hands-on work
Therapeutic Sessions
People come to this work for many reasons: physical tension or discomfort, a time of stress or transition, or a wish to feel more at home in their bodies. Each session begins with a brief conversation about what you are noticing, then continues with gentle, hands-on work. Over time, this can support greater ease and a deeper trust in your body's own wisdom.
CranioSacral Therapy is offered in person in Fort Wayne, Indiana, by appointment. SomatoEmotional Release, Energy Balancing and Ayurvedic Therapies will be offered soon, so stay tuned!
CranioSacral Therapy
CranioSacral Therapy is a gentle, hands-on approach centered on the craniosacral system — the membranes and fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord — and its relationship with the body as a whole. Bones, muscles, fascia, nerves, membranes, and fluids are all part of this interconnected physical system.
During your session, my hands “listen” for areas where movement has become restricted or asymmetrical, or where structures are no longer relating to one another as freely as they might. I bring gentle attention and contact to these relationships and follow your body's response. The premise of the work is that your body has an innate capacity to recognize and reorganize patterns of tension and imbalance when it is ready to do so.
You may come with a particular concern or the lingering effects of an injury, or simply want to experience a deep state of relaxation. The session follows what your body presents in the moment, so no two sessions are necessarily alike. You may notice sensations, warmth, or emotions, or you may notice very little. Either is completely normal, and many people leave feeling deeply relaxed and settled.
SomatoEmotional Release
SomatoEmotional Release builds upon CranioSacral Therapy, bringing dialogue into the hands-on work to explore the relationship between physical patterns and lived experience.
Dialogue may begin with a sensation, image, emotion, or something else you notice during the session. Together, we become curious about what arises. I may ask questions that help you stay with your experience while remaining grounded in the present moment.
Any associations or meanings come from you. My role is to listen, inquire, and follow your responses while continuing to work with the body. While there is nothing specific you are expected to experience or uncover, SER does ask something of you. Your willingness to notice and name what arises is what moves the work forward, making you an active participant in your own process.
The intention is to create space for physical, emotional, and energetic patterns to surface and be witnessed, supporting recognition and release.
Energy Balancing
Energy Balancing works with prāṇa, the universal life energy moving through and around us. My approach honors an intelligence larger than our individual awareness, one that connects us all. To support the flow of this energy within you, I draw on techniques from Chakra Balancing, Marma Chikitsa, and Polarity Therapy.
Perhaps you are looking for a reset, moving through a time of transition, or feeling depleted, scattered, or out of step with yourself. Your part is to rest and receive; there is nothing you need to do or feel. The intention is to support a greater sense of ease and connection, both within yourself and with that larger whole.
Guided by my intuition, I may share an image or impression that comes through, offered without interpretation. It may resonate with you, mean something different, or hold no particular meaning at all. Throughout the session, I remain present, maintain contact, and allow space for what is unfolding.
Come As You Are
Sessions are done fully clothed. Please wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothing, such as pants or leggings, rather than shorts, skirts, or dresses. I also ask that you come fragrance-free, without perfume, cologne, or scented products, as I am sensitive to them.
Beyond that, there is nothing you need to do to prepare. Come as you are, in any state of mind or body. The work meets you exactly where you are that day.