We now have two clinics available to book, The Little Escape and The Little Complementary Clinic, both in Paxton Mews, Crystal Palace.

Please ensure you scroll right to the bottom to see the full range of practitioners for both clinics.

If you have any questions, please email us on hello@thelittleescape-therapycentre.com

Hazel is an experienced soft tissue therapist with over a decade of massage practice working in and around the South East London area. She uses a blend of advanced clinical massage techniques combined with deeply relaxing holistic techniques to create the best results for her clients’ individual needs.

Having initially qualified in 2008 in Swedish/Holistic Massage, over the years she has increased her repertoire with a variety of modalities as listed below. In 2022 she graduated with an ITEC level 5 qualification in Sports and Clinical Massage to improve her knowledge of human anatomy and provide injury prevention and management support to clients.

She has a passion for helping people enjoy maximum pain-free movement and is armed with an extensive toolkit of neuromuscular, fascial and muscle energy techniques to help clients achieve their goals and accelerate healing.

As a busy parent of two and devotee of regular massage, she is also keen to promote the wider health benefits of massage therapy, including improved mental health, relaxation and enhanced well-being, hormonal regulating, immune boosting to name just a few.

Whether you’re a recreational/professional athlete suffering from a specific Musculo-skeletal/joint issue or a desk bound professional struggling with chronic neck and shoulder pain, a remedial/sports massage uses the latest in soft tissue palpation/myofascial release with neuromuscular techniques to realign and remedy problem areas, accelerate healing and improve muscle health.

Or if you’re looking for more of a relaxing massage to help manage anxiety or switch off and unwind, a holistic, deep tissue or hot stone massage using traditional Swedish massage techniques such as effleurage and petrissage will help calm the sympathetic nervous system, flush toxins, stimulatelymph, improve microcirculation and help eliminate muscle knots and stiffness.

For a clothed massage experience, Indian Head and Natural Lift Facial Massage are two wonderfully relaxing yet focused treatments that also incorporate deeply relaxing neck and shoulder massage.

Pregnancy massage is offered to all mums-to-be after the first trimester and can be completely adapted around mum’s needs. This is a full body deeply relaxing treatment to nourish the body during this special time. Advanced Pregnancy massage offers a little bit extra to help alleviate any painful, problem areas and can offer taping to help elongate the treatment results at home.

Postpartum Hazel has experience of working with scar tissue to accelerate healing and tissue recovery following a caesarean section.

Hazel currently enjoys working with a wide variety of clients of all ages, from teenagers to octogenarians, athletes to artists. She also has a wide experience of working with cancer patients whilst working as a member of the complementary therapist team at St Christopher’s Hospice in Sydenham.

Qualifications:

Fascial Unwinding Diploma, May 2025 College of Cranio-Sacral Therapy London

Foundation in Advanced Clinical Massage techniques, Dec 2024 Jing Massage Institute, Brighton

Dissection Workshop,

Kings College with Jane Johnson FHT, April 2024 London

Functional Anatomy Workshop with James Earl, January 2024

Detox Massage Diploma, FHT, online November 2023

BTEC Level 5 Sports/Remedial/Clinical Massage with the ISRM (institute sports remedial massage) August 2022, School of Natural Therapies, London

BTEC Professional Diploma Holistic Massage Practice (Level 4) ITEC Diploma in Holistic Massage (Level 3) 2008, Essentials for Health, London

Practioners Diploma in Hot and Cold Stones Massage 2022, Gateway course, London

An introduction to Scar Therapy with Restore Scar Therapy, whilst part of the complementary therapist team at St Christoper’s Hospice, Sydenham 2018-2019

Practioners Diploma in Natural Lift Facial Massage 2019

Practitioners Diploma in Indian Head Massage 2018

Practitioners Diploma in Deep Tissue Massage 2017

Practioners Diploma in Pregnancy Massage 2016

Fully insured and Registered member of the Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT) membership 194477

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A highly experienced Sports Massage Therapist, Reflexologist and Aromatherapist, dedicated to promoting holistic wellness through natural and therapeutic techniques. Passionate about helping clients achieve balance and relaxation, I bring years of hands-on experience and a compassionate approach to every session.

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Suzanne is a fully qualified and experienced Massage Therapist trained in Holistic Aromatherapy and has additionally trained in Advanced Deep Tissue Massage, Advanced Pregnancy Massage, Facial Rejuvenation and Indian Champissage. Suzanne firmly believes in a fully holistic approach, treating the whole person with highly tailored treatments based on the individual client’s needs. Every treatment consists of a thorough consultation to ensure the best and most suited approach is taken.

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Movement-Based Osteopath

Auste is a registered osteopath who helps people move better, feel stronger, and understand their body - whatever stage they’re at.

With a background in dance, Pilates, and movement science, she is trained to identify how movement patterns and compensations contribute to pain, and what to do about it. Her movement-based osteopathy approach gives you answers, a clear plan, and the tools to make lasting change.

Through movement assessment, hands-on treatment, and a personalised exercise programme, she works with you to address the root cause, so you can maintain your progress, move with confidence, and know how to look after yourself long-term.

The goal is to empower you to take ownership of your body, building the knowledge and confidence to keep moving well and age well on your own terms.

Have a question before booking.

Find out more at movingfoxosteopathy.com

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Fiona is fully qualified and experienced in teaching the Alexander Technique, 1-2-1, since 1987.She is also fully qualified and experienced in Sports and Remedial Massage, Thai Yoga massage, Deep Tissue and Holistic massage, and Pregnancy massage. Please email Fiona on fionalevien@gmail.com if you want to discuss any treatments with her.

Fiona is available on Saturdays ( 2 - 7.30pm) and Alternate Sundays (1.45 - 6.30pm)

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Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Holistic, Deep Tissue and Natural Facelift Massage. Available Sunday mornings and weekday afternoons and evenings.

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Bowen practitioner- experienced, professional, and highly trained in many aspects of Bowen technique including ‘mind body Bowen’, ‘sport Bowen’, and ‘advanced Bowen’ techniques. He has practiced Bowen technique for 15 years and has always had a keen interest in complementary medicine and eastern mind-body philosophy.

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Yvonne moved to Crystal Palace in 2018, and provides acupuncture and massage (Sports/Remedial, Pregnancy) treatments in three clinics in Crystal Palace, Norwood Junction and Brighton. She enjoys helping people recover from injuries (occupational or sports-related); to cope better with stress and anxiety; improving the prospects for starting a family; and helping to maintain vitality and age gracefully.

Yvonne believes in life-long learning. Over the years she has completed several CPD courses in Ear Acupuncture; Classical Acupuncture (Jeffrey Yuen style); Cosmetic/Facial Acupuncture; and Fertility Acupuncture.

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Marie’s approach to health is very much an integrative one. She combines her background in biomedical sciences with healing traditions to bring unique treatments to her patients, both in her remedial massages and her herbal medicine practice.

Her personal experience of fibromyalgia led her to focus her interest on chronic pain conditions, chronic fatigue, and burnout. She understands the toll these conditions can take on the body and the mind, which is why her approach is truly holistic, targeting all aspects of wellbeing.

Marie’s massage treatments are all tailored to the individual and blend some of the following techniques: holistic massage, deep tissue, acupressure, hot stones, myofascial release, structural integration, active stretches, Thai massage, lymphatic drainage, craniosacral therapy.

Marie believes that identifying and treating the root cause of disease or dysfunction is the foundation of healing.

You can email Marie to book a complimentary 15-min phone call if you want to learn more about her modalities of treatment and if they would be suitable for you: marie@cityalternativetherapies.co.uk

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Tara Rai is a British Indian IFS therapist (Internal Family Systems) and certified TRE provider (Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises) devoted to sharing her wonder of embodiment, creativity and spiritual healing traditions.

Following a birth trauma that resulted in Erb’s Palsy, a nerve damage to her right arm, Tara embarked on a profound healing initiation - one that reshaped her relationship to her body, soul and psyche.

Tara’s therapeutic work is rooted in lived experience and guided by a deep trust in humanity’s innate healing capacity to overcome even the most challenging life experiences.

www.tara-rai.com

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Acupuncture with Tracey Goulding

Tracey is passionate about Traditional Chinese Medicine and the benefits of this unique medicine to help others. She is highly skilled and has been providing acupuncture to the residents of Crystal Palace since 2007. Her clients come from all walks of life – musicians with repetitive strain injuries, builders with back injuries, writers with neck pain, couples struggling to have a baby and pregnant women facing repeated miscarriages - to mention but a few! Tracey has provided effective help to many people; and they are perhaps best placed to describe her approach - here are some quotes:

“I found Tracey compassionate and very knowledgeable.”

“At every step, Tracey provides attention, care and a surety in her practice. She has such a comprehensive knowledge of how acupuncture works and its uses that my sceptical nature quickly dissolved into recommending her to everyone I know!”

“Tracey is very knowledgeable and detailed in her consideration of conditions. She reassesses progress continuously and introduces timely and appropriate support therapies, which add momentum to the healing process.”

“Tracey was extremely calming and thoroughly explained what she was doing and why. She was very knowledgeable.”

“She is passionate and committed to her work and I have always felt that she has her clients interests at heart”

Find more feedback here: https://traceygoulding.com/about/what-clients-say/

Over the years, she has built a toolkit of therapeutic skills that bring results. She has specialist training in fertility to optimize a couple’s chances of conception and having a baby, either naturally or by supporting assisted conception such IVF. Tracey has also trained in a wide range of techniques to treat conditions such osteoarthritis, sciatica and prolapsed disc(s). She adds SCENAR therapy, Neuropuncture, electroacupuncture, Gua sha and cupping to her skills to bring you the fastest healing.

Find out more about Tracey and acupuncture by visiting her website https://traceygoulding.com

Get in touch today to book your appointment.

tracey@traceygoulding.com

07941 740018

Or call Reception

Qualifications

· BSc (Hons) Acupuncture – University of Westminster

· BSc (Hons) Psychology and Biology – University of London

· SCENAR certificate – UK SCENAR Society

· ITEC Dips Therapeutic Massage and Aromatherapy – West London School of Therapeutic Massage and Lambeth College

Professional Membership

Fully insured and member of the British Acupuncture Council

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Simone is a qualified physiotherapist with experience in musculoskeletal and respiratory disorders. She feels that the best way to treat a client is to listen to their story, understand what changes have occurred and to teach the client how to best heal themselves.

Pain is not something we should have to put up with and although it is experienced physically there is also a mental aspect to it. Simone aims to improve specific movements and functional activities in order to reduce her client’s pain, and to break the dysfunctional feedback loop feeding in to the brains perception of pain.

Physiotherapy is an exercise-based treatment that should be continued outside of treatment sessions in order to maximise its effectiveness.

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Max studied his Advanced Clinical Massage with Jing, Brighton who offer the only degree level massage course in the UK. He has had great results with neck, rotator cuff and lower back complaints particularly. Addressing the root-cause of pain and tightness with a personalised approach, he resolves any related complaints. Max makes anyone feel instantly comfortable and cared for, which is a required state for the mind and body to be in for effective treatment.

Max initially studied Naturopathic Nutritional Therapy. He has amplified the results he is getting by addressing musculoskeletal health from a holistic approach around his body work.

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BIOMECHANICAL EMOTIONAL THERAPY (BET)

Biomechanical Emotional Therapy addresses a great deal of your body’s systems that work together to enhance and encourage synthesis.

When we look at healing ourselves, we never really consider that trauma comes from many different areas of our lives and manifests itself as physical pain with an emotional and energetic restriction, often not considered or overlooked.

When you are looking at pain, you may be surprised to know that it may not manifest in the area of registered pain unless it is due to a direct physical trauma. Any trauma: emotional, physical, surgical, impact injuries and illness, create dis-ease in the body on every level, impacting all systems over time and creating pain, discomfort and impaired movement patterns. Behaviour patterns are registered in the brain, the command centre, followed by the central, peripheral, parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems. When the brain is at capacity it offloads to the viscera and the fascia which houses and facilitates all the vessels that supply function and movement through the body.

When you have your consultation your body will register and disclose it’s own order of release. After taking your concise physical, emotional, medical and injury history. Your body will show me compensatory patterns in viscera (organs), nervous system, arterial structures that facilitate movement throughout the musculoskeletal structure and any stored emotions held within any of these systems. I will listen with my hand on your head and move joints around to find your point of initial restriction, it is as much an intuitive and physical and thermal observation and evaluation.

Healing depends on the individual and where you take ownership for your own healing and journey back to self. It depends on your history and what your body reveals. Normally it will take 3-5 sessions to get a conclusive result, although it is not uncommon to take longer depending on the amount of time that has passed and how deep the behaviour pattern runs. It is important to register that any behaviour is deep rooted from your journey in life and can take up to a year to clear.

“Maria is a therapist like no other l’ve ever experienced. Calling upon her remarkable powers of deep intuition, spiritual awareness, psychological behaviours and erudite physiological knowledge, she is able to precisely address and fix any ailment or mental issue / present her with. She has changed by life for the better in a great many ways.”

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Daniela is a fully qualified sports, pregnancy and remedial massage therapist, who also specialises in deep tissue massage.

Sports massage is effective in reducing and eliminating a number of conditions and injuries including back and neck pain, muscle strain, ligament sprains and stress related conditions.

Each treatment is personalised to the needs of the individual. So, whether you are looking for a generalised deep tissue massage or more remedial work on a problem area such as a frozen shoulder, Daniela can adapt the treatment to address your specific needs, sometimes including cupping and myofascial release.

She has experience with athletes, joggers and runners in particular.

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Julia is a qualified Homeopath registered with the Society of Homeopaths and she is also a Bach Flower Remedies registered practitioner. She has had a practise at various locations in South London for 20 years.

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Flurina is a former dancer who graduated with a Master’s degree from the European School of Osteopathy. She continued her training for several years at the Osteopathic Centre for Children in London, from which she successfully qualified. In addition, she trained as an infant feeding coach and gained extensive experience in women’s health. Flurina uses a range of osteopathic approaches in her treatments, with a particular interest in biodynamic cranial osteopathy.

Although Flurina treats patients of all ages, she has a particular interest in the osteopathic care of children, babies, and women across all ages and menstrual stages. Her passion for the female body led her to qualify as a Menstruality Mentor through Red School UK, as well as to train as a Holistic Pelvic Care™ practitioner with Tami Lynn Kent.

Flurina is strongly committed to promoting education about pelvic health and providing preventative support that helps women and menstruators reconnect with their pelvic space, natural cycles, and creativity.

She is currently undertaking doctoral research at Goldsmiths, University of London, where she is exploring the intersection of health and the arts through the lens of the menstruating body. Flurina lectured in anatomy at osteopathic colleges across the UK and facilitates her own workshops. Outside of the clinic and her research, Flurina enjoys discovering London’s best coffee shops, knitting socks, and growing plants. She is also the host of The Soft Rebellion podcast.

Flurina is available on Friday afternoons and evenings.

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Pelvic Health, Women’s Health & Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist

Yolanda is an experienced physiotherapist with over 15 years of clinical practice in Spain and the UK, specialising in pelvic health physiotherapy, women’s health physiotherapy and musculoskeletal physiotherapy.

She qualified in Physiotherapy in 2006 and Occupational Therapy in 2009 from University of Vic, Barcelona, and completed postgraduate training at Gimbernat University, Barcelona, in pelvic floor rehabilitation, physiosexology and Hypopressive Abdominal Gymnastics.

Committed to ongoing professional development, Yolanda has undertaken extensive postgraduate training in the UK and is a Registered Mummy MOT® Practitioner. Her specialist qualifications include Pelvic Health Physiotherapy, Pregnancy-Related Physiotherapy, Female Urinary Dysfunction, Pelvic Organ Prolapse Management, Lower Bowel Dysfunction, Complex Female Pelvic Pain, and Advanced Pregnancy Wellness. She is also fully trained in APPI Clinical Pilates Levels 1 and 2, Visceral Mobilisation and Release, and continues to expand her expertise through regular specialist training.

Yolanda is passionate about supporting women through all stages of life, helping patients with pelvic floor dysfunction, urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, pelvic pain, pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain, postnatal recovery, diastasis recti, sexual dysfunction and intimate health concerns. She also provides physiotherapy treatment for musculoskeletal conditions including back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, sports injuries and post-surgical rehabilitation.

Her approach is holistic and patient-centred, combining hands-on treatment with personalised rehabilitation programmes to improve posture, movement, strength and function. Yolanda is dedicated to creating a safe and supportive environment where patients feel comfortable, listened to and fully involved in their recovery journey.

Passionate about empowering her patients through education and movement, Yolanda aims to help every individual regain confidence in their body and return to the activities they love.

Treatment Approach

All treatments are individually tailored and delivered using a holistic, evidence-based approach. Sessions may incorporate a combination of advanced physiotherapy techniques depending on your individual needs, including:

Manual Therapy Soft Tissue Release Myofascial Release Scar Tissue Therapy Visceral Mobilisation Biomechanical Assessment Clinical Pilates-Based Rehabilitation Personalised Exercise Programmes

Yolanda combines hands-on treatment with movement analysis and rehabilitation to support recovery, improve function, and help patients return confidently to the activities they love.

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Connie offers nurturing relaxing massage to align the body and quieten the mind, allowing space for vital rest and rejuvenation in busy lives.

Drawing on her own experiences and benefits she has found in massage, Connie is driven to support relaxation for improved wellbeing. Soothing strains, aches and pains to nurture the body through touch.

Connie is also pregnancy massage trained, a beautiful experience for expectant mothers.

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