The Team
Linda Routledge
Principal Osteopath MOst, BSc, ND
“I strongly believe all of us deserve a friendly practitioner who can help! It’s as simple as that.”
Linda pursued osteopathy following a successful 7 year career in healthcare marketing. With a desire to help people directly, and having experienced successful treatment at the hands of an osteopath herself, Linda took the plunge to follow her dreams and change her career.
Linda’s approach to treatment is primarily structural though she is particularly interested in women’s health and neurology, using various techniques to stimulate the nervous system and ultimately reduce pain. Linda strongly believes that helping patients to understand their pain strengthens their recovery and reduces the possibility of problems recurring.
An enduring desire to learn has drawn Linda to continue her professional development and training,. Linda is currently working towards her Women’s Health Diploma, and has completed courses in running injuries, functional neurology and medical acupuncture with the British Medical Acupuncture Society.
Outside of working hours Linda is a keen runner, skier and bookworm but has also enjoyed learning all variety of unusual sports including qualifying as a skydiver several years ago. She is especially interested in foreign travel and has been fortunate to have extended trips to several countries including Malaysian Borneo, Kenya, and Australia, which included mountain climbing, jungle trekking and scuba diving. However, Linda’s most challenging adventure so far has been that of motherhood, following the birth of her young son 11 years ago!
Kelly Thomas
Sports & Remedial Massage Therapist Dip SMRT, MSMA
Having spent the best part of a decade in management consultancy, Kelly realised she could apply the same principles underpinning her commercial expertise in a field that meant so much more to her personally.
By qualifying as a Soft Tissue Therapist, she successfully brought her professional and personal worlds closer together, combining her existing knowledge and experience with a new set of specific skills to help clients achieve a whole range of individual goals, whether that be developing optimal sporting performance or simply enabling people to move around more easily and without pain.
All too often, clients, friends and acquaintances tell her they feel ‘too old’ or ‘broken’. Kelly’s passion lies in showing them that they don’t have to accept pain and sub-standard performance as the norm. By getting to the root cause of the problem, she endeavours to help them re-set their bodies and move to a state of pain-free movement and resilient performance.
Fiona Carruthers
Sports & Remedial Massage Therapist
Fiona Carruthers has a BTEC Level 5 Professional Diploma in Clinical Sports and Remedial Massage Therapy, and is also qualified in kinesiology taping, pregnancy massage, ultrasound therapy, medical acupuncture, osteopathic articulation, and instrument assisted soft tissue mobilisation. She is a member of the Institute of Sports and Remedial Massage (ISRM) and Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC).
Fiona has over 15 years’ experience in massage therapy and has a strong reputation for the quality of her work. She is committed to finding the root of the concern and getting her patients pain free.
Fiona is available for appointments on Tuesdays and two Saturdays a month. These can be booked online or by email:
Suzanne Fowler
Counsellor
My name is Suzanne Fowler Evans and I have been working as an Antenatal Teacher and Coach for over 20 years. My passion for mental health started early on during my work with pregnant women and their partners. In 2022 I qualified as a Psychotherapeutic Counsellor achieving a Level 5 Professional Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling Practice (Prof.Dip Psy C). I am really excited to be able to combine my practical experience and counselling qualification to offer this level of professional support to anyone struggling with depression or anxiety, unhelpful thoughts or feeling overwhelmed, relationship and attachment issues, in addition to assisting all soon to be or new parents on their journey towards better mental health and a more helpful outlook to fertility, pregnancy, birth and beyond.
I am accredited by the NCS and am a member of the BPAC. I offer integrative counselling which means my training allows me to use different recognised counselling approaches, including person centred, psychodynamic and CBT. I offer both short and long term counselling and welcome the chance to have an initial 15 minute chat to answer any of your questions about how counselling can help you.
You book online or you can find out more about me via my website at www.farnhamcounselling.com