Beverley Heath - Complementary therapist
About me
 
I am a fully licensed member of the Federation of Holistic Therapists, one of the largest regulatory bodies for complementary therapy in the UK. This means I am appropriately insured, and work to strict standards of hygiene, ethics and professionalism.  
 
After completing a degree in psychology, I worked in the NHS for 3 years, 2 years within the PALS service. During this time I became increasingly disillusioned with the Western focus on treatment with pharmaceutical drugs, that often have side effects and don't offer a long-term solution to many of todays health problems.
 
I became more interested in the role that complementary therapies can play in offering a gentler, more holistic approach to treatment and the longer term benefits that this can produce. 
I wanted to help people regain and keep a sense of wellbeing and vitality, not just an absence of disease or short term pain relief.
 
I studied at the University of Salford and gained a BSc in Traditional Chinese Medicine (acupuncture), qualifying in 2008. This included training in massage techniques, and I offer holistic massage as part of my treatment if necessary, and also as a seperate treatment. During this time I also completed a diploma in reflexology to expand my knowledge and treatment skills.
 
I have a particular interest in mental health and my BSc dissertation compared the use of acupuncture with antidepressants, for which I received a First Class.
 
 
 
I am also currently training to be a mental health worker within the Sheffield IAPT service (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies). This service provides talking therapies within GP surgeries for people with common mental health problems.
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