Complementary therapy from a home treatment room

Adults looking for relaxation or support alongside conventional care, often found through word of mouth and local recommendations.

A fee per session, often with a longer first consultation. Regular clients, treatment packages and selling related products (where allowed) can add to income.

• Recognised training in your chosen therapy
• Good listening and a calm manner
• Record keeping and appointment booking

• Professional indemnity and public liability insurance, check the policy covers your specific therapy
• Check with your landlord, mortgage lender or council whether seeing clients at home is allowed
• Advertising rules: you must not claim to cure or treat serious conditions, check ASA and CAP guidance
• Herbal products have their own rules, check MHRA guidance before supplying or selling any remedies
• Never advise clients to stop conventional medical treatment, and know when to refer them to a GP

Estimated startup costs are typically around £500 to £3,000, depending on how you set up your treatment room, the equipment your therapy needs and the insurance and booking tools you choose.

Estimated monthly revenue is typically around £300 to £2,500, depending on how many clients you see and your session prices. The estimates assume at least about 6 hours a week.

Check that your insurance covers your specific therapy, and whether your landlord, mortgage lender or council allows clients at home. Check ASA and CAP advertising guidance on health claims, and MHRA guidance on herbal products. Know when to refer clients to a GP.