Joanne’s Profile
As a former IT Director in the City I know the impact a demanding job has on your neck, shoulders & back. I set up Vitality Therapy and created a variety of services to address these problems and now offer them with my team within companies and at my clinic.
My Qualifications
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- NVQ Level 3 in Aromatherapy Massage ( September 1998)
I studied Swedish massage and Aromatherapy massage with Deirdre Moynihan and Stephanie Mealey of AVCS who were advisers to the government when the NVQ in Aromatherapy Massage was created.
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- Reflexology (July 1999)
I studied Reflexology with Mary Martin who was an ex-nurse who founded the Association of Reflexologists (one of the governing bodies for Reflexology) in 1984.
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- Kinetic Energen Therapist ( June 2000)
- Reiki Level 1 (February 2001)
- Reiki Level 2 (May 2001)
- Seated Acupressure Massage ( August 2001)
I studied Seated Acupressure Massage with Patricia Abercromby and Davina Thomson who run the main training organisations for chair masseurs and wrote the definitive text book on the subject.
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- Kinesiology – Touch for Health Level 1 (November 2001)
- Kinesiology – Touch for Health Level 2 (February 2003)
- Cranial Sacral Therapy in Reflexology (October 2004)
- Kinetic Energen Therapy and Cancer (June 2005)
- Reiki Master Teacher (July 2006)
- Aura Soma Practitioner ( July 2007)
- Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) Practitioner (June 2008)
- Inner Power Therapeutic Coach (June 2008)
I trained as a coach and NLP practitioner with Andy Harrington who was personally trained by Anthony Robbins.
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- Health Creation Mentoring (May 2010)
I trained as a Health Creation Mentor with Dr Rosy Daniel, who is widely recognised as a world authority on the holistic approach to cancer care and who to implement healthy lifestyle changes.
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- Hot Stone Therapy (July 2010)
I qualified in Hot Stone Therapy after studying under Rosie Malcolm-MacEwan who previously taught at Champneys in Tring, Hertfordshire.
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- Btec Level 5 Sports Massage (March 2015)
I qualified in Sports Massage after studying with Essentials for Health.
Memberships of Professional Bodies
I am a member (membership number G6060) of the Complementary Therapists Association (CThA), and the Association of Reflexologists (membership number 7830).