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Have your complementary therapy treatments helped to improve the physical, mental or emotional wellbeing of your clients? As a result of having treatments with you, have your clients… Noticed an improvement in the problem they were seeking help for? Noticed other improvements in their health and wellbeing, that they weren’t expecting? Reduced the number of…

Nominations for the FHT Excellence Awards are open until Wednesday 30 June and there has never been a better time to nominate yourself, with our new FHT Inclusive Therapy Business of the Year award and the relaunch of FHT Green Practice of the Year award. No matter how big or small, we want to celebrate…

“Introduced in England by the Romans, lavender’s name is believed to come from the Latin word ‘lavare’ which means to ‘wash’ – a fitting descriptor for a plant that was used extensively in Roman bathing and for cleaning wounds.” In each issue of FHT’s membership magazine, International Therapist, we publish a one-page essential oil profile…

Nominate a Hero who deserves a Hero Hamper containing a limited-edition Hero moisturiser 💫 🌱  The past 12 months have been difficult for everyone, and for therapists in particular. FHT are working with the team at @JenniferYoungTraining to uplift spirits by creating an online scrapbook of the Heroes of the past 12 months, who deserve recognition, appreciation and the opportunity to relax with a luxury balm.  If you…

In International Therapist Autumn 2017 we published a feature by Penny Price on how essential oils can be used to address skin conditions. We regularly share aromatherapy articles and research in International Therapist magazine which is a perk for FHT members, find out about becoming a member here. Penny begins the article by taking a look…

To celebrate the start of Aromatherapy Awareness Week (7–13 June 2021), we thought we’d take this opportunity to tell you about our two upcoming aromatherapy seminars at the FHT Virtual Congress, taking place on the 13 and 14 June 2021. Aromatherapy and sleep with Penny Price Aromatherapy for sleep! One of our modern ailments in…

In each issue of FHT’s membership magazine, International Therapist, we publish a research section that features a short summary of four or five different studies that have recently appeared in peer-reviewed journals. As these studies help to highlight the potential health and wellbeing benefits of different therapies – often in a healthcare context – it’s…

Acne vulgaris (AV) is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that typically affects the face (99% of cases), chest (60% of cases) and back (15% of cases), with up to 95% of adolescents experiencing the skin condition to some extent (NICE, 2019). It is characterised by non-inflammatory lesions known as comedones (blackheads and whiteheads) and, in…

Surgery is an invasive procedure and widely considered to be a stressful event for most patients. Furthermore, ‘preoperative anxiety can result in several problems, including intravenous access problems, jaw tension, and coughing during anaesthesia induction’ (Paysar et al, 2020). A small controlled trial study published in Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice (Pasyar et al, 2020)…

The Green Therapy Practice of the Year award launched in 2020 and the FHT were pleased to have received an unprecedented number of nominations. Winners of the award Anne Bramley and Helen Saunders from Wellbeing at Whistlewood, were recognized for their focus on improving health and wellbeing by connecting people with nature. Have you considered…

New research suggests that young people in the LGBTQ+ community, one in five people (20%) have experienced or are currently experiencing an eating disorder. This is compared to just 7% of people who consider themselves heterosexual. The study by charity, Just Like Us, found that a quater of bisexual girls (24%) and young lesbians (23%)…

May is skin cancer and melanoma awareness month. Over the month of May we are sharing a series of blogs will look at the topics of skin cancer, sun protection, spotting early signs of skin cancer and how to approach the conversation with clients. Dija Ayodele, founder of the Black Skin Directory shares why it’s important…