Brookes Therapies @ ReCoop Health, Aston Road, Abbey Green, Nuneaton WARWICKSHIRE CV11 5DT UK
Professional Therapy Training Courses
Accredited, Insurable, Expert Training in a Real Working Environment
- All short courses accredited, insurable and compliant with National Occupational Standards
- VTCT Level 3 Diplomas — Ofqual regulated, the industry gold standard
- Taught by Lindsey Brookes — over 15 years of active clinical practice including hospice and specialist community settings
- Small groups, real working clinic, individual guidance throughout
- Flexible scheduling — weekends and evenings to fit around work and family life
- Students travel from across England to train here
Your Teacher
Lindsey Brookes has been practising as a professional therapist for over fifteen years and teaching complementary therapy for much of that time. Her clinical background spans hospice care, specialist SEND community settings, and postgraduate training at the Royal Marsden Hospital — environments where precision, adaptability and genuine skill were not optional. She holds a postgraduate diploma in aromatherapy blending, a VTCT NVQ Level 2 and 3 in Complementary Therapies, a Level 3 Adult Education and Teaching Diploma, and is a Reiki Master Teacher. She teaches the way she works: with individual attention, real clinical knowledge, and a genuine investment in the people she trains.
Training That Takes You Seriously
Short Courses
Our short courses are accredited, insurable and designed to comply with the National Occupational Standards for complementary therapy in the UK. That means that from the day you complete your qualification, you have everything you need to work with clients professionally — whether you set up independently, join a clinic, or offer treatments alongside an existing role. These are not taster courses. They are proper, practice-ready qualifications that open doors.
Level 3 Diplomas & Pathways
For those who want the industry gold standard, Brookes Therapy Training also offers Ofqual-regulated VTCT Level 3 Diplomas — the qualifications required for employment in spas, clinical settings, the NHS and beyond. What makes our approach distinctive is that you can build your portfolio of expertise gradually and flexibly - suiting your time and budget - and you can add further modalities without repeating the underpinning learning and core modules you’ve already done. In addition, if you hold one of our short courses in the corresponding modality, you get financial and academic consideration if you want to upgrade your qualification to a Level 3 Diploma.
Flexibility & Accessibility
Training is designed to fit around real life. Most courses run at weekends and some evenings, so you can qualify without stepping away from your job or your family responsibilities. Not sure yet which level is right for you? Every student who begins on a short course has a clear pathway available should they want to progress, with both their financial investment and prior learning fully recognised. Training takes place at ReCoop Health in Nuneaton — in the heart of England, easily reached from across the Midlands, the North, and beyond. Many students travel specifically for the quality of training here. If you’re not nearby, it’s worth the trip.
The In-Person Difference
There is no substitute for in-person, practical training — and it matters more in Complementary Therapy than almost any other field. Online programmes can deliver theory, but they cannot watch your hands, correct your posture, adjust your pressure, or catch the moment your confidence wavers and offer helpful and personal reassurance. The difference between a therapist who has been properly taught in person and one who has completed an online course is something clients feel immediately. All practical training at Brookes Therapy Training is delivered in person, in a real working clinic environment - so you don’t just learn massage but how to set up a professional space, in small groups where every student receives individual attention throughout.
Expert Personal Mentorship
Every course is taught by Lindsey Brookes — a therapist whose clinical experience goes well beyond the treatment room. She has worked as therapy team leader in a hospice, delivering complementary therapies to palliative care patients and their families in one of the most demanding environments a therapist can work in. She has worked extensively in SEND schools and community outreach settings with children and young people who could not always communicate their needs verbally — work that made her a more attentive, responsive and adaptable practitioner than any classroom training alone could have done. She has completed clinical aromatherapy courses held at the Royal Marsden Hospital. When Lindsey teaches, she is not teaching theory. She is teaching what she has learned by doing the work at the highest level, in the most demanding settings, for over fifteen years.
Training Courses
Swedish Body Massage Course
You’ll leave this course knowing not just how to perform a full-body Swedish massage, but why each stroke works — what it does to the muscles, the circulation, the nervous system. By the time you’re assessed, you’ll have given a complete treatment, received individual feedback from Lindsey, and built the kind of hands-on confidence that only comes from actually doing it.
Aromatherapy Massage Course
You will learn about the art and science of aromatherapy and essential oils. In addition to delivering full-body aromatherapy massage treatments safely and effectively, you will learn about the chemistry and efficacy of each essential oil in the syllabus — so you can work with them synergistically to support your client as an individual. Your tutor is an experienced clinical aromatherapist, and you’ll benefit from that depth of knowledge throughout the course.
Aromatherapy and Massage in Pregnancy
This is a unique course created by Susan Mousley — a practising midwife, clinical aromatherapist and educator. It provides training in two disciplines: safe and appropriate massage techniques for pregnancy, and the safe use of aromatherapy across the appropriate trimesters. You will graduate knowing how to safely support pregnant women with genuine confidence. This is a postgraduate qualification — you will need to hold a massage qualification before enrolling.
Reiki Training — Levels 1, 2, Master Practitioner & Master Teacher
We offer Reiki training from Level 1 right through to Master Practitioner and Master Teacher standing. Our sessions are small, supportive and nurturing — and open to absolutely everyone. No prior experience is necessary. We also run regular Reiki shares in our Reiki Dojo group, which anyone is welcome to attend whether they have trained with us or not.
Reflexology
You’ll learn to map and work the reflex zones of the feet with confidence, understanding the connections between the feet and the body’s systems, and how to use that knowledge to support each client’s individual health and wellbeing. This substantial course delivers a thorough grounding in professional practice that prepares you properly for client work.
Holistic Facial Training
You’ll learn how to analyse the skin, determine the right products, approach and techniques for each client, and deliver a professional facial that genuinely improves skin condition, releases tension, and supports your client. The therapeutic massage element — supporting lymphatic drainage and deep relaxation — is taught with the same rigour as the skincare itself.
Indian Head Massage
You’ll learn to work the scalp, neck, upper back and shoulders with a treatment rooted in Ayurvedic tradition — understanding the anatomy of the area, the effects of the technique, and how to deliver it confidently in a range of settings. This course covers both clinic-based and on-site seated massage, and both approaches — with and without oils — are taught.
Energy & Holistic Therapies
Crystal healing, acupressure and ear candling are each available as standalone short courses. You’ll come away with a grounded understanding of how each modality works, the confidence to use it professionally, and a qualification that is accredited and insurable from day one.
Business Development for Therapists
Qualifying is the beginning, not the end. These online programmes walk you through the practical realities of building a therapy business — from your first clients and pricing decisions through to marketing, retailing and social media strategy. Ongoing mentorship and support through the Therapists’ Hub is entirely optional, but it is absolutely there for every therapist who wants guidance and encouragement as they move into their professional career.
Why Train With Us
Not Just Experienced. Clinically Tested.
Lindsey has worked as therapy team leader in a hospice, in SEND schools and community settings, and trained in clinical aromatherapy at the Royal Marsden Hospital. That level of clinical experience — working with complex needs, in high-stakes environments, with people who needed real skill not good intentions — is what she brings to every course she teaches. It is why students travel from across England to train with her.
Qualifications That Carry Real Weight
Short courses comply with the National Occupational Standards and are fully insurable from the day you qualify. VTCT Level 3 Diplomas are Ofqual-regulated — the gold standard recognised by employers, the NHS, spas and professional bodies across the industry.
A Pathway That Works Around You
Train at weekends and evenings, around your existing commitments. Start with a short course and progress to Level 3 in your own time, with your prior learning and financial investment fully recognised. There is no dead end here — only a route forward at the pace that suits your life.
Not sure which course is right for you, whether now is the right time, or how to make it work?
Just get in touch. We strongly recommend a guidance call before committing to anything — we want to make sure you are on the right path for you.
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What Our Students Say
Real experiences from people who were once exactly where you are now.
I was looking for someone to teach me Indian head massage and Lindsey was recommended to me by a friend who had attended massage training with her.
I never wanted to learn full body massage, just more holistic treatments to complement my Reiki treatments. I did the Indian head Massage training and then Reflexology training with Lindsey, plus a few Potions Club workshops where we played around with aromatherapy formulas and made products. So fun!
I loved every moment of learning with Lindsey, she is a fountain full of knowledge and always gives more. I got so much joy out of learning with Lindsey and then putting my skills to practice with my clients that I had really good feedback.
Her way of sharing her knowledge, supporting our growth has benefited my own holistic treatments. I can't thank this lovely lady enough for helping me hone the skills I needed to help support and guide others on their holistic journeys.
Caroline Daffern
I have completed several courses with Lindsey, including Chakra Balancing, Crystal Therapy, Indian Head Massage, Full Body Massage, Ear Candling, and Reflexology. I keep coming back to Lindsey because of her teaching methods. There is online theory before any practical sessions, so you know the basics beforehand. The practical sessions are great, very hands-on with lots of practice which I love, very casual, friendly, supportive and fun. Lindsey is so very knowledgeable and shares her methods and, more importantly, how you can combine different modalities to create wonderful holistic experiences for those wanting a treatment. And the support doesn't end at the end of a course, Lindsey has a hub with useful information and areas where you can chat to other students to swap tips and hints and ask questions. I would 100% recommend learning with Lindsey, one of the best decisions I've made.
Ruth Prideaux
Just wanted to say Lindsey Brookes is truly amazing at teaching, she started with me at the very beginning of my new journey into holistic treatments, teaching me how to do Swedish body massages, I then approached Lindsey a couple of years later to complete my reflexology course with her.
She is very patient and kind, I felt so at ease with her and didn’t worry about asking too many questions, she always found time to answer me
I have now set up my own business, so I’m a very happy lady xx.