Rodger’s experience spans an incredible 30-plus years having graduated as a Chartered Physiotherapist, then going on to obtain postgraduate qualifications in manual and manipulative therapy. After working within the NHS,  Rodger Duckworth set up The Practice in Wokingham which has since gone on to become the leading of its type in Berkshire. His interests soon moved towards helping people with complex integrated health issues. His life’s work has been to look far and wide for answers and he now works exclusively as an expert in the field of trauma, chronic pain and stress illness with a mind-body approach.

His skills include various touch therapies, somatic experiencing, sensorimotor psychotherapy, EMDR, Brain spotting, Polyvagal informed work, parts work, NeuroAffective Touch, Craniosacral/Fascial therapies, Music and sound therapies, energy medicine modalities, compassionate coaching and, through his own healing journey, has also spent 20 years in the field of martial arts and uses meditation, mindfulness and martial arts including tai chi, Qi gong and other meditational movement forms.

Given his solid medical background and 6 years in hospital medicine this places his well for treating pain conditions and recurrent musculoskeletal issues which do not resolve with conventional treatment

Rodger really looks to see the person as a whole and not just a brain, a nervous system, a musculoskeletal system, an immune system or any one system dominating – rather to see the person as a connected being. He is well known for not treating labels and rather looking at what is going on beneath the diagnoses.

His work is with people suffering from conditions labelled as:

Fibromyalgia,

Chronic pain,

ME/CFS,

Long covid,

Auto-immune diseases,

Tourettes,

ADHD,

Anxiety, Depression and mood disorders,

PTSD,

Developmental trauma Transgenerational trauma

Sexual Harm

Rodger and has particular interest and expertise in working in the field of sexual harm. This often shows up as part of the surface presentations like fibromyalgia and disordered eating and addictions rather than being something people bring initially.Whilst working with a male therapist may seem counterintuitive for many patients / clients, repair of healthy masculine energy and presence has proved to be the missing piece for many people, not withstanding the obvious benefits for working with male survivors.

Rodger’s expertise is complimented by lived experiences having suffered from a debilitating autoimmune condition, leading to a collapse, emergency cardiac unit care and a near death experience. Rodger spent 8 – 10 years self-healing using the same techniques which his patients benefit from today. He is living proof that the work he specialise in do work.

Rodger is passionate about taking a mind-body and trauma informed holistic approach to helping patients. This has revolutionised his work and the lives of many patients.​

Mainly in person work although does offer virtual work or hybrid of both.

If you are looking for a highly experienced practitioner with over 3 decades of experience with a solid medical background superimposed with a wide array of  mind body and touch based therapies and a life of using skilled touch therapies of various forms with mind body somatic skills then Rodger may be the right practitioner for you.

Take a look at this video for Rodgers personal healing journey – there’s nothing like working with someone who has been through their own healing journey and knows what it takes…. And that it works!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bzz18Cyngjc&list=PL2CqLjZVMTX3VwBf7atecmKZ_BNoOgcoQ&index=16