Massage is a healing art as well as a science. It requires a balance of anatomical knowledge, effective touch and a sincere desire to help others. In my private practice, I assist clients with their stress reduction, pain management and injury treatment needs. Sessions incorporate multiple styles of bodywork including Swedish, deep tissue sport’s and orthopedic massage, myofascial release and manual lymphatic drainage. Self-massage and stretching exercises are addressed to promote lasting effects of the bodywork.

Before discovering my passion for massage therapy, I earned a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Anthropology in 1991. I became a certified massage therapist in 2006, graduating with honors from Boulder College of Massage Therapy. To help clients reduce swelling and chronic inflammation either from injury or orthopedic surgeries and to learn how to adapt massage for those at risk of lymphedema as a result of cancer treatment, I wanted to gain a better understating of the lymphatic system. In 2011, I received a Manual Lymph Drainage certification from Klose Training and Consulting.