I’m from Southwest Michigan, where I was first introduced to massage therapy while seeking treatment for headaches. The power of healing touch changed my life, and I knew I needed to be a part of that healing for others. While completing the Professional Massage Training Program at The Kalamazoo Center for the Healing Arts (Now Institute for Massage Education at KCHA), I was introduced to the basics of Craniosacral Therapy and its gentle encouragement for self-healing. I then finished my Bachelors of Arts Degree at Western Michigan University and relocated to the Pacific Northwest in 2008.
Once established in Seattle, I returned to massage training to gain Washington State licensure, graduating from Northwest Academy for the Healing Arts and becoming a Licensed Massage Therapist in 2010. From there I found my Craniosacral Therapy home at Bastyr University’s Craniosacral Therapy Certification Program, studying under Nancy Witt, PT, CST-D and Einat Arian, ND, CST-D. Since certifying in 2015, I have been a teaching assistant for the program and have taken on the mentorship for other students completing the certification program with Nancy’s retirement. I have also taken advanced craniosacral training from Dr. Arian and Etienne Peirsman.
I maintain a craniosacral and massage therapy practice in Seattle, WA. In my spare time, I enjoy drinking coffee, knitting, and snuggling my cats.
Education
Kalamazoo Academy for the Healing Arts, Kalamazoo, MI – graduated 2006 from Professional Massage Training Program
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI – graduated 2008 with Bachelors of Arts in Communication and Business
Northwest Academy for the Healing Arts, Seattle, WA – graduated 2010 from Professional Massage Training Program
WA Massage License #MA60152838 active 2010, Intraoral Endorsement active 2013
Bastyr University Continuing Education, Kenmore, WA – Certified Craniosacral Therapist 2015
Breast treatment training 2017