About Lucy Stevens MFHT
Welcome to my small business in Somerset. I’m Lucy Stevens & I’ve been a therapist for 20 years now. Aromatherapy & botanical products have been at the heart of my small business from the start (having experienced their transformative powers personally, I dived into training as a massage therapist and never looked back).
In recent years I’ve downsized the business (from full time massage therapist & producer of skincare brand Orchard View naturals) & now specialise in holistic, natural facials at my home studio near Langport, Somerset. There’s so much that goes into my treatments which are “more than just a facial” as my clients like to say. I work intuitively, to give you just what you need on the day you visit, choosing from my bank of skills & experience. My clients often comment on how much they love their treatments being different every time they visit. Also unique to my treatments are the aromatherapy face & body oils that I design & blend in my workshop exclusively for you.
My motivation is to make a difference in this little corner of the world, by offering a sanctuary space for you to tap into. I hope you feel the love at Apple Tree Studio, where everything is created for a light, positive energy.
Lucy x
“Lucy… with the most magic hands in the South West."
Lucy's Credentials
Award Winning: 2021 Green Therapy Business of the Year, Federation of Holistic Therapists Excellence Awards.
Professional: Member Federation of Holistic Therapists; Insured Holistic Insurance Ltd. Articles by Lucy have appeared in the International Therapist Magazine in 2019 (Lavender Essential Oils), 2021 (Natural Skincare Products) and 2022 (A Green Therapy Business). She has contributed an online seminar to the Federation of Holistic Therapists Professional Development Conference in 2022 (Going Green).
Experienced: 20 years self-employed therapist working from a home clinic. A decade formulating & producing natural skincare brand "Orchard View naturals". Has also worked as a self-employed therapist at venues including The Orchard Centre, Chard (Orchard Osteopaths), the Minster Centre for Natural Therapies, Ilminster & and as Head Therapist at Wellness at Jordans Courtyard, Ilminster.
Qualified: Core holistic therapy qualifications: Level 4 Award for Holistic Estheticians, Crossfields Institute, Distinction in ITEC (International Therapy Examinations Council) Diploma in Aromatherapy; Distinction in Holistic Massage and Anatomy/Physiology (Distinction).
Continual Professional Development: Essential oil Chemistry & Pharmacology (Robert Tisserand), Skin Series (Tisserand Institute), Advanced Essential Oils (Kolinka Zinovieff), Aromatherapy Product Blending (Alan Stuart), Aromatherapeutic Facials (S.E.E.D), Natural Skincare & Skin Nutrition (CNM), Indian Face Massage (Lesley Hunter), Beauty Facials (Gateway), Tsuboki Face Massage (Ann Parry), Zone Facelift, Hot & Cold Stone Massage (Gateway), Reiki 1st & 2nd degree (Beverley Moore), Crystal Healing (UK Holistics), Shirodhara (Ayurveda Pura), Advanced Natural Perfumery (Marina Barcenilla), MASCED training with Skcin.org (2023). Online workshops have included Oxidisation & Shelf Life of Essential Oils (Robert Tisserand), UK Regulations for Cosmetics (CTPA), EU Transition and International Trade Support Clinic (International Trade Matters), Biodynamic Craniosacral Training Introductory Weekend (Circle Cranio) & more. In-person workshops have included Self-Sufficient Herbal Medicine (Lucy Jones), Natural Perfumery (Elijah Choo), Edible Flowers (Sian Davies), Distilling Hydrosols (Saskia Marjoram).
Also qualified to MA (Masters of the Arts) level in arts subjects including Creative Arts & Arts Administration.
Recognised: Orchard View naturals skincare, Lucy's brand 2011-2021, was featured in "The Anti-Ageing Beauty Bible: Everything You Need to Look and Feel Gorgeous for Ever" by Josephine Fairley and Sarah Stacey 2015: "Sarah loves OV Naturals Triple Rose Organic Facial Oil, a handmade treat from a tiny business in Somerset." The same facial oil was selected as a 'Judge's Favourite' in the 2013 Beauty Shortlist Awards: "Your Triple Rose oil is exquisite." In Sublime Magazine, Sept/Oct 2011, Triple Rose was featured as "A beauty industry favourite" & has featured in other publications such as Somerset Living, Mail on Sunday, Irish Independent & in beauty blogs.
Community: Orchard View naturals skincare, Lucy's brand 2011-2021, was stocked by spas. independent shops, salons and fellow practitioners. These included the prestigious Scarlet & Bedruthan spa hotel in Cornwall as well as Holistic Therapist Tannis Bridge (Castle Cary), Soft Tissue Therapist Debbie Domoney (Langport), Advanced Clinical Massage Therapist Debra Chicken (Bath and Falmouth), Keely Mangham (Make up Artist), Sophia's Choice, Charlie Hughes' Natural Health, Wellbeing & Beauty Shop (Beaminster), Trading Post Farm Shop (Lopenhead), Hamdon Beauty Barn (Stoke sub Hamdon), Minster Health Foods (Ilminster), The Therapy Room (Hambridge) and Carousel Gift Shop (Crewkerne) & Jordan's Courtyard (Ilminster), Frome Independent Market. While I no longer make skincare products for the general public, a small selection of bespoke facial and body oils are created for sale at Apple Tree Studio, exclusively for therapy clients.