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Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork
Virginia State Certified Massage Therapist 

 EDUCATION:

  • June 2006: "Integrated Energy Therapy® for Pets", Cayce/Reilly School of Massotherapy, Virginia Beach, VA – 5 Hours

  • January 2005: "Working in Balance", Cayce/Reilly School of Massotherapy, Virginia Beach, VA – 5 Hours

  • October 2005: "Healing from the Core", AMTA Virginia Chapter – 3 Hours

  • October 2004: "Advanced Level Integrated Energy Therapy®", Cayce/Reilly School of Massotherapy, Virginia Beach, VA – 8 Hours

  • August 2004: "Intermediate Level Integrated Energy Therapy®", Cayce/Reilly School of Massotherapy, Virginia Beach, VA – 8 Hours

  • July 2004: "Basic Level Integrated Energy Therapy®", Cayce/Reilly School of Massotherapy, Virginia Beach, VA – 8 Hours

  • August 2003: Seminar on "Day of the Back", Norfolk, VA – 8 Hours

  • June 2003: "Deep Stone Therapy", Advanced Fuller School of Massage Therapy, Virginia Beach, VA – 3 Hours

  • June 2002: "Intuition-An Interactive Journey Around the Medicine Wheel", Blue Ridge Healing Arts Academy, Concord, NC – 9 Hours

  • June 2002: "Understanding Anxiety", Cortext Education Seminars, Norfolk, VA – 6 Hours

  • November 2001: "Stress and Disease", Cortext Education Seminars, Newport News, VA – 6 Hours

  • September 2001: "Ayurvedic Indian Massage", Light Institute of Ayurvedic Healings, – 25 Hours

  • May 2001: "Reiki II (Second Degree)" with Glen Moore, Reiki Master, Balanced Body Company, Newport News, VA – 12 Hours

  • November 2000: "Sound changes matter Increase your Vibration", Life Enrichment Center, Newport News, VA – 3 Hours

  • April 2000: "Deep Tissue Massage", Advanced Fuller School of Massage Therapy, Virginia Beach, VA – 25 Hours

  • March 2000: "Reiki I (First Degree)" with Glen Moore, Reiki Master, Balanced Body Company, Newport News, VA – 12 Hours

  • October 1999: "Molecules of Emotion", Body Therapy Institute, Silk Hope, NC – 14 Hours

  • April 1999: "Myofascial Therapy", Parker College of Chiropractic – 12 Hours

  • January 1999: "Pregnancy Massage and Baby Massage", Virginia Academy of Massage Therapy, Newport News, VA – 9 Hours

  • June 1998: "Considering Breast Cancer: A Holistic Approach", Charlottesville, VA – 3 Hours

  • May 1998: "Craniosacral Therapy", Advanced Fuller School of Massage Therapy, Virginia Beach, VA – 25 Hours

  • November 1997: "Integrating Massage & Touch for Health", Touch For Health Association  – 6 Hours

  • May 1997: "Extremities-leg in Ortho-Bionomy", Society of Ortho-Bionomy International, Inc, Virginia Beach, VA – 6 Hours

  • March 1997: "Focus on the Spine in Ortho-Bionomy", Society of Ortho-Bionomy International, Inc, Virginia Beach, VA – 6 Hours

  • January 1997: "Shoulder/Arm in Ortho-Bionomy", Society of Ortho-Bionomy International, Inc, Virginia Beach, VA – 6 Hours

  • September 1996: "Healing & Assessing thru Energy", AMTA Peninsula Unit, Newport News, VA, – 1 Hours

  • September 1996: "The POLARITY System of Chakra Balancing", Polarity Energy Program, Virginia Beach, VA – 12 Hours

  • August 1996: "Polarity", Fuller School of Massage Therapy, Virginia Beach, VA – 20 Hours

  • June 1996: "Indian Head Massage", Abingdon Holistic Therapy Centre, Abingdon, England

  • April 1996: "The Alexander Technique", AMTA Peninsula Unit, Newport News, VA – 1 Hours

  • March 1996: "Safe Touch Bodywork...treating survivors of incest and other forms of childhood abuse", Safe Touch Seminars, Virginia Beach, VA – 7.5 Hours

  • October 1995: "Feng Shui", American Spirit Institute, Williamsburg, VA – 4 Hours

  • July 1995: "Aromatherapy", Fuller School of Massage Therapy, Virginia Beach, VA – 14 Hours

  • May 1995: "Touch: Emotional Implications: Ethical Considerations", AMTA Virginia Chapter – 7 Hours

  • August 1994: "Oriental Massage - Shiatsu", Fuller School of Massage Therapy, Virginia Beach, VA – 10 Hours

  • April 1994: "Therapeutic Touch, help yourself to health", Fuller School of Massage Therapy, Virginia Beach, VA – 4 Hours

  • July 1993: Graduated as "Massage Therapist",  Fuller School of Massage Therapy, Virginia Beach, VA

  • April 1989: Certified in "Body Relaxation Massage", Neal Slack School of Massage, Oxford, England 

EXPERIENCE:  

  • November 1995 – Present: Center 4 Massage Therapy Owner/Operator, organizing day-to-day running of the business. Coordinating 8 other associates at 2 locations to serve growing clientele.

  • March 1995 – October 1995: Peninsula Therapeutic Massage, Independent Contractor, Hampton, VA

  • October 1993 – March 1995: Massage Therapist, Independent Contractor, Topper's Hair Graphics,  Hampton, VA 

  • April 1990 – February 1992: Self-employed Massage Therapist working from home studio, Kidlington, England

  • April 1989 – October 1989: Whitney Chiropractic Clinic – Remedial Massage Therapist, England 

MODALITIES: 

  • Deep (Hot) Stone Therapy – utilizing heated stones to soften tight muscles, trigger points, and soothe chronic muscle pain while lessening discomfort during therapy.  Also used with Swedish relaxation massage to de-stress and relax with the added warmth from smooth stones being pressed against the skin.

  • Deep Tissue Massage – releases the chronic patterns of tension in the body through slow strokes and deep finger pressure on the contracted areas, either following or going across the grain of muscles, tendons and fascia. It is called deep tissue, because it also focuses on the deeper layers of muscle tissue. 

  • East Indian Head Massage (Champissage) – massage of upper back, shoulders, neck, head & face. Seated in a regular chair, performed through the clothing, it is designed to balance the body’s subtle energy systems. Stimulating circulation of the scalp, helping relieve tension & fatigue, it is a great introduction to massage. (Hair needs to be left loose to allow freedom of movement). 

  • Integrated Energy Therapy® (Advanced Level) – is an attunement based energy therapy system.

  • Pregnancy Massage – Acquire special skills in working from preconception massage through pregnancy and labor to post partum massage. Contraindications, proper positioning, and specific routine are covered. 

  • Reiki II – (pronounced Ray-Key) is a method of natural healing based on the application of Universal Life Force Energy (the name literally means Universal Life Force Energy).  Assists the body in healing itself by bringing body, mind and spirit into proper alignment. 

  • Swedish Relaxation Massage – a system of long strokes, kneading and friction techniques on the more superficial layers of the muscles, combined with active and passive movements of the joints. 

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:  

  • AMTA (American Massage Therapy Association), Professional Member, 1993 – present

    •   Virginia AMTA Chapter Member, 1993 – present 

  • NCTMB (Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork)

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