Meet the Team

  • Lisa Newman

    CO-OWNER & CO-FOUNDER and TEACHER with Sussex School of Natural Therapies

    Lisa has been a therapist since 1996 with practices in Brighton and London. She is qualified in various complementary therapies including Reflexology, Aromatherapy, Body Massage and Indian Head Massage.

    She is a qualified teacher and has been teaching since 2005.

  • Sian Eaton

    CO-OWNER & OSTEOPATH

    Sian Eaton is a registered osteopath and has been working in private practice since 2004. Sian holds postgraduate qualifications in both women’s health and paediatrics and is considered a ‘Specialist Paediatric Osteopath’.

    She has worked in a number of settings, ranging from large multidisciplinary clinics to solo work which has refined her skills as an osteopath. She is experienced in treating a broad range of patients from babies through all decades to the elderly, using the approach that is best suited to the individual.

  • Sarah Matheson

    ACUPUNCTURIST

    Sarah is a classically trained Acupuncturist with over 25 years of experience working with patients. She has two busy practices in London & Hove and is dedicated to helping people return to good health and live to their fullest potential. She has a warm, welcoming and professional nature.

    Sarah is a full member of the British Federation of Acupuncture and the British Acupuncture Association and is fully insured. She also lectures on acupuncture in the UK and Europe and works as a supervisor for acupuncturists.

  • Laura Larman

    NATUROPATH, HERBALIST AND NUTRITIONIST

    Laura is both a nutritionist and herbalist who has worked in the health industry for over 15 years. Most of her clients are women wanting help with their hormones with period health, fertility, perimenopause and beyond. Laura also welcomes clients with other problems too be that with their skin, digestion, thyroid or mental health. She offers a free 15-minute phone consult before booking in which you can schedule by emailing her lauralarman@icloud.com or through her website linked below.

  • Jo Shaw

    YOGA TEACHER

    Jo is a senior Vajrasati Yoga Teacher who completed her training in 2009 (Yoga Alliance Teacher Training Plus 500hrs).

    Jo's classes offer postural yoga at a slow pace, with plenty of opportunities for the breath to settle and the body to feel grounded and at ease. Everyone is invited to move at their speed within the range of movement available to them.

  • Benita Scott

    THERAPIST

    Benita is an experienced Psychologist and Therapist. Her ‘Therapy for Change’ program uniquely suits the needs of clients who wish to achieve change or are dealing with unwanted changes. Reflective narrative therapy is supported by neurotransmitter analysis with supplements, self-soothing techniques and targeted goal setting.

  • Claudine Hull

    COUNSELLOR

    Claudine works as a counsellor with individuals and couples in my private practice in Hove. Claudine is an Integrative Humanistic Counsellor who believes that, given the right conditions, everyone is capable of making use of their own inner resources to enable personal growth, self-awareness and healing. Claudine believes the Humanistic approach enables counselling to be tailored to you using three different modalities of Person-Centred (PCT), Transactional Analysis (TA) and Gestalt theories.

    She is a fully qualified registered counsellor having completed a BACP Accredited Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling. She is registered with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and have a certificate in couples training (Couples Institute). 

  • Clare White

    REFLEXOLOGY

    Clare is a fully qualified Reflexologist specialising in women’s wellness supporting stress and anxiety. She is experienced in delivering therapies to a range of clients of all ages (5yrs -70+), with a variety of different wellbeing needs and health conditions. She is a member of the Association of Reflexologists and fully insured and operate a COVID-19 secure practice so you can be confident you are in safe hands. The therapeutic application of pressure to each reflex will enable your body to release toxins and promote deep relaxation. It is during this deep relaxation that the body is able to begin a self-healing process. Clare founded Clare White Reflexology which you can find out more about below.

  • Tara Lavelle

    HOMEOPATH

    Tara is a qualified and insured homeopath, reflexologist and aromatherapy & hot stones massage therapist working in Brighton & Hove. As a holistic therapist she is passionate about working with people who want to actively work towards improving their health. She has a degree in psychology from the University of Sussex and grauduated from The South Downs School of Homeopathy. She has diplomas in reflexology and aromatherapy.

  • Vanessa Hood

    REIKI PRACTITIONER AND ENERGY WELLNESS COACH

    Vanessa has been practising Energy 'Healing' for over 20 years and can help with mental, physical, spiritual and emotional issues including stress, anxiety, grief and chronic pain.

    She offers various relaxing yet revitalising Energy Wellness Treatments: Reiki, Aura & Chakra Reading & Balancing and Energy Personality Insights

  • Rebecca Cameron

    BABY MASSAGE THERAPIST

    Rebecca is the founder of First Embrace Birth and baby, a mum of 2 children and is qualified in Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga, Mum and Baby Yoga, Baby Massage and Hypnobirthing. Rebecca offers a range of unique classes to support new and expectant parents throughout your positive journey from pregnancy to parent-hood.

  • Marisa & Jen

    MINI FIRST AID TRAINERS

    Marisa & Jen are Mini First Aid East Sussex and run Multi Award winning Baby & Child First Aid classes for parents, grandparents and carers are delivered in a relaxed and comfortable style and give you confidence to know what actions to take if faced with a medical emergency.

  • Dandy Christofi

    NUTRITIONIST, FENG SHUI CONSULTANT and SHAMANIC HEALER

    Dandy qualified as a Nutritional Therapist at CNM College in 2018.

    For nearly twenty years Dandy has been training as a wellbeing consultant, studying Feng Shui at ‘The Lillian Too Institute of Feng Shui' Malaysia in 2003, attending years of in-depth training in shamanic energy medicine at the Light Body School and completing a progressive Course in Neuroscientific Brain/Heart Coherence.

    Dandy is passionate about bringing scientific knowledge and ancient wisdom together, to support her clients in healing their mind, body and spirit through personal empowerment and transformation.

  • Erika Bhatti

    PILATES TEACHER
    Erika has been practicing Pilates for nearly 20 years and in 2016 qualified as a Level 3 Mat Pilates Instructor and has been teaching Pilates classes since. In October 2021 she qualified as UK Hypopressives Trainer Level 1. Hypopressives are all about retraining your core muscles to work as they were designed to. However, they can be particularly helpful to people who suffer from urinary incontinence, poor posture and back pain, sexual dysfunction or even severe pelvic prolapse.

    Erika's background in clinical massage and her knowledge of human body is being reflected in her Pilates classes. She teaches her clients the main principles of Pilates and correct alignment and techniques of individual exercises.

  • Emma Gould

    NUTRITIONIST

    Emma is a BANT Registered Nutritional Therapist with a degree in Human Biology and Psychology. After healing her own skin condition through nutrition and lifestyle interventions, she now specialises in helping others find their own root causes.

    As a client, Emma will work closely with you offering support and guidance at every turn. She is able to recommend and order a wide range of functional testing to help you understand your own body and trace imbalances. It is Emma’s passion to empower others to find their own way back to optimum health.

  • Sam Hart

    YOGA TEACHER
    Sam is passionate about yoga and the changes it can bring to people's lives. Yoga is for everyone and she believes it can help us move towards a stronger body, a calmer mind and great connection with our communities.

    She is an experienced teacher having worked in adult education for more than 20 years and she loves to watch people grow and develop in their practice.

    She teaches a flowing Hatha yoga and will guide you gently through traditional poses with some pauses as she supports you into poses that are right for your body.

    Sams classes include simple breathing techniques that you can use at any time to help you feel centred and balanced.

    Sam is a trustee of the Brighton Yoga Foundation, an organisation that works to make yoga accessible to everyone.

  • Natasha Nyeke

    COUNSELLOR

    Natasha is a person-centred counsellor and experienced family worker who now specialises in working with Mum’s at all stages including loss and fertility and birth trauma. She has a strong interest in early attachment and how this impacts relationships throughout our lives.

  • Kate Avery

    Integrative Coach & TRE® Provider

    INTEGRATIVE COACH & TRE® PROVIDER

    Are you tired of feeling ‘broken’? Struggling to keep your head above water?

    Kate can help you rediscover your inner strength, find a deeper connection to yourself and the world around you, and move forward with renewed energy, clarity, joy, and purpose.

    Through a blend of practical tools and compassionate support, she will guide you to release patterns of stress and overwhelm, re-programme unhelpful habits, and develop a more empowering mindset.

    Specialising in burnout and women’s health, Kate is a passionate advocate for working with and through the body-mind as a powerful way to create the conditions for deep healing and sustainable change.

  • Tim Johnson

    I-QI-COACHING

    Tim has a history of wellbeing, breathing and meditation whilst learning qigong & tai chi for the past 18 years.

    He is also now a certified Buteyko breathing instructor, this means, Tim helps you to retrain your breathing from using your mouth and move back to the nose. From a health perspective this is paramount, and the benefits are enormous. This goes to the foundation of everything we do and who we are.

    The i of i-Qi-coaching stands for the individual, and Qi (pronounced chi) is Mandarin meaning your energy, breath, your life force.

    The purpose of this business is to coach people to breathe better, enabling them to live their lives as intended, without the stress and anxiety of insomnia, snoring and sleep apnoea.

  • Lara Tozer

    HYPNOTHERAPIST

    Lara is a qualified Solution Focused Hypnotherapist (SFHT), having stumbled upon the life altering experience of SFHT such was the impact on her life that she decided to retrain and share the benefits of this science based approach and support others in making positive changes in their lives. Lara is a busy working Mum of two young children and knows firsthand the impact our hectic lifestyles can have on our health, our bodies, our parenting and our relationships.

    SFHT is a modern science based approach that combines psychotherapy with hypnosis to help people make significant positive changes in their lives.

    Crucially, in SFHT, we look at what you want to achieve, rather than at whatever prompted you to seek help.

  • Lisa-Marie Coomber

    AESTHETICS PRACTITIONER

    Lisa-Marie is fully qualified and insured. She has worked in the Medical Industry for over 20 years and branched into Aesthetics and Skin Care many years ago.

    She has extensive knowledge, experience and, most importantly, passion for her industry! Putting her medical expertise, artistic flair, and holistic approachs together is what she loves to do!

    She aims to help others accomplish their goals and to fulfil their expectations.

    Lisa-Marie prides herself in upholding the highest standards, always striving to do more and learning more for herself. Furthermore, she is kind-natured, discreet, and very patient.

  • Vickie Grant

    NUTRITIONIST

    Vickie is a Naturopathic Nutritional Therapist who is passionate about helping you to heal your body naturally through diet and nutrition. Looking at the body as a whole to address the root cause of your symptoms to prevent and combat illness.

    Vickie specialises in Gut & digestive health but she also works with various other conditions such as; reflux, headaches, immune support, hormonal issues, pre-diabetes and thyroid support. She also incorporates weight management and meal ideas in her practice.

  • Claudine Rane

    BODY IMAGE COACH

    Claudine lives in Hove with her husband, two children and her doggo. When she is not coaching, writing or parenting, she can be found in the sea, on a yoga mat or in her hammock lost in a book. Claudine works with girls and women to help them feel happy, healthy and confident in their bodies.

    Claudine is a body image, mindset and blue health coach, empowering women and girls through one-to-one and group coaching, workshops and events. She hosts Mothers and Daughters Confidence Circles which are for girls and their mums (or aunts/ grandmas or family friends) to connect, have purposeful conversation and increase their confidence.

  • Amy Rose

    GONG PRATITIONER

    Amy Rose is a gong Practitioner and Sound Healer who has been facilitating Gong Bath's since 2019. She works by creating and holding a safe ceremony space for participants to come for deep rest and relaxation, and to receive the healing vibrations of the Sacred instruments she works with. She has experience working with all ages in both group and 1-1 sessions and she welcomes all into her fully inclusive Gong Space for rest and restoration.

  • Emily Kennedy-Barnes

    YOGA TEACHER

    Emily Kennedy-Barnes. A Yoga Alliance RYT 500 teacher who specialises in Vinyasa Flow, Trauma Sensitive Somatic Yoga and Restorative Yoga.

    Emily's classes offer a smooth and solacing yet playful and revitalising yoga style. Using a varying selection of yogic practices and philosophies to the rhythm and vibes of eclectic music, supported by a mantra of inclusivity.

    Emily fuses the traditional, spiritual practice of yoga with elements of modern culture.

    Offering a range of classes for yogis of all walks of life. Emily focuses on impactful experiences that help you better connect with your true self.

    A student of the illustrious Jason Crandell, Anna Sugarman and Max Strom. Emily continues to enrich her education which refines her teaching, forever a student of the multitudes of layers of yoga

  • Kirsten Chick

    NUTRITIONAL THERAPIST

    Kirsten has over 20 years' experience as a Nutritional Therapist, and offers a nourishing, effective and empowering approach to nutrition. Her book, "Nutrition Brought to Life" is in its 2nd edition, and has been described as "inspiring, compassionate and achievable" (Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall). She is a member of the Federation of Nutritional Therapy Practitioners, the Federation of Holistic Therapists and the British Society for Integrative Oncology, and lectures in nutrition to degree and postgraduate students. While specialising in oncology nutrition, hormonal health and digestive conditions, Kirsten works with a wide range of wellbeing goals. She aims to be inclusive in all her work, and welcomes people of all abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnicities, race and religions.To book a consultation, please email info@kirstenchick.com or call 07968 137246

  • Marzena Weiss

    YOGA TEACHER

    Yoga found Marzena early in life when as a child she experienced the magic of acupressure and mudras, introduced by her best friend’s mum, a self-taught healer. The practice came later in life, and it became an absolute love affair.

    Yoga Alliance certified in Vinyasa; Hatha flow, and Yin, completed training with Uma Dinsmore-Tull as a Total Yoga Nidra Facilitator Teacher, Marzena’s teaching is a mix of mindful, aware movement & the exploration of the peaceful space in restorative and dreamy Nidra practices.

  • Carla Dennien

    NUTRITION & LIFESTYLE COACH
    Natural Management Coaching for Irritable Bowel Synrome (IBS)

    Carla is a nutrition & lifestyle coach who specialises in helping people with IBS alleviate and resolve their symptoms using a natural management approach. Carla has over 13 years’ experience working within the health and coaching sector, including 7 years within the NHS. She has helped many clients overcome unwanted health symptoms with her coaching expertise and is a compassionate and caring practitioner.

    If you are suffering with IBS, then please reach out as there is much that can be done to help you- it just takes teamwork.

    Please see Carla’s website and our therapies section for more information about natural management coaching for IBS and to arrange a free initial call.

  • Grace De Miceli

    REFLEXOLOGIST
    Grace is a fully qualified reflexologist based in Hove. She is passionate about taking a spiritual approach to holistic therapies, and takes this angle to her application of reflexology, providing safe and relaxing treatments for all ages and backgrounds. As well as this, Grace has experience with repeat clients that aim for long and short term goals for both the mind and body, by way of helping people alleviate symptoms of stress and other physical ailments. Grace also chooses a plant-based and eco-friendly approach with regards to the products she uses, as this is in keeping with the natural energies of her treatments. Please visit her instagram for further details.

  • Katie Cotterell Snow

    MINDFULNESS TEACHER
    Katie is a qualified Mindfulness teacher and has been practicing for many years. She has extensive experience of running group and has run Mindfulness courses and workshops for a wide range of people of all ages. Katie loves practicing and sharing meditation and ways we can all live more mindfully.