About the School

The Sussex School of Natural Therapies is a training company offering Complementary Therapy and Sports Massage courses and workshops. We run a variety of VTCT accredited courses and CPD workshops in our lovely venue at The Space in Brighton & Hove, East Sussex.

The company is founded by Kelly Horne and Lisa Newman. Between them, Kelly and Lisa have over 40 years of experience in both complementary therapies and teaching.

We offer a safe and inspiring learning environment. We are passionate about using organic, natural essential oils and products within our work and teaching. We would like to support local essential oil companies and therapists, so our college offers a little something back to the community.

Our aim is to encourage our students to develop self-expression within their work, so they can become unique therapists.

Our group sizes are always small - maximum 8 - ensuring quality teaching and assessing.

 

Lisa Newman

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Co-Founder and Tutor

Lisa has been a therapist since 1996 with practices in Brighton and London. She is qualified in various complementary therapies including Reflexology, Aromatherapy, Body Massage and Indian Head Massage.

Her teaching career began in 2005 and has been working at one of the main colleges in Brighton & Hove as a massage teacher, assessor and internal verifier.

She has completed the following teaching/assessor qualifications:

  • 2008 A1 Assessors Award

  • 2010 Certificate in Education (PTLLS, CTLLS & DTLLS)

  • 2017 Internally Quality Assurance

She undertakes various CPD each year for both subject specialist and general teacher training eg PREVENT, safeguarding, data protection etc.

As well as co-owner of our lovely venue, The Space Hove, she is also employed as a Teaching and Learning Coach helping to support other teachers. The role includes conducting observations, coaching, supporting new teachers, producing/delivering training and supporting the college in using technology.


Kelly Horne

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Co-Founder and Tutor

Kelly qualified in Massage in 1999. She went onto study other holistic therapies Indian Head Massage, Thai Foot and Ayurvedic Face Massage and Aromatherapy.

She started teaching in 2000 for Adult Education at The Connaught Centre in Hove and was passed on work in other establishments in the community. Kelly has also taught at other private colleges teaching Indian Head Massage to a diploma level, one-day certificate workshops, ITEC Holistic Massage Courses. She is a registered teacher with ITEC. She also offers courses that are very popular in the main colleges in Brighton & Hove and surrounding areas in Sussex and runs independent workshops from her therapy barn including Aromatherapy workshops.

She achieved her basic teaching certificate in June 2003 and then her Certificate in Education in June 2011.

Kelly offers therapies from her yurt in West Sussex. Her therapy business name is REVIVE Therapy. She offers all her therapies and focuses on the use of organic and natural products within her work. She has also been working for Neal’s Yard Remedies in Brighton for 15 years. She oversaw the product training for the staff for several years and has made good contacts in Brighton.

She also offers Aromatherapy to the Breast Cancer Support group in Brighton

www.revivetherapist.com


Ellie Philiips

 

Founder of S57 Health & Wellbeing Clinic, Elle has worked as a Clinical Sports Therapist for over 21 years. Elle’s first career as a professional dancer took her all over the world including Hong Kong, Paris, Switzerland, Maderia, Italy and many other locations across the globe. Her love for injury rehabilitation stems from the love of keeping fit and healthy and the knee injuries she sustained at the beginning of her career.

Elle competed at county level in artistic gymnastics and trampolining, she also completed her assistant coaching qualifications in both. One of her passions obviously lies here and she works with a number of dance companies, local dance schools, amateur and professional dancers and the GB Artistic Gymnastics team. However Elle loves to see all types of patients from working Mums to labourers, city workers to sports fanatics! Her dedication focuses on getting her patients back to health as quickly as possible with as much support as she can give. She feels so lucky to do a job she loves.

Elle’s favourite injuries to treat are back pain, knee, achilles and hand injuries. She works with a lot of young patients as well as post operative and general musculo-skeletal injuries. 

She loves to keep strong by HITT training sessions, bouldering at Boulder Brighton, sea swimming, and completes her fitness with yoga. She continually falls in and out of love with running!!!

Elle studied through St Marys University with active health and holds her Advanced level 5 diploma in Clinical Sports Therapy, she is a member of the Society of Sports Therapists and is fully qualified in injury rehabilitation, joint mobilisations, strength and conditioning, medical acupuncture, kinesiology tape, ultrasound, soft tissue techniques and massage. Elle also holds her PTLLS teaching qualification and often gives seminars and workshops for a wide range of topics around health and injury. In addition to Elles clinical hours and managing her busy business, her biggest achievement is being a Mum to her two wonderful children.

Vicki MacFarlane

 

Vicki has been teaching sports therapy for 13 years, across levels 3 and 4. She currently works in industry with a range of different clients from recreational sports, athletes and individuals who require help with injuries and maintenance for a variety of varying reasons. She is also the Sports Therapist and on field first responder for a local football club. 

She has 2 young children and enjoys spending time with them and making memories. She exercises daily and enjoys strength training, walking, Pilates and Yoga. 

Vicki enjoys keeping up to date with research within her field in terms of tissue healing and recovery, advancements within treatment modalities, rehabilitation and strength and conditioning. 


Kirsty Ferry-Cook

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Tutor

Kirsty first qualified in 2005, obtaining an SMA accredited (The Sports Massage Association) diploma in Sports Massage & Remedial Bodywork.After 3 years clinical experience, She went on to obtain a BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy Degree​ at a leading London University in Sports Therapy training.

She now enjoys a busy practise in Sussex, both clinic based and mobile.  She has bases at two popular, established clinics - one in central Hove, one in Portslade, and also treats in the comfort of peoples own homes.

Kirsty provided sports massage to athletes competing at the Aquatics centre at LONDON 2012, and has done a couple of seasons with different Sussex based rugby teams, pitch side & training nights.   More recent ventures include lecturing first year undergraduate students on their Functional Anatomy, and their Massage modules at London Met University, acting as lead for the massage module in 2015/16.

Since graduation, She has undertaken CPD in Medical Acupuncture, K-Taping & pregnancy and post-natal therapy, and  continuously builds on her knowledge base.

Visit Kirsty’s website www.awaypaintherapy.com