Complementary & Beauty Therapy Treatments in Faversham

Therapists

Debbie Crosby-Butler IIHHT MIFA MIFR
Debbie qualified as a registered nurse in 1981. After experiencing many changes in the health industry, she became increasingly disillusioned with the service she was able to provide. She retrained in complementary therapies to achieve a more holistic approach to healthcare and well being, and qualified in 1999. She is a member of the International Federation of Reflexology and the International Federation of Aromatherapists, and now teaches reflexology for Kent Adult Education Services. After providing highly individualized treatments to clients in their homes and rented rooms, Debbie opened her own treatment rooms in 2005. Debbie is a fully qualified practitioner who undertakes regular professional development training. She has a full professional indemnity insurance and holds a current first aid certificate. Debbie is dedicated to the highest levels of client care and confidentiality.

Samantha Harrison MICHT
Samantha originally studied hairdressing and beauty therapy and worked as a self-employed hair stylist for two years. Her training in this field included some massage which she particularly enjoyed, and this led her to think about studying holistic therapies. After attending some Adult Education classes she was sure this was the path she wished to follow and immediately applied to Canterbury College. Since completing her two year training in holistic therapies in 2006, Samantha has worked as a therapist at Soul Solutions. She is a member of the International Council of Holistic Therapists and insured by the Federation of Holistic Therapists. Samantha continues to train, particularly with Jing Advanced Massage, in order to continually provide new treatments and updated techniques for her clients. For more about Samantha click here

Karen Beale ITEC
Karen is a qualified ITEC beauty therapist, nail technician and reflexologist. The ITEC courses encompassed all aspects of beauty treatments including, manicures, pedicures, facials, waxing, eyebrow and eyelash tinting, acrylic and gel nail systems and professional make up. Following this Karen gained further qualifications in eyelash extensions, spray tanning, micropigmentation, teeth whitening, ear piercing, hopi ear candles, henna tattoo designs, Elemis facials and is now studying mesotherapy. Karen has worked within small salons, as a mobile therapist and also for Yves Saint Laurent gaining extensive experience and techniques for wedding, photographic and catwalk make up. Karen offers a variety of beauty treatments, working both independently and alongside other therapists to compliment and provide a bespoke service to each client. Karen is a fully insured member with Professional Beauty and the Guild of Therapists.

Samantha Clark
Samantha qualified in Swedish massage level three VTCT at Canterbury College in 2006, and began working at various functions across the UK relaxing artists before they performed. In 2008 she qualified in Indian head massage(CMA registered)and in January 2009 gained a practitioners diploma in hot stone massage. Samantha started working as a therapist at an osteopathic and sports injury clinic, were she developed a keen interest in sports injury and treating everyday muscle problems. This led her to begin studying towards a qualification in sports massage. Samantha also regularly practices at a yoga retreat in Canterbury and so is used to working in many different environments. Whilst training in various therapies Samantha had a child and developed a keen interest in pregnancy and birth. She trained with nurturing birth as a birth and post natal Doula and hopes to study pregnancy massage very shortly. Samantha now offers hot stone massage, sports massage, Indian head massage and Swedish massage at soul solutions.

Penny Davey SBRCP AKFRP TFT (Alg)
Penny has had a life-long interest in health and nutrition, and over the years has explored many different complementary therapies. After curing her hay fever with alternative medicine, she decided to train as a complementary health practitioner. After studying homeopathy for a couple of years, Penny went on to complete the four-year Professional Kinesiology Practice (PKP) course, qualifying as a Kinesiology Practitioner in 2004. Since then, she has continued to take a variety of courses, including anatomy and physiology, Touch for Health, Thought Field Therapy, flower essences, crystal healing and essential oils. She has also trained as a K-Power® Instructor, teaching 13 one- and two-day workshops, covering a range of subjects such as testing and correcting groups of muscles, stress release techniques, Tibetan Healing Energy, face-reading, co-dependency and New Zealand Flower Essences. Penny is a member of the Institute of Complementary Medicine, is a Senior Practitioner and Member of the British Register of Complementary Practitioners and is a member of the Kinesiology Federation. She also gives talks to various groups, associations and companies, such as the WI, Association of Crohn's & Colitis, Women in International Trade, Women in Business and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Penny has full professional indemnity insurance, takes regular First Aid courses and has been CRB-checked. For more information click here.

Ian Ross
Ian has been trained by International experts Hypnotist Paul McKenna and the co-founder of NLP Dr Richard Bandler. Assisting on Paul McKenna’s NLP trainings and “I CAN MAKE YOU THIN” seminars has added to his ability to help people in a way that is unique to them. Having trained in Hypnotherapy, TFT, Life Coaching, Kinesiology, also being a Master Practitioner and Licensed Trainer of NLP, Ian has all the skills and experience to help you.
Whether in your business or personal life, Ian can help you reach your full potential. With Ian’s calm and professional approach, you can feel safe to become the person that you want to be. Claim back the stronger you. Remove those unnecessary things which obstruct you from really living the life that you want.

Steve Carter
Steve has been involved in the Healing Arts and Martial Arts for over 30
years. He first trained in Anatomy, Physiology and Body Massage in 1992 with ITEC. He
gained a Teacher of Fitness Training Qualification with the YMCA in 1990
and worked in sport for 5 years at private health clubs. Throughout this
period he taught and studied Martial Arts to a high degree, gaining
knowledge about the body and how it works in relation to combat sports. He
then stiudied with the European Shiatsu School for 3 years whilst travelling to
and from Japan for the last 12 years. Steve gained his qualification for Shiatsu Massage in 2005 from Kiyoshi Yonemoto Sensei and also holds a 5th Dan in Goju Karate. He has a
qualification in Pelvic Correction from Alexander Barrie in 2006, and
incorporates many western methods of manipulation within the treatment.

Carol Ring
Carol has recently joined Soul Solutions as an Emotional Wellbeing Coach, specialising in Change Therapy. Not only does Carol have the professional skills and experience to help you make positive changes to your life, she also has wealth of personal life experience that accompanies this.
Carol qualified as a mental health nurse in 1998. After working in various health settings she trained as a life coach and qualified in 2009. Since then she has successfully completed an NLP Business Practitioner course with Vicky Ross Training and is licensed by Richard Bandler, the co-founder of NLP.

Bob Froud MSc. MBACP (Accred.) UKRCP Reg. Ind. Counsellor
Bob recieved his Advanced Diploma in Integrative Humanistic/CBT Therapeutic Counselling in 2004 while working with the homeless where he gained significant training, experience and understanding of drug and alcohol problems and mental health difficulties. Since then he has worked as a counsellor/therapist in both the public and private sectors as well as building his own private practice. His approach combines Gestalt, CBT, Schema and Systemic theories, which have proved effective in working with anxiety and depression; childhood abuse; phobias; trauma and PTSD; and in relationship difficulties with both individuals and couples. Bob’s studies, and work, resulted in his being awarded an MSc. (Merit) in Mental Health Studies in 2010 at the University of Kent. More recently he has completed further training to become an Approved Adoption Counsellor for work with Adoptees, Adopters and with Birth Families. Bob's BACP membership number is 555924 and he abides by their Code of Practice. For more information about Bob please click here.

Sasha MacDonald LCH.Dip, AMAC.
Sasha is an experienced Flower Remedy Therapist and has been involved in healing and complementary therapies for over twenty years. In the early 1990’s she began using the Bach Flower Remedies and went on to study with the original Bach Foundation Centre in Oxfordshire. She works with people and animals of all ages using the Bach System to promote and sustain emotional well-being. Sasha demonstrates her deep commitment to providing the best possible service for her clients by maintaining her professional development and knowledge on a continual basis. She feels it is of utmost importance that those who come to see her receive the highest quality treatment. She has undertaken years of study with the Bach Foundation and will complete her highest Bach Flower Remedy Practitioner qualification this Autumn. Sasha also aims to qualify as an Animal Practitioner with the Natural Animal Centre in Wales in the near future.
Sasha is available to give talks on the subject of Bach Flower Remedies and how they can benefit both people and animals. Sasha holds a Diploma in Life Coaching, Firework Career Coach & holds additional certificates in Bach Flower Remedy Work, Counselling Skills and Counselling Concepts. Sasha is fully insured and adheres to the code of conduct set down by The Bach Foundation. She is also a member of the Association for Coaching.

Tracey Beal MAR,IPTI
Tracey worked in the care sector, supporting adults with learning difficulties and managing residential homes, She began her training in complementary therapy, to provide an additional service for her residents. When Tracey was made redundant she set up her own mobile business, offering Aromatherapy and Reflexology, she has since increased her repetoire having trained as a beauty therapist encompassing all aspects of beauty treatments.Tracey enjoys working both independantly and as part of the soul solutions team, to provide a bespoke service to each client. Tracey is a fully insured member of the Independant Professional Therapist International.Tracey is dedicated to the highest levels of client care and confidentiality.

Catherine Fowles
Catherine has an extensive knowledge of complementary therapies and specialises in reflexology, aromatherapy and theraputic massage. From a relatively young age she has had a keen interest in health and well being which led her into a commercial beauty environoment working for Clinique. Although liasing with customers and helping them to feel better about themselves was satisfying, she felt the need to take this to a deeper level. This led her to study and attain a FdSc Degree in Complementary healthcare at Brighton University. Throughout her degree many holistic therapies were studied along with anatomy and physiology, diseases and the correlation between orthodox healthcare and complementary therapy. These along with case studies and other areas of focus helped to give Catherine strong diagnostic and treatment skills. She holds insurance with the Federation of Holistic Therapists.

Wendy Wilson Dip.CHyp/NLP
Wendy has had a long standing interest in neuroscience and the relatively new sciences of epigenetics, quantum physics and quantum biology. Wendy originally studied in Clinical Hypnosis and Neuro Linguistic Programming and most of her clients came to see her for weight loss, stop smoking, phobias, anxiety, motivation and confidence issues. Later Wendy took additional courses in EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), Matrix Reimprinting and EMDR (Eye Movement Desentisasation Reprocessing) to add to her modality repertoire, and is now a specialist in dealing with trauma. Wendy continues to update her skills with the newest techniques as new discoveries about the brain and the human body emerge. She has full indemnity insurance, a full disclosure CRB check and is a member of her professional body. For more about Wendy please click here.

Amelia Mulvey MPhil
Amelia’s commitment to working with the Australian Bush Flower Essences is supported by her experience as a teacher, researcher in higher education and practicing artist.
Years of a passionate interest in the subtle potential of flowers to heal now inspire her practice. She received a high distinction from The Australian Bush Flower Essence Course in 2012 and had the good fortune to train with the founder of the ABFE, Ian White. Amelia also received personal guidance from two of Ian White’s foremost tutors, Clare Chapman, from Australia, and Seamus Murphy, based in the UK. She regularly updates her professional development and is fully insured. Amelia finds that the most gratifying aspect of her work is the contribution her patients make themselves to their own wellbeing through these essences.
Amelia looks forward to helping others find health, self esteem, freedom from fears, joy and peace in their lives through the Flower Essences

Dominique Bicker CSTA
Dominique has a passionate interest in holistic health, nutrition and well being, her family work within the health and social care sector. She has studied anatomy, physiology and pathology graduating with a diploma in cranio sacral therapy in 2009 at the College of Cranio Sacral Therapy in London. She is a member of the CSTA (Cranio Sacral Therapy Association) and is commited to continued professional development attending post grad courses in CST on a yearly bases. She trained and practiced CST alongside becoming a mother of two, attending various courses in Active child birth , pregancy and baby yoga.She has a passion for natural active childbirth and has witnessed first hand the effectiveness of treating babies and the trauma's of child birth with CST whilst they are still small. Dominique has full professional indemnity insurance and is also qualified in Frist Aid at Work.

Simone Nicolette Lantain MSTAT
Simone is passionate about resolving health problems at their root cause. In 1985 she became qualified in the Alexander Technique, which works directly on changing the "self" and how we use ourselves in day to day life, after 3 years of study with Patrick Macdonald. In 1990 she demonstrated the Technique on the TV show "Coast to Coast", and has given talks and demonstrations to various health professionals over the years.
After almost 30 years experience in this field, Simone has realised more and more that our beliefs, emotions and conditioning are at the root of our problems. She has now developed her own method called "Wholeness Technique", a combination of Alexander Technique and mind, body and spirit work which she provides in the form of classes for small groups. Simone is a fully qualified teaching member of STAT and is fully insured and police checked. She will be updating her first aid course soon.

Associates

Pauline Lilford
Beauty Therapist

Simone Lantain
Alexander Technique teacher

Nicola Jeffcoate CMA registered
Nutritional Advice and Holistic Lifestyle Coach

Katie Vautier BSc ITEC
Dietician and reflexologist

Leigh Miles
Dance and fitness instructor. For more about Leigh click here