Credentials and Training

Credentials and Training

I have been practicing massage therapy for over 14 years. I started as an assistant to an aquatic physical therapist, where I guided patients in exercises recovering from surgery, injury, or muscle or joint debilitating illnesses. There I deepened my understanding of the biomechanics of the human body and stoked my interest in healing.

I subsequently worked in health club settings for five years, collaborating with trainers to provide optimal support in clients’ recovery from intense workouts, addressing injuries, and providing relaxing and stress-relieving bodywork.

More recently I have had the privilege of working on athletes along the Front Range, providing pre-and post race massage sessions to cyclists, runners, and triathletes. Although I have a strong background in sports massage and deep tissue massage, my passion resides in facilitating deep relaxation and helping the body tap into its own healing abilities.

In May 2016, I began the Wise Womb Medicine Path for the Temple Arts Apprenticeship with Naomi Love where I am learning Mayan abdominal massage for reproductive and digestive health, plant medicine, and womb healing techniques.

In October 2018, I took Carol Osborne’s certification course for Peri- and Prenatal Massage Therapy so that I may better support women who are pregnant, laboring, and recovering from birth.  I am still in the process of certification.

I have been active throughout my life playing soccer, riding horses, backpacking, biking, running, and practicing yoga. Movement and experiencing life fully through my body has always been a priority, as well as a great passion that fuels my work and my desire to help others enjoy life fully in a healthy body.

Credentials

Colorado Licensed Massage Therapist: MT.0015143

Board Certified Massage Therapist by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork NCBTMB: 410224-00

Certified Holistic Health Counselor by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners

Education

Carol Osborne’s BodyTherapy Education, Peri- and Prenatal Massage Therapy Workshop (2018), 32 hours completed, certification in process

Wise Womb Medicine Path School for the Temple Arts (2016), Level One Apprenticeship completed

Lauterstein-Conway School of Massage, Austin, TX (2003), Completed 550+ hours of massage training

Institute of Integrative Nutrition (2006), Certified as Holistic Health Counselor by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners

University of Texas at Austin (2010), Bachelor of Arts in Sociology