Personal Reflection within Practical

Throughout the year I have successfully trained in Ishga Swedish Massage, Ishga Facial and Elemis Deep Tissue Massage. Training in these three treatments challenged me as I came to university from a non-therapist background and had to learn about consultation, contraindications and the treatments themselves, as well as the products and the effects they had on the body.

After passing each assessment, I am now able to carry out these treatments on clients in the spa. As I have been able to keep practicing straight after training, it has allowed me to quickly build up the confidence with the treatments and perform them to the best of my ability without needing prompts. I have had feedback from clients saying that they thoroughly enjoyed their treatments with me and have also had one of the regular Devonshire Spa guests request me for their next treatment. My improvement has also shown in the number of tips that I have received for the delivery of excellent treatments and customer care.

I will soon be taking my Elemis Advanced Facials assessment which, if I pass, will enable me to carry out more treatments in Spa. I believe that I am able to learn things quickly in practical sessions and can use different techniques to help me remember the procedures in time for the assessments.

The experience of becoming a therapist has been completely new to me. Before coming to university I had never gained any official beauty qualifications and only had GCSE and A-Level certificates. I have enjoyed learning about spa and the wellness industry from scratch alongside learning the practical elements as it has enabled me to mould myself more easily within the process. I am looking forward to learning more treatments in my following years at university and being able to carry them out in a commercial environment, giving me lots of experience.