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Qualifications, Training & Professional Memberships

The detail behind N-Body

N-Body brings together specialist training in massage and therapeutic touch with a wider understanding of wellbeing, behaviour and coaching.

Nico continues to develop her knowledge through professional training and ongoing learning, and works within the boundaries of her qualifications, experience and professional scope.

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Nico is fully insured for the N-Body services she provides.

This page brings together her training, qualifications and professional memberships for anyone who would like to see the detail behind her practice.

Qualifications at a glance

Massage, Touch & Bodywork

Nico’s specialist practical training includes:

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  • Menopause Touch Therapy

  • Therapeutic Massage

  • Abdominal Massage

  • Gua Sha

  • Facial Gua Sha

  • Head, Neck & Shoulder Massage

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These different areas of training inform N-Body’s personalised approach to treatment. They are not applied as a fixed formula: the starting point is always the individual, how they are feeling and what is appropriate for them.

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Where required, Nico carries out a consultation before treatment to understand relevant circumstances, establish suitability and identify whether a treatment should be adapted, postponed or not carried out.

Menopause & Midlife

Menopause and midlife wellbeing are particular areas of interest within Nico’s practice and professional development.

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Her specialist Menopause Touch Therapy training contributes to an approach that considers the wider physical and emotional experience of perimenopause, menopause and post-menopause, rather than looking at an individual symptom in isolation.

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N-Body massage and touch therapies are intended to support general wellbeing. They are not medical treatments and are not a substitute for appropriate medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

Wellbeing, Coaching & Behaviour

Nico’s wider training and professional development spans areas including:

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  • Wellbeing coaching

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

  • Nutrition

  • Eating psychology

  • Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)

  • Attachment theory

  • Behaviour and personal development

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This broader knowledge informs the whole-person philosophy behind N-Body,  helping Nico to listen, ask thoughtful questions and consider some of the different factors that may be influencing how someone feels.

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N-Body coaching provides a supportive space for reflection, wellbeing and positive change. It is not counselling, psychotherapy, psychological treatment or medical care.

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Where something falls outside the appropriate boundaries of coaching, Nico will recommend seeking support from another suitably qualified professional.

Wider Professional Experience

Alongside N-Body, Nico works as a coach at Manchester Metropolitan University, bringing real-world coaching experience into the way she supports people.

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She is also a member of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), reflecting her wider professional background and commitment to ongoing development.

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This experience complements her specialist training in massage, therapeutic touch and wellbeing, contributing to an approach that is thoughtful, practical and focused on the whole person.

Professional Memberships & Standards

Nico maintains professional memberships relevant to her practice, including:

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  • Complementary Therapists Association

  • Complementary Medical Association

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Nico maintains appropriate professional insurance for the N-Body services she provides and works within the professional boundaries relevant to her training and practice.

Safe, Appropriate Treatment

Professional practice is not only about knowing how to provide a treatment. It is also about knowing when a treatment may not be appropriate.

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Depending on the service, Nico may ask about information relevant to your treatment, including health conditions, medication, injuries, pregnancy, recent procedures or other circumstances that could affect treatment suitability.

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If Nico believes a treatment would be inappropriate, unsafe or outside her professional scope, she may adapt, postpone or decline the treatment.

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Where appropriate, she may recommend speaking to your GP or another suitably qualified healthcare professional before proceeding.

Consent, Comfort & Dignity

Your comfort, privacy and dignity are important throughout every N-Body treatment.

 

Nico will explain your treatment as appropriate and you are always welcome to ask questions.

You can ask for pressure or technique to be adjusted, request that an area is avoided or ask for the treatment to stop at any point.

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You can withdraw your consent to treatment at any time.

Professional Boundaries

N-Body provides massage, therapeutic touch, Gua Sha, wellbeing and coaching services designed to support general wellbeing.

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N-Body does not provide medical diagnosis or treatment, counselling, psychotherapy or mental-health treatment.

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Everyone responds differently to massage, touch and wellbeing practices, so no particular physical, medical or emotional outcome can be guaranteed.

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If you have symptoms or concerns that require medical attention, please seek advice from an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.

Nico’s Qualifications & Training — At a Glance

  • Professionally Qualified Body Massage Practitioner — including Anatomy, Physiology & Pathology

  • Menopause Therapeutic Massage Practitioner

  • Masters – Level 7 – Executive Coaching & Mentoring

  • NLP Master Practitioner — CPD

  • Advanced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy — CPD Diploma

  • Diet & Nutritional Advisor — CPD Diploma

  • Eating Psychology — CPD Diploma

  • Attachment Theory — CPD

  • Coach / Assessor at Manchester Metropolitan University

  • Chartered Management Institute

  • Fully insured for N-Body services

Want to know more?

If you have a question about Nico’s qualifications, training or professional memberships, or you are unsure whether an N-Body treatment may be suitable for you, please get in touch.

Nico will be happy to talk it through with you before you book.

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nico@nbody.co.uk

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