Kinesiology clinic in a rented therapy room

Individuals, including people who already visit the centre for other therapies, plus clients who find you through your website and local listings.

A fee per session, minus room rental. Some practitioners add workshops, short talks or corporate wellbeing sessions for extra income.

• Completed kinesiology training with a recognised course
• Building relationships and rebooking clients
• Clear, honest communication about what you can and cannot do
• Basic marketing and bookkeeping

• Professional indemnity and public liability insurance; check what the centre requires in its room agreement
• Room rental is a fixed cost, so check the notice period and avoid long commitments until you have regular clients
• Advertising rules: avoid claiming to diagnose, treat or cure medical conditions, and check current ASA and CAP guidance
• Consider joining a professional body, such as one linked to the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council, and check what it requires
• Data protection: client notes are health information, so check your obligations, including whether you need to register with the ICO
• Know when to suggest a client sees their GP

Startup costs are typically around £2,500 to £7,000, depending on your training, insurance, marketing and room hire arrangements. These are estimates. Room rental is a fixed cost, so check the notice period and avoid long commitments at first.

Monthly revenue is typically around £800 to £4,000, depending on how many clients you see and how many hours you rent the room. These are estimates, not guarantees, and room costs come out of that revenue.

Things to check include insurance and what the centre requires in its room agreement, advertising rules on not claiming to diagnose, treat or cure, whether to join a professional body, data protection and ICO registration, and when to suggest a client sees their GP.