How to Find the Right Holistic Health Practitioner for You

Navigating the world of holistic healthcare can be tricky, and it’s not always as easy to know where to start in your search for the right practitioner and know which treatment type can support you with your specific health concerns. So we at Circe HQ have compiled some much needed guidance and suggestions to clarify which steps you can follow when looking for your practitioner match. This will make it a lot easier to find the evidence-based holistic care from a qualified practitioner, to help you get the answers and support you’re looking for on your health journey.

Define your why

Let’s start with defining your ‘why’. Is there a specific health symptom you’re trying to find the root cause of? Do you need more of deep dive as you’re struggling with multiple or chronic conditions? Are you looking for a monthly health top-up as a preventive approach to keep illness at bay? Or is there a health event that you’re recovering from - whether it’s an injury, childbirth or life changing event. Clearly defining the reason for your search will help you find the right practitioner without any time or energy wasted.

First, treatments

First, you want to narrow down your search by selecting the treatment type that will be the best fit for your health. You can find this information on a practitioner’s profile on Circe’s platform, and outside of our platform hopefully they share it on their personal website or their clinic’s website too. Regulatory bodies are also a good source for finding evidence to proof what treatment types can support the symptoms you’re dealing with.

Qualifications and registrations

Then, always, always making sure the practitioner has the qualifications and registrations they need to practice. In the UK most complementary healthcare treatments are regulated on a voluntary basis by dedicated governing bodies. So you can check a practitioner’s qualifications on these directories of regulatory bodies, and to make things a little easier - all practitioners on Circe are background checked by our team so you can be sure you’re booking your treatment with experts who are verified and qualified.

Area of expertise and connection

Then you want to filter through your options and checking that a practitioner has extensive experience and is specialised in the health symptoms you are experiencing, again so that you can receive care that truly helps you on your journey. On Circe, you can search our directory of practitioners by health concern and, for clarity this information is also included in a practitioner’s profile.

Let’s make it personal

The final, but important, step is to match your search with your personal preferences for location, the practitioner’s cultural competency, and other preferences like gender, similar lived experience, etc. Perhaps you have something in common or you connect with the practitioner’s style of writing or personal background. Having a personal click is great because that connection fosters trust which helps you feel comfortable in freely sharing your experience, worries and thoughts, which will improve your treatment experience and outcomes.

Find Qualified Holistic Health Practitioners

On Circe, you can book your treatment with qualified holistic health practitioners easily online. All practitioners on Circe are registered with a regulatory organisation and vetted by our team.