Professional Associations

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.

Aromatherapy Trade Council (ATC)

PO Box 387

Ipswitch

Suffolk

IP2 9AN

Tel: 01473 603630

Email: [email protected]

http:// www.a-t-c.org.uk

Association of Holistic Practitioners International (AHPI)

8 Llys Soar

Scott Street

Tynewydd

Rhondda

CF42 5NA

Tel: 01443 771804

Association of Light Touch Therapists (ALTT)

6 Combermere Road

St. Leonards on Sea

East Sussex

TN38 0RR

Tel: 01424 430001

Email: [email protected]

Association of Massage Practitioners (AMP)

101 Bounds Green Road

NameAssociation of ReflexologistsAOR

Address27 Old Gloucester StreetTel: 0870 5673320 LondonEmail: [email protected] WC1 3XXhttp:// www.aor.org.uk

NameAssociation of Therapeutic Massage TherapistsATMP

Address15 Glyn Street New Bradwell Milton KeynesTel: BuckinghamshireEmail: MK13 0DFhttp://

NameThe Bowen Association (UK)

AddressPO Box 4358 Dorchester DorsetTel: 0700 2698324 DT2 7XXEmail: [email protected] LE9 9LQhttp:// www.bowen-technique.co.uk

NameBowen Therapists' European RegisterBTER

AddressBTER PO Box 2920Tel: 07986 008384 Stratford Upon AvonEmail: [email protected] CV37 9ZLhttp:// www.bter.org

NameBritish Association of Beauty Therapy & CosmetologyBABTAC

AddressBABTAC House 70 Eastgate StreetTel: 01452 421114 GloucesterEmail: [email protected] GL1 1QNhttp:// www.babtac.com

NameBritish Complementary Medicine AssociationBCMA

AddressKensington House 33 Imperial SquareTel: 0116 282 5511 CheltenhamEmail: [email protected] GL50 1QZhttp:// www.bcma.co.uk

NameBritish Reflexology AssociationBRA

AddressMonks Orchard WhitebourneTel: 01886 821207 WorcesterEmail: [email protected] WR6 5RBhttp:// www.britreflex.co.uk

NameComplementary Medicine AssociationCMA

Address142 Greenwich High RoadTel: 0208 305 9571 LondonEmail: [email protected] SE10 8NNhttp:// www.the-cma.org.uk

NameCouncil for Complementary and Alternative MedicineCCAM

AddressPark House 206-208 Latimer RoadTel: 0208 968 3862 LondonEmail: W10 6REhttp://

NameCrainiosacral Therapy Association

AddressMonomark House 27 Old Gloucester StreetTel: 07000 784 735 LondonEmail: [email protected] WC1N 3XXhttp:// www.crainiosacral.co.uk

NameFederation of Holistic TherapistsFHT

Address18 Shakespeare Business CentreFax: 02380 624398 Hathaway CloseTel: 0870 420 2022 Eastleigh, HampshireEmail: [email protected] SO50 4SRhttp:// www.fht.org.uk

NameGeneral Council for Massage TherapyGCMT

AddressGCMT, Whiteway House Blundells LaneTel: 0151 430 8199 Rainhill, PrescotEmail: [email protected] L35 6NBhttp://www.gcmt.org.uk

NameGuild of Complementary PractitionersGCP

AddressLiddell House Liddell Close FinchampsteadTel: 0118 973 5757 BerkshireEmail: [email protected] RG40 4NShttp:// www.gcpnet.com

NameInternational Holistic Aromatherapy FoundationIHAF

Address13 The Terrace RochesterTel: 01634 834663 KentEmail: ME1 1XNhttp://

NameIndependent Professional Therapists InternationalIPTI

AddressSt Michael's Place 58a Bridgegate RetfordTel: 01777 700383 / 711149 NottinghamshireEmail: [email protected] DN22 7UZhttp://

NameInstitute of Complementary MedicineICM

AddressPO Box 194Tel: 020 7237 5165 LondonEmail: [email protected] SE16 7QZhttp://www.icmedicine.co.uk

NameInstitute of Traditional Herbal Medicine and AromatherapyITHMA

Address35 California RoadTel: 01026 393465 MistleyEmail: [email protected] Essexhttp://www.aromatherapy-studies.com CO11 1JA

NameInternation Federation of ReflexologistsIFR

Address78 Edridge Road CroydonTel: 0208 667 9458 SurreyEmail: [email protected] CR0 1EFhttp:// www.reflexology-ifm.com