The Spring Edition of International Therapist Has Arrived!

Everything seems more hopeful in spring. With the backdrop of lighter days and new life forming around us, the shroud of winter fades from the borders of our minds. Goals that seemed impossible now seem within reach. Challenges seem achievable.

Available online and arriving with Members from 9 April 2026, this issue includes features such as:

🌼Beyond the Technique — Sports Massage Tutor at St Mary’s University, Naomi Johns, emphasises the importance of being guided by your client’s unique needs during sports massage.

🌼From Treatment to Ritual — Founder of The Ritual Space, Lindsay Ryan tells us her story working as a therapist and the benefits she has seen from embracing intuitive customization to keep clients returning

🌼The Importance of Mastering Anatomy — Cotswold Academy’s Jess Bates discusses why an understanding of anatomy can help sports therapists provide the best treatment to their clients

🌼Through Nature’s Lens — Landscape Photographer Brad Carr tells us how photography allowed him to reconnect with nature and himself, while offering some suggestions for photography activities that you can take part in.

🌼A Beautiful Journey —  Expert Holistic Facialist Laura Jane Stonehouse delves into the ways she uses the ancient rituals behind holistic and beauty therapy to prepare brides for their wedding day.

🌼The Making of Manor House Therapies — Manager & Holistic Therapies Lead at Manor House Therapies, Lisa Kerr, discusses  St Columba’s Hospice Care’s new innovative social enterprise: Manor House Therapies

🌼Manual Therapy: Treating Vocal Disorders — Vocal Rehabilitation Specialist Sian Winstanley introduces us to the benefits manual therapy can have for managing vocal disorders

🌼Practical Pathways to Regulation — Counsellor Claire Field suggests four tools for regulation that therapists can use to support clients

🌼I’m Qualified… Now What? — Sports Massage Therapist Clare Riddell weighs up some of the many avenues you can go down after qualifying as a massage therapist

…and much more!

International Therapist is a membership benefit for Members of the Federation of Holistic Therapists. Find out more about membership and insurance, and how to become a Member, here