Sue Hannaford is a fully qualified and insured Holistic and Therapeutic Body Massage and Indian Head Massage therapist and is a full member of Embody’s Complementary Therapists Association (International Guild of Professional Practitioners)
After many years working in a variety of environments from airports to accountants, in the late 1990s Sue decided to train in holistic body massage, always having had an interest in all things complementary.
She qualified in Body Massage and Anatomy & Physiology, gaining her ITEC Diploma (Credit) in January 2000. Whilst awaiting her final results she carried out dozens of massages in exchange for donations to help a large single parent family in Malawi.
Qualifying in Indian Head Massage in August 2000, she has completed specialist advanced massage training courses, including Hot Stone Fusion Massage - “a wonderful synergy of advanced massage techniques, hot & cold stone therapy and the practitioner’s own essential creativity”. Her latest training courses, incorporating Holistic Medical Massage techniques include Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and other Wrist RSIs (repetitive strain injuries), Advanced Stretching, Neck and Low Back Pain and Myofascial Release (MFR). She incorporates Myofascial Release techniques where appropriate in any treatment.
Passionate also about continuing her professional development in the wider field of alternative and complementary therapies. She has qualified in Progressive Kinesiology at Foundation level and hopes to study to Practitioner level in the future, whilst continuing to add to her advanced massage skills.
As a full member of the Embody’s Complementary Therapists Association (International Guild of Professional Practitioners), Sue abides by their strict code of conduct regarding ethics and professional behaviour. She also carries full insurance through Embody.
Sue visits her clients in and around Caterham and Croydon, Surrey and Crawley, West Sussex. She also offers her treatments at Caterham Osteopaths and Healthcare Centre and at a therapy room in Crawley.
