More about Therapies United
The register was established in 2005 at the request of the Maggie's Centre in Edinburgh.
Setting up Therapies United
Lorraine Murray, a qualified therapist and teacher of therapies is the 'founder' of Therapies United. She was asked to set up the register for the centre.
Although it initially started out to support the Maggies Centre, the register expanded and has become an ideal way for anyone to find a screened therapist for personal or corporate use.
The key to this register is that much effort and time is attributed to ensuring that each therapist is checked for credentials and insurance before they can join (insurance must be maintained to stay on the register).
Therapist Community
It became clear that the register also offered therapists a way to market themselves and become part of a therapist community. So we started to negotiate discounts on advertising, health fairs and other services therapists need to run their business.
A quick tour through history...
- August 2005 - website register is established for Maggie's Centre Edinburgh
- September 2005 - first therapists start to join Therapies United
- November 2005 - first request from a company to organise therapy staff session
- January 2006 - Sick Kids Hospital drop in centre becomes a Partner
- June 2006 - Positive Voice for HIV becomes a Partner
- November 2006 - Therapies United wins an award from Scotland Unltd to support the project
- August 2006 - Maggie's Centres throughout Scotland request to have register in their area
- August 2007 - Therapies United now listed in Breast Cancer Care leaflet on complementary therapies
- May 2008 - Therapies United is now featured in the SAMH for mental health leaflet on complementary therapies
- June 2008 - SAMH are now a Partner Organisation of Therapies United.
- November 2009 - Breast Cancer Care in Scotland become a partner
- May 2010 - therapists are invited to take part at the Scottish Cancer Care Groups conference
- January 2011 - the website gets a facelift!
