Thinking of a Career in Reflexology?

Reflexologists are working on movie sets, doctors offices, sports facilities, with professional sports teams (ice hockey, football etc) care homes, seniors lodges, clinics, gyms and even on luxury liners
Businesses are increasingly using reflexology to help cope with the effects of stress.
Opportunities for Reflexologists are opening up at a rapid rate, and whilst the traditional route of self employment is still the norm for most Reflexologists, more and more are finding part and full time employment.
Private medical establishments are increasingly offering reflexology as an optional therapy. Many nurses and healthcare workers are adding reflexology to their repertoire of skills. In the UK many doctors who manage their own budgets find that by employing a Reflexologists they can save substantially on their drugs bill.
In the United Kingdom, it is now estimated that there are between 10,000 - 15,000 Reflexologists currently practicing. It is estimated that almost one million people visited a Reflexologist in the UK during the year 2000. Reflexologists are now employed in the National Health Service (the British equivalent to the Canadian Provincial Health Care Insurance Plans).
Most Reflexologists working privately charge their clients between Cdn$35 and Cdn$75 for a treatment which may last for 45 minutes to an hour. In the UK the charge is between £25 and £50 for a session. Check with your local Reflexology Association for rates specific to your area, or phone around a few Reflexologists who are listed in the telephone book, or advertising for new clients.
It is possible to earn a good living by working full-time as a Reflexologists, but, as with any therapy, it takes time to develop a practice so most people begin by working part-time and build up gradually. It is usually necessary to work flexible hours, often including evenings and weekends.

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