My name is Tessa Simpson.  I have been a therapist since 1998.

My interest in complementary therapies began in the late 1990’s and has continued over the years. My clients benefit from a variety of different therapies including:

• Counselling
• Colour Therapy
• Emotional release
• Clinical Hypnotherapy
• Past Life Regression
•  Reiki
• Neurolinguistic Programming
• Personal development, career counselling and coaching.

For a number of years I ran a successful practice in Edinburgh, before moving to Leamington Spa in England.

In the past I have written for the press on topics including career development, women in business and motivation, and had a regular column in The (Glasgow) Herald on the subject of complementary therapies. I was also their ‘Agony Aunt’ for four years!

My early career began by graduating with a Master of Arts degree in psychology. I then worked as the marketing and public relations manager for a leisure group and moved into management training, career counselling, and outplacement. I am Co-author of ‘A Manager’s First 100 Days' published by CIPD, and author of Networking for Business Success, published by Fenman.

I was proud to be the first President of the East and West of Scotland Businesswomen’s Clubs and founder president of the Association of Scottish Businesswomen.

Qualifications

• Member of the NHS Directory of Complementary and Alternative Practitioners
• Master of Arts Degree (Psychology) Aberdeen University
• Diploma in Colour Therapy, International Association of Colour 1999
• Master Degree in Usui Shiki Roaho Reiki. 1996
• Licenced Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, from the Society of NLP 1999. Studied with Richard Bandler and John Grindler.
• Diploma in Hypnotherapy from the European College of Hypnotherapy 2003
• Diploma in Past Life Regression from the European College of Hypnotherapy 2004
• Life between life therapist, The Newton Institute for LBL Hypnotherapy. Studied under Michael Newton, Chicago, USA. 2007
• Registered member of General Hypnotherapy Register, and General Hypnotherapy Standards Council.
• Member of the Independent Professional Therapists International. 1998
• Member of the International Association of Career Management Professionals 1991
• Member of the Institute of Business Counsellors 1992
• Qualified Life Coach, NCFE and Newcastle College 2004