I am a licensed massage therapist and certified doula. A doula is a trained companion for the reproductive journey, who provides emotional care, physical comfort support, and evidence-based informational support for families in the 3rd trimester, during labor/birth, and the first few weeks after birth. Most workplaces are not understanding for their employee to be on-call for another job and say "I need to suddenly leave work to support a birth. I might be back tomorrow or I might be back in four days, I'll keep you updated!" Therefore, I sought out a career in massage to have the autonomy to block off my schedule for the on-call aspect of doula work and still have a day job to come back to; to have flexibility over my schedule so I have enough time for my own children in the future; and to facilitate a reciprocal relationship with massage and doula work, where each career grows the other, both fulfill my passion of how I want to serve the world, and both nurture what I believe to be the heart of any community - families. I am known for my therapeutic massages that balance relaxation and throughly helping pain through the modalities of Swedish, Deep Tissue (I was taught a unique blend of Deep Tissue, Connective Tissue, Myofascial Release, and Structural Integration), Neuromuscular Therapy (also known as Trigger-Point Therapy, Sports Massage, Prenatal Massage, Childbirth Labor Massage, Postpartum massage, Polarity Therapy, and Hydrotherapy. I am currently in training to become certified in Orthopedic Medical Massage. Next year I hope to become certified in Scar Tissue Release to help solve pains and nerve impingements associated with scar tissue after surgery. I am especially excited to help clients who have experienced caesareans and mastectomies.  I non-judgmentally meet you where you're at, actively listen to your issues and to your bodies tissues, and together we find what you need.