A graduate of the 1000 hour massage program of Colorado School of Healing Arts in Lakewood, and over 1200 hours of training to date, I was the owner of Higher Ground Therapeutic Massage in the mountains of Colorado since 2001 and current owner of Higher Ground Healing Therapies in the mountains of West Virginia since 2017. 

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Specializing in stress and pain management and injury recovery from accidents or surgical procedures, I will customize your massage, integrating multiple modalities to achieve the healing results you desire. Whether you need deep tissue, neuromuscular, or relaxing swedish in varying levels of pressure, all will be just right to ensure a good massage experience. 

In 2025 I became an Auricular Acudetox Technician (AAT), able to insert acupuncture needles in 5 specific locations for trauma, pain management, and addiction alternative treatment. 

I have worked with active military and with Veterans through the Welcome Home Warrior http://www.whwarrior.org weekend retreats in Divide, CO, have been involved with Hands for Heroes http://www.handsforheroes.net, and completed advanced training in Massage for Veterans.

Having completed Oncology 101 from Lauren Cates with Healwell of Arlington, VA http://www.healwell.org, I welcome cancer survivors in any stage of treatment.

As a Trauma Touch Therapist with certification from Colorado School of Healing Arts http://www.csha.net>advanced>trauma.html, I will work in conjunction with your psychotherapist.  His/her expertise is talk therapy, where mine is in release of held trauma from the body, possibly preventing that trauma from manifesting as disease. This type of work must be approved and scheduled in advance and requires a commitment to 10 sessions, scheduled no more than 2 weeks apart. I have been witness to amazing transformations as clients have made this journey to emotional/physical healing from PTSD, severe burns, sexual abuse, traumas of war, surgery, separation, and many others.  You make your own journey in this work, and I am your safe witness along the way.

A Certified TIR Stone Massage Therapist  http://www.tirmassagestone.com, formerly LaStone, (cold and hot stones) Therapist, I use stones to release muscle tension and assist to pump the lymphatic system, which can be deeply relaxing.

Some of the advanced manual techniques in which I have been trained include, Manual Lymphatic Drainage, Craniosacral Therapy ,Cranial Massage, Healing Touch, Reflexology, Visceral Massage, Prenatal/Pregnancy, Infant Massage, Sports and Touch for Health.  I include the Trager-like rocking movement approach in all of my massages. http://www.massagetherapy.com>glossary

I am using Micro current Point Stimulation (MPS) http://www.dolphinmps.comwhich involves DC micro current (extremely low voltage electrical stimulation) hand held units applied to acupuncture points. Similar to acupuncture, this can give pain relief without relying on medication in some instances.