Testimonials

Such a great day at the Massage for People with Dementia course. Nicolle delivers the course in a thought provoking, knowledgeable and heartfelt way.

I'm now feeling inspired and confident to offer this treatment. Thank you Nicolle!

I must tell you one of my clients who I was massaging for over a year in her care home in London. She was fast deteriorating, living with vascular dementia. Her daughter originally got in touch. I was so curious and intrigued it resulted in me booking on the Massage for People Living with Dementia course.

At her funeral her daughter came up to me, gave me a hug and said: "Keep doing the work you are doing, I cannot tell you how important it has been".

That line has stayed with me.

I found your style of facilitation to be extremely informative, relatable and I felt welcome to add to conversation. There was no hierarchy which felt super inclusive. Thank you. An excellent course that highlighted essential info about working with people with dementia, delivered beautifully.

This course was great - thoroughly informative, emotive. and gave me the confidence to pursue offering massage. I appreciate your energy, light yet connected way of teaching. Course structure was great and I look forward to learning with you again.

I found very helpful the way you created an atmosphere of meeting everyone’s needs. So for example, I felt OK about saying I’d prefer not to have my legs done. All the practical examples you used were really helpful for me as I have little experience yet. Your teaching style helped to draw everyone out to share their knowledge without feeling embarrassed, so I learned a lot from the participants as well as you!
Very informative; excellent knowledge from theory and practice.

Practical element was brilliant - made to feel very comfortable & allocated plenty of time. Group discussion was very natural but didn't go too much off topic - all info was relevant & very helpful. I learnt a lot I can take back with me! Thank you!

I enjoyed layout & structure of day. Think everything was well paced, lots of time for sharing. Enjoyed how it was applied to our separate situations - Great question responses. Really helpful for practical therapists but also carers/family members.

Exceptional course! I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I felt listened to and understood, any questions I had were answered with good knowledge. The course was fantastic and I would highly recommend."

I just wanted to let you know that I had the occasion to use my dementia massage skills. My aunt who I was caring for became unwell at the beginning of November, she was admitted to hospital and I was not allowed to visit, after 2 weeks I was called in as she was at end of life. Although my aunt did not have dementia, by the time I was called in she was very distressed and agitated, straight away I started hand massage and sang songs to her, she became very relaxed when I did the wiping away tears technique, although she was not conscious I’m sure that she was aware it was me, I was just happy I could ease her agitation in her last few hours.

Thank you Nicole for your wise teachings.

I have thoroughly enjoyed the course here today and it has been like a door opening & making a connection .... Thank you!

I have been looking for someone that could deliver an amazing massage. You are absolutely fantastic, knowing exactly what I need. Thank you!

Nicolle spoke at our Talk Dementia event in the week of Dementia Action week.  The topic of the use of massage in dementia would have been new to the majority of the attendees.  The talk was aimed at the right level, the presentation especially a youtube video Nicolle showed was extremely moving, but also thought provoking.  The presentation had different techniques to meet all the different types of learning styles we have.  It was interesting, gave us ideas we could use in every day practice and made us all compelled to learn more about the subject.

I attended the lectures/workshops in relation to dementia to assist me with my mum. And certainly Nicolle Mitchell absolutely delivered. Her extensive knowledge & delivery of these courses/workshops both prepared & assisted me to combat any situations I may encounter.

Brilliant - realistic to the problems of dementia - I feel inspired to do more and find out more. Made it a more positive experience.

Explained well, friendly and informative. Learnt new massage technique (Massaging People Who Have Dementia) I like Nicolle's sense of humour and down to earth approach. We did a good routine to be used with clients. I would like to learn more.

Nicolle's sense of humour lightened the topic and made good points which I could use in my practice and family. Very good information.

I thoroughly enjoyed the seminar. It was excellent. The presenter was extremely knowledgable and the content and delivery was comprehensive and well placed. Was the best seminar I have attended. It was the main reason for my visit to the show and it did not disappoint and I hope to attend training with Nicole in September.