About your Therapist

Tim Clark is a Registered Osteopath having studied Clinical and Osteopathic Medicine at the London School of Osteopathy.

Further Medical Training and Body Work

Tim has trained in Cranial Osteopathy to post-graduate level at The Sutherland Cranial College, and in CranioSacral Therapy to CST II level at The Upledger Institute. He has also trained in Sports Injuries Therapy at the Academy of Sports Therapy, and has many years training in Tai Chi Chuan and specialist experience in the Alexander Technique and postural re-education.

He is also involved in assessment of patients for dental orthopaedic work.  This is a growing area of expertise where dental appliances may be used to resolve chronic postural fatigue.

My Journey to Osteopathy

I grew up in Winchester and studied Agricultural Management.  I also had an interest in Wild Animal Conservation and worked at Marwell Zoological Park with a view to studying for a degree in Wild Animal Management.  My dream was to go to East Africa.

Unfortunately, chronic back pain almost literally brought me to my knees and lead me to work with Walter Carrington, Director of the Holland Park School of Alexander Technique Teachers.  And so my interest in the human body began.  I applied myself rigorously for over 7 years learning the intricate details of body mechanics from the inside out.

I further reinforced this knowledge with over 7 years of intensive practice of Tai Chi Chuan and Yoga breath and posture techniques.  But the most effective thing I found was Osteopathy and specifically Cranial Osteopathy in collaboration with dental orthopaedics and orthodontics.

Interests

I enjoy surfing in Cornwall in the summer time and dabble in oil painting from time to time.  I also maintain an ambling interest in archaeology having been employed by the Department of Prehistory and Early Europe at the British Museum for 11 years.

Previously I have enjoyed writing for stage and radio, and cracked the boards with the South-Side Players in London.  I love movies, my favourite being 'Withnail and I' and, being half Hungarian, I have an irrepressible penchant for profound metaphysical discussions over a pint.  But I'm sure my English friends will knock such irrelevancies out of me one day!