Testimonials
Cleo very kindly found me an appointment on the day I contacted her, which was a HUGE relief, as I was in considerable pain & unable to maintain a my usual upright body position.
At my first session Cleo immediately made me feel at ease, she was friendly & compassionate. She began by taking a general medical history & details of my current issue. She was very thorough & focused during this.
Following on from that, she assessed me physically, ascertaining how the injury was effecting me and what the cause was. Shortly after Cleo began her treatment. During the this she explained what she was doing & why.
At the end of my appointment, I couldn’t believe the difference!! My pain was reduced & although my stance wasn’t back to normal it was improved. I continued with weekly sessions over the next month. After each session the improvement was marked. I seemed to walk into my sessions in pain & hunched over, but at the end of each session I walked taller & more or less pain free. By the end of my 4th session I left as if I had never even hurt my back!!
Cleo in fact did such wonders for my back, that I didn’t require the follow up session booked 3 weeks later!!
I would highly recommend Cleo for osteopathy, she is professional, friendly and IMMENSELY good at what she does!
(C.S North Yorkshire)
For the last decade, since having children, I’ve suffered on and off with lower back pain – niggles and twinges. I thought it was something I’d just have to live with, but when everyday lifting, or even just sitting down/driving for longer than a few minutes would trigger crippling pain and make walking difficult, I decided to look for some help in my local area and found Cleo. During my first session with Cleo, she could tell what was causing my problems and was able to correct it with very gentle realignment. The difference was immediate. I have been back a few times to keep my alignment in check but since that first session, I’ve had no recurrence of the pain and now have so much more confidence to do those everyday tasks without worrying that my back is going to suddenly ‘go’. Cleo gave me useful tips and showed me a number of very simple and quick exercises which have also really helped. I can’t thank her or recommend her enough. She has quite honestly changed my life!
(R.F Teesdale)
I contacted Cleo as I was suffering acute pain on the left side of my lower back which extended down into my left leg and up into my left hip which was affecting my mobility too. After only one session I was totally relieved of the pain and regained mobility. I could hardly believe this treatment, which isn’t brutal in the slightest, is so effective. I have had one further follow-up session and six weeks later I am still pain free. After learning the cause of this painful discomfort, I intend to have ‘preventative’ sessions to help stop the symptoms from returning!
I would like to say a big thank you to Cleo for her expertise with my dance students. All of my pre-pointe students have benefited from their sessions and their understanding of their bodies is much improved. Cleo explains clearly what she is doing and gives my students a good idea of how to correct their movements. I would highly recommend her for any dancers and dance students, especially before beginning pointe work.
Janet Seymour, North Yorkshire.
I see Cleo on a monthly basis to help with the symptoms of multiple sclerosis and highly recommend a visit to her. She always listens carefully to my needs, and is professional, caring and gentle in her manner. I often arrive feeling crumpled and knotty, but leave feeling taller, freer and clearer.
HS North Yorkshire
After an unfortunate dental experience which left me with terrible jaw tension and years of neck and back pain, I finally decided to seek help. I made an appointment with Cleo after being recommended to me by a friend. The morning after my first session I woke feeling better than I have done in years, after my second session the jaw tension was almost completely gone. Cleo also gave me advice on how to relax using breathing techniques which have helped me massively.
I cannot recommend Cleo enough, she has been a Godsend! I’m looking forward to my next session and a pain free future. Thank you Cleo!!
RD North Yorkshire
I first met Cleo after my daughter was referred to see her by her dance teacher following some concern with an ankle problem. My daughter is just 12 and understandably a little nervous not knowing what to expect. Cleo was amazing, she put my daughter at ease and carried out a thorough consultation followed by treatment.
I have since visited Cleo to get help with a few problems I have had with my back, neck and hips for sometime. I am truly fascinated by the cranial osteopath practice as this is something I personally haven’t come across before. After just one treatment I can feel changes in my body. AMAZING!
Cleo is professional and works in a Covid safe environment, making you feel comfortable and relaxed. I would not hesitate to recommend Cleo.
AC Leyburn
After visiting Osteopathy and Wellness my back is almost pain free and knee feels better too – and with no manipulation! The treatment room is absolutely fine and I felt safe and completely unexposed to risk from Covid.
Con, North Yorkshire.
I attended a sacred meditation workshop with Cleo, and several follow up sessions. This has been very inspirational and thought provoking and has helped me re-focus and strengthen my meditation practice.
Paul, Richmond.
Cleo is a deeply intuitive osteopath. She’s put me gently back together after various falls. I can’t recommend her highly enough.
Hilary, Richmond
I have found all the osteopathic treatment received from Cleo to be effective and helpful. She has treated me over many years to alleviate a long term sacroiliac problem and also recently to relieve an injury to the medial collateral ligament in a knee. Cleo works calmly and positively to help one heal naturally and in my experience her capacity to see a problem in relation to the whole person has been very beneficial.
Jackie, Winston
I can thoroughly and wholeheartedly recommend Cleo. I initially saw Cleo for easing Trigeminal Neuralgia but she has also helped me with other problems over the time I’ve been seeing her for treatments. Amazing lady and amazing care.
Angie, Richmond
Thanks Cleo for getting me up and going. The MRI scan confirmed everything you had noted and without your time, expertise, and dedication I probably wouldn’t have been training again let alone winning in our Durham 8+ at the World Masters Rowing Championships in Italy this year.
PR. Teesdale
With long-standing back and neck problems, scoliosis etc, over the years I became nervous of manipulation, especially of my neck. I don’t know how I would have managed if I hadn’t found my way to Cleo, whose technique is so gentle and non-invasive and has such a profound effect.
AB Darlington
After years of living with intensive pain from Arthritis and chronic back pain I had just about had every treatment my GP could offer me from Physiotherapy, Acupuncture, Ultra Sound and pills to make me rattle. A close friend suggested I made an appointment to see Cleo as she had been recommended her by another friend. The treatment I received from Cleo has changed my every day life. I have barely any pain and have so much more movement its hard to think of all the years I struggled. I still visit Cleo for a top up session every now and then but have to say pain and movement I’m a different person. Cleo is worth her weight in gold and I have recommended other friends to have treatment.
J.S. Darlington
5yrs ago I had a series of lumber punctures that left me with sever back pain and numbness in my upper legs. I was recommended to see Cleo through a friend. Unsure of what could be done after years of nothing from the hospital I decided to go. Cleo has changed my life. I have feeling back in my legs and the back pain is a distant memory. If my legs start to tingle I go back to see Cleo and within days its gone. I can’t express my gratitude enough to Cleo as at 44yrs old I have my life back.
DS. Darlington
After suffering for three months with terrible pain in my lower back I was persuaded by a relative to arrange a consultation with Cleo. I find any sort of health related consultation difficult and need to be in an intolerable amount of pain before I will seek any help. Immediately, upon meeting Cleo I felt at ease and comfortable. After only one treatment I was able to sit, stand and walk in relative comfort and after the second, was experiencing no pain or discomfort at all. The techniques that Cleo has used to resolve my problems are not invasive and each treatment has left me feeling physically re-balanced and re-aligned, relaxed and rejuvenated. Not only do I now look forward to a regular treatment to maintain this balance and alignment but I do not hesitate to contact Cleo if I have a niggle that needs to be addressed.
L.M. Barnard Castle, County Durham
After weeks of unsuccessful and expensive treatment for a shoulder, elbow and ankle problem I visited Cleo, having been recommended by an acquaintance – after just one session the improvement was amazing, and each visit has resulted in my becoming mobile and pain free again. I love going to see Cleo and I truly believe she has magic hands – well they work miracles on me!
LC North Yorkshire
Cleo was recommended to me by a friend. I visited her with numerous longstanding issues which Cleo treated very effectively. She has improved my quality of life.
AR Darlington
Cleo is a deeply intuitive osteopath. She’s put me gently back together after various falls. I can’t recommend her highly enough.
HP North Yorkshire
Cleo has supported me as an Osteopath for over 12 years , she has a very easy manner and great skill and knowledge. She works methodically gaining a holistic view of the body she is working with, I would recommend her to anyone. I trust her completely in the work she does with me and I have gained a greater understanding over the years how my body works and what I need to do to keep it functioning and performing as it should.
JP North Yorkshire
As well providing osteopathic treatment which resolved a long-standing elbow problem, Cleo has taught me a useful meditation technique and provided health coaching, which has helped me manage the stresses of daily life and increase my activity levels. Cleo is a warm and engaging practitioner and I always find sessions with her beneficial.
K, Swaledale