Practitioners

At Healing Space we are proud to work with a number of skilled practitioners each with their own specialisms and interests.

  • Tara Rivero Zea

    ━━━━━━━━━━━━ Tara is an experienced acupuncturist who is passionate about women’s health. Her practice specializes in fertility, pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal care.

    She began her training in Acupuncture in 2007 and then went on to train in Tui Na which is a Chinese Massage technique. Today Tara often combines acupuncture and massage together to get the best results in treatments.

    Her love for all things related to pregnancy, birth and children led her to train as a doula and she completed her training with Nurturing Birth in May 2013.

    Tara is also the mother of four young children and used acupuncture throughout her own pregnancies and deliveries. She became interested in treating children with Chinese Medicine whilst nursing her own through a variety of childhood ailments.

    Tara then trained with Placenta Remedies Network to become a Placenta Encapsulation Specialist. After her third and fourth baby she encapsulated her own placenta, and after feeling the benefits first hand she now offers this service across North and East London and Essex Borders.

    Feel free to contact Tara directly to see how acupuncture and massage can help you.

    Her pricing reflects the different communities in the area, with a private acupuncture and a multibed clinic for differing budgets.

    Email: tarariverozea@googlemail.com
    Website: www.acupunctureatyourdoor.co.uk
    Insta: @tarariverozea

  • Rita Bewley

    ━━━━━━━━━━━━ Rita is a skilled and intuitive therapist known for her grounding presence and compassionate approach. With a Level 3 Diploma from the London School of Massage and advanced training in Deep Tissue, Pregrancy, Postnatal, Hot Bamboo, Advanced Therapeutic Massage and Manual Lymphatic Drainage Massage, she offers a deeply restorative and personalised experience.

    Rita brings a unique depth to her practice, blending her BSc (Hons) in Psychology with Biological Sciences, a Postgraduate Certificate in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, and 7 years’ experience as a teacher. This powerful combination of bodywork and mind-body insight allows her to support clients through physical tension, emotional stress, and life transitions with genuine care and expertise.

    An amateur runner herself, Rita understands the importance of recovery, resilience, and balance - making her a favourite among active clients, expectant mums, and anyone seeking space to unwind and heal. Her work is consistently praised for its sensitivity, skill, and lasting impact.

    Email: falltograce1@gmail.com
    Website: falltogracetherapies.com
    Insta: @falltograce1

  • Claire Sands

    ━━━━━━━━━━━━ Claire has over ten years’ experience working in a variety of environments which have influenced her unique and nurturing touch.

    Having always been interested in people and holistic therapies, Claire was naturally drawn to becoming a Massage Therapist. Her aim has always been to support the body in its natural ability to heal and prevent illness.

    After gaining her ITEC Level 3 in Massage Therapy, Claire went on to work at Neals Yard Therapy Rooms, Elemis Spas aboard luxury cruise liners, and FaceGym. It was here where Claire developed a great passion for facial anatomy, specifically TMJ and jaw-related tension.

    Claire set up Massage on the Mind in 2020 and now specialises in reducing muscular tension and inflammation inside of the jaw through remedial massage, acupressure and myofascial release of the jaw. She works intuitively and her treatments are designed to release tension whilst providing deep relaxation.

    Claire is currently studying an MSC in Therapeutic Counselling and intends to set up her own counselling practice to run alongside her work as a Massage Therapist.

    Email: massageonthemind@gmail.com
    Telephone: 07535 505362
    Insta: @massageonthemind
    Website: massageonthemind.com

  • Linda Cremin

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    Linda Cremin studied Eastern Medicine at The City College of Acupuncture (CCA) and is a licensed acupuncturist. She is also a member of the Association of Acupuncture Clinicians (AAC).

    She deepened her practice by studying Tui Na Chinese Medical Massage with Sarah Pritchard (Nanjing) MRTCM). Passionate about the ancient traditions of Acupuncture and Tui Na, Linda is dedicated to using these natural healing methods to restore balance and vitality.

    Her particular passion lies in supporting women’s health, especially fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum recovery. She believes that by restoring the balance of Qi - the body’s vital life force - acupuncture can regulate cycles, improve reproductive health, and support both natural conception and assisted fertility treatments such as IVF. During pregnancy, acupuncture can help ease nausea, fatigue, anxiety, and physical discomfort while also preparing the body for labour and promoting postpartum healing.

    Having witnessed the power of this medicine firsthand in her own life and with her three daughters, Linda feels deeply called to share this knowledge with others. She regularly holds women’s circles and teaches Belly Dance classes within the local community to encourage positive embodiment and well-being.

    She takes a holistic approach to healing, treating both the emotional and physical aspects of well-being. Alongside Eastern medicine, she specializes in Auricular Acupuncture for addictions, trauma, and mental health conditions. As a Reiki Master and Crystal Healing Therapist, she integrates energy work into her treatments and has a special interest in sound therapy, using Himalayan sound bowls, tuning forks, and shamanic drums to restore harmony and balance.

    Linda believes in working with kindness, compassion, and a deep respect for the body’s innate ability to heal. Whether supporting women on their fertility journey, easing pregnancy discomforts, or helping new mothers regain strength postpartum, her treatments are designed to nurture and restore balance at every stage of life.

    Email: linda.cremin@yahoo.co.uk
    Telephone: 07846 828536
    Insta: @lindacremin
    Website: www.lindacremin.com

  • Ursula Ruddy

    ━━━━━━━━━━━━ Ursula is a shamanic practitioner who is dedicated to ongoing professional and spiritual development. Her shamanic lineage is that of High Andes and Inca energy medicine, she has also trained in core shamanism methods with the Sacred Trust.

    She has trained and qualified in various forms of consciousness raising and complimentary therapies since 2002 including kundalini yoga, hatha yoga, massage, reflexology, aromatherapy, Reiki Master.

    Her grandfather and grandmother on both sides of her family tree were gifted psychics and healers, she is following in their footsteps.

    Ursula brings warmth and compassion to her shamanic practice. She has a caring friendly compassionate and intuitive approach to working with others and supporting them on their healing and transformational journeys, drawing from a wealth of knowledge.

    Ursula is a registered Heath and Social Care Professional. She has worked as a social worker since 2008 and is currently a mental health professional.

    "Thank you Ursula, your capacity to facilitate deep healing is incredible. The way you work is so intuitive and powerful and I am truly impressed by your capacity to hold space for others. You are such a fierce and fearless healer! Many deep rooted issues have emerged in our sessions and my work with you has been helpful in navigating difficult times in my life and helped me heal (myself and my relationships with others) - in ways I never expected!" CM. London 2020

    Ursula offers: Illuminations, soul retrieval, Incan energy healing, cord cutting, power animal retrieval, Reiki and ancestral work amongst other healing modalities.

    Email: andeansacredpath@gmail.com
    Website: www.andeansacredpath.com
    Insta: @andean_sacred_path

  • Elea May

    ━━━━━━━━━━━━ Elea is a qualified Massage therapist (deep tissue/remedial massage, pregnancy massage and holistic), Aromatherapist, Reflexologist and Reiki Practitioner.

    She calls her massage "remedial", whether you chose a deep tissue technic, or a more relaxing aromatherapy massage, you will always leave the treatment feeling lighter and relaxed.

    She has accumulated a lot of experience and by following her intuition, she will work on every muscles and tensions. For each treatments including a massage, the pressure will always be adapted to your needs and preferences.

    She also offers BESPOKE treatments, combining all these technics. Same again, they will be adapted to your needs. She will target the treatment after doing a short and efficient consultation with you, at the beginning of the session. The bespoke treatment can be up to 2h.

    A new addition in Elea’s treatments, which might be for you, is CBD Oil Massages, known to help with muscle tension, joint health, inflammation, anxiety and depression and improving sleep.

    Above all, she loves helping and healing, and has a very caring, warm and attentive nature.

    She is currently studying Naturopathy and Acupuncture.

    Elea is a registered member of CThA, the Complementary Therapists Association and has an ITEC qualification.

    Email: eleaholistic@gmail.com
    Website: eleaholistic.com
    Insta: @elea_holistic

  • Mattea Di Gaetano

    ━━━━━━━━━━━━ Mattea is a highly qualified holistic therapist with over 25 years’ experience. She began her training in 1997 with Holistic Massage and Reflexology. Later on she added Pregnancy Massage, Reiki and Bowen Technique to her skill set. She is very adept at treating people from all walks of life and all ages, dealing with a variety of conditions for adults and children. She works with private clients, NHS Mental Health clients at Children’s Centre’s and with local community groups.

    Due to her son’s premature birth she discovered an affinity with Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (CST) and saw at first hand the benefit of the treatment to her young child. This led her to qualify in CST at the CTET in London and she subsequently completed Post Graduate Training in CST for Mothers and Babies.

    Mattea offers sessions for adults as well as for mothers and babies. This includes pre and postnatal treatments. Her treatments can help babies with birth trauma, development problems, misalignment and they can also improve the communication between mothers and their young child.

    Mattea can offer baby massage and can teach parents how to do it individually.

    More recently, Mattea has been treating clients with long Covid, finding that Craniosacral Therapy and Reiki have helped clients regain their vitality as the nervous system can realign and the immune system regains energy.

    Treatments with Mattea leave you feeling deeply relaxed, rejuvenated, whole and relieved of aches, pains and tensions. Within the safety, skill and care that Mattea offers, each session brings clients closer to their own health, balance and resilience.

    Her therapeutic and intuitive sensitivity enables her to connect with each client. She has a loyal client base, all trusting in her abilities and the care she offers.

    Mattea is qualified in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (CST), Holistic, Deep Tissue, Pregnancy, Indian Head and Baby massage, Hot stone, Reiki, Reflexology and Bowen Technique.

    Mattea is accredited with the Craniosacral Therapy Association (CSTA) and registered with the Complementary Therapy Association (CThA).

    Mattea is available at Healing Space:
    Tuesdays 3pm - 7pm
    Sundays 11am - 7pm

    Email: matteadi1000@gmail.com
    Website: mattea-holistictouch.co.uk
    Telephone: 07931 737874

  • Pieter Maritz

    ━━━━━━━━━━━━ Pieter is a massage and bodywork therapist with a special interest in mindful, embodied touch.

    He holds certification in Swedish and Deep Tissue massage as well as Myofascial Release Therapy but also draws on Trigger Point Therapy and the intuitive, deep ‘listening’ touch of Rosen Method Bodywork to meet clients in a truly holistic, person-centered way.

    “Slow, focused and deeply grounding, my touch invites you to come into conscious awareness of subconscious holding patterns and deep tensions within your body, while I gently and safely support you to release that which might not be serving your fullest potential.

    Bodywork and massage, for me, is a process of discovering the being beneath the story.”

    Pieter is a professional member of FHT and Rosen Institute and is dedicated to his ongoing apprenticeship in Rosen Method Bodywork.

    In his spare time, he loves researching all forms of biodynamic therapy, practises Yoga and mindfulness meditation, and for the past 6 years, has worked with sacred plant medicines in the Peruvian Amazon.

    Email: pieter@unalome.co.uk
    Website: www.unalome.co.uk

  • Louise Havell

    ━━━━━━━━━━━━ Louise believes that everyone has the power to heal themselves. She discovered the power of energy healing during her own spiritual journey. She now shares this transformative practice with others, helping you to access your own inner strength and healing potential. She offers a range of treatments to support your healing journey and help you find balance and vitality in mind, body and spirit.

    In 2006 Louise trained in reiki and experienced an unexpected kundalini awakening. She has since been working with energy to heal others and to deepen her own spiritual journey. In 2022 she completed her training in Shamanic healing with Jay and Kestrel Oakwood at the Bridget Healing Centre. 

    Louise trained in Anubis Reiki Level 2 with Valerye Dayton in 2013, a particularly powerful practice. Reiki supports the flow of energy or ‘chi’ present in all living things. When this energy is blocked or disrupted, it can lead to illness. Reiki helps to restore the flow of this energy, and promote healing and well-being.

    A trained and experienced Shamanic healer and Reiki practitioner, Louise is also a singer and musician. She has used singing to help people in different settings, supporting those in the community with mental health difficulties and working in prisons with the NHS. Sound healing is a central aspect of Louise's Shamanic healing work as the vibrations of sound penetrate layers deep within the body.

    Louise continues a daily practice of her own energy healing, both to support herself and to strengthen her ability to support others. She is currently completing an MA in Psychotherapy to fulfill her wish to work within healing in complementary forms; in body, spirit and mind.

    Louise is following in the path of her maternal Irish heritage; her great-grandmother was a medium and healer, and her grandmother followed in this tradition.

    Email: louise@shamanichealinglondon.com
    Website: shamanichealinglondon.com
    Insta: @shamanichealinglondon