If you know what sort of therapist you are looking for, half the battle is over. It is more difficult if you have an interest and would like to experiment. As always, it is easier to experiment in the bigger cities and wandering around the city you may come across anything from a Chinese herbalist to a Rosen method therapist.

Word of mouth is a fairly reliable source of information although alternative medicine and therapy is often a personal choice. Talking to people around you might at least help in finding out what your choices are.

Health food shops tend to be good places for local therapists to advertise and the people who staff them are usually in the know about who is around.

Failing that, there are some good websites that will help you find both a method and a therapist that suit. Their information on the Swedish websites is predominantly in Swedish so research on the actual method is best done first in English.

• The Committee for Alternative Medicine is an industry organisation aimed at spreading information about treatment methods, protecting the individual’s right to free choice, creating uniformity in the Nordic region, certifying therapists and lobbying the government. They also list accredited therapists around the country.
  

• Alternative Medicine is a guide to therapists and companies specialising in alternative medicine and therapy. Although run by a company it provides information (in Swedish) about a wide range of methods and lists therapists all over Sweden.
  

• There are also a number of industry associations within each method and you should find links to them on the other two websites. Examples include the Shiatsu Association and the Swedish Academy for Homeopathy.