Integrative Bodywork sounds great, but what if I just want a massage?
With nearly twenty years experience, including several at a local athletic facility, I have provided professional massage for people from 8 to 88 --- from the high school cross country team to moms, dads, and grandparents. My holistic approach can complement your ongoing fitness training, physical therapy, psychotherapy, or other care.
When you schedule your appointment, just let me know it's for massage therapy. I specialize in Neuromuscular Therapy (St John), which uses targeted pressure and fascial release for structural balancing, strength and flexibility. Each session will be tailored to your needs --- the pressure, the areas treated --- within your big-picture goals.
How often should I schedule?
I usually recommend a week or ten days between the first few sessions. Some people prefer to schedule a regular appointment, same day, same time, every week or two. If your goals include changing a long-held pattern, our regular contact helps to keep the new physiological balance on course. Allowing time between sessions is important, as your body processes and integrates what's new.
What ethical guidelines do you follow?A national level professional organization, Assoc. Bodyworkers and Massage Professionals, publishes ethical guidelines at abmp.com. I have been a member since 1991.
My office policies on confidentiality, privacy, and safety reflect a healthy respect for client boundaries . For example, I may begin the first session with a new client by stating that touch is optional in my practice. Clients may always remain fully clothed. Clients requesting massage, if unclothed, will be draped appropriately. Sexual contact is not a part of professional massage therapy.
What advice might you have for someone new to bodywork?
Be curious. As you try something new, how do you know when something feels better?
Look beyond the technique or modality, to the healing context provided by our relationships.
