Our Team

Dr Heather Epps

Heather is the clinical lead in aquatic physiotherapy

I completed the residential Bath hydrotherapy course in 1993 and am trained in Watsu®, Aquastretch, Bad Ragaz Ring Method, and Halliwick, to name but a few. I developed Aquaepps® techniques to influence muscle tone and transitioning between positions in water. I am an Accredited Aquatic Therapy Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (ATACP) tutor and have been teaching physiotherapists, educational staff, carers, support workers and families for many years. I sit on the ATACP executive committee and was awarded the Robert Williams award for meritorious work in hydrotherapy at the World Congress of physiotherapy. I have released 4 training DVD’s in hydrotherapy, 2 are aimed at those with neurological dysfunction and 2 are foundation techniques for treating the upper limb, spine and lower limbs.[bg_collapse view=”link” custom_class=”showmore1″ expand_text=”Show more…” collapse_text=”Show less” ]

I have been involved in designing and consulting in pool design for many years. My greatest achievement with the help of Mark has been designing the pool and surrounds at LHAP. Working in this amazing facility has realised my dream. I am passionate about aquatic physiotherapy and what it can achieve for people of all ages and conditions. I simply love being in the water.

Outside of work I play badminton, stoolball (cross between cricket and rounders) and golf. I love to socialise and meet with friends in my spare time. When Eric is home then family time is my favourite pastime, even if Mark and Eric always beat me at cards and board games.

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Mark Epps

Mark is the Operations Director of LHAP

I enjoy the day-to-day running of the clinic, answering queries, helping everything to run smoothly and giving our clinicians and staff the means to focus on their key goals – to provide first-class independent healthcare in a safe, comfortable and welcoming environment.

My favourite part of each day is meeting our clients and being allowed to share in their successes and achievements. I trained as a Pollution Chemist specialising in Geology but ended up working for an American engineer firm. Having taken a career change, I trained as a primary school teacher in 2005, specialising and leading the teaching and learning of Maths across Key Stages 1 and 2 at alarge junior school in Reigate.[bg_collapse view=”link” custom_class=”showmore1″ expand_text=”Show more…” collapse_text=”Show less” ]

In 2016, it became apparent that the business aspects of running Children’s Neuro Physio were detracting from Heather’s clinical ambitions, so I decided to join Children’s Neuro Physio with the aims of easing the administrative burden on Heather and to find us a suitable building that we could develop into a physio clinic and hydrotherapy pool. That finally came to fruition in January 2021 when we opened Lymden Hydrotherapy and Physiotherapy.

Out of work, I enjoy walking our Springer Spaniel, Clem (who can sometimes be found at the clinic as a therapy pat-dog), playing golf, following Brighton & Hove Albion and pretending to understand Eric’s (our son) Aeronautical Engineering maths problems!

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