Complementary Therapists Association (CTHA)

Overview:

Profession(s): Complementary Therapy and Alternative Medicine
Member Type(s): All multi-disciplined and single therapy Complementary Therapists and Alternative Medicine Practitioners
Scope: National - United Kingdom
Formed: 1994
Members: 10,000
Address: P.O. Box 6955, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 6WZ, UK
Phone: +44 0870 201 1912
Fax: +44 0844 779 8898
Email: info@complementary.assoc.org.uk
Website: www.complementary.assoc.org.uk

Description:

A full service membership organisation providing support for multi-disciplined complementary and alternative medicine practitioners.

Mission/Aims:

To support, encourage, inform, help develop and promote - to both public and other healthcare professionals - our members.

To represent members on all national and international regulatory bodies and therapy organisations.

Principal Activities:

57 Regional groups
Conferences
Professional advice
CPD courses
Representation on national regulatory bodies

Member Benefits:

Professional information through a Journal
Comprehensive insurance at low rates
Website pages on "Embody" - the organisation's website that is promoted to the public
Newspaper and magazine promotions for members
Advice forums
Professional Register

Training/Licensing/Certification:

Membership Certification (annually)
CPD system

Vast range of approved advanced training programmes for post graduate qualifications.

Affiliations:

Associations to which we are a member:
General Council for Massage Therapy (GCMT)
Reflexology Forum (RF)
Reiki Federation (RF)
Council of Organisations Regonising Homeopathy (CORH)
Shiatzu Representative Body



Our member Associations, Chapters, Divisions:
Thai Massage Association

Partner Associations:
Beauty Therapists Association

Verification Criteria:

Our Register entry only shows those who are qualified and lists their approved qualifications and the treatments they are qualified and insured to offer.

All our members have passed a strict test of holding proven qualifications.

Additional Information:

CThA is the result of the merger of Guild of Professional Practitioners, ITEC Professionals and The International Guild of Professional Practitioners.

It has members with qualifications from all over the world including some 17 therapies.