Osteopaths
Aidan Spencer
Registered OsteopathAidan is a Registered osteopath with specialist paediatric training and many years of clinical and teaching experience. Aidan also teaches Tai Chi and Chi Gong.
Flurina Thali
OsteopathFlurina is a registered osteopath with background in dance, the Alexander Technique and Ideokinesis. She is specialising in paediatric and cranial osteopathy
James Britton
Registered OsteopathJames is a registered osteopath with over three decades of clinical experience. He specialises in injury & post-op rehabilitation, injury prevention, sports performance optimisation and ante-postnatal recovery
Joanna Mitchell
Registered Osteopath & OwnerJoanna is a registered osteopath with over three decades of clinical experience. She works with all ages from pregnancy, birth to old age using the cranial osteopathic approach. Joanna is the lead osteopath and owner of the Sunflower Centre
Soran David
Registered OsteopathSoran is a registered osteopath with many years of clinical and teaching experience. Her approach is ‘eclectic’, combining traditional structural techniques with cranial osteopathy and medical acupuncture or dry needling techniques
Other Therapists
Anna Toombs
Massage & Reiki PractitionerAnna has decades of experience in Fitness Instruction, Pilates and Remedial/Sports Massage Therapy. She combines movement, soft tissue therapy and energy healing
Clare Moss
AcupuncturistClare is a classically trained acupuncturist, offering TCM as well as Five Element Acupuncture. She is a member of the British Acupuncture Council
David Robinson
Massage & Sports PractitionerWith a background in personal training, sports fitness and martial arts, David combines remedial/sports massage therapy, kinesiology taping and movement therapy
Juliana Rego
Massage PractitionerJuliana is a qualified aromatherapist and massage therapist. She is a fully insured member of the Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT)
Mary Brooking
Massage TherapistMary is a qualified Sports Massage and Remedial Soft Tissue Therapist and is a member of SMA. She is also a keen runner and athlete and offers local running clubs
Nicky Jarrett
Reiki Therapist and TeacherNicky offers one-to-one Reiki session at the Centre as well as Reiki distance healing. She is also available to run small Reiki level 1 classes
Penny Heywood
HomeopathPenny is a Classical Homeopath and Certified Lactation Consultant. Penny works with acute and chronic conditions and has a particular passion for supporting women through pregnancy, childbirth and postnatally.
Rieko Oshima-Barclay
Massage Therapist & HerbalistRieko is a qualified and highly experienced Massage Therapist, Reflexologist, Aromatherapist and Medical Herbalist and author. She is a member of CNHC, AoR and IFPA
Scarlet Costello
Nutritional TherapistScarlet is a qualified Nutritional Therapist and a member of BANT. Through detailed case taking and testing she explores the root imbalance and combines nutritional and lifestyle changes to support your recovery
Psychotherapists, Counsellors & Coaches
Chris Jude
PsychotherapistChris is a humanistic psychotherapist and counsellor with decades of experience. She is UKCP accredited and a member of BACP
Dr Polly Cocker
PsychotherapistPolly is a Clinical Psychologist with 10 years of experience across NHS settings. She is registered with the HCPC and also works within the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust as a Highly Specialist clinician
Eloise Raab
Art PsychotherapistEloise is a fully qualified Art Psychotherapist registered with the HCPC and the BAAT. She works with children, teens, adults and groups
Jo Lane
CounsellorJo is an experienced counsellor, certified in humanistic & Gestalt therapy and is an accredited registered member of BACP. She sees adults and has experience working with domestic violence, trauma, sexuality and gender identity.
Joanna Law
PsychotherapistJo is a qualified Family and Systemic Psychotherapist with years of experience with adult and child mental health in the NHS. She is an accredited member of AFT and UKCP. Jo works with families, couples, adults and young people
Kate Campbell
Counsellor & Family TherapistKate is a UKCP and AFT registered Family, Systemic and Couple’s Psychotherapist and Trainer. She specialises in working systemically with children, adolescence, families and adults
Ludmila Bebjakova
Counsellor/PsychotherapistLuda is a qualified person-centred counsellor & psychotherapist with experience in working with gender and sexual diversity as well as people from multicultural and diverse backgrounds
Maria Yasnova
Life CoachMaria is a qualified and experience La Leche League breastfeeding Consultant as well as a Life Coach, focusing o the transition into Motherhood and Beyond
Mary Elliott
Child PsychotherapistMary is a UKCP registered Child Psychotherapist with extensive experience in private practice and other settings including NSPCC, schools, CAMHS and fostering agencies. She offers psychotherapy to primary age children and parent support work
Natalie Hylton
CounsellorNatalie is a qualified Gestalt counsellor with experience in the charity and private sector. She offers long-term and short-term therapy for adults, adolescents and couples.
Rosie Farrer
Executive CoachRosie is a qualified and experienced executive coach with many years of working in leadership roles. She weaves together many strands in her coaching work, making it spirit-lifting as well as practical
Pilates & Yoga Teachers
Amelia Adrian
AromaYoga TeacherAmelia is a Yoga and meditation teacher and uses aromatherapy in her Aromayoga classes and workshops. She also offers meditative Cacao circles
Ann Ballard
Studio Pilates TeacherAnn is trained in Yoga, Matwork and Apparatus Pilates, and has several decades of teaching experience. She teaches 1:1 classes in our equipment studio
Christine Rutter
Studio Pilates TeacherChristine teaches 1:1 Apparatus Pilates classes and specialises in supporting people post injury, surgery and childbirth as well as in breast cancer rehabilitation
Emanuela Brahamsha
Children's Yoga TeacherEmanuela is an experienced primary school teacher (early years) and a children’s yoga teacher. She is the founder of Yoga Play for Kids
Evie Moller
Yoga TeacherEvie is a yoga teacher and teacher trainer. She teaches a gentle embodies flow yoga class on a Sunday morning
Hilary Hamilton
Pilates TeacherHilary is a Pilates Foundation-qualified instructor who runs Pilates matwork classes at the Sunflower Centre
Ivona Behalova
Pilates TeacherIvona teaches 1:1 Reformer Classes in our Pilates equipment studio. She has specialist training in the rehabilitation of chronic injury, including scoliosis and hypermobility
Jenny Smith
Pilates TeacherWith a background in dance, personal fitness and yoga, Jenny has specialist Pilates training focusing on rehabilitation–based practice, which includes those with serious injuries and conditions.
Laura Igiehon
Baby Massage Instructor and Yoga teacherLaura is a certified Infant Massage Instructor with the IAIM and a Mum and Baby Yoga Instructor (Birthlight). She runs Baby Massage and Mum & Baby Yoga classes at the Centre
Lucy Swann
Pilates TeacherLucy is a qualified and experienced Pilates teacher, teaching ante-natal and postnatal Matwork Pilates Classes as well as 1:1 classes in the Pilates Equipment Studio
Sarah Hansen
Yoga TeacherSarah is a qualified and yoga teacher with many years teaching experience. She specialises in prenatal and postnatal yoga as well as Yin Yoga classes
Theresa Quealy
Matwork Pilates TeacherAs a qualified and experienced Matwork Pilates teacher, Theresa utilises small pieces of equipment (soft balls, bands, fitness circles) in exercise series that focus on stabilising the central core
Vicky Kalow
Yoga TeacherWith training in Aromatherapy, Massage, Yoga, Pilates and Reiki, Vicky is offering Pilates Matwork classes and monthly Moon Circles, which incorporate Yoga, essential oils and meditation
Vix Cook
Yoga TeacherVicky is a trained and experienced Yoga teacher as well as a practicing doctor. She offers gentle and dynamic yoga classes at the Centre
Workshop Teachers
Gale Burns
Co-Listening Circles & PsychotherapistGale is a trained and experienced therapist and speaker for climate action groups. He uses co-listening to tackle challenging issues
Jane Sethi
Workshop LeaderWith decades of experience in meditation and mindful practices, Jane leads mindful self-compassion workshops
Michelle Cole
Alexander Technique TeacherMichelle is a qualified Alexander Technique Practitioner and Teacher with decades of experience. She runs the Alexander Technique Workshops at the Centre
Rebecca Hill
Workshop LeaderWith a background in coaching and consultancy, Rebecca leads self-compassion workshops
Victoria Roze
Sound healing practitionerVictoria is a sound healing practitioner, Kundalini teacher and Reiki therapist, offering monthly Gong & Sound Bath Meditations at the Centre
Yvette Munasinghe
Flower Workshop LeaderYvette is passionate about creating mindful moments with flowers and to use them as a tool to help navigate life, by teaching you how to connect to them and about the energetic messages that they have.
staff
Jenny O’Connell
Practice ManagerJenny is part of the practice manager team and has been contributing to the Centre’s growth and development for many years-
Joanna Mitchell
Registered Osteopath & OwnerJoanna is a registered osteopath with over three decades of clinical experience. She works with all ages from pregnancy, birth to old age using the cranial osteopathic approach. Joanna is the lead osteopath and owner of the Sunflower Centre 
Johanna Benseler
Practice ManagerJohanna is part of the practice manager team and has contributed to shaping the Centre’s growth and development for a number of years