Meet the Therapists

Ed & Cheryl 

Willow

Karen

Anna

Katherine

Lauren

I am an integrative counsellor bringing elements of cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness, gestalt, creativity and humour into my sessions. My practice is underpinned by inclusivity and a person-centred approach, and I believe in the healing qualities of nature and bring this to my practice, both working in a therapy room and in walk and talk sessions. I work with both teenagers and adult clients. I have a holistic approach to wellbeing and am currently training to be a TRE (Trauma Release Exercises) Practitioner. In addition to my private practice I work therapeutically with young people in care and for a youth charity.

Christine

I began studying homeopathy in 2003 and went on to qualify in Vega Testing, Nutrition and Reiki to develop different ways to help people with healing.

I’m happy when I’m learning so I attend regular continuing professional development events and also any workshops that take my fancy.

I live with my husband and our rescue collie and have a higgledy-piggledy blended family who live all over the country and whom I cherish dearly.

I love the beach, whatever the weather or tide, and countryside walks even if it’s sticky and muddy. I also relish quiet times by the fire with a good book and mellow music.

I aim to help people see new possibilities for health in mind and body and to assist them on their path to wellness.

Mike

Mike has been a Chartered Physio for 23 years, specialised in Neuro rehab in private practice in Torbay and Exeter for 19 years also trained in many hands on and off approaches for general physio and general well-being from Breathwork where he runs regular workshops in Totnes to UpledgerCST/ Bowen/ Zero Balancing/ Higher Brain Living/ The Reconnection/ Acupuncture (he uses the LX2 Thor laser system) and many many more. He uses a distillation or these approaches and offers workshops, one to ones and home visits for rehab/physio or general professional advice from a holistic perspective.

Call Mike on 07956 409300 and email Mike@ZenPhysio.com

Ed & Cheryl 

Rays to Serenity

Hi we are Ed & Cheryl from Rays to Serenity. We are a married couple with two children and passionate about helping others create a more healthier lifestyle through complementary therapies. We specialise in Frequency, BEMER, Reiki, scalar therapy as well as Swedish massage and came about these therapies through our own wellness journey having suffered with various chronic health problems ourselves.

All the therapies we use are non invasive and can assist in a wide variety of health issues. Our aim is to now share with you our knowledge and experience of complementary therapies and how it has improved our lifestyle.

As part of an initial session we have a one to one consultation to see where you are and where we can hopefully assist and from this we organise a therapy plan.

So please make contact with us to find out more about what we can offer. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Raystoserenity Email raystoserenity@gmail.com Call. 07891 566887

Gwynneth

JAIME VAN WEEDE

Person Centred Counsellor.

I trained as an integrative counsellor and primarily work in a person centred way, bringing in other modalities depending on the needs of the client. 

I know what it feels like to be anxious. I spent many years feeling out of place in the world and thinking everyone else must have it sorted. The road that led me to decide to train to be a counsellor was challenging and I can truly empathise when clients tell me they feel worried, anxious, lost, lonely, scared, vulnerable, confused.  
We are all on our individual journeys and there are times when it can be helpful to share and talk through some of the issues that arise along the way. I can offer short or long term counselling and I also offer a free initial session so that we can meet and decide whether we feel we could work together. I work with both adults and young people. As a parent myself, I recognise the complexities of the anxiety experienced by many young people. I have a personal interest in neurodiversity and I work with both adults and young people on the autistic/ADHD spectrum.

jaimevanweede@btinternet.com

https://jaimevanweedecounselling.com/

KIOWA 

Kiowa is a multi-instrumental intuitive sound alchemist, music mentor and facilitator. Inviting playful self discovery and connectivity in his group practice of Circle Music Medicine. He believes we all hold a golden thread of the great universal weave and endeavours to encourage the unlocking of our full creative potential and expression, together.

Through voice activation, vibrational acupuncture, tuning of subtle energy, body mindfulness meditation, qigong, intentional breath, dream weaving and more, he holds an intuitive space for self realisation and activation. As we grow we store memories and energy in our bodies, sometimes these no longer serve us, so they await the right moment for actualisation and release. Kiowa holds a safe container for this alchemic expansion. Whether in a joyful & playful form or a deeper dive into one’s own inner world.

His own journey to health and wholeness has not been easy. Since infancy he was a test subject of the mis-treatment of western medicine. When the best professionals of western medicine failed to serve his body’s highest good he had to take his healing into his own hands. After a long and difficult transformative journey of 7 years his knowledge has deeply expanded regarding multiple chronic inflammatory dis-eases which were considered irreversible. He now teaches from this place of lived-experience to shine light on the parts of us calling for love and healing.

organic.origins.music@gmail.com
organicorigins.uk
07542337834

WILLOW

Willow is a gentle being who navigates the world through a lens of curiosity and magic. She has been devoted to earth connection practices for the past 10 years as a way of finding meaning, magic, and healing in her own life. She is a reiki practitioner with a background in grief tending, criminal justice, mental health, and youth work, she weaves a blanket of compassion and healing to hold others in.

‘Rooted Reverence’ is her heart work – offered in response to a world longing for holding and nurturing. By drawing upon the Earth’s natural rhythms and honouring the cycles of life and death, Willow creates nurturing spaces for others to tap into their own innate wisdom and connect with the natural world.

Supporting people through their inner and external transitions to find healing, belonging, and to awaken to the magic within and around them. Healing sessions are intuitive and may include reiki, sacred listening, ritual and ceremony, plant spirit connection, sound, and guided journeys.

From April 2024, Willow will be offering Closing the Bones ceremonies, a somatic ritual that honours and supports women through trauma, loss, postpartum and other rites of passage.

Email: rootedinreverence@gmail.com 

MEILEEN DAVANGER

I have a love for children and education as a school teacher, I am a mother of two grown-up daughters, and moved to Totnes from Norway seven years ago. For the past four years I have been a full-time end-of -life carer, which opened my eyes and inspired me to learn as much as possible about the ageing process and how to build my own health and happiness.

You are the healer in your life, nobody else can take on the responsibility for what you have created and how you will transform your health. But i’m here to assist. Since I started learning Hawaiian massages at the age of 23, the Huna philosophy has become the backbone of how I see reality connected through body, mind, emotion and spirit. I since then have learned from teachers in Ayurveda, naturopathic nutrition and Chinese daoist energy work and medicine.

I offer Lomi Lomi massages, Chi Nei Tsang abdominal detox massage and Living Nutrition Consultations. I give talks, run online cleansing retreats and facilitate a weekly Qigong class. Book a 15 min free consultation for us to understand what you need and how I can help.

Email : meileend@gmail.com

Phone : 07483237838 

ADRIAN HANKS

Adrian is a high energy, colourful, and joyous person who loves to live life to the full. He loves helping and inspiring people to live their lives with more passion, purpose, and joy, particularly if they have had some sort of setback, or challenge to deal with. Adrian offers this an experienced holistic mentor, counsellor, and psychotherapist.

Health and wellbeing are a big part of Adrian’s life, and he enjoys helping others to get into a better health physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.

Adrian has also spent the past 25 years facilitating men’s groups, giving men an experience to share with other men in a safe and respectful environment. He now offers this at the Health Source.

He loves to spend time traveling, writing, teaching, playing the digeridoo, meditating, running, walking on the beach, in the bush or to the top of some mountain range.

Adrian is married and has a blended family of 6 adult children and currently has 6 grandchildren.

Best phone number: 07984587786
Email: adrianhanksconnect@gmail.com
Website: www.AdrianHanks.com

JANE

Transformative Coaching

I am an ICF/EMCC/AC Accredited Transformative Coach and Management Consultant who has dedicated 26 years to empowering and mentoring individuals in unlocking their potential and navigating through life’s transitions towards personal and professional fulfilment. My coaching philosophy centres around strategic questioning, deep listening, authentic connection, and the belief that every individual has an inherent ability to overcome challenges and create their desired realities. My key strength is to stimulate clients’ paradigm shift towards re-evaluating their experiences from a fresh perspective, challenging limiting beliefs, and stepping into new, empowering narratives. With presence, intuition and compassion, I strive to create clarity in the midst of confusion, achieving increased self-understanding and making significant changes in their lives.

Transformative coaching is distinguished by holistic focus on all aspects of life, including emotional management, relationship dynamics, career advancement, and personal values. This comprehensive approach not only enables clients to identify goals, overcome personal roadblocks, and create concrete solutions to achieve their aspirations, but also enhances their self-discovery, innate resilience, and true values. I provide a non-judgemental, collaborative and confidential space that is client-led focusing on thoughts, beliefs, values, goals and challenges that seeks to evoke greater insight on multiple dimensions.

Life is a journey.

Email: jane@janechencoaching.com
Tel: 0044 7505701128

KAREN GODDARD  

Transformational Breathwork Coach

Miho

Somatic Energetics

In 2015 I had my first experience of Somatic Energetics during which my long-held and subconscious anger, sadness, and even joy, were discovered and then released. For a long time I had been examining my life in the hope of finding my true self within my soul. What happens to me on the outside is a story written by none other than myself. I believe connecting to the true self gives me the vantage point that enables me to accept all things and to appreciate my life as is. Somatic Energetics is a very reliable and efficient method to help all that process. I say that with conviction from my own experience of it. I became a practitioner of this method in 2018 and started the practice in Japan and England. When the Covid restrictions were finally lifted I received further training in 2024. I feel ready to be of service assisting in the process of letting go of old beliefs and of finding the wings to freedom. “Only you yourself can decide to be truly free” – and so shall you.

Kema

Mike Potter

I am an acupuncturist and herbalist and teacher. I have been in practice for over 40 years

Here in the UK, traditional acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) are relatively recent additions to the range of healthcare options available to us, but there is nothing new about this. Acupuncture and herbal medicine have been the primary healthcare choice in countries like China, Japan and Korea for centuries.

All around the world people visit traditional acupuncturists and herbalists for help with everything from acute pain – like arthritis and migraines – to complex disorders that can seem difficult to resolve.

Combined, traditional acupuncture and CHM are a complete, evidence-based healthcare system that stimulates your body’s natural healing responses. For thousands of years, it has been refined through research, observation and practical application to successfully treat disorders of all the body’s function – digestion, immunity, breathing, hormonal, cardiovascular, fertility, mental and emotional health.

email: info@acupuncture-sw.com

Tel:07958 650080

https://www.acupuncture-sw.com/

Anna Wells 

I use acupuncture and adjunct techniques (cupping, guasha and moxibustion) to support people who are experiencing challenging times and are looking for viable, holistic healthcare alternatives.  I practice acupuncture in alignment with Classical lineage based Chinese Medicine traditions. After obtaining my acupuncture degree and Licentiate at the prestigious College of Integrated Chinese Medicine (validated by Kingston University), I spent a further 18 months studying within a Classical lineage.

With most of my adult life spent living in India I have been inspired by the acceptance and integration of traditional medical systems within mainstream healthcare, both for humans and animals.

Chinese medicine treats each person as unique and two patients with the same western diagnosis are likely to be treated quite differently. The diagnostic tools used by acupuncturists are pulse taking, tongue diagnosis, palpation and observation in order to identify imbalances, diagnose and inform a tailor-made treatment strategy.

My continued professional development involves the study of Chinese herbs and Tuina (Chinese Medical Massage).

More information is available at www.annawells-acupuncture.com 

07400 553527

JK Health Detective, JACQUELINE KAREH

For health, vitality, beauty and transformation

Bio-resonance energy medicine – QW HEALING LASER – Metamorphic Massage -REFLEXOLOGY –– Pre-dental calming – Rejuvanessence® FACE MASSAGE

Nursing background. Then over 25 years working with a wide range of therapy forms, energy healing methods and complementary medicine as well as nutrition and lifestyle counselling. I bring these skills and techniques into my work as appropriate, always using a holistic approach.

My life is guided by my spiritual and personal growth, journeying on the inside (meditation) and outside (travelling and working my way around the world). After 15 years developing my work in Germany, I returned to Britain in 2004.

I WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS + GIVE TALKS

FREE Power of 8 INTENTION zoom group: de-stress & uplifts you + supports planetary health

jkhealthdetective@gmail.com         

www.sciohealthdetective.co.uk

Aly Whitley

RMN Dip (ITEC) NHF

Naturopathic Nutritional Therapist. I provide a mobile phlebotomy service and use live and dried blood analysis in my consultations.

The blood is our life force. It delivers nutrients and oxygen, hormones and neurotransmitters, and has many other functions, to 40 trillion cells, the cells that we are made of. We have 60,000 miles of capillaries and the blood circulates the entire body every 3 mins.

Darkfield Microscopy looks at dried and live blood samples magnified by 1000x. We can observe the health and state (terrain)of the blood at that particular time, which will give indications along with an in depth consultation about the health of the person and what needs to be done first.
If we want optimum physical and mental performance from our body we need to ensure our cells are equipped with the right tools.

Call Aly for more info on 07711534034 or visit www.alywhitley.com

Nickie Aven

Nickie is a grief facilitator and funeral celebrant with many years experience. She has worked in the field of dying and grieving since 2000 and has also experienced her own profound losses. Her approach to everyone, whether they are preparing for death or learning to live with loss, is gentle, compassionate and understanding.

Nickie offers one to one support sessions online and in person; she runs groups both ongoing and as retreats; and she creates beautiful ceremonies and rituals tailored to the individual.

Nickie is also a writer and has a blog where she writes fortnightly on “journeying with love, loss and senior railcard”.

Email: nickie.aven@gmail.com

Katherine

RN Post Graduate Specialist Community Nurse

Health Guide

If you are concerned about an urgent or chronic health condition and struggling to know what to do or which direction to take then I hope to help and support you to begin to assess your health holistically, to find the right path and therapies for you and to take the appropriate steps to start to heal. I am a retired specialist community and hospital based nurse and have worked in oncology, paediatrics and community health. I have learnt about the good and the bad of conventional medicine and now also use and recommend the wide range of more natural therapies available to promote, restore and maintain health. I can also act as an advocate to support you with hospital or community appointments.

I am now studying a Doctorate in Integrative Medicine.

Please message or call 07983 898701. All missed calls are returned as soon as possible.

This service is provided on a voluntary basis but with a donation to HealthSource.