Counsellors and psychotherapists help people who are experiencing difficulties with relationships, bereavement, depression, stress or other personal problems, and people who want to improve the way they handle everyday life.

They don't offer advice, but they do help people examine their options and explore their own solutions in a calm and confidential setting.

Educational psychologists help children and young people (aged up to 19) to overcome learning difficulties and problems with their emotions or behaviour. The work mainly focuses on problems that arise in educational settings.

When working with individuals, educational psychologists:

The role

Osteopathy is a complementary therapy that uses touch and manipulation of the body to treat problems associated with joints, bones and the back.

By focusing on the structure and function of the body, osteopathy can be used to treat a range of problems, from colic babies to arthritis, lower back pain, and postural problems.

Osteopaths are practitioners of osteopathy, and they use a highly developed sense of touch in order to do this, locating sources of pains and easing problem areas.

The role

Nutritional Therapists give advice about diet and nutrition to people, in order to improve help them improve their health and aid any healing processes that are required.

They might be approached to help with skin conditions, allergies, digestion and stress.

The role

Hypnotherapists use techniques to put clients into an altered state of consciousness, or trance, in order to access their subconscious and help treat a number of problems, such as anxiety, stress, addiction, phobias, or a lack of confidence.

When a client is in a trace, the Hypnotherapist will make suggestions to their subconscious to try and make positive changes to that person’s thinking and behaviour.

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A Chiropractor is someone who alleviates pain, prevents future injuries, and helps a body’s joints and muscles to function better through the manipulation of a patient’s body, often with a focus on the spine.  A Chiropractor manipulates bones, joints and soft tissue in order to do this. 

A patient may be suffering discomfort due to an accident, injury, or poor posture.

In treating a patient, a Chiropractor will discuss their history and symptoms, conduct tests, and then design and carry out a programme of treatment for them.

The role

Aromatherapy is a complementary therapy that involves the use of aromatic oils that are extracted from flowers, herbs, spices, fruit and trees. These oils are used to improve a client’s wellbeing and health. It can be used to treat stress and anxiety, headaches, muscular pain and digestive issues.  An Aromatherapist is someone who practices this form of therapy.

The role

Acupuncture is an ancient form of Chinese medicine which involves inserting stainless steel needles into a patient’s body at key points to help restore its energy flow. Acupuncture has become integrated into Western medicine over the last 30 years.

Acupuncture has been recognised in helping with various complaints, from knee pain to headache problems, depression, and circulation problems.

The role

An Optometrist (sometimes known as an Opthalmic Optician) tests people’s eyes to determine the standard of their eyesight, and to check for diseases or injuries in them.

 They use a number of instruments in order to do this, including reading charts and lights which are shone into a patient’s eyes.

An Optometrist decides on the strength of a patient’s vision from these tests, and if they require help in correcting their vision, the Optometrist will give advice about glasses and contact lenses, supplying them as well.