Client Reviews

Collette is a very professional, experienced and helpful lady. I met her last year when I was looking for an Osteopath who could help my daughter. She suffered for reflux, stomachache and nausea. After 3 treatments with Collette my daughter/now 6 years old/ started to feel so much better and the treatment was fully successful. Collette also treated my mum with wonderful outcome and now she is helping me. I had a Cancer and went through a long treatment of chemotherapy. My body especially neck and shoulders felt extremely tide and I was in so much pain because of long period of stress I had experienced. I have had 2 treatments with Collette so far and already feel a big difference. I can highly recommend Collette. Joanna

I took my 4-week old baby to see Jeni as we were having persistent feeding issues which I suspected were related to his tongue-tie and not fully resolved by division alone. He had a shallow latch leading to a lot of air swallowing, making breastfeeding challenging and stressful. Over the course of 6 weeks of treatment we saw a huge difference - breastfeeding is now comfortable for both of us, and my baby is much more settled on the whole including at night. I highly recommend Jeni and Sam and would certainly use them again.

Excellent service, I have been bringing my family to the courtyard osteopaths since my first son was a new born baby- 16 years now! Friendly, relaxed, in-depth treatment, super knowledgeable in the bodies whole systems - a truly holistic treatment beyond what I had expected from a osteopath session

I started seeing Collette Tirimo at Courtyard Osteopaths a few months ago under a period of intense stress when my neck seized up, limiting mobility and causing a great deal of pain that I had never experienced before. She was able to alleviate my pain and mobility issues within only a few treatments. I continue to see her on a regular basis to help manage osteoarthritis and stay balanced. Collette is a highly skilled and sensitive osteopath that I plan on seeing for a long time to come. Highly recommend!

I’ve been dealing with back pain for over 10 years after sustaining a back injury at a young age. Over the past year, it had been getting worse, and I felt like nothing was helping. I decided to try an osteopath and booked a session with Jeni. I’ll admit, I was a bit skeptical at first—it didn’t feel like much was happening during the treatment—but the results have been amazing. After just one session, I already felt like I was getting my body back. The pain that’s bothered me for years is finally easing, and I feel 1000 times better. I’m so excited and hopeful about continuing my treatment with Jeni—it’s given me real hope that I can get back to 100%! I can’t recommend The Court Yard Osteopaths enough to anyone struggling with long-term pain!

I would highly recommend. Sam initially treated & resolved my 15 year old whip lash injury. I now see Sam to settle long covid symptoms (headache, inflammation, unsettled breathing among others) I've been experiencing which has allowed me to start living my life again. Thank you Sam!

My experience at the courtyard osteopaths has been exceptional and they will always be the first port of call for me in regards to solutions for my health. I have worked with Jeni Briggs for over a year and immediately on meeting her she could sense and understand my longstanding pattern of injury following a bike accident in 2018 which I should have sought help for much earlier. Jeni’s understanding of the human body and the ability to establish what treatment is required after just a few moments of observation always astonishes me. When I visit I always leave feeling lighter and more balanced and in less pain. My main issue has been sciatica and sitting and travelling have been what has caused flare ups . I know that after seeing a Jeni I will feel better and life will become more bearable. She also gives me exercises to do to help the effects last. I know I am says in safe hands and that there is care an attention in finding long lasting solutions. I am now going to make some appointments to explore hormonal and respiratory health as well as I didn’t previously realise this was working the remit of osteopathy. What a magical art it is.

When I first visited Jeni, I was experiencing concerning symptoms of tingling and pins and needles in my limbs. These sensations were not only physically uncomfortable but also caused me anxiety as I was worried about what might be causing them. The symptoms were affecting my peace of mind and making me increasingly concerned about my health. After several treatments with Jeni, I discovered these sensations were stemming from imbalances in my hips, back, and neck - nothing more serious as I had feared. The pins and needles have largely resolved, only returning occasionally. I'm now able to go about my daily activities without the constant worry and discomfort that had been troubling me. In addition Jeni has helped me with considerable pain that I had in my feet. I was worrying I would have problems walking in the future, because my big toe had got so painful. Jeni works with the whole body to make adjustments, and it certainly works. I see Jeni as someone to go to see every month or so to keep up the progress we made. What stands out about Jeni is her exceptional hands, and her ability to hold a nurturing space. Her work is so gentle, wise and nourishing - it is deeply affective, yet doesn't feel invasive. Her expertise has made such a positive difference that I've confidently recommended her to several friends, who have also experienced significant benefits from her treatment. Her osteopathic care has not only addressed my physical symptoms but also provided welcome peace of mind.

I started seeing Jeni a few years ago.. I was suffering from tinnitus and I wasn’t getting any where with the doctors. It was disrupting my life, my sleep, everyday..I was not in a good place. I saw Jeni to see if she could help, and after a few months I was almost as good as new! I couldn’t believe it and still can’t. She has given me back my quality life and I am so grateful. I continue to see her for other issues because she helps and treats me like a whole person. Jeni is fantastic, I wouldn’t recommend anyone else.

This is a peaceful place where people can heal. After an excruciating back spasm which put me in hospital for three days, I didn't feel safe in my own body. But now I do, because my back has become much stronger thanks to what I would call 'maintenance' treatments from Jeni Briggs every six to twelve weeks. I am so grateful.

I've seen Sam Dobbie at Courtyard Osteopaths for a few different things over the past few months and each appointment has been very helpful. From relieving the pain in my neck that had been there for years, through helping to reduce my acid reflux, to realigning my face and relieving lots of pain after very invasive dental treatment. I would highly recommend Sam.

I have been using Jeni Briggs at The Centre for Whole Health for around 20 years. When my son was a baby we took him there for a number of health issues, mainly severe reflux. The help and support I received was incredible and literally life-changing for us as a family. As I have got older I am now coming for problems such as injuries received at the gym. I would much rather deal with the root of the problem than rely on painkillers. Jeni's expertise is excellent and she works in a holistic way, always fixing the problem I have. The centre itself is calm, warm and very friendly with a relaxing atmosphere. I cannot recommend it more highly.

We came to see Jeni for our baby daughter who had some clear discomfort especially present when in the car seat. We have been working with Jeni for a few weeks now and there’s a really clear improvement. She was also breech for a while late in my pregnancy which had likely lead to a tilt in her pelvis which Jeni was able to normalise. Jeni has also been working on a tightness through one side of her face which was mainly presenting with a gunky eye which she’d had since birth. Jeni has been fantastic and whilst we still need a few more sessions the difference in our little one has been incredible. So glad we found her!

I initially went to see Colette because of recurring issues with my lower back. At the time, I was also struggling to recover from a period of awful mental health, but I didn't think that would be relevant or affected by the osteopathy treatment. I was surprised and very pleased that, in the first session, Colette's assessment seemed very holistic, covering all aspects of my physical and mental wellbeing. I felt understood and optimistic about receiving genuinely holistic and also trustworthy healthcare. I had thought that osteopathy was just about bones and joints, and cracking thereof. In the following sessions with Colette, she was able to help calm my entire nervous system and I felt deep physical and mental relief as a result. The first time this happened I genuinely thought she had cast some magic! My back has improved over the last 5 months and, more importantly for me, I have made my way out of what was a dark and hopeless emotional state. There were lots of other factors in that recovery, but to have the regular help from Colette was really important and I am extremely grateful for this.

I have been seeing Jeni for a few years now with quite complex problems following on from multiple injuries. She has always been very kind, patient, professional and flexible with my treatment. As a results we have made amazing progress. I think may other osteopaths would have failed or given up!

What a transformation! I brought my 8 year old daughter here as she was grinding her teeth terribly at bedtime - I could hear her from the other room! After about 4 sessions the difference has been incredible - the teeth grinding is so much better! But more interestingly, she was a child who was quite 'hyper', found it hard to stay still, found emotional regulation hard and was very anxious falling asleep at bedtime - Jeni mentioned that these things could be linked to the tension in her body and I have to say I feel like we have a different child since starting the treatment - no more tantrums over tights or clothes not 'feeling right', much better at managing fatigue and emotional situations, she is so much calmer and school have said she is sitting and listening better in the classroom and she is considerably less anxious at bedtime. Thank you so much!

Sam Dobbie has made a huge difference to our family. After 3 years of recurring migraines, it was Sam's osteopathy that finally gave our daughter her smile back. He has treated other family members for dodgy knees and various other complaints. He is always gentle and friendly. I highly recommend!

Jeni Brigs has been treating me for many years, trough all my past traumas and illnesses. Recently I had heart surgery and cancer treatment and Jeni has been helping me healing both physically and mentally. As she treats my body she also gives me a place of safety and the courage to face what comes. Without her I wouldn’t have been able to recover so well and so quickly.

Jeni has totally transformed my back in just a few sessions.. I had been to local doctors, had a private spine specialist 's session and even was forwarded to the BRI . But it was Jeni who recognised immediately my problem and sorted it out! Also my two grandchildren have had their legs treated. This is an excellent small business. I highly recommend it.

I've been seeing Jeni for a few years now, due to complex health issues, that other practitioners haven't been able to fully understand. Jeni sees you as a whole, and helps get to the root cause of an issue. She has been an integral part of my journey to mind/body/spirit health and I'm very grateful I found her.

Friendly centre with top quality osteopaths. They have really helped to sort my back out after an injury.

I’ve been treated by all the osteopaths at this practice. They are all very skilled, excellent at diagnosis and treatment. I have been cured of so many injuries and mishaps! And they are all lovely people!

I brought my daughter to Sam as she was struggling to feed on one side after a shoulder dystocia and hated tummy time. Sam saw she struggled to look to that side and worked on releasing tension and also helping to improve her mobility in her spine. He was so gentle and calming and she loved her sessions. The sessions had an immediate positive impact and after 3 sessions her mobility was much improved and she was loving tummy time. Highly recommended.

I have been bringing my baby to see Sam due to her reflux. Sam is so gentle and has a lovely manner with my baby. My little one enjoys her visits and her reflux has greatly improved! I would recommend Sam to everyone, he really is a baby whisperer!

We have been for a few sessions with Sam as my now 11 week old Rhys was born via forceps. He also has bilateral talipes. Sam is great with him and Rhys loves his sessions with him. Rhys digestive system. Reflux and latch seem so much better and I'll actually be sad when our sessions end!

I brought my son to see Sam Dobbie when he was 3 mths old as he was an unsettled, miserable baby. Sam was absolutely fantastic with him.! He definitely settled him down and gave some great advice regarding different things...I really believe he calmed him down and made him more comfortable. We still go for a check in every few months after 18 mths.! I myself suffer with a herniated disc/lower back problems, horrible neck pain and awful migraines (due to bad posture and tension I think).. so Sam recommended Rupert Warne. Rupert was very thorough and after just the 1st appointment I was able to put my jacket on without flinching, turn my head more to each side and....I haven't had a migraine since (have been for 4 appointments now)... BRILLIANT.! Overall....fantastic service and staff.

I've been to see Jeni Briggs for treatment at the Courtyard Osteopaths a few times over the last five years, mostly for knee and ankle pain. The diagnosis and treatment has been spot on every time, and I'm always amazed at the resulting pain loss. The process feels almost magical, though of course it's actually the result of Jeni's years of training and experience. Can't recommend this practice highly enough!

Jeni and Sam have worked wonders on my colicky 6 week old. Her latch improved almost immediately after the first session which made a big difference to both her and me. I can also can now put her down, both during the day and at night. She sleeps in her own cot overnight now too and our fussy evenings are largely a thing of the past. She is much happier and so are we - I can't recommend them highly enough.

I have received fantastic care from Sam Dobbie, Jeni Briggs and Sally Hunter at The Courtyard Osteopaths. I struggled with breastfeeding pain from the day my daughter was born. She had tongue-tie which caused a painful latch and made feeding intolerable without nipple shields. Sam and Jeni treated my daughter before and after she received tongue-tie surgery and regularly thereafter, especially at times of growth spurts. The treatments made breastfeeding possible and I conitnued to feed her well beyond her first year. I was treated for mild pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Sam, Jeni and Sally have an expert, gentle touch, which you barely feel, and yet, being in their hands puts you in a deep state of relaxation. My symptoms were brought under control (I also saw a women's physio and did Kegels) and have now stabilised. I am deeply grateful for the relief my osteopaths have brought me. POP can be uncomfortable and depressing, and the osteopathy treatments improved my quality of life. If you have POP (or breatfeeding problems), don't despair, there is help out there, and I can recommend The Courtyard Osteopaths.

I have been having osteopathy for 20 years and have seen various osteopaths over the years. Sally has by far been the best. I initially took my daughter who had various issues with low muscle tone, hypermobility and silent reflux, Sally was brilliant with her and noticeably helped with her development and I was so pleased that we found her. I then started to see Sally myself for migraines and she has been absolutely amazing on so many levels. I can't recommend her enough for children and adults. All in all I'd give her 100 stars if I could!

Jeni and her colleague are extremely knowledgeable and professional. They helped me with strong vertigo and dizziness. I have no hesitation in recommending. Excellent

Jeni has been treating our family for the past fourteen years and I have to say has been amazing. My eldest son was born with a neck issue that meant he would not sleep for longer than three hours. 6 weeks after taking him to see Jeni he was sleeping through the night. Jeni has help me through two problems with my right knee including a bakers cyst. I was told by the NHS that it would take up to two years for the bakers cyst to go away. Jeni identified that the issue was due to my body twising to the right. Three months later I was back on a bike - amazing. Jeni is currently treating my youngest son for osgood schlatters - we are coming to the end of his treatment and it has been fantastic for him. He has gone from not being able to play football three months ago to getting into a local football team. Unbelivable, cant recomment Jeni and her team enough.

Sally from the Courtyard Oesteopaths has transformed my daughter’s interactions with family! Couldn’t recommend more highly. I wish we had taken her sooner. When we started treatment she couldn’t be held by them, would tolerate them playing with her but would sometimes cry when they would so much as look at her. After 2 or 3 sessions she was a totally different baby. Confident in playing with them, trusting them, laughing with them and letting them hold her with no problem! I couldn’t believe it. I didn’t know what to expect with the appointments either but they are very subtle gentle treatments and so relaxing- even just by sitting in the room it’s lovely.

I have been visiting Courtyard Osteopaths with my son since he was a few months old, he has seen Jeni, Sam and Sally over the months and all are wonderful, kind, knowledgeable osteopaths. My son has received osteopathy for breastfeeding, mild reflux and plagiocephaly. Initially I sought treatment to help with breastfeeding and possible reflux with Sam and Sally and although they were unable to resolve the breast feeding issues (due to an underlying medical issue of mine) the reflux symptoms disappeared and I strongly believe they helped me to have a happy healthy baby who slept well. At 5 months they noticed my sons head had become quite flat (plagiocephaly) and took measurements which placed him in the ‘severe’ section of the chart which would suggest that a helmet to address the flatness could have been appropriate. I was extremely reluctant to take my son for helmet treatment (taking months and costing thousands of pounds) so Jeni and Sam began treating him with more intensity and I am delighted to say that 4 months later his measurements show that his head has moved through the chart into ‘moderate’ and now ‘mild’ and his head is a much more regular shape. Now that my son is on a maintenance schedule I plan to start visiting Courtyard Ostepaths again for my own treatment of the the various issues childbirth has left me with! Thank you to the lovely folks at Courtyard Osteopaths for their effective work and kindness over the last 7 months

I started seeing Sally as I was having an awful second pregnancy, full of anxiety and discomfort, I found out at an early scan that I had a bicornuate uterus and then at my 20 week scan that the placenta was low lying covering my cervix meaning I would need a cesarean, all this really upset me as I had hoped for a water birth the second time round. I was booked in for a 28 week scan so they could book me in for a c section. I started seeing Sally around 22 weeks, not only did she alleviate my anxieties, which were causing me horrendous acid stomach aches restricting what I could eat but she also worked wonders, creating space for my growing baby in his heart shaped home and enabling the placenta to move up and away, resulting in an all clear 28 week scan meaning I could have a 'normal' birth, (the sonographer even commented that he had 'plenty of space in there' !) I was elated and went on to have a lovely full term 8lbs 10oz baby in the birthing pool, exactly what I wanted, which had felt impossible only weeks earlier, I cannot sing Sally's praises enough, really a heart felt thanks to her and Jeni, and I'd definitely recommend!

Myself and my daughter have been treated by all three osteopaths for different problems. My daughter is 2 years old and has had difficulty sleeping since birth. I have seen some amazing changes in her since being treated and we are finally getting some solid chunks of sleep at night. I also have experienced problems since the birth of my daughter which I've also seen significant improvements with. I feel very looked after as soon as I walk into the room and think the expertise between them is incredible. I rave about them to anyone I know with a toddler who has sleeping problems and I will continue to use them myself for any problems I face in the future. An amazing team who I couldn't recommend more highly!

Sam is amazing. Such a gentle, kind man. He has helped my Daughter when she was born and her jaw and shoulders would click from a difficult labour which meant she took in excess air when feeding and was very painful and again years later when she had neck pain. She loved her visits to see Sam and he's the only person I know to get her to sit still for that length of time so easily and also no more neck pain. Highly recommend this practice especially Sam is great with children.

Thanks to Jeni Briggs' care, experience and insight I have experienced healing beyond what I first expected or looked for - profound thanks Jeni for all the help you have given me!

Sam Dobbie is fantastic. Solved my back problems brilliantly. Would highly recommend!

Jeni is a true miracle worker, thank you!

Jeni is extremely knowledgeable and professional. She is always keen to understand you as an individual and treats holistically. It is always such a pleasurable experience and without fail, I leave the premises feeling so much better than when I had arrived. I have no hesitation in recommending. 👍😃😘

Jeni and Sam are both highly skilled professionals and I would give them 6 stars if I could. After 20 years of back pain, I only wish I had known about them sooner. Their methods have made a dramatic difference to me and I am very grateful to them both.