About Helen
Having originally qualified in 1993 Helen has over 19 years of experience in the health and beauty industry. She set up the Therapeutic Massage Clinic in 2000 aiming to provide relief for those with deep muscle tension, soft tissue injuries and stress related illness. The focus has always been on providing the best treatment combination for each individual using knowledge and skills amassed over 19 years. She has recently become the first UK therapist to qualify with the ITEC Level 5 Diploma in Sports Massage having achieved distinctions in all four examinations. In August this year she wil be part of the Medical Team for the Paralympics in London offering sports massage.
Her career began when she qualified in 1993 and began work at Ragdale Hall Health Hydro in Leicestershire. Since then Helen has gone on to become Spa Manager of the prestigious Slaley Hall Hotel Golf Resort and Spa in Northumberland where she worked for four years. During this time Helen not only organised the pre and post event massage for the Professional Golf Association tournaments but also had the opportunity to work with other professional
and amateur sports and media personnel.
Following this Helen travelled to Surrey to run a perfumery and beauty salon creating an on-going love of fragrance. It was on her return to the north east in 2000 she began the Therapeutic Massage Clinic.
Over the years Helen has worked with osteopaths, physiotherapists, chiropractors and doctors building experience in soft tissue injury; post-operative recovery; cancer care; arthritis care; back, neck and shoulder pain; migraine and headaches and stress related illness. In October 2000 she travelled to Bosnia Herzigovena to undertake charity work training nurses and physiotherapists in the hospital in Tesanj. The training was mainly to see how massage and complementary therapies could be used in work with children with cerebral palsy.
Helen has been a trainer in industry since 1997 and a local and national lecturer in complementary therapies since 2001 with clients including St Oswalds's Hospice, Sunderland College and Aston Hotels. She has recently resigned as local coordinator for the Complementary Therapists Association due to other work commitments.
Aside from a love and passion for her work Helen is an avid reader and continues to keep up with new techniques and study. In her spare time she enjoys running and is a member of Newcastle Shotokai Karate and the Newcastle Climbing Centre as well as being a member of the Ponteland Committe for Macmillan Cancer Support. During the 12 years in Ponteland Helen has supported many local charities and businesses within the community.