Monica is a graduate of Irene's Myomassology Institute and has been practicing massage for over 4 years. She is also a Registered Yoga Teacher and holds a BA in psychology. She specializes in customized therapeutic massage, striving to make every massage relaxing and comforting to the mind and body while also effectively treating your problem areas. Her specialties include deep tissue massage, chronic pain management, assisted stretching, self-care education, mental health support, prenatal massage, and chair massage. Monica is passionate about helping clients achieve their wellness goals and supporting them with empathy and encouragement every step of the way. She enjoys offering self-care tips and suggesting tools and resources that clients can use at home. Her goal is to educate and empower people to take better care of themselves in order to improve their overall well-being.  Monica believes that massage and yoga should be accessible and welcoming to all people and body types. She is an intersectional, anti-racist, body-liberation feminist who treats all people and their bodies with kindness and respect. She is trauma-informed and aims to provide a safe and affirming space for everyone including the LGBTQIA+ community, neurodivergent folx, and disabled people.  In her free time Monica enjoys reading, learning, playing strategy board games, and spending time with her husband, friends, and 3 cats.