Hi there,
I am originally from Boston Ma. but I have lived in San Francisco for over 20 years. I worked for UCSF for over 20 years, but recently decided to transition back into private practice, I also teach spin for a local Cole valley studio called Lavation SF. My passions are cooking and good wines, taking vacations when I can get away and time spent with family.
Education: San Francisco School of Massage, Kripalu Yoga Institute, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Mayo clinic, Liddle Kidz...
Hi there,
I am originally from Boston Ma. but I have lived in San Francisco for over 20 years. I worked for UCSF for over 20 years, but recently decided to transition back into private practice, I also teach spin for a local Cole valley studio called Lavation SF. My passions are cooking and good wines, taking vacations when I can get away and time spent with family.
Education: San Francisco School of Massage, Kripalu Yoga Institute, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Mayo clinic, Liddle Kidz Foundation, Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Certification: Swedish, Deep tissue, Myo-Fascial, Sports massage, Hospital based massage Oncology massage, Pediatric and Pre–post–natal, Holistic lifestyle teacher, Infant massage teacher, Kripalu Yoga Instructor
Experience: Massage Private practice since 1993, Massage Practitioner UCSF Fitness & Recreation 1997-2016, Massage Services Manager UCSF Fitness & Recreation Centers 2005-2016 , UCSF Inpatient Massage Services UCSF Benioff Children’s hospital Palliative care team 2012-2016, UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine Oncology massage research project 2001-2005
Specialization: Deep Tissue, Sports, Prenatal, Swedish, Myofascial, Trigger point and assisted stretch, specialized medical training for Oncology Massage for Adult and Pediatrics, Neurological disorders, Burn/surgical scars and Lymph edema.
CA # 74362
# 07291
Massage Therapist
Prenatal Massage
Deep Tissue
Hospital based massage
Pediatric Massage 1 & 2
Massage in the NICU
Infant massage teacher training
Kripalu Bodywork
Medical massage for the cancer patient
Burn/Scar Massage
1997-2005 Massage therapist, Instructor Kripalu yoga, Spinning, Couple's massage 2005-2009 Transitioned into management and facilitated startup for the new UCSF Bakar fitness center, developed the massage program. Hired and recruited new staff, executed marketing, purchasing/inventory management, managed online booking systems, website content management, maintained HIPPA compliant client data base, customer service, created PCI compliant billing systems and additional operational duties. 2009 -2016 Expanded operations to include UCSF's Millberry Fitness center massage program and created a multi site employee based seated massage program. 2012 - 2016 Developed and managed a fee based UCSF medical center inpatient massage program, implemented a pediatric inpatient oncology massage pilot, that led to a funded program for the UCSF Benioff children's hospital, now including patients on the Pediatric BMT unit, PICU and NICU. 2016 Created 2 Adult inpatient massage pilots, Coauthored an 8k grant for Antepartum and co-created a crowd funding campaign with over 10k in donations for Adult BMT patients
1997-Present Owner/ Massage therapist - Private practice specializing in working with Clients experiencing Neurological and Auto-immune diseases such as Muscular Sclerosis, Parkinson's and HIV, including Adult & Pediatric Oncology massage and Sports massage incorporating deep tissue and active and passive stretching.