The Awareness Centre was founded by Michaela McCarthy and has been open since 2005. The centre is based in the cosmopolitan part of Clapham known as Abbeville Village. This residential neighbourhood is busy with shops and restaurants as well as being within a 5 minute walk of Clapham Common SW4. Our nearest tube station is Clapham South on the Northern line.
We have developed the departments and clinics within our Centre to a high standard and have attracted many practitioners, who bring a wealth of experience to the work they conduct with our clients.
We are open 7 days a week and offer a variety of therapies and treatments, including, Acupuncture, Aromatherapy, Baby Massage, Clinical Supervision, Couples Therapy, Counselling, Deep Tissue Massage, Emotional Freedom Technique, Group Therapy, Holistic Massage, Hot Stones Massage, Homeopathy, Hopi Ear Therapy, HypnoBirthing, Hypnotherapy, Indian Head Massage, Kanpo Chinese Medicine, Natural Face Lift Massage, Life Coaching, Neuro Linguistic Programming, Nutrition, Osteopathy, Cranial Osteopathy, Craniosacral Therapy, Pregnancy Massage, Psychotherapy, Psychology, Psychosexual and Relationship Therapy, Reflexology & Maternity Reflexology, Reiki, Sports Massage, Thai Yoga Massage, Tui Na Massage, Thought Field Therapy, Yoga and Pilates.
We have five Departments here at the Centre as well as two Clinics.
First, we have our Complementary Therapy Department where you can book a session from a verity of therapies and treatments by contacting our reception. Our receptionists will be happy to explore with you which treatments are most appropriate to your needs and will be able to book and appointment for you with one of our practitioners. However, if you are a practitioner who is interested in working at the centre then please contact our Centre Manager.
Our Counselling & Psychotherapy Department works with individuals, couples, families, children, and groups. We offer private therapy for self referrals or with private medical health insurance and we are also a provider of NHS counselling services. We also provide Clinical Supervision to either student practitioners or to qualified professional practitioners. If you are interested in booking an appointment for private therapy then please contact our reception, or if you are from an NHS GP surgery and wish to apply for a clinical placement then please contact our Counselling Services Manager.
Our Addiction Recovery Programme Department offers a 12 week non-residential day programme which incorporates Primary and Secondary stage treatment on a full time or part time basis. In addition we offer an 8 week evening programme on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and a family programme to support relatives and partners of clients who attend our programmes. We also offer aftercare treatment which includes individual and group therapy and a relapse programme for clients who are struggling with remaining abstinent. All our programmes are for clients who are recovering from addiction issues, such as alcohol, drugs, sex, food, gambling, co dependency and other compulsive behaviours. Our treatment programmes are abstinence based and we follow the 12-step philosophy incorporating holistic therapies. We accept local authority referrals, either private self referrals or medical health insurance referrals. We also accept referrals from organisations and will work alongside their HR departments who are supporting employees who are struggling with addiction issues. If you are interested in our programmes then please contact our Recovery Programme Administrator for further information.
Our Organisational Consultancy Department can work with individuals and/or companies to support them and their employees by offering coaching, mentoring and training which can provide a safe space to deal with difficulties such as stress at work and concerns around work/life balance. We can support management with structural reorganisation , for example, team building, strategic planning, goal setting, communication issues with colleagues, conflict management, support with leadership, interviews and appraisals. We also specialise in addiction and run a treatment programme.
Our Workshops, Courses and Classes Department offers training in all complementary therapy and we offer wide range of self development workshops to support your process of psychological and spiritual growth. We also provide daily classes of Yoga and Pilates as well as Pre & Post Natal Pilates and Baby Massage. Our classes are popular, so we recommend that you reserve you place in advance to avoid disappointment. If you are interested in booking a room to facilitate any workshops, courses and classes then please speak to our Centre Manager and to book please contact our reception. Please click here for our Yoga and Pilates timetable.
Finally, we run two clinics:
- Pre-Post Natal Clinic which runs every Wednesday for parents and babies
- Musculoskeletal and Osteopathy Clinic which runs every day of the week
We also provide promotional offers throughout the year and run a gift voucher scheme so please feel welcome to contact Reception or speak to our Centre Manager if you have any queries at all about the services that we offer.
All our practitioners are fully qualified and registered and we accept referrals from the NHS, Local Authority, Professionals, Private Medical Health Insurance and Self Referrals.
