My intention is to facilitate relief from suffering and to encourage greater wellness and self understanding.

I use the terms "facilitate" and "encourage" because it is my experience that true healing comes from within when impediments to healing fall away or when we are reminded of our innate health. The body is innately strong and energetic, the mind sane and clear, the spirit balanced and connected. And yet at times we have pain in the body, confusion in the mind and malaise of the spirit. We experience rigidity where there was originally flexibility, contraction where there was originally expansion.

My therapeutic approach involves a variety of forms of bodywork helpful to the return to original health, based on what issues are presented and on the preferences of the client. I work in partnership with clients to this end, and in working with the body we also work with the mind and spirit.

The following are the licenses, certifications and additional training and experience relevant to my practice. My commitment to clients is to be constantly learning and evolving my skills to provide more treatment options.

• Licensed Massage Therapist in Ohio and Kentucky
• Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCTMB)
• Graduate SHI Medical Massage and Chinese Medicine School, Lebanon OH
• B.A. Psychology, Michigan State University
• Internship at the Cincinnati V.A. Hospital Chronic Pain Clinic
• Additional training in Alexander Technique, Craniosacral Therapy, Chi Gung, Reiki
• Fortune 500 Executive Management experience
• Human Resources professional

I also have a site devoted to my specialty of treating musicians for repetitive motion disorders: massage4musicians.com