Ruth Chappell

Ruth qualified as a Registered General Nurse, Health Visitor, Reflexologist, Aromatherapist and Acupuncturist working within the NHS for many years before founding the Complementary Medicine Centre in 1986.

Ruth is co-director and co-founder of the Complementary Medicine Centre, Principal of the Scottish College of Complementary Medicine and Chairman of the Association of Medical Aromatherapists and Reflexologists..

The projects which she focalised at Ruchill Hospital, Woodside Health Centre and the Overbridge Centre, were among the first Scottish initiatives to offer complementary therapies within an NHS framework. The Ruchill Hospital project saw the bodywork therapies being used with HIV positive and AIDS patients, the woodside Health Centre project allowed GP's to offer massage and reflexology in a busy, inner city health centre and at the Overbridge Centre, aromatherapy became an important therapeutic tool with patients suffering from multiple-sensory deprivation, many of the latter being both deaf and blind.

Ruth has now become one of Scotands leading experts on fertility health using acupuncture, reflexology, massage and related therapies.

Ruth qualified as an acupuncturist in 1990 with the British College of Acupuncture and is a member of the British Acupuncture Council.

Brian Fleming

Brian Fleming qualified as a homoeopath in 1998, he is registered with the Alliance of Registered Homoeopaths and the British Institute of Homoeopathy. Brian is Co-director and Co-founder of the Complementary Medicine Centre, Vice Principal of the Scottish College of Complementary Medicine and the Secretary of the Association of Medical Aromatherapists.

He was one of the founders of Connections Alternative Health Exhibitions and Connections Magazine and was the founding editor of Circles magazine. He is the author of 3 books Green Fax, The Holistic Handbook and Tenement Ashrams. Currently he is working on his second novel, provisionally titled "The Road to Tuam".

For many years he ran Uroborous Books, a successful rare/antiquarian book business which specialised in philosophy, psychology, alchemy, early science and medicine.

He has a particular interest in Indian and Chinese thought and has practiced Bhakti Yoga for more than 20year.

Mairead Tagg

Mairead is a psychologist whose work covers a wide remit including anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, family difficulties and attachment disorders. She has a special interest in working with trauma and abuse in relation to both children and adults. She has worked at the Complementary Medicine Centre for 15 years providing therapeutic service to couples and families as well as to individual adults, children and young people experiencing distress or difficulty. She has also worked with Glasgow East Women's Aid for many years, working directly with survivors of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, rape and sexual assault. Mairead  is an associate lecturer at both Strathclyde University and Glasgow Caledonian University where she has been involved  in the design and delivery of the first Scottish university accredited professional course on domestic abuse. She is in great demand as a conference speaker and trainer and lectures both at Tulliallan and Jackton police Training Colleges. Mairead also carries out consultancy work throughout Scotland providing specialist training on issues relating to psychological trauma ind adults and children

James Alexander

As a Psychotherapist, counsellor and remedial masseur with a previous 20 year career in the performing arts, James enjoys facilitating change with clients. Working with individuals, couples, parents, co-workers, corporate groups and students in educational settings, James also offers counselling and supervision for other mental health practitioners as well as workplace supervision for employee assistance programmes.

In his counselling work James helps clients with a wide range of issues: depression, stress, infertility, loss, bereavement, addiction, relationship problems, self harm and suicide

In the massage field, James offers deep tissue, sports, remedial or a simple feel good massage.

James regularly facilitates workshops on stress, fertility, depression, counselling men and looks forward to offering  mens' groups in 2010..

 Jennifer Teale

Jennifer is a clinical hypnotherapist registered with the British council of Clinical hypnosis.  Aside from hypnobirthing, she specialises in pain management, insomnia and phobias. she is also a reiki Level 11 Master/Teacher and an Indian Head Massage Practitioner. She has experience of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psychotherapy and Personal-centered counselling. She has studied Psychology to Masters Level at Glasgow University. She has also worked with groups on four different continents worldwide.