The Lake District Guide

Lake District complementary therapists & psychotherapists

The Lake District is a fine place to recover your calm, your inner poise, and perhaps even take a spa break. If you're looking for therapy treatments, whether for the mind or the body, or you want to find the right practitioner for your needs, you might start your search here.

You may discover how wonderful a deep tissue massage is after an arduous day on the fells......or maybe some other kind of treatment which will help you to get over the exertion!

Lake District Spa Venues

High Head Spa located within High Head Sculpture Valley (High Head Farm, Ivegill, Carlisle) offers an unexpected and delightful setting for complementary therapy in The Lake District. They offer beauty therapies and hydrotherapy, a sauna, and massage therapy including deep tissue massage, hot stones massage, aromatherapy massage, aromatherapy facial, neck, back and shoulder massage, reflexology, and Indian Head massage. Other therapies offered include Reiki, homeopathy, oriental  face and scalp massage, and hypnotherapy.

Massage Therapists in the Lake District

David Howe is an ITEC qualified massage therapist who practises, aromatherapy, sports therapy, sports massage and deep tissue body work. He can help with relaxation, stress reduction and sports injuries. He works from 176 Lansdowne Crescent, Carlisle, CA3 9ER. Phone: 01228 511819

Aromatherapy practitioners in the Lakes

We haven't found many reflexologists practising in the Lakes, and we'd be grateful if any more whom we don't yet know about would email their details. If you're in the Western lakes, try Angela Pollard, member of the Association of Reflexologists based near Cartmel, Holker Hall and Cark. If you're heading further north, the North Lakes Clinic located in Cockermouth is able to offer aromatherapy and several other treatments, as is Tricia Brown, also a member of the Association of Reflexologists, who practises in Penrith. Another qualified practitioner is Gill Haydon, who offers Reflexology and Reiki in the Brampton, Carlisle and Penrith areas.

Alexander Technique practitioners in the Lakes

Michael Hardwicke is an Alexander Technique teacher with over ten years' experience. You can contact him at Fellside School, Low Fellside, Kendal on 015395 31781.

Reiki practitioners in the Lake District

Reiki is always popular, and you'd expect there to be a number of Reiki courses and venues for Reiki training in the Lakes. You can start your search with Xenia Tran at Violet Hill Studios

Psychotherapists in the Lake District

Ms Roe Woodroffe is a Psychosynthesis psychotherapist, UKCP registered, with 23 years experience, including being a trainer at Re.Vision, in London for 10 years. She is also accredited in Psychodynamic, and couple counselling, and specialises in gender and identity issues. Roe lives and works in Borrowdale. Phone: 017687 77616

Alice J Bondi works at Carlisle Holistic Health Centre, Nelson Street, Carlisle, and can be contacted on 01434 381504. She is a Psychosynthesis therapist. Member of BAC and sees therapy clients in Carlisle, Alston and Corbridge (Northumberland). She also sees homeopathy clients in Carlisle and Alston.

Sandra Lobel works in Grange Over Sands and she is a BASRT Accredited and  UKCP Registered relationship and sexual psychotherapist. She also undertakes personal and relationship counselling and psychotherapy. Phone: 015395 35140

Fran Riley is a qualified and experienced Creative Psychotherapist. Her approach is person centred working with mind, body and spirit towards healing and wholeness. She deals with relationship difficulties, eating disorders, depression, addiction, low self-esteem, loss and bereavement, and creative block. Contact her in Ulverston on 01229 588853.

Simon Cole works in Carlisle. He is a Senior Accredited Member of British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy. He has extensive experience in primary care and NHS work, as well as private work and supervision, training and group facilitation and individual counselling covering all areas of mental health and life issues. Individual and couples counselling on relationship issues. 01228 596343.

Holistic therapists in other parts of the UK

You may be interested in holistic practitioners in other parts of the UK besides the Lake District. In Somerset we recommend the following complementary practitioners: for aromatherapy massage, try aromatherapy in Frome, Bath, Somerset, and Wiltshire from Carolyn Hood. If you're more interested in  Reiki and Reflexology, then you might wish to try this reflexology practitioner Reiki and Reflexology in Frome, Bath, Bradford on Avon, Somerset and Wiltshire. And if you want to train as a Reiki healer, why not take a break in Somerset or, more specifically, Frome and undertake Reiki Training in Somerset, Bath and Frome with the beautiful Somerset and Devon countryside nearby as a base?