Massage Therapist Q&A
What do you enjoy most about massage therapy?
I really enjoy the healing aspect of massage in all the meanings of the word: mental, physiological, and spiritual. I also think it’s such an amazing awareness tool of what is going in on with your body overall. You might start working on one thing and in the process of addressing the rest of the body, find out that you hold tension elsewhere. I really like helping clients reconnect with the feeling of ease in their bodies and being a guide on their personal journey of recovery from tension and long-term body maintenance.
I have more of an intuitive approach to treatment. I incorporate various modalities into my treatment, especially the ones that are more efficient and tend to bring tension relief results faster. I tend to go right to the issue of concern and work my way through the body tension from there. I also listen attentively and adjust to any concerns my clients might have, whether it’s pressure or technique.
How would you describe your technique/style?
What do you think is a comfortable pressure to use on a client’s muscles?
It really depends on the client. When a client can’t take deep pressure, I work at their comfort level but still very effectively. And when a client states that they would like firm, deep pressure, I am happy to deliver that as well. I allow the client to set the threshold of pressure they can bare and work within those parameters.