Apply to register with CNHC

The following Professional Associations (PAs) or training institutions have been approved for verifying that their members meet the CNHC's standards for registration:

All therapies:

• Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT) http://www.fht.org.uk/CNHC_Registration/

Massage Therapy, Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Shiatsu, Sports & Remedial Therapy:

• Complementary Therapists' Association (CThA) - www.ctha.com/regulators/

Massage Therapy, Aromatherapy & Reflexology:

• The Association of Physical & Natural Therapists (APNT) - www.apnt.org/

Aromatherapy & Massage:

• Aromatherapy & Allied Practitioners Association (AAPA) - www.aapa.org.uk

 Massage & Sports & Remedial Therapy:

• Institute of Sport & Remedial Massage (ISRM) www.theisrm.com
• Sports Therapy Organisation (STO) www.uksportstherapy.org.uk 

Alexander Technique teaching only:

• Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique (STAT) - www.stat.org.uk
• Interactive Teaching Method Teachers Association (ITM) - alexandertechnique-itm.org
• Professional Association of Alexander Teachers (PAAT) - www.paat.org.uk/

Aromatherapy only:

• International Federation of Professional Aromatherapists (IFPA) - www.ifparoma.org
• International Federation of Aromatherapists (IFA) - www.ifaroma.org

 Bowen Therapy only:

• Bowen Therapists' European Register (BTER)-www.bowentherapists.com/
• Bowen Association UK (BAuk) - www.bowen-technique.co.uk/

If you are a member of one of these PAs see Professional Association option for further information on how to apply for registration.

If you are not a member of one of these PAs you should see PA option for non members

Massage only:

• London & Counties Society of Physiologists (LCSP) www.lcsp.uk.com
• Massage Training Institute (MTI) www.massagetraining.co.uk
• National Association of Massage & Manipulative Therapists (NAMMT) www.nammt.co.uk
• Scottish Massage Therapists Organisation (SMTO) www.scotmass.co.uk/  
• Association of Holistic Biodynamic Massage Therapists (AHBMT) www.ahbmt.org

Nutritional Therapy only:

• British Association for Applied Nutrition & Nutritional Therapy (BANT) -www.bant.org.uk/
• Wholistic Nutritional Medicine Society (WNMS) - www.wnms.org.uk

Reflexology only:

• Association of Reflexologists (AoR) - www.aor.org.uk/
• British Reflexology Association (BRA) - www.britreflex.co.uk
• Northern Ireland Reflexology Institute (NIRI)

Shiatsu only:

• Zen Shiatsu Society (ZSS) - www.zen-shiatsu-society.co.uk
• The Shiatsu Society - www.shiatsusociety.org/
• Shaitsu International - www.shiatsu-international.com

Yoga Therapy only:

• Krishnamacharya Healing & Yoga Foundation (KHYF) - khyf.net
• Yoga Therapy & Training Centre (YTTC) - yogaireland.com
• Centre for Yoga Studies (CS) - www.yogastudies.org
• Friends of Yoga Society (FRYOG) - www.friendsofyoga.co.uk
• Dru Yoga (UK) - www.druworldwide.com
• Yoga Biomedical Trust - www.yogatherapy.org/
• Birthlight - www.birthlight.com
• The Iyengar Yoga Association (IYA) - www.iyengaryoga.org.uk/
• The British Wheel of Yoga (BWY) - www.bwy.org.uk

If you do not wish to register through one of the PAs, there is an alternative option which is more expensive  - see Alternative option for further information.  This option is also used for those practitioners who have attended a course and gained a qualification which does not meet the national occupational standards and whose application is therefore unable to be verified without further evidence.  See Criteria for entry to CNHC register for further information.

For information on fees please see Fees Schedule. There is also information on fees on the Professional Association option, PA option for non members and Alternative option web pages.