PROFESSIONAL COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES AVAILABLE AT RAINBOW THERAPY

Here are the details of the therapies I offer at Rainbow Therapy in Tiverton, mid Devon. Hours of opening are from 11.00am - 8pm, Monday to Friday. Please telephone me on 01884 259130 to make an appointment, or email me at cathie@rainbowtherapy.fsnet.co.uk if you have any queries.

After gaining a BSc. Hons. Degree in Biological Sciences at the University of Exeter, I spent eight years working for Reuters as a data analyst. It was during this time that I first became aware of complementary therapies, when I finally found a cure for a serious wheat allergy. In 1995 I began learning Reflexology, Crystal Therapy and Aromatherapy as hobbies, but soon found I had discovered my true vocation, and I became a full time professional therapist in 1998. After spending over nine years working in Barnstaple, where I ran my own busy Violet Flame Therapy Centre, I finally finished with the daily 2 hour commute and traffic jams, and now work at a more relaxed pace from my home town of Tiverton. Since 1995 I have added considerably to my qualifications, which are listed below.

Gift vouchers may be purchased by sending a cheque of the appropriate amount, with your address details and phone number, to C. Welchman at Rainbow Therapy, 28 Glebelands Road, Tiverton, Devon EX16 4EB. All the treatment sessions last an hour, except where otherwise stated.

Aromatherapy massage
(including remedial massage for back, neck and shoulder pain).
This is a moderately firm massage, which includes massage of the back, shoulders, neck, legs, arms, stomach, hands and feet, with a wide range of lovely aromatic essential oils to choose from. I.T.E.C. qualification gained (top grade of the class), and various extra remedial massage workshops completed with the Stewart Mitchell School of Complementary Therapies in Exeter. £25.00 per hour or £35.00 per hour and a half.
Bowen Therapy
This is a gentle alternative to Chiropractic and Osteopathy. Fingers and thumbs are rolled lightly over muscles through light clothing, to alleviate muscle tension and pain in the back, neck, legs or arms. It is very effective at alleviating "frozen shoulder", tennis elbow and knee and ankle problems. Qualification gained with Julian Baker at Bowtech UK, and also with Michael Nixon-Livy in Neurostructural Integration Bowen technique. £25.00 per hour. (£45.00 in total for the first two treatments, which are taken one week apart).
Crystal Therapy
Crystals have a therapeutic effect on the body’s electromagnetic energy, which governs brain waves, muscular tone, circulation and emotional balance. Gemstones are placed on and around the body in a specific pattern to alleviate emotional and psychological imbalances, pain, hyperactivity, insomnia, depression, bereavement or toxicity. Crystal Therapy and Anatomy and Physiology Certificates gained with Sue and Simon Lilly at the Institute of Crystal and Gem Therapy. £25.00 per hour.
Health Kinesiology/ Allergy Testing
Health Kinesiology combines muscle testing with holding and balancing points on specific meridians, to bring relief from a wide range of health problems, such as allergies, asthma, hyperactivity, IBS, fertility problems and other emotional and psychological imbalances. Health Kinesiology is best known in the profession for testing and ridding up to 70% of all known allergies. Qualification gained with Jane Thurnell Read in Health Kinesiology and Touch for Health. £35.00 per hour and a half.
Flower and Gem Essence Therapy
Dr. Edward Bach believed that physical disease is caused by emotional and mental stress. He developed 39 therapeutic flower remedies for emotional and psychological well-being, the most widely known of these being "Rescue Remedy". Since the 1930s many other flower essence manufacturers have developed their own ranges, including of course Gaia Essences. In an essence therapy treatment, after a case history is taken, vials of flower and gem essences are placed on meridians and chakras, to alleviate emotional and psychological imbalances. At the end of the session a "prescription" bottle of essences is made up for the client to take home to continue with the healing at home. Essence Practitioners Certificate gained through Sue Lilly at Mandragora Complementary Studies, Exminster.£30 per hour including prescription essence bottle.
Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy helps to dispel many psychological problems such as phobias, and also addictions such as nail biting or smoking, exam nerves and self-confidence issues, etc. Hypnotherapy is generally more successful than counselling, as the gentle trance techniques used to change the brain waves from beta to alpha put the mind into a relaxed state, which is much more receptive to the acceptance of therapeutic suggestions. I specialise in releasing stuck childhood belief patterns instigated though mental, emotional and physical abuse, and also in weight loss stemming from emotional , but not physical - such as Diabetes - or drug prescription related causes. Weight loss and releasing childhood emotional trauma is combined with one or more one and a half hour sessions of Health Kinesiology. Contact Cathie for details. Qualification gained in hypnosis and hypnotherapy with Wilf Proudfoot at the Proudfoot School of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy, Scarborough.
£65.00 in total for two sessions, lasting one and a half hours per session. Further single sessions are £35 per one and a half hour session.
Past Life Therapy/Regression hypnotherapy is used to resolve problems that arise from childhood, and also to alleviate trauma, sexual abuse, phobias or soul loss. It can also be used for inner child healing or research into the past. Training completed with Dolores Cannon in Advanced Past Life Regression Therapy.
£55.00 for a two hour session.
Indian Head Massage
This is a delightfully vigorous massage over the shoulders, neck and head, and finishing with a more gentle massage on the face. It relieves muscular aches and pain, tension, headaches, insomnia and sinusitis. It is carried out on a chair, over clothing and without oil. An extra scalp massage with oils is offered at the end of the treatment if requested. Qualification gained with Narendra Mehta, the originator of the Indian Head Massage technique in this country, at the London Centre of Indian Champissage. £15.00 per half hour, or £18.00 to include an extra scalp massage with oils.
Reflexology
Precision Reflexology is a soothing massage with the thumbs of specific points on the feet, which equate to body parts, circulatory systems and organs. It helps to alleviate high blood pressure, arthritis, tension, insomnia, anxiety, circulation problems, IBS and infertility problems. Certificate of the Association of Reflexologists gained with Heidi Keep in Kingsteignton.£25.00 per hour.
Usui and Karuna Reiki
Reiki is a gentle, holistic Japanese hands on healing technique, where universal healing energy is directed through the practitioners hands into the client. It alleviates anxiety, insomnia, hormonal imbalances, depression, heartache or illness. It also relieves inflammation and helps to speed up post-surgery healing. Usui and Karuna Reiki master qualifications gained with Allan Sweeney and William Lee Rand. £25.00 per hour.