About Us

HOLISTIC COMMUNITY CARE was founded by holistic therapist Mel Turner, who felt that the most vulnerable in her local and wider community weren't getting the access to holistic care (complementary therapies) that they so need and deserve. 

Having a caring and compassionate holistic team, who will visit social care establishments, charities and support groups that already offer a safe environment (for example for the elderly, individuals with mental & physical health needs and/or other disabilities , those living with any form of dementia, or people, who find themselves in other vulnerable situations, such as being on end of life care in a hospice) is very important, so that these wonderful individuals don't miss out on the vast benefits that holistic therapies offer.

Holistic therapies treat the whole person (holistic=whole), which Mel and her team feel is the only way to make a big difference to someone, who feels physically, emotionally and/or mentally unwell. Quite often they suffer from all three issues and are stuck in a vicious cycle, as physical pain or disability can lead to emotional and mental struggles for example and vice versa. 

Another very important aspect of holistic care is gentle touch, which is essential to our wellbeing. Physical contact, and specifically touch, are a basic human need and it has important emotional, mental and physical benefits. Touch always and without fail calms our nervous system and slows down our heartbeat. All the gentle and non-invasive treatments we offer involve light touch that will benefit the individual that is being treated. 

Mel and her amazing and dedicated team of therapists are committed to making holistic therapies accessible to as many vulnerable people as possible, there should be NO BARRIERS. 

As Mel says "All we need is for social care establishments, charities or support groups that already provide a safe space for a vulnerable group of people (whether care/nursing homes, mental health/disabilities support hubs or any other community groups) to come onboard and together as a team we will devise a holistic treatment plan, which will suit the group of individuals being treated. Even if you think that your organisation doesn't have the budget for holistic services, let's still have a chat, as we are sure that we can come up with a solution. We all need to try our hardest to improve the quality of life of the vulnerable people in our society. Each treatment will be tailored and adapted to every individual's needs and wishes to ensure we enhance their overall wellbeing.

There is always a way of bringing holistic care to a group of people, it is just a case of sitting down and working it out. Some establishments, charities or support groups may already have an "activities" budget that could fund regular holistic treatments and for those that don't have funding (or only partial funding) in place, we will find a solution, so that nobody misses out on benefiting from the wonderful holistic treatments we offer."

We know that giving only the best level of care is just as important to each and every social care establishment, charity or group that offers some form of social/community support, as it is to Mel and her team. 

At HOLISTIC COMMUNITY CARE we strive to offer a compassionate environment where individuals, who wouldn't ordinarily be able to access this kind of service, can experience the healing benefits of holistic practices and feel special and listened to. We would like to add an extra level of care on top of the wonderful care and work that all of the establishments, charities and groups already offer the vulnerable that they look after.