Category: News
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Excellence Award winner attends Chasely Trust in Eastbourne
FHT Excellence Award Winner Beverley Collison of Complementary Therapies & Training Centre (CTTC) organised for CTTC learners, FHT Members and Student Members to attend the Chaseley Trust in Eastbourne on Thursday 18th December. Whilst there the team performed hand massages and hand reflexology on the residents, along with some singing bowl therapy with Maja. Everyone enjoyed…
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Congratulations to the Winner of our Autumn Spiral Competition
Congratulations to Claire Mulvenna for winning our International Therapist autumn spiral competition. She won a NEOM bundle, including a Big Day Energy Face Mist and a Hibernate Scented Candle, and a £20 National Book Token. Claire practices aromatherapy, reflexology, and massage in Holywood. She is also an Independent Consultant for Neal’s Yard Remedies Organic. You can find…
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Congratulations to the Winner of our Autumn Competition!
Congratulations to Neil Boocock for winning our International Therapist autumn competition! He won Friendly Soap’s Tranquil Spa Hamper, consisting of nine natural soap bars, a pumice foot stone, a bamboo and sisal nail brush, a bamboo soap rack, a waffle cotton cloth, and five face cleansing pads. “I was first introduced to complementary therapies in the 1980’s…
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2025: A Year of Growth, Innovation, and 10 Award Wins
As featured in our Autumn 2025 Member Spotlight, Jamie Lloyd reflects on 2025 and celebrates his extensive achievements 2025 has been an incredible year of growth, recognition and transformation for my clinic, and I’m proud to share some of the milestones that have shaped this journey. My mission has always been simple: to help people…
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Finding My Second Chapter at 56: How Reinvention Keeps Therapy Practice Alive and Inspired
FHT Member Elizabeth Bandeen tells us about the impact therapy has had on her life, aged 56 There’s a lovely myth that by the time we reach our fifties, things should start slowing down. Careers settle, ambitions soften, and we’re supposed to feel as though all the big changes are behind us. I can say…
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Facial Massage and Mental Clarity: The Surprising Connection — The Ritual Space
In an adapted version of her blog, FHT Member Lindsay Ryan explores the connection between facial massage and mental clarity For Moments When Hormonal Shifts Cloud the Mind: An Invitation to Clear the Mental Fog Beneath the skins surface lies an intricate network of vessels that connect your face to your inner world. Your face can…
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Therapy Expo 2025: the UK’s leading event for Sports Therapists
Therapy Expo 2025 was another busy and well attended event. What a great show! It was an absolute pleasure to meet so many new people from so many different backgrounds, united by their love of therapies and helping people. Thank you to all the members that dropped by the stand to say hello, it was…
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Stress: The Silent Driver of Poor Wellbeing
In an adapted version of her blog, FHT Member Marialine Cifre considers the role of stress on our wellbeing and how massage therapy can help The Role of Massage Therapy in Stress and Nervous System Overload Have you ever paused and pondered how beautifully intricate the functioning of the human body is? Well, in today’s…
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Finding Sleep
In an adapted excerpt of her blog, Kerry Simmons tells us of some techniques she uses to help battle her insomnia, including exercise and myofascial release After nine years of being on sleep tablets, they stopped working. The doctors didn’t know until it was too late that this is the effect they can have if…
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The Autumn Issue of International Therapist is Here!
Autumn: the season of change 🍁 Dog walkers pull on their warm jumpers, baristas begin to sprinkle pumpkin spice on their hot drinks, and fallen leaves frame the floor like patterned mosaics. Autumn is a chance for us to witness all the fantastic possibilities of the world around us. Reflecting this, the theme for this…
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Annette’s Reading Recommendations
Following on from Annette Rainbow’s Business Story, Discovering My Passion, take a look at some of the books Annette recommends for aspiring therapists If you haven’t read Annette’s piece yet, head over to page 74 of the recent autumn edition of International Therapist and read all about her wonderful journey to becoming a highly skilled…
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Congratulations to the Winner of our Summer Competition
Congratulations to Karen Hopes for winning our International Therapist summer competition. She won Sassy Scent’s ‘Sleep by Sassy’ bundle, including a pillow mist, a pot of whipped soap, and two XL wax melts, along with a clear tealight burner. “I always look forward to receiving and reading my IT magazine, and I have entered (and won) a number…
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