Education & Tuition · Wellbeing & Therapies
Bideford, Devon, United Kingdom, Nationwide
The Holistic Therapies Training Academy is Karen Ashton in Bideford, training people to qualify in massage, beauty, complementary therapies and sports massage. Beginners changing career, therapists adding treatments, and experienced ones moving into teaching and assessing. Courses run in person across the South West and online, and plenty of learners fit them around work and family.
What they do
I run the Holistic Therapies Training Academy, where we help people turn their interest in massage, beauty, complementary therapies and sports massage into recognised qualifications and real careers. We support complete beginners taking their first step into the industry, as well as experienced therapists who want to add new treatments, grow their business or move into teaching and assessing. Our courses are available in person across the South West and online, with plenty of friendly, practical support along the way.
Who it is for
People who are ready to turn their interest in massage, beauty, complementary therapies or sports massage into a qualification and a career they genuinely enjoy. That might be someone planning a complete career change, a therapist who wants to offer more treatments, or an experienced professional who is ready to teach, assess or grow their own training business. Many of our learners are fitting their studies around work, family and busy lives, so they want flexible training with real human support, not to be left figuring everything out alone.
What people come to them for
Training to become a massage, beauty, holistic or sports massage therapist; short courses to add new treatments to an existing therapy business; and qualifications for therapists who want to become a tutor, assessor or training provider. People also come to us when they want help turning their qualification into a successful therapy business and finding more clients.
What makes them different
We’re a small, friendly academy, so our learners are never just a name on a course list. Many come to us feeling nervous, unsure whether they’re “too old” to retrain or lacking confidence after being away from education for years, and we genuinely understand that. Our tutors have real industry experience, our courses fit around busy lives, and we support learners as people, not just until they pass an assessment. We can also help with the next step, whether that’s gaining clients, growing a therapy business or progressing into teaching and assessing.
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