My career took an unexpected turn at the end of 2025. In October I rescued a starving adolescent puppy off the side of the road in the boonies. In November he got spooked and yanked me down, and I broke and dislocated my shoulder. On New Year's Eve I had major open surgery to repair the damage and anchor everything back together.
For several months I couldn't work, and I'll be straightforward: those months were hard. What pulled me forward was a question. If I couldn't rely on my arms the way I used to, how else could I do the work I love? That question led me to ashiatsu barefoot massage.
I discovered I could deliver deep therapeutic pressure through an entirely different part of my body, with results that hands simply can't replicate. I trained and certified in DeepFeet ashiatsu, my shoulder healed fully (my surgeon's word was "beautifully"), and what began as an adaptation became a permanent expansion of my practice.
Today I offer both: classic hands-on massage on the table and deep barefoot work on the heated floor mat. I came out of this stronger, more adaptable, and more in love with the craft than ever, just in time to celebrate my 13th anniversary as a massage therapist this October. :)
My work as a therapist now spans both modalities with a firm foundation in therapeutics: training in classic Western/Swedish massage, myofascial release therapy, trigger point work, deep tissue techniques, and dermoneuromodulating, alongside intuition coupled with client feedback.
My education and experience have inspired me to frame a fantastic massage with a collaborative and nuanced neurological approach to ensure that my clients receive deep relief without the unintended consequences of an uninspired massage. As a professional Licensed Massage Therapist, I hold myself to the highest ethical standards with a wellness practice that defines boundaries clearly and emphasizes a service guided by open client-therapist communication. Everything I do is in service of ensuring that you receive safe, comfortable, compassionate, effective, and deeply personalized care so that you can walk away feeling better in your body and mind.