A new therapy and wellbeing centre based in the surroundings of Sudley Estate in South Liverpool, has recently opened its doors after a remarkable transformation to its building.

The Changing Rooms features four treatment rooms and three for talking therapies, located in a “calm and restorative space”. The building overhaul is part of a long-term health and wellbeing project from Growing Sudley Community Interest Company (CIC).

The community business operates a therapeutic garden, to which all profits from the new therapy rooms will be distributed.

The capital refurbishment of a derelict sports changing rooms facility has been community-led and aimed at creating a low carbon eco building. The building runs on air source heat pump technology and was clad with zero carbon natural building material hempcrete, as part of a volunteer training project in 2023. Solar panels and a living biodiverse roof are set to be installed soon.

A growing community of therapists are already using the building and the response has been enthusiastic. Therapists and clients alike are enjoying the relaxed and regenerative atmosphere, the beautiful greenspace location and the social and environmental aims of the wider project.

The space currently offers treatments including yoga therapy, thai massage, holistic bodywork, ayurvedic therapies and talking therapies from a range of integrative counsellors and clinical psychologists.

Growing Sudley CIC is a not-for-profit community business working since 2017 to revive the old walled garden at Sudley Estate. The redevelopment of the derelict Liverpool City Council changing rooms building took place between 2020 and 2025 with funding from Power To Change, Tudor Trust, National Lottery Heritage Fund, Clothworkers Foundation, Key Fund, Kindred Liverpool and Liverpool City Region Environment Fund.

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