Before I left the medical field after 26 years, I began my quest and pursuit as a massage therapist in 1984. While working in a hospital environment, I realized they had become more of a 'big business'; focusing their attention on sickness and profits, over the well-being and health of their patients. I wanted to help people become more aware and be in touch with their bodies; to live a more healthy/productive life. I've learned many different modalities in the healing field and eventually became a neuromuscular therapist, health educator and awareness coach. I feel I have found my true purpose in life in the field of massage therapy and see it as preventive medicine rather than having people dependent on medications to treat only the symptoms, not their actual health issues. Here's my analogy on how I feel when a patient is treated with medication for their symptoms rather than addressing the illness: let's say a house is on fire, that represents the problem or illness, the fire alarm going off represents the symptom, the illness, pain, discomfort. Treating the symptom is like going to the alarm and cutting the wires. I look at symptoms as your body's indicator lights, similar to your car's indicator lights. When the indicator lights show-up on your car's dash, it's letting you know there is a problem; your symptoms are your body's indicator lights. Treating your symptoms is ignoring your body's indicator lights. Makes more sense to address the problem rather than treat the symptoms. That is why I love my profession as a neuromuscular therapist, where I can focus my attention in addressing your problems and health issues

In my practice I come across many patients who are dealing with health issues, recovering from injuries and/or dealing with tension. During our 1st introduction, I set-up some time to ask questions which are related to each person's issue(s) so they can become more aware and educated, I focus each session personally specific to each one's needs through massage, awareness and education