Western logic, her fascination with the mind/body connection is the driving force behind her work.
Georgina Milne
MBRA
Reflexologist
Georgina has been practising reflexology since qualifying from The Bayly School of Reflexology in 1994. She assists at training courses and attends advanced training courses and workshops. She is a member of The British Reflexology Association.
Annie Mitchell
Educational Psychologist
An Educational Psychologist aims to enhance a child’s learning and / or their social and emotional skills through assessment and intervention in an educational setting – usually school.
Annie is very experienced at working with children aged 2-13. Where applicable she will identify and give advice to parents and teachers on supporting children with –
Learning difficulties
Specific learning difficulties (e.g. dyslexia, dyspraxia ADHD)
Language and communication difficulties
Behavioural difficulties
Gifted and talented
Children’s development varies and not all children achieve at the same rate. However some children do seem to find some things particularly hard:
Reading, Language and Communication, Maths, Speech and Language, Spelling, Co-ordination, Writing, finding school work difficult, making friends, being unhappy at school, sitting still and listening.
Isabelle Natali
Isabelle Natali
ITEC, CthA, Embody
CranioSacral Therapy Practitioner (IACST)
Isabelle is a fully qualified CranioSacral Therapy Practitioner who works to re-align and re-balance the body thereby helping you achieve your full health potential and promote physical and emotional harmony. Isabelle has a particular interest in babies, children and women – including fertility, pregnancy and postnatal.
Conditions that respond well to CranioSacral Therapy include migraines, headaches, long-standing neck and back problems, torticolis, digestive problems, vertigo, after effects of accidents and traumas, pre- and post-operation preparation, jaw/TMJ tensions, hormonal imbalances, nervous disorders as well as emotional and stress-related problems.
Isabelle is also trained in Therapeutic Massage, Seated Acupressure, Indian Head Massage and Aromatherapy – and will be happy to combine different techniques to suit your individual needs. Isabelle aims to work with your body and mind to re-energise, re-balance, re-harmonise your whole self and tap into your self-healing abilities.
Anna Percy-Davis
Anna Percy-Davis
Executive life coach
Anna Percy-Davis is a co-active coach trained through the Coaches Training Institute and the International Coaching Federation. A graduate in both psychology and psychotherapy, Anna spent a number of years in the City, first as a banker and then as an investment banking headhunter, before offering both executive and life coaching to a wide range of clients.
Mitch Stansbury
Ultrasonographer
Mitchell Stansbury graduated from the Hereford and Worcester College of Radiography in 1985, taking a specialist interest in Diagnostic Ultrasound in 1988. Qualifying at the Central Middlesex Hospital as a state registered sonographer in 1990, he has been dedicated to the field since then.
Utilsing the rapid advances in technology, Mitchell established a service dedicated to the swift and accurate provision of Ultasound in the Primary Care Sector in 1993, a service embraced by General Practice and associated specialists to this day. His service allows for reduced waiting times and instant results.
Mitchell is married with two daughters and lives in west London.
Philippa Ratcliffe
M.Sc
Consultant Speech and Language Therapist
Philippa Ratcliffe has over 24 years specialist experience as a Voice/ENT speech therapist and for the last 14 years has been the Head of the Speech and Language Therapy (ENT) team at the Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital; the UK's only specialist ENT hospital.
She lectures to students in the area of Voice and ENT Speech Therapy, provides training to Specialist Registrars in ENT; provides a resource and training for Specialist colleagues across the country.
As well as dealing with a wide range of voice disorders often at the most complex level she has a special interest in professional voice users such as singers.
She has conducted research, published papers and contributed to textbooks; and has been Chairman and Treasurer of the London Special Interest Group in Voice and Laryngectomy.
She is a member of the British Voice Association and registered with the Health Professions Council.
Suzy Reindorp
Suzy Reindorp
BA (Hons)
Counselling and Psychotherapy
B.A. (Hons)
Suzy Reindorp is a qualified psychodynamic counsellor and psychotherapist, having trained at Cambridge University. She is accredited by the BACP and is a member of UKCP. She works in the private and voluntary sectors.
Suzy specialises in loss and bereavement: for example, the losses caused by death, ending of relationships and also the less obvious losses involved in what is hoped for: for example good health - mental and physical, fulfilling employment and relationships, a happy childhood and fertility. Suzy works with individuals and couples.
Karen Richardson
BA (Hons) PC Counselling DCHyp
Counsellor and Clinical Hypnotherapist
Karen Richardson trained as a Person Centred Counsellor at the Metanoia Institute. Since qualifying she’s added to her expertise Clinical Hypnotherapy, Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), Congnitivive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Thought Field Therapy (TFT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
Karen works both long and short term with a wide range of psychological problems which include bereavement, stress, depression and addictions – drugs, alcohol, food and self mutilation.
She talks at the London Medical Centre aiding diabetics to loose weight and give-up smoking as well as talking regularly on drugs and alcohol addiction and working closely with teachers and parents in workshops to enable them to recognise the danger signs of drug experimentation and addiction in teenagers.
She is the school counsellor at the Putney High School for Girls specialising in the psychological problems of young women and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Alice Sykes
BSc, MSc, ISSN, RNut, PhD
Nutritional Consultant and Exercise Phsiologist
Alice is a Nutritional Consultant and Exercise Physiologist who graduated with an Honours degree in Biochemistry and Nutrition, before completing a Masters.
She has previously worked as the senior nutritional consultant for The Food Doctor for and at both the Olympic Medical Institute and Chelsea Football Club as a nutritional advisor.
Alice is also a fully accredited physiologist through the British Association of Sport and Exercise Science. She uses an integrative approach to health and nutrition, combining her research and clinical expertise to specialise in hormonal health, eating disorders, sports nutrition, stress management, digestive disorders, obesity and children’s health.
Alice has appeared on a number of TV programmes and has published numerous papers in prestigious nutrition and physiology journals both in the U.K and the U.S. She recently won an award at the International Sports Nutrition Conference in New Orleans, for her research on muscle glycogen replacement with carbohydrate drinks.
Nicole van Zomeren
Nicole van Zomeren
Advanced Dip App Sci Remedial MassageTherapist
Reiki Master
Nicole has over 10 years international experience as a massage therapist, completing her Remedial & Sports Massage training in Australia before moving to London in 2005.
In this time she has built a loyal base of clients with whom she addresses neuromuscular / musculo-skeletal imbalances, muscular tension related issues and also facilitates rehabilitation and/or prevention of injuries.
Nicole has additional qualifications in Reiki, Lymphatic Drainage, Integrative Fascial Release, Adverse Neural Tension and Indian Head Massage, and often combines these techniques to provide the best treatment to suit the individual needs of each client. She is dedicated to assisting people bring a greater balance to their bodies through soft tissue therapy and through the creation of greater body awareness, ultimately improving ones overall well-being.