Carol Howard

Welcome to Heart of Healing Therapeutics!

At Heart of Healing Therapeutics we offer the following therapies: 


• MYOFASCIAL BODYWORK for pain, tissue recovery, scars, and ongoing chronic issues

* Myofascial release is a soft tissue therapy for the treatment of muscle, tissue immobility and pain, and is excellent for pre- and post-op surgeries, scar tissue, loss of range of motion, and a wide variety of injury and discomfort problems.

* The method engages the Myofascial tissue and applies slow, careful, and comfortable pressure until rele...

At Heart of Healing Therapeutics we offer the following therapies: 


• MYOFASCIAL BODYWORK for pain, tissue recovery, scars, and ongoing chronic issues

* Myofascial release is a soft tissue therapy for the treatment of muscle, tissue immobility and pain, and is excellent for pre- and post-op surgeries, scar tissue, loss of range of motion, and a wide variety of injury and discomfort problems.

* The method engages the Myofascial tissue and applies slow, careful, and comfortable pressure until release occurs. This allows slow movement through the layers until complete release is achieved.

• CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY for trauma release and realignment with the central nervous system

*Fully clothed light touch energy work for those wanting support in holistic self-healing. Supports and assists your body to release, shift, heal, and reintegrate, while working on healing injuries, trauma, issues, emotions, calming nerves, and rebalancing your central nervous system.

MEDICAL MASSAGE for specific-area focused work

Injury and recovery work around auto-accidents, slips and falls, impacts and other injuries; specific area work such as neck and head problems, whiplash, knees, shoulders, hips, low back and pelvis, arms, legs, etc.

POSTURAL ALIGNMENT SESSION(S)

Many chronic and other problems often stem from poor posture which can negatively affect the brain, breathing, organs, movement, stability, health, and outlook.  Because the body responds to our intention, many postural problems and their related negative outcomes can be corrected through simple practices and easy adjustments into a much more positive structure and balanced outlook. Feel better and enjoy life more! 

THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE

* Full body relaxation as well as minor point- and area-work to release stress, tension, congestion, tissues, muscles, strains, and smaller problems or chronic areas.
 


PURPOSE AND HISTORY:


After leaving massage school, Carol found herself drawn to helping people with injuries, physical complaints, imbalances and misalignments, and found that working as an employee in a franchised massage business did not give her the opportunities to help that she desired.  That’s when Carol started her own business, Heart of Healing LLC on March 15, 2016.


After she started her business, she worked as an Independent Contractor as part of The Healing Team, and was with them for 5 years until April 2021.  She also concurrently worked at an auto-injury clinic beginning April 2016, pausing that employment in March of 2020 in favor of working on her business full-time.  In December of 2022 she again started working with auto-injury part-time into the present.


In January of 2021, she opted to use her trade name, Heart of Healing Therapeutics, as her public business name., and has gone fully independent as of April 2021.
Carol continues to study, train, and take classes in expanding and upgrading her skills and knowledge in order to provide better, more focused care.  She has recently added Medical Massage to her skill set along with Postural Alignment sessions to help rebalance the body back into flexibility and balance.

TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS:
• Graduated from the Denver School of Massage Therapy’s Professional Program in Westminster, CO

• Graduated from the Utah College of Massage Therapy’s Master Bodyworker Program
• Certified in Advanced Myofascial Techniques (CAMT) from Advanced-Trainings
• She is working towards Certification in CranioSacral Therapy (CST)

 

 

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Licenses
Massage

CO # MT.0015001

Education
2013

Denver School of Massage Therapy: Westminster

Professional Massage Therapist

2013

Utah College of Massage Therapy: Salt Lake City

Master Bodyworker Program

2015

Advanced-Trainings.com

CAMT - Certified Advanced Myofascial Techniques

2017

Upledger Institute International

CST1, CST2, SER1, SER2, CACS, TBS1

2018

Barral Institute

NM1, NM2, LT1

2019

Anatomy Trains

Fascial Dissection Live Course

2017

Bodywork Education Inc.

Advanced Medical Massage

Experience
Bodywork

4 years at an auto-injury clinic - Massage Therapist

This was a great learning experience and I was able to greatly refine and target my skills for working on head, neck, back, and extremity injuries. Using and expanding on my previous myofascial training, I was able to pinpoint 'root causes' and relieve patients' anxiety, pain, misalignments, and compromised muscles, tissues, and range-of-motion limitations. This in turn decreased the length of recovery time and prevented the 'bounce-back' problem that some types of massage create by working only the surface muscles and tissues and not addressing the underlying network of tissue and it's injuries, which in turn kept the injury pain and restriction coming back.

REVIEWS for my Bodywork services

by Mary on Dec 24
Carol is an amazing practitioner! She applies her wealth of knowledge through her hands, to facilitate your body's healing process. Her approach is both art and science. Excellent therapist!
by Toni on Nov 27
I had a great massage with Carol! She addressed the minor ailments I had been experiencing and was incredibly professional.
by Tim on Nov 11
Very relaxing
by Ken on Oct 29
Excellent massage. Very good at working out the sore parts of the body
by Anonymous on Sep 28
Great masseuse, really knows her stuff.
by Deb on Sep 16
Carol is outstanding in the service she provides. She is caring, takes the time to understand your needs and has the knowledge and skills to treat her patients. I’ve been going to her for years and would not hesitate to recommend to anyone I know.
by Michelle on Feb 12
Carol is amazing. I had a seizure a few weeks ago and have been unable to stand up straight due to my glutes and quads knotted up like a rope. Feels like I had a groin strain and possible lower back quad damage. After a thorough discussion of my concerns, she worked on my quad and loosened it up and I was able to walk comfortably out of her office. I was so impressed and happy that I asked if I could hug her! Scheduled 4 more appts. I've had many massage therapists but none like Carol who addressed my exact concern and had me nearly pain free and full of hope. Highly recommend. Once we're done working on my quad, we are going to address an old shoulder injury :)
by Anonymous on Jan 21
Carol is always able to meet my needs and gives a wonderful massage. Because of my back and neck issues, I go two times a month. I don’t know how I would survive without her.
by Christopher on Dec 31
Carol is amazing! Is a great conversational list, as well as fantastic at her job. She's also honest and has a great bedside manner.
by Tamara on Nov 27
Carol Howard is a caring and compassionate skilled expert in her field.

SPECIALTIES: Bodywork and Massage techniques I perform

Bodywork & Massage

  • MMR
  • Medical Massage
  • Therapeutic Massage
  • Myofascial Release
  • Craniosacral Therapy
  • Coaching