Veterinary Surgeon & Founder, Healing Tails

Cristina Gómez Martín-Crespo is a veterinary surgeon with a calm, holistic approach that blends modern science with gentle, natural therapies.

She graduated from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and holds advanced certifications in Veterinary Acupuncture from the Chi University (Florida, USA) and Veterinary Herbal Medicine under Dr Azucena Gómez Alonso (Madrid, Spain).

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Cristina’s focus is on recognising the subtle, early signs of imbalance that can affect an animal’s comfort and vitality long before they become visible. Through integrative veterinary care — combining acupuncture, herbal support and modern medicine — she helps pets recover, move freely, and feel their best at every stage of life.

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Her calm manner and deep respect for each patient make every visit to Healing Tails in Alton, Hampshire a gentle experience — where compassion truly meets expertise. 

Corrine graduated as a mature student from the University of Surrey in 2024. Before becoming a vet, she worked as a qualified dog trainer and behaviourist for many years, running dog and puppy classes and helping owners with more challenging behavioural problems.  She has retained an interest in animal behaviour and enjoys bringing force-free, low-stress handling principles into veterinary practice, helping pets feel as safe and relaxed as possible during their visits.

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Corrine enjoys the variety of first-opinion practice and has particular interests in medicine, pathology and oncology. She especially enjoys building long-term relationships with clients and their pets and taking a practical, individual approach to each patient rather than treating every animal the same way.

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Outside work, Corrine is usually kept busy by her son, Harry, her own animals, and her pet-care business. When she gets the chance, she enjoys tennis, the gym, travelling and spending far too much time on house projects!

Lucy qualified as a Registered Veterinary Nurse in 2005, after 3 years of training and exams and worked up to being a senior veterinary nurse in her previous position. Lucy enjoys all aspects of nursing and has a keen interest in anaesthesia, medical nursing, arthritis, weight management, and senior pet care. Lucy has trained many student nurses helping them qualify. Lucy has reception and insurance experience, and is looking forward to learning new skills as part of the Healing Tails team.

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Lucy has three rescue cats and a pony. In her  spare time Lucy likes riding around the countryside with Trigger.