"The following therapists are self-employed professionals who are fully trained, insured, experienced, governed by a code of conduct and with references taken up. They are carefully selected to be part of our team of therapists at the Foundation. Project sessions take place at CFPH, private sessions take place at various different venues" Claudia Goncalves (co-founder)

To book in the Project or the Thursday clinic please call the CFPH: 0131 657 5680

To book Private sessions please call therapist directly. Therapists are presented here in alphabetical order. Private sessions can take place at CFPH or other venues.

Note: Remedies prescribed by the Homoeopaths in the Project, the Thursday clinic or in Private sessions are paid separately.

Angela Stevenson - Holistic Massage, Indian Head Massage, Seated Acupressure

Angela Stevenson is a qualified holistic massage therapist (ITEC Dip) who also delivers Indian head massage and seated acupressure. Training with Bavara and Lolit in Edinburgh consisted of not only massage techniques and anatomy and physiology but there was a high level of meditation, group sharing and personal development.  She is an intuitive, responsive body worker committed to helping others achieve personal wellness, energy balancing, pain relief and bring a sense of joy and peace back to stress filled lives.

With over 12 years experience working with the elderly and adults with learning difficulties within residential settings, she has developed her compassionate and empathetic manner of engaging with people as true individuals.  She is a single parent to her 11 year old boy, which brings untold joy and also a level of understanding of the issues which may cause parents to experience stress. Angela's website: www.stevensonholistictherapies.co.uk

To book with Angela in the Project please call Foundation: 0131 657 5680

For private Sessions with Angela please call: 079 3932 8776

Charges for private therapies with Angela:

Holistic Massage Therapy £35, 1 Hour(initial consultation allow 1 1/2 hours)
Indian Head Massage £20 ( 30 mins)
Seated Acupressure £20 (30 mins)

Ann Fowler - Indian Head Massage, Hot Stone Massage, Emotional Freedon Technique (E.F.T.), Reiki, Body massage, Aromatherapy Facial , Reiki, Crystal Healing, Hopi Ear Candle Therapy and Befriending work.

Ann is a Reiki Master/Teacher with full certification and insurance accreditation in all the therapies she offers. She has been practicing for over 10 years mainly in Edinburgh and District.

She has been working from the Foundation since October 2007, privately and in the Holistic Health Project.

Ann is a mother, a grandmother and is always fully present with an open heart ready to help others. She also does befriending work for those going through difficult times and needing a listening ear. Ann is also a Reiki Master teacher click here for details of training in Reiki with Ann.

To book with Ann in the Project please call Foundation: 0131 657 5680

For private Sessions with Ann please call: 079 4616 4617

Charges for private therapies with Ann:

Indian Head Massage £25 / Hot Stone Massage: £30

E.F.T.: £25 / Reiki: £25 / Aromatherapy Massage: £30

Crystal Healing: £25 / Spiritual Healing: £25

Befriending work: By donation

CLAUDIA GONCALVES - Shamanic Healing, Soul Retrieval, Energy Healing work and Yoga

Claudia is Brazilian and she holds a deep honour for the Sacred Healing tradition passed down to her from her indigenous grandmother and rich shamanic culture. Cláudia works from a strong base of unconditional love, authenticity and sincerity. She is committed to actively creating positive change and healing when and where it is needed. Her work is dedicated to the empowerment of individuals, community and those seeking vision and growth throughout their personal spiritual journey.

A mother of two teenagers, she is also passionate about working with young people. She was one of the catalysts in creating Youth Vision, a successfull Rites of Passage project supporting young people age 14 to 18 yrs in the transitional process into adulthood.

She has been depicted as “a hibiscus flower in the cold shores of Scotland” in the book ‘What to look for in the winter’ (2010). Her work has also been seen all over the world in the documentary ‘The Edge of Dreaming’ (2009). 

Claudia is visionary and creator of the Holistic Community Health Project. For more information about Claudia www.shamaniccentre.com To help keep the inner balance, Claudia is also a yoga teacher.

To book with Claudia in the Project, please call 0131 657 5680

For private sessions with Claudia Goncalves please call 0131 449 3266

Costs for private therapies with Claudia

1 1/2 hours Shamanic Healing or Soul Retrieval = £60 / £50 / £35 (£20 concessions)

1 hour Energy Healing work = £40 / £30 / £25 (£20 concessions)

Yoga Classes = £20 for 4 weeks block or £7 drop in

One to one tailor made yoga Class: £35

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Denise Jones MICHT MIFHB - Reiki and Indian Head Massage

Member of the Institute of Complementary and Holistic Therapists

Denise Jones is qualified to give Reiki Healing to the Second Degree and Indian Head Massage. Denise is a member of the Institute of Complementary and Holistic Therapists and is fully trained  to deliver these therapies. Denise has been a practising therapist for over 10 year but believes that  a therapist  has a duty to deliver best practice. Denise takes part in regular training and information sessions and believes that keeping up to date and exploring new therapies together with ongoing improvement is an essential part good practice. Her goals are to achieve Reiki Master and work towards a degree in Holistic Therapy. Living by the Water of Leith surrounded by nature in a town setting and beauty gives her great optimism and joy.  Denise is the visionary of the Thursday Clinic and also a Reiki Master Teacher: Click here for details of training in Reiki with Denise.

Sometimes a combination of massage to any of: head, neck, face, upper back, arms, hands or lower legs and feet can be just what you need at the time. Please ask when you book.          

Denise is the visionary and creator of the Thursday Clinic

To book with Denise in the Project or the Thursday Clinic please call: 0131 657 5680

For private Sessions with Denise, please call: 079 4456 1330

Charges for private treatments with Denise:

Initial confidential consultation: FREE

Reiki or Indian Head massage:

1 1/2 hours £40

1 hour £30,

40 minutes £25

IRENE BELDON - Shamanic Healing, Biodynamic Therapy, REIKI and Yoga

"Trust the body's innate wisdom and intelligence to come back to balance"

Well known, respected and experienced, Irene Beldon has been involved in the field of holistic health for over 20 years. She has trained as as Shamanic Practitioner at the Edinburgh Shamanic Centre. Irene has also extensive experience working with people with limited mobility at Firhill Day Centre in Edinburgh. She trained in London in Biodynamic Psychotherapy which is a body-based therapeutic approach that recognises the relationship between body, mind, emotions and spirit. Health relies upon the body's natural spontaneous life force or bio-energy.

Irene is member of the British Wheel of Yoga and is currently a teacher of the Inner Yoga Trust's Teacher Awareness Programme.

To book with Irene in the Project please call: 0131 657 5680

For private Sessions with Irene, please call: 078 5530 4407

Rates for private sessions with Irene:

Bio dynamic therapy: First session 1 1/2 hour £45 - Further session 1 hour £40

Shamanic Healing: £30

REIKI: £30

JANE HILL - Healing for the Spirit / Meditation classes Wed morning

Jane has been practising healing meditation and healing for the spirit since 1993, although the roots of her spiritual practice lie much further back.

Working with clients, she uses guided meditation and visualisation so that together we undertake journeys which provide refreshment and healing for the spirit. This powerful and wholesome healing provides relaxation, helps with stress and anxiety and gives a sense of wellbeing, protection and security. We reflect on the journey together and after a number of sessions you may also find answers to questions or a new sense of direction and purpose in life.

Jane believes that we are beings of light and that we long to remember and to experience this in our daily lives, and in doing so become more truly ourselves and to live with greater meaning and purpose. Her guided meditations help you to connect with your authentic compassionate self and to experience giving and receiving compassion and healing with it. She works intuitively and strives to be a quiet and gentle accompanier in your search for healing, greater authenticity and joy.

Jane's website: www. www.amethystliving.co.uk

To book with Jane in the Project please call: 0131 657 5680

For private Sessions with Jane, please call: 0776 198 6609

Rates for private sessions with Jane:

Healing for the Spirit: 1 1/4 hours £35

Joelle Marllow - Reflexology and Energy Healing work

Joelle is passionate about complementary therapies as they enabled her to come through a life changing process of recovery from illness.  Also central to her path have been meditation and mindfulness practice from Buddhism ( www.interbeing.org.uk) ; focusing (www.focusing.org.uk); and Shamanic work (www.shamaniccentre.com).

Joelle was trained to identify and work on specific systems in the body affected by stress and any health conditions presented.  However she also works intuitively, bringing in gentle massage and energy healing – whatever is right for the individual and their situation.

She trained with Bavara in Holistic massage in 2004, and Reflexology with Scottish Massage Schools in 2011.  Her interest in energy work also goes back over a decade, encompassing chi gung and a range of energy healing training - most recently Featherstone with Mark Halliday and Claudia Goncalves.

Joelle have a long history of commitments within the voluntary sector and community groups, and currently volunteer with Edinburgh ME Self help group therapies project, and as Evaluation and Monitoring officer at the CFPH.

To book with Joelle in the Thursday Clinic, please call: 0131 657 5680

For private sessions with Joelle, please call 07737005484

Rates for private sessions with Joelle

1/2 hour session: £15 to £20

1 hour = £25 to £35

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Linda Hummel MNCHM, RSHom, BSc OT - Homoeopathy

Registered Member of the Society of Homoeopaths

Linda's passion for homeopathy began as a mother of two children, seeking wholeness and balance within the demands of family, professional and personal life. She is deeply interested in the interconnectedness and resonances between human beings and the natural world from which homeopathic remedies are sourced, bringing her love of both nature and people to her work. 

After four years training at the Northern College of Homeopathic Medicine, Gateshead, Linda was awarded Membership of the Northern College of Homeopathic Medicine and the Diploma in Homeopathic Medicine.  Linda is registered with the Society of Homeopaths, the most widely recognised registration body for homeopaths in the UK.  She is committed to continuous professional development.  With a background in occupational therapy, Linda has more than 20 years experience working in a range of healthcare settings with children and adults. 

Linda believes strongly in encouraging the unique potential of each individual to flourish, and is dedicated to creating a safe, compassionate space in which people can explore and heal, letting themselves be who they are.

To book with Linda in the Project please call: 0131 657 5680

For private Sessions with Linda please call: 079 4684 0090

Fees for Homoeopathic sessions with Linda:

Initial Consultation (1 1/2 - 2 hours): Adults £70/Children £55

Follow-up Consultations (45 mins - 1 hour) Adults £45/Children £35

Private sessions' fees are inclusive of careful analysis following consultation, remedies, postage and any brief telephone contact needed between appointments.

Mary Macfarlane - Holistic Healing and Bowen Therapy

Member of the NFSH (National Federation of Spiritual Healers)

Mary is respected as an intuitive, wise woman, whose spirituality and creativity are reflected in both her professional and personal life. Her approach is down to earth and based on a core belief in the inevitability of change.

For Mary the idea that nothing is permanent finds positive expression in the holistic approach she brings to her work with each individual.

Such work involves a combination of deep relaxation and the channelling of healing energy to bring about change, supporting and trusting that each person has their own healing process which will unfold to its natural conclusion. Healing can take place on a chair or couch.  Mary is professionally qualified in all aspects of her work and is fully insured.

Mary trained as a counsellor and also runs a Bowen Technique Therapist practice offering private appointments in Edinburgh, Gorebridge and Galashiels. For more information please see her website: www.lbbowen.co.uk

To book with Mary in the Thursday Clinic please call: 0131 657 5680

For private Sessions with Mary and more info please call: 079 8913 3215

Please call Mary for information on private fees.

Richard Barriball - Bi-Aura Therapist

Richard is originally from Cornwall and has lived in Scotland since 1988. A former Royal Marines musician who has written for and performed as a pianist and percussionist that took him to all four corners of the globe.

 A life long interest in esoteric studies drew his interest to Reiki, Richard was attuned to Reiki before learning Bi-Aura Therapy which moves energy as well as positively channelling.

Having performed as a professional pianist, he has a certain awareness of people’s individual responses to music which is handy when selecting music for energy work, and has indeed used his own composed album of relaxation music “Inner Sanctum” amongst others (available for purchase).

Synchronicity has been evident in his life and has an awareness of the law of attraction and everything happening for a reason. His constant prayer or affirmation is to bring joy to others as well as himself, and he is glad to be of service.

To book with Richard in the Project or the Thurday Clinic please call: 0131 657 5680.

Price at the Thursday Clinic £20 for 1 hour and £10 for half an hour.

To book Private Sessions with Richard please call: 077 9285 4088

Please call Richard for information on private fees.

Sheila McGovern MNCHM, RSHOM, RGN - Homoeopathy, Shamanic Healing, Soul Retrieval and Energy Healing work

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Registered Member of the Society of Homoeopaths

Sheila has trained as a Shamanic Practitioner with the Edinburgh Shamanic Centre. She is a very intuitive practitioner who is highly tuned with Spirit. She is passionate about working in this way which enables her to use ancient native wisdom, ways and memories of healing with those who want to experience shamanic work.

Sheila is also a highly respected and experienced homoeopath. She graduated from the Northern College of Homoeopathic Medicine in 2006 and has since taught and supervised students for the College. Sheila runs her own homoeopathic practice in Edinburgh. She is also a Registered General Nurse with over 20 years experience working in healthcare.

The way of the shaman is to move between worlds and to serve his/her people: With one foot in the world of orthodox medicine and the other in the world of holistic therapy, Sheila is a down to earth person who can use her knowledge and experience to see the benefits of both areas of medicine working together and being complementary to each other for the benefit of her client.

She has been volunteering in the Holistic Health Project since 2007 as a Homeopath and recently as a Shamanic Practitioner.  In 2010 she travelled to Botswana to volunteer on The Maun Homeopathy Project where she worked with people affected by HIV and Aids including  women  and children victims of sexual abuse and  violence. www.homeopathybotswana.com

Sheila would be happy to speak to you to give any more information you might need.

To book with Sheila in the Project please call Foundation: 0131 657 5680

For private sessions with Sheila, please call: 079 6142 4679

Fees for sessions with Sheila:

Homoeopathy initial Consultation (1 1/2 - 2 hours): Adults £65

Homoeopathy follow-up Consultations (45 mins) £45

Shamanic work and Energy Healing work: £40

Private sessions' fees are inclusive of careful analysis following consultation, remedies, postage and any brief telephone contact needed between appointments.

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