How Can I Help You?

I help my clients create a bridge between their conventional and complementary health practices and believe that we heal best in supportive relationships with another and ultimately with oneself. A main purpose of our work will be, of course, to relieve pain and increase vitality - but perhaps in a different way from which you are used to. I have found through significant health challenges that the best way to increase my sense of well being is to begin with becoming really "present" with myself. I have also found that assisting my clients in being present throughout a bodywork session can create lasting pain relief and provides tools for self-care.

Too often we have lost the ability to truly relax within ourselves. We maintain a sometimes subtle (sometimes not!) level of stress which exerts constant demands on our adrenal glands and immune system. This state can prevent us from identifying our needs or adopting healthy lifestyles as well as diminish our body's innate ability to self correct or heal itself. Becoming deeply relaxed in a nurturing environment reconnects us to our core being and releases bound up energy that can be used for self healing. Developing self-care skills in this regard is especially important when dealing with chronic illness.

As an integrative health nurse I will first listen to your concerns and explore what you have found helpful or not helpful to you. If you would like, I will introduce you to resources to assist you in any lifestyle changes and support you as you integrate them. To address any pain issues you have from a "bodywork" perspective, I will combine a number of different approaches - massage, trigger point, strain-counterstrain while maintaining, for the most part, cranio-sacral therapy and body focused awareness as the foundation of our work.

Fees:
$70.00 first session
$60.00/hr for follow-up within 30 days.
$55.00/hr for 2 sessions within 30 days.
Treatment package: $150 for 3 sessions within 30 days pre-paid

I have a special interest in assisting professional caregivers release the stress of caring for others. The demands of providing healthcare for others too often lead to burn-out. I also feel called to serve those who cannot afford the full rate of pay. For persons who have an income of less than $35,000/yr, I reserve 3 sessions/wk at special rate of $35.00/session.