And the story is still being written

Est. 2001  —  celebrating our 25th year in 2026

This year, The Maris Practice turns 25 and we think that warrants a celebration.

When the practice opened its doors in 2001, integrative health was still finding its footing in the mainstream. The idea that Osteopathy, Nutritional Therapy, Acupuncture, and a growing range of complementary therapies could sit together under one roof, that patients could be seen as whole people, not a collection of symptoms – felt radical to some and obvious to others. Twenty-five years on, the message is hitting more.

We’ve navigated a great deal together over those years. The financial crisis. A global pandemic that closed our doors and then reopened them in ways none of us anticipated. Practitioners who’ve come and gone and left their mark. Patients who’ve trusted us with some of the most vulnerable moments of their lives. Through all of it, the practice has grown, adapted, and remained, we hope, a place of consistent excellent health care at the heart of this community.

Twenty-five years of patients who trusted us with their health, and practitioners who gave their very best every day.

We are currently a team of 16 practitioners, with appointment numbers stronger and more consistent than at any point in our history. But what matters most to us has never changed: the quality of care, the warmth of this community, and the relationships built, sometimes over decades, often over generations  between our practitioners and the people they serve.

You are part of this story. Many of you have been coming to the practice for years, some of you almost as long as we’ve existed. And as we mark this milestone, we’d love to hear from you.

How to share your story

Over the next few weeks in our waiting room you’ll find a display board and a small stand of cards — we’re collecting patient stories throughout our 25th year. They don’t need to be long. Just your own words about what The Maris Practice has meant to you, written by hand and added to the board. We’d be so grateful to have yours there.

If you are not coming into the clinic but want to share your story or experience there are a few easy ways to do that too:

Leave a Google Review

Click here to find us on Google and leave a review. Even a few sentences makes a real difference to people who are looking for exactly the kind of care we offer but haven’t found us yet.

Write to us directly

Email your words to mail@themarispractice.co.uk and we’ll make sure they reach the right people. With your permission, we may share them as part of our 25th year celebrations.

Tag us on social media

Share what The Maris Practice means to you on Instagram or Facebook and tag @themarispractice. We’d love to see it, and so would your friends and followers.

 

However you choose to mark this milestone with us, whether it’s a card on our board, a kind word to a friend, or a Google review written in five minutes on your phone –  it means more than we can say. This practice exists because of the community around it. You built this with us.

Here’s to the next 25.

 

With warmth and gratitude,

Claire and the whole Maris team