Founder, Isobel Hamid
Isobel Hamid is a woman of drive and determination with the power to inspire other people to share her vision. Her track record of proven successes makes interesting reading – boasting over 50 years of experience of entrepreneurship and helping others to achieve their full potential, Isobel is the helping hand we could all use at some time in our lives.
Teaching & Training
Her extensive training background focuses on the secretarial, clerical, administrative, computing and teacher training fields and as consultant to large organisations.
She spent three years as the National Organiser for Teeline Shorthand with Heinemann Educational Books; ran a teacher training programme for four years for the Nigerian Government for The Pitman Organisation at their flagship college in London; then established and ran a training suite for five years at the International Language Institute in Sahafayeen, Cairo, Egypt.
While in Cairo, Isobel designed and ran a special two-year training programme for UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) for young men and women escaping from war-torn countries to prepare them for resettlement in the West.
Master of Education
Isobel's subsequent Master's Degree in Education led to a further two years as a lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire, after which she opened a prestige college in Lancaster, mounting Government-sponsored training programmes, as well as providing customised courses for private companies.
While busy running her own businesses, she also continued to teach part-time as a tutor in the Management School of Lancaster University for ten years. Here, she taught in the Business Development Unit on undergraduate courses for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development, where she was able to share her working knowledge and give experienced guidance to the students of Lancashire and around the world.
A Change of Pace
In September 1995, Isobel sold the college to another training provider with the intention of retiring. However, retirement didn't suit her for long and circumstances pulled her towards complementary and alternative healing. Now highly trained and experienced in her second career, Isobel was accepted onto the government's register of skilled Physiotherapy Practitioners and by the new millennium, Healing Hands was launched. Healing Hands provides massage and remedial treatments from a range of traditions and disciplines as well as training programmes to pass on these time tested skills.
Karolina
The clinic has recently been expanded to incorporate Isobel’s colleague – Karolina Lewandowska-Mroziak – who is very highly qualified as a physiotherapist and widely experienced in diverse medical fields. Together, Isobel and Karolina make a formidable team with a range of skills and over 40 years of practical experience which would be hard to match in one person.
Karolina came to the UK from Poland in 2008 – already highly trained and very experienced in stringently controlled specialised fields of clinical work. She works in the NHS in a very responsible role, so Isobel greatly values her collaboration.
Karolina has had many years of varied experience in cradle-to-grave care, excelling in end-of-life scenarios. She is also highly skilled in treating children with motor skills impairment such as cerebral palsy and spina bifida, and has empathy and gentleness to encourage improvements in mobility. She excels in such fields as musculo-skeletal conditions and neurological ailments
Claire Talbot
Claire is a registered Podiatrist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and brings over 12 years of experience in private practice. She is also a distinguished member of the Royal College of Podiatry. Claire’s expertise and empathetic approach to patient care have significantly contributed to her reputation and popularity in the field. She is dedicated to accurately diagnosing the root causes of podiatric issues and providing tailored treatments to achieve optimal outcomes for her patients.
As a team, we can now truly offer Head to Foot care and Cradle to Grave! Isobel has stepped back from hands-on treatments and is available mainly in a social and advisory capacity.
Contact
Isobel 07880-744786
Karolina : 07776-126398
Claire : 07796-770224