About John Armitage
My work brings together personal wellbeing, therapeutic support and reflective development in the workplace.
Throughout my career, I’ve worked with people who want to feel better, understand themselves more fully and make meaningful changes in the way they live and work. Alongside my one-to-one practice, I’ve spent many years supporting wellbeing, reflection and development within organisations. What connects these different strands is an interest in how we experience ourselves, what shapes us, what gets in the way, and what can help ease the journey forward.
How I work
My approach is practical, reflective and grounded in awareness.
Sometimes the work is about managing pressure, finding more balance or communicating more effectively. Sometimes it is about understanding patterns that have developed over time, making sense of difficult experiences, or working with pain, stress or overwhelm.
I draw on a broad therapeutic and training background, but I’m less interested in applying a particular method than in understanding what is happening for the person or group in front of me and what might genuinely help.
Whether I’m working one-to-one, with managers or with teams, I aim to create enough space for people to notice more clearly, understand more fully and make changes that feel relevant and sustainable.
My background
I have been working therapeutically since 2005 as a Registered Craniosacral Therapist. Over the years, my training has also included mindfulness, NLP (including hypnosis, EMDR & EFT), compassion-focused approaches, alongside extensive experience in facilitation, training and organisational wellbeing.
Mindfulness has become a particularly important part of my work, both as a personal practice and as a way of helping people develop greater awareness, presence and choice. I am a Mindfulness Now teacher and teacher-trainer.
Alongside my private practice, I deliver wellbeing and development work within organisations, including workshops, webinars, reflective groups and longer programmes for managers, leaders and teams.
I also work as an associate trainer with Get The Edge and have supported organisations across higher education, automotive, construction, property, retail and the SME sector.
Professional roles and development
My professional work has included long-standing involvement with the Craniosacral Therapy Association, including serving as Chair of its Accreditation Body.
I maintain professional registration and ongoing continuing professional development across the therapeutic, mindfulness and organisational aspects of my work. This includes attending annual CPD training and receiving regular clinical supervision.
One approach, different contexts
Although personal wellbeing and workplace development can look very different on the surface, I don’t see them as entirely separate.
We bring ourselves into our relationships, our work, our decisions and the way we respond under pressure. Understanding ourselves more fully can influence not only how we feel, but how we communicate, lead, support others and live. That is the common thread running through my work.
Working with me
If you are looking for support as an individual, you can explore my one-to-one work and therapeutic approaches. If you are looking for support for managers, teams or leaders, you can explore my approach to Wellbeing at Work.
And if you are not quite sure what would be most useful, you are very welcome to get in touch and start with a conversation.
