Matthew Appleton

Matthew Appleton MA UKCP RCST, is a Body Psychotherapist, Craniosacral Therapist and Integrative Baby Therapist living and working in Bristol, England. In 2006 he founded Conscious Embodiment Trainings to facilitate experiential Prenatal and Birth Process Workshops for adults and teach Integrative Baby Therapy to health professionals throughout Europe. For nine years, prior to his career as a therapist, he worked as a houseparent at A. S. Neill’s famous democratic school Summerhill. His book ‘A Free-Range Childhood’, based on his experiences at Summerhill has been published in several languages. More than a hundred of his articles have been published in books and journals, on subjects ranging from alternative education and parenting to bodywork, psychotherapy and ecology.