Hi! My name is Valerie. I have been a massage therapist since August 2009. My passion is therapeutic massage, pain relief and deep tissue modalities.

I love helping my amazing clients get out of, and stay out of pain through maintenance. I have experience in prenatal, cupping therapy, hot stone, trigger point and myofascial massage. I have helped patients with headaches, hip and knee pain, recovery from surgery and injury, sports injuries and pain, pain from repetitive motions such as typing and computer work, and more.

My passion is therapeutic massage. Patients come to me hunched over, limping, and hurting and I love the look on their face after the massage when they are standing upright, walking normally.

Massage to me is like a connect-the-dots mystery. So often I will work with a patient to get rid of their knee pain, only to uncover a deeper pain in their low back. We discover that this pain is actually coming from their hip and once we set that right the whole body is in alignment and agreement again.

I also love the relaxation and meditation element of massage therapy. Massage allows you to become in tune with your whole body. As you relax, you can realize the tension you were holding in your hand, and the stress that was pulling your shoulder up. Massage creates an opportunity for you to feel and release tension that you may not have realized you were holding and I strive to facilitate that as much as possible.

Thank you so much for your time. I look forward to meeting you soon.

Valerie

Balance Therapeutic Massage

Manual Therapy 97140