OUR TEACHING TEAM

We are very proud of our teaching team. They do an outstanding job in creating an enjoyable learning environment.

They are passionate about sharing EMMETT, have a very welcoming and friendly approach, explain and demonstrate clearly, and all have prior experience in teaching & instructing.

We have two categories in our teaching team:

  • Tutors:            Trained to deliver our one day workshops
  • Instructors:  Trained to deliver workshops and our Practitioner courses. Some are qualified to deliver our advanced training too

 

HUMAN INSTRUCTORS




Anneke Loode

Anneke Loode

Senior International Instructor. Tutor of EMMETT instructors and tutors.

Anneke has been a physiotherapist since 1991 and orthopaedic manipulative therapist since 1999. Her background also includes Bowen Therapy as instructor and therapist. She was born in The Netherlands and has been teaching EMMETT since 2011. She is based in West Sussex and conducts classes in the UK, Europe and the USA.

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Tel: +44 7972 359 891




Sue Gassick

Sue Gassick

Senior Instructor of EMMETT Therapies UK & Ireland.  Tutor of EMMETT instructors and tutors.

Sue has been a Complementary Therapist since 2000. Her background includes massage, kinesiology and Bowen therapy as an instructor and therapist. Australian born, she has been teaching EMMETT since 2008. Based in Berkshire, she conducts classes all over the UK and Ireland.

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Tel: +44 7834 979 544




Lesley Salt

Lesley Salt

Senior Instructor of EMMETT Therapies UK & Ireland.  Tutor of EMMETT instructors and tutors.

Her background includes Bowen therapy and Pilates instructing. She has been teaching EMMETT since 2010.  Based in Surrey, she conducts classes all over the UK and Ireland.

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Tel: +44 7908 117 955




Judith Johnson

Judith Johnson

International EMMETT Instructor working mainly within the UK

 

Judith started her EMMETT Practitioner journey in 2007. She has been a complementary therapist since 2004, after leaving her previous career as an Occupational Therapist (OT).
Whilst working as an OT, Judith gained extensive experience, working in Psychiatry and in a range of specialities in physical health care including Neurology and Orthopaedics. She has worked in Social services with severely disabled people and also was Course Leader at the two year Occupational Therapy degree course at The Royal London Hospital for 9 years.
Judith started teaching the EMMETT 4 Humans introductory workshop in 2010 and the Practitioner courses in 2015. She has been assisting Ross Emmett in developing speciality short courses over the past two years and now teaches courses for Foot Care, Hand Care and Yoga / Personal Training professionals.
Judith has completed the EMMETT4Dogs and EMMETT4Horses Practitioner courses and now teaches the EMMETT4DOGS Introductory course.

She has trained in a number of therapies but concentrates on EMMETT Technique, ScarWork and Hypnotherapy to be able to offer a truly holistic client service.

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Tel: +44 7932 347 983




Triona Stafford

Triona Stafford

Instructor and EMMETT 4 Humans Workshop Tutor.

Her background includes nursing and lecturing in mental health. She is Scenar Therapy trained also. Triona has been teaching EMMETT since 2018.  She is based in Ireland and offers workshops in both Ireland and Northern Ireland.

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Tel: +35 3833 024 254




Nicola McDermid

Instructor of EMMETT Therapies UK & Ireland (for Humans)

 

Nicola been involved in Complementary therapies since 2011 and is a Reflexologist, Massage therapist and Reiki Master.
Having discovered EMMETT in 2018, she has been teaching the EMMETT Technique workshops (formerly called EMMTECH) since 2019 and now teaches these plus the EMMETT Technique Footcare Workshop, and the EMMETT Technique Practitioner course.
Based in Edinburgh she mainly conducts classes across Scotland.

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Tel: +44 7814 004 760



Alison McNicol

Instructor of EMMETT Therapies UK & Ireland (for Humans).

 

Alison is based near Glasgow and has been a Sports Massage Therapist for 25 years and a Pilates matwork instructor for 4 years.
She is an Advanced Emmett Practitioner having started in 2018. Alison teaches workshop for Humans and Instructor courses mainly in Scotland.

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Tel: +44 7876 353 150



ANIMAL INSTRUCTORS




Moira Wedel

Instructor for Horse Courses & Workshops

I live in Settle, North Yorkshire and I have owned (Icelandic) horses since 2001. I have competed in several events for Icelandic Horses during that time but my main passion is as a leisure rider.

I have been lucky enough in the last 10-15 years or so to balance office work with providing physical therapy for people and for horses. I work with people as a sports massage therapist and Reiki master and I added EMMETT Technique to my practice in 2018, attaining advanced certification in 2023. I began working with horses first with Reiki in 2017, and in January 2023 I completed my certification as an advanced EMMETT 4 HORSES practitioner.

I continue to be humbled by the power of the EMMETT Technique and its ability to help both people and animals with issues related to pain, restricted mobility and disfunction. I am very grateful to have found and to be able to share the EMMETT technique with others.

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Tel: +44 7515 722511




Pearl Cranna

Pearl is a Horse Instructor based in Aberlour, Moray.

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Tel: +44 7833 632948




HUMAN TUTORS




Michelle Clift

Tutor for Human workshops

Michelle has been a therapist for over 20 years, known for her practical, results-driven approach to treatment.
She discovered the Emmett Technique after it resolved her own frozen shoulder and prevented the need for surgery. An experience that reshaped her professional direction. She qualified as an Emmett Practitioner over 12 years ago and has been teaching as an Emmett Tutor for the past 10 years.
Michelle teaches with clarity and confidence, helping students understand both the precision of the technique and the outcomes it can achieve. She has also completed Emmett training for dogs.
Her wider clinical training includes Scar Therapy, Myofascial Release, Clinical Reflexology, Clinical Dry Cupping and Aromatherapy, bringing depth and real-world experience to both her treatments and her teaching.

 

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Tel: +44 7929 797119



Jane Sheehan

Tutor for Human workshops (including Footcare)

Jane is usually known as the UK's leading foot reader and teaches around the world.  Then she discovered Emmett Technique when a friend asked her to attend an intro course.  Now not only has it taken over her clinic with every client receiving Emmett Technique as well as reflexology, she is now teaching the introductory Emmett Technique classes "Emmett 4 Humans" and "Emmett Footcare for Foot Professionals".  Her classes are in Southport, Lancs and when she is travelling for her other workshops, she often adds an Emmett introductory course to her schedule.  So far she has taught in Canada, France and UK.  If you choose Jane to teach you, you will be benefiting from her 27 years of teaching and her passion for Emmett Technique and also information about how she integrates it into her existing therapies.

 

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Tel: +44 7739 802 175




Catriona Alderton

Tutor for Human workshops

Catriona is an Advanced Emmett Technique Practitioner, and Tutor of the One Day Workshop (Humans).
She is also an Art Counsellor, and a Practitioner of The Havening Techniques. She is based in London.

 

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Tel: +44 7952 945 289




Puk Johansen

Tutor for Human workshops

Puk is Danish and has lived in UK since 1991. She is a fully qualified holistic soft tissue therapist,  professional oncology massage specialist, Emmett Practitioner and Tutor. Puk loves working with people and spent many years working in mental health and physical care in Denmark, but it was her own diagnosis of Breast Cancer and Lymphoedema in 2009 which brought her on the path to holistic treatments and massage. 

In 2024 Puk qualified as an EMMETT practitioner and completed her tutor training in 2025.

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Tel: +44 7841 913 103




Cheryl Lawton

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Alice Hartley

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Fiona Davies

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Paul Davies

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ANIMAL TUTORS




Mark Harris

Tutor for Dog workshops

Mark is ex armed forces and police service as well as an former commercial training manager for British Red Cross and was an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) in the private and charity sectors. He has worked for a UK awarding body developing and delivering courses in first aid for dogs & chakra acupressure and whole body reflexology (reflected pathways) in animals and humans. He is  also trained in scar work, and treats and teaches Kinetic Chain Release (TM) known as KCR which is remedial mobilisation and stretches for pain management and postural adjustment in humans as well as Connective Tissue Release CTR (The Hugh Gilbert Method) a form of myofascial release. He also teaches how to teach and muscle testing (kinesiology) and is a level 5 dog practitioner for Emmett Technique for Animals.

He has worked with his therapy dog Dillon, a rescued English Springer Spaniel who is good at indicating issues on clients in a variety of ways from indicating with his paw or nose or bringing an item or sitting or lying in a certain way. Mark had to learn what Dillon was trying to communicate and had to attend Pea Horsley's animal communication events to be able to do this. Dillon is now semi retired and does not travel far anymore although he sees clients at Mark's home address.

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Tel: +44 1550 720 848