Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork
I have been a certified massage therapist since April of 2000. I acquired my massage therapy credentials in a rigorous and thorough 1000-hour program from Seattle's Brian Utting School of Massage. I specialize in deep tissue and orthopedic (injury treatment) massage as well as Swedish, neuromuscular technique, and sports massage. I have also obtained specialized credentials in pregnancy and postpartum massage therapy from Kate Jordan Seminars, and am a certified PUSH® therapist. I am a professional member of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), and am Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCTMB).
Hypnotherapy and HypnoBirthing® Childbirth Classes
I received my hypnotherapy training from the Institute for Therapeutic Learning in Seattle in 1998, and I received additional training in the Transformational Healing Method from the Center for Healing and Transformation in Oakland in 2005. I am certified by the National Guild of Hypnotists. I am also an Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) practitioner. I have been certified by the HypnoBirthing Institute as a HypnoBirthing® Childbirth Educator (HBCE) since 2000.
Wellness Consulting
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More about me
I am an Ambassador for the Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce, as well as the President of the Wine Country chapter of the American Business Women's Association (ABWA). I have a bachelor's degree in English from UC Davis, with minors in Environmental Policy Analysis and Planning as well as Rhetoric and Communication. I am also a doula (birth assistant), and received my training from the Seattle Midwifery School in 2000. I have attended many of the births of my HypnoBirthing® students, and they are truly amazing! I am meticulous and professional in my work, and I walk my life path with curiosity, humor, love, and grace.
