A Directory of professional, fully qualified and insured complementary and alternative therapists across Scotland, this website also includes comprehensive information on all the major therapies.

As our lives become ever more stressful, an increasing number of people are turning to natural therapies for solutions to their health problems and the need for reliable, accessible information has never been greater. We hope you will find the information contained in this web site helpful.

Many of the therapies practised today have been in existence for thousands of years and there has been a substantial increase in their popularity in recent times. Millions of people now subscribe to complementary healthcare worldwide and demand for these therapies is still growing. The process of deciding upon a suitable therapy can be difficult, we have included an explanation of each of the major therapies that we hope will be of assistance. Once you have decided on a therapy, it is important that you seek a qualified practitioner who is fully insured and has experience with the condition you are seeking help with. All of the therapists listed in this Directory are fully qualified and insured, so you can be confident that the treatment you recieve will be of the highest quality, whether complementary or alternative.  

The difference between complementary and alternative is that complementary is generally the term used for a therapy that is used alongside conventional medicine, whereas alternative is applied to a therapy that is used instead of conventional medicine, hence therapists are either complemenatry or alternative, depending upon which form of therapy they practice.  

Therapists are generally self-employed and may work from their own home, be mobile and come to visit you, or work from a clinic. It is important that you feel completely confident and at ease with your chosen therapist, so feel free to ask questions, either when you first make contact or at your initial consultation, before treatment commences, for example;

How will I benefit from this treatment?
What will the treatment actually involve?
How many sessions will I need and what will they cost?
How frequent will the sessions be?

Practitioners of complementary and alternative medicine take an holistic approach and treat the whole person rather than just the disease or the symptoms they may have. This means that your first consultation with a complementary therapist will include an extended question and answer session, covering all aspects of your lifestyle as well as your medical history and any current symptoms.

If you are being treated by your GP for an existing condition, you should let him/her know that you are planning to have a complementary or alternative treatment.