Welcome. I’m so glad you’re here.
You’re here because you’ve had enough of pain running your life. Of providers either offering quick fixes that don’t deliver or dismissing your symptoms all together.
I am an evidence-informed practitioner. This means that I follow peer-reviewed research that tells us that people heal their pain by receiving empathetic care, engaging in joyful movement, and gaining an understanding of pain’s purpose. My approach takes folks beyond symptom management to a life without fear of future flare ups. I am dedicated to my clients’ wellbeing all the way to recovery.
Anatomy of a Session
A conversation: share your pains, your worries, your goals, trusting that all said is confidential and heard without judgment.
Assessment: bring awareness to movement patterns and sensations
Collaborative Massage: Myofascial & Craniosacral Therapies, adapted to each client’s goals
Clients leave feeling lighter, looser, calmer, with a plan for what's next and a path for recovery
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Movement, pain education, and therapies that enhance folks sense of safety and well being.
Enter massage! Whether it be low back pain from an old tail bone injury, or repetitive stress in your elbow, I offer a collaborative solution to your worries around pain.
Massage will help interrupt the pain cycle, a movement program will increase your body’s resilience, and our conversations about pain will help you understand why your pain is happening and give you the tools you need to prevent future flare ups.
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Most massages you’ll find in Oakland focus on relieving muscle tension in the short term. My intention is to create long lasting impact.
Each appointment is designed to fit the individual. My work includes targeted mobility as well as relaxation, all with a unique focus on client’s mindset and relationship to pain.
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After over a decade, my style has grown into its own brand of firm, intentional touch, but its roots are in Structural Integration, Craniosacral Therapy, and Sports Massage.
If you’re used to deep tissue massage, I use less oil, focus less on trigger points or “knots” and in favor of slow, deep strokes paired with client movement.
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Clients have found relief from rotator cuff pain, plantar fasciitis, chronic disc related pain, sciatica, migraines and tension headaches, TMJD, thoracic outlet, carpal tunnel, pinched nerves, low back pain and persistent widespread pain associated with fibromyalgia.
If you’re dealing with one of the above conditions, it’s often not just about the tissue itself. I take a whole-system approach, assessing your movement, stress, as well as how your nervous system responds to the bodywork.
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Absolutely.
Pregnancy comes with so many changes; not only in the soft tissues like ligaments and skin, but in the immune and endocrine system (hormones). This can lead to pregnant folks feeling like a stranger in their own body.
Having gone through pregnancy and childbirth myself, massage was an anchor for both my nervous system and my aching hips. I’ll provide compassionate touch as well as suggestions for exercises to help soothe your body at home. For those located in Berkeley, I offer prenatal and postpartum massages at Brilliant Births on Fourth Street.
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While I don’t take insurance, some clients has used HSAs. If price is a barrier to treatment, please reach out for more information about my sliding scale.
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Just a few blocks off Lake Merritt in Downtown Oakland, my massage studio looks out over a up street lined with cute boutiques. Clients looking for a thoughtful approach to massage therapy find it well worth it to travel to this location from all over the East Bay.
