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A qualified practitioner should have both training and experience, with certification showing the level of achievement.
They should:
1.Have trained to the standards defined by the relevant awarding bodies core curriculum.
2.Be a member of a professional association and abide by a Code of Conduct and Ethics.
3.Be fully insured to practice.
The designated letters awarded by the various professional bodies are an indication of the qualification and standards achieved.
Further information including, confirmation of association membership, education and training standards, and Code of Conduct and Ethics can be obtained by contacting the awarding body direct or via their website.
This section lists the majority of massage and complementary therapy associations and professional bodies in the UK. Contact any one of these to check a practitioner's membership, enquire about membership criteria, training standards, or to find a practitioner - many of them have a directory of members.
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| Name |
Aromatherapy & Allied Practitioners' Association |
AAPA |
| Name |
Aromatherapy Organisations Council |
AOC |
| Address |
The AOC Secretary |
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PO Box 19834 |
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|
London |
Tel: 020 8251 7912 |
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SE25 6WF |
Email: |
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http:// www.aoc.uk.net |
| Name |
Aromatherapy Trade Council |
ATC |
| Name |
Association of Holistic Biodynamic Massage Therapists |
AHBMT |
| Name |
Association of Holistic Practitioners International |
AHPI |
| Address |
8 Llys Soar |
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Scott Street |
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|
Tynewydd |
Tel: 01443 771804 |
|
Rhondda |
Email: |
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CF42 5NA |
http:// |
| Name |
Association of Light Touch Therapists |
ALTT |
| Address |
6 Combermere Road |
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|
St. Leonards on Sea |
Tel: 01424 430001 |
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East Sussex |
Email: lighttouch@callnetuk.com |
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TN38 0RR |
http:// |
| Name |
Association of Massage Practitioners |
AMP |
| Address |
101 Bounds Green Road |
Tel: |
|
London |
Email: |
|
N22 4DF |
http:// |
| Name |
Association of Medical Aromatherapists |
AMA |
| Address |
Abegare |
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|
Rhu Point |
Tel: 0141 332 4924 |
|
Helensborough |
Email: |
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G84 8NF |
http:// |
| Name |
Association of Natural Medicine |
ANM |
| Name |
Association of Physical and Natural Therapists |
APNT |
| Name |
Association of Reflexologists |
AOR |
| Name |
Association of Therapeutic Massage Therapists |
ATMP |
| Address |
15 Glyn Street |
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New Bradwell |
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Milton Keynes |
Tel: |
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Buckinghamshire |
Email: |
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MK13 0DF |
http:// |
| Name |
The Bowen Association (UK) |
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| Name |
Bowen Therapists' European Register |
BTER |
| Name |
British Association of Beauty Therapy & Cosmetology |
BABTAC |
| Name |
British Complementary Medicine Association |
BCMA |
| Name |
British Reflexology Association |
BRA |
| Name |
Complementary Medicine Association |
CMA |
| Name |
Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
CCAM |
| Address |
Park House |
|
|
206-208 Latimer Road |
Tel: 0208 968 3862 |
|
London |
Email: |
|
W10 6RE |
http:// |
| Name |
Crainiosacral Therapy Association |
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| Name |
Federation of Holistic Therapists |
FHT |
| Address |
18 Shakespeare Business Centre |
Fax: 02380 624398 |
|
Hathaway Close |
Tel: 0870 420 2022 |
|
Eastleigh, Hampshire |
Email: info@fht.org.uk |
|
SO50 4SR |
http:// www.fht.org.uk |
| Name |
General Council for Massage Therapy |
GCMT |
| Address |
GCMT, Whiteway House |
|
|
Blundells Lane |
Tel: 0151 430 8199 |
|
Rainhill, Prescot |
Email: gcmt@btconnect.com |
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L35 6NB |
http://www.gcmt.org.uk |
| Name |
Guild of Complementary Practitioners |
GCP |
| Name |
International Holistic Aromatherapy Foundation |
IHAF |
| Address |
13 The Terrace |
|
|
Rochester |
Tel: 01634 834663 |
|
Kent |
Email: |
|
ME1 1XN |
http:// |
| Name |
Independent Professional Therapists International |
IPTI |
| Address |
St Michael's Place |
|
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58a Bridgegate |
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|
Retford |
Tel: 01777 700383 / 711149 |
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Nottinghamshire |
Email: iptiuk@aol.com |
|
DN22 7UZ |
http:// |
| Name |
Institute of Complementary Medicine |
ICM |
| Name |
Institute of Traditional Herbal Medicine and Aromatherapy |
ITHMA |
| Name |
Internation Federation of Reflexologists |
IFR |
| Name |
International Federation of Aromatherapists |
IFA |
| Name |
The International Federation of Professional Aromatherapists |
IFPA |
| Name |
International Institute of Reflexology (UK) |
IIR |
| Address |
255 Turleigh Road |
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|
Bradford on Avon |
Tel: 01225 865899 |
|
Wiltshire |
Email: |
|
BA15 2HG |
http:// |
| Name |
International Register of Holistic Therapists |
IRHT |
| Address |
3rd Floor, Eastleigh House |
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|
Upper Market Street |
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|
Eastleigh |
Tel: 01703 488900 |
|
Hampshire |
Email: |
|
SO50 9FD |
http:// |
| Name |
International Register of Massage Therapists |
IRMT |
| Address |
PO Box 5537 |
Tel: |
|
Hatfield Peverel |
Email: |
|
GM3 2QN |
http://www.irmt.co.uk |
| Name |
International Reiki Society |
|
| Address |
PO Box 1867 |
|
|
Yeovil |
Tel: 01935 851 170 |
|
Somerset |
Email: |
|
BA22 7YU |
http:// |
| Name |
International Society of Professional Aromatherapists |
ISPA |
| Name |
International Therapy Examination Council |
ITEC |
| Name |
London and Counties Society of Physiologists |
LCSP |
| Name |
Massage Therapy Institute of Great Britain |
|
| Name |
Register of Qualified Aromatherapists |
RQA |
| Name |
Scottish Institute of Reflexology |
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| Name |
Scottish Massage Therapists Organisation |
SMTO |
| Name |
Shiatsu International |
|
| Address |
Maulak Chambers |
|
|
The Centre |
|
|
High Street |
Tel: 01787 220373 |
|
Halstead |
Freephone: 0800 0927091 |
|
Essex |
Email: |
|
CO9 2AJ |
http:// |
| Name |
The Shiatsu Society (UK) |
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| Name |
Society of Holistic Medicine |
SHM |
| Name |
Society of Holistic Practitioners |
SHP |
| Address |
4 Craigpark |
|
|
Dennistoun |
Tel: 0141 554 5808 |
|
Glasgow |
Email: |
|
G31 2NA |
http:// |
| Name |
Society of Massage Therapists |
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| Address |
70 Lochside Road |
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|
Denmore Park |
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|
Bridge of Don |
Tel: 01224 822 596 |
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Aberdeen |
Email: |
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AB23 8QW |
http:// |
| Name |
The Academy of On-site Massage |
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| Name |
Manual Lymphatic Drainage UK |
MLDUK |
| Name |
International Association of Infant Massage |
IAIM |
| Name |
European Hellerwork Associator |
|
| Name |
The Aromatherapists Society |
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