Our Practitioners

Let me introduce our team...

Dr Alaine Skerrett BSc. (Hons.) Chiro. MMCA MICHT
McTimoney Chiropractor

Alaine qualified as a Chiropractor in December 2003 after four years training at The McTimoney College of Chiropractic in Abingdon. Alaine is registered with the General Chiropractic Council and is also a member of the McTimoney Chiropractic Association.

McTimoney Chiropractic treatment is a very gentle method of adjusting the bones of your body to maintain the correct alignment of your spine and to ensure that your body's nervous system works efficiently. It is well known for being a precise, whole body approach to chiropractic care. The gentle nature of the McTimoney method makes it especially suitable for people of all ages. It seeks to eliminate the cause, not just treat symptoms, and through subtle adjustments, chiropractic care can relieve pain and discomfort, increase mobility and provide a route to better health. Alaine runs a family practice treating people of all ages from babies days old to the elderly and even pregnant ladies.

Melissa Callaway VTCT ART MITCH
Holistic and Beauty Therapist

'I have worked in Spas and Health Centres around the country.
My aim is to help bring about a state of harmony within the client by reducing stress and bringing the systems back into balance.'
Melissa offers Hopi ear candling, Hydrotherm massage, Deep Tissue massage, Reiki, Aromatherapy massage, Indian Head Massage, Reflexology, Ishta Spinal Touch, Natural Lift Facial Massage, Holistic Pedicure and Holistic Manicure. Melissa is a member of the Federation of Holistic Therapists.'
'I qualified as a beauty therapist in 1999 and went on to specialize in holistic therapies and advanced reflexology methods. I am also a Reiki Master.'

Julie Gater
Yoga Instructor

Julie has had the pleasure of teaching Hatha Yoga for the past ten years and has experience in various Health Clubs including; Esporta in Festival Park, Total Fitness in Trent Vale and Crewe, Fitness First in Fenton, Northwood Stadium, Cheadle Leisure Centre, Doctors Surgeries and Beauty salons. Julie has also covered other Yoga Instructors Classes all over Staffordshire.
Yoga Sessions are aimed at groups of 1-3 individuals and involve Hatha Yoga which is a general Yoga Class and is suitable for beginners and advanced pupils who can be taught at the same time during the class.
The aim of the sessions are to provide a tailored program for anyone who perhaps can't make it to a regular yoga class, or who would feel intimidated in a large group or who have specific fitness or health needs or goals and need specific guidance. You may want to book a Yoga session regularly, like an personalised class, or you may want some specific guidance to get you started and then join a larger group or practice your routines at home.

Deborah Moss KFRP
Health Kinesiologist and Holistic Therapist

'I'm delighted to be joining the professional team here at King St Chiropractic this month. I've been working from Fitness First in Fenton for over 5 years, moving from offering mostly massage and injury treatments to my current full-spectrum Kinesiology practice.
Don't be surprised if you've not heard of Kinesiology! It uses muscle-testing and it means we communicate with your body to find out what's going on and how to deal with it. We rebalance your body energies to release stress and blockages and allow the body to gently heal itself. People have found improvements in a wide range of conditions including IBS, stress and depression, skin conditions, joint pain and difficulties, hormone imbalances and many more. And because we're guided by your body the work is always gentle and often includes recommendations on diet and lifestyle to speed the healing process.'

Leda Tustin
Evanji Arabic Sugaring Practitioner
 
'My name is Leda Tustin. I am joining King Street Chiropractic Clinic and Natural Health Centre offering Arabic Sugaring hair removal, as a franchise of Evanji Ltd. Sugaring is a less painful more natural and effective alternative to waxing, which can be used to remove hair from virtually all areas of the body and face and can also be used to treat and help some skin conditions like psoriasis.
I am a single mum to three gorgeous children, living in Market Drayton, just a few miles from Newcastle. I am also building a business as an Independant Consultant with Arbonne International, a pure swiss formulated Health and Wellness company offering Skincare, Haircare, Cosmetics and now Nutritional Supplements which we are very excited about - offering safe, Vegan Certified products to make us beautiful inside and out! I am also qualified in Facial massage and Make up design and application (using Arbonne products of course!) and am a Reiki Master in the Usui tradition.
It is so exciting for me, joining the team here at the clinic! Everyone has been so supportive while I was training! My heartfelt thanks go to all the people who have been models for me and especially Alaine, Debby, Mellissa and Julie, who have welcomed me and given me this opportunity to join the team. I am planning to work out of the clinic on Thursdays and then other days as required, working with you to find appointment times that fit around everyone's busy lifestyles.
I look forward to meeting many of you in the future!'

Cindy Foden Prac. NLP, Prac. EFT, Dip. TA Couns. & Psych.
Counsellor and Psychotherapist

'I'm Cindy Foden and my business is 'Life Therapies' and I am looking forward to working alongside Alaine and other practitioners at King Street Chiropractic & Natural Health Centre.
I am a certificated Transactional Analysis Counsellor and trainee Psychotherapist (MSc Middlesex University), a certificated Practitioner in both Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Emotional Freedom Therapy and also hold a Diploma in Weight Management Counselling.
Life Therapies offer a range of therapies that are suitable for the treatment of anxiety, depression, phobias, smoking cessation, confidence issues, stress and pain relief. The list goes on! I can provide individual sessions and courses for treatments requiring multiple sessions.
I am a considerate, empathic and experienced Counsellor.
I am a member of the Institute of Transactional Analysis, The Berne Institute and the Academy of High Achievers'.

Lisa Fitch Dip.Counselling & BACP member
Person Centred Counsellor
 
'I qualified as a Person Centred Counsellor from Cauldon College, Stoke-on-Trent, in 2007 with a Diploma in Counselling. I’m really excited to be one of the recent additions to the team at King Street Chiropractic.

“ The Person-centred approach views the client as their own best authority on their own experience, and it views the client as being fully capable of fulfilling their own potential for growth. It recognizes, however, that achieving potential requires favourable conditions and that under adverse conditions, individuals may well not grow and develop in the ways that they otherwise could ”
Up until 2010, and for 5 years, I worked at The Dove Service in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent supporting many people who experienced Bereavement, Loss & Life Changing Illness.
As well as my counselling work I was very involved with Project Managing & delivering bereavement awareness training within Primary & High Schools, a huge privilege and also a great opportunity to share experiences with a wider age group. Many times in our lives we experience loss in one form or the other, therefore my experience has enabled me to recognise and support clients with whatever issues arise for them.

I look forward to meeting new clients of all ages who may find themselves at a difficult time of their life – my counselling approach is based purely on opportunities to simply Talk & Listen.'

Rosemarie Wakeman FCH
Clinical Hypnotherapist
 
Rosemarie worked at Waterford, Wedgewood for 23 years and managed four departments before taking redundancy in 2007. She then retrained as a Clinical Hypnotherapist and qualified in 2008 with Awaken School of outcome orientated Psychotherapies (accredited by UKCP). Rosemarie also qualified as an NLP practitioner in 2009 and an EFT practitioner in 2010. Rosemary says "So many percieved problems are due to 'learned' behaviours, phobias are a classic example of this, no one is born with a phobia, all phobias are learned. Through Hypnotherapy I can help you 'unlearn' and reprogramme your behaviour. Also many of us have huge resourses of potential to achieve great sucess in many areas. Using Hypnotherapy I can help you access these strengths and capabilities to help realise spectacular results."