Developmental Practitioners' Association
MEMBERS
Benefits of being a member
- Support and advice from like-minded experienced professionals from a wide range of disciplines.
- The opportunity to post your details on our membership page which is open to the public
- Online seminars to review research and stay current to focus on CPD
- The opportunity to learn from each other
- Signposts to various professional services
- Membership of the DPA Facebook Group
- Free admission to the DPA annual conference
- To be part of a group seeking to promote critical aspects of child development.
Become a Developmental Practitioners’ Association member now for only £30 / yr
Clicking on the following button will open a form where you can give us the details you would like to share on this page. Once you submit the form you will receive an email with a link to our Direct Debit payment provider, GoCardless. Membership renews automatically every year and can be cancelled at any time by contacting your bank.
Please note: The DPA does not have the facilities to vet the membership. Before engaging with a member you are STRONGLY advised to check that:
- Appropriate safeguarding is in place (e.g. DBS)
- Appropriate Qualifications and Experience are held
- Their therapy is right for you
- They have valid insurance
Members
Debbie Hurst
Contact
Email: info@harmonyholisticswirral.co.uk
Website: https://harmonyholisticswirral.co.uk
Qualifications
- Reflexology Diploma – offering Structural and Limbic Reflexology
- Massage Therapist – Aromatherapy and Deep Tissue
- Reiki Master
- RMTi Consultant
Main Specialisms
- Working in special education schools with reflexology and RMTi
Location
- Wirral, Merseyside
Aine Farrell
Contact
Email: developmentalfoundations@gmail.com
Website: https://developmentalfoundations.com
Qualifications
- M.Ed. (Hons) Primary Teacher
- Dip NDT INPP
- Bio-energy Therapist
- Child Centre Method Practitioner
- Sensory-Informed: STAR ProCert plus
Main Specialisms
- Primitive Reflex Integration
Location
- Ireland – West Meath based
Matt Thompson
Contact
Qualifications
- MNRI Level 4 Practitioner
- Sports Massage Therapist
- Anatomy in Motion AiM – Fully Qualified Level 4 Practitioner
- Interactive Metronome
Main Specialisms
- Working with the challenges of raising hyperactive, impulsive and emotionally challenged kids
Location
- Hertfordshire and surrounding areas
Mickael Benoit
Contact
Qualifications
- Brain Gym
- Instructor in RMTi
- MNRI
Main Specialisms
- Neurodevelopment immaturity and delay
- Learning issues
- Handwritting, reading, spelling and grammar
Location
- France
- Switzerland
- Bulgaria (training and intensive weeks with kids)
- Poland (intensive week with kids)
Gaynor Ralls
Contact
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Primary Education
- Instructor in RMTi
Main Specialisms
- Primitive Reflex Integration
Location
- Surrey
Louise Grady
Contact
Email: swimwithlouise@hotmail.co.uk
Qualifications
- BSc Exercise and Sport Science
- Trauma informed, Foundations of Attachment
- Swimming Teacher – Swimming Teachers Association
- Working towards RMTi Consultant (2024)
Main Specialisms
- Primitive and postural reflexes
Location
- South of England
Zara Peasland
Contact
Email: zara@littleturtleswimcompany.co.uk
Website: https://sensoryreflexes.com
Qualifications
- Pre and perinatal Aquatic Therapist
- (Aquatic) RMTi Consultant
- Cognitive Vision Practitioner
- Swim Teacher and Aquatic Tutor
- Reiki Master
Main Specialisms
- Working with babies and young children in water with physical, behaviour and emotional challenges
- Combining reflex, vision and energy modalities to help increase and unlock freedom and ease of movement
Location
- Based in Northamptonshire NN12
Mandy (Miranda) Jenkins
Contact
Email: mind-bodytech@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.mindbodytech.co.uk
Qualifications
- Diploma in Counseling, Registered Member, BACP
- Educational Kinesiology and Brain Gym Consultant
Main Specialisms
- Adults and children who struggle with mental, emotional and physical skills attainment
Location
- West Oxfordshire & surrounding counties
Carolina Riera Quintero
Contact
Email: c.i.rieraquintero@gmail.com
Website: https://childandbrain.co.uk
Qualifications
- Master in Child Neuropsychology
- Master in Language and Hearing Disorders
- Posgraduate in Dyslexia and Spelling Disorders
- RMTi consultant
Main Specialisms
- Child Development
Location
- UK
Stephanie Perring
Contact
Email: steffijperring@proton.me
Qualifications
- BSc Speech Therapy and Pathology
- INPP
Main Specialisms
- Neuro-motor Immaturity (Reflex Stimulation/Inhibition)
Location
- North Wales, North West England (areas can be discussed)
The DPA gave me the opportunity at conferences and meetings, not only to listen to expert speakers but to network and share with other practitioners in an informal way.
Brenda Lloyd