Fostering Health LLC

About

My core beliefs include that every person has existing potential to heal and that the body is always striving to move toward health, accelerated by better knowledge of the way it works, the right conditions and activities, and a belief that things can improve. As a life long learner and eternal optimist, I believe that we can move you forward in your healing process by working together. I started in this profession as a massage therapist in 2006, inspired by the bodywork of visceral and cranial therapy I stumbled upon when I was studying to be a botanist. I was so impressed by the power of these techniques that I changed my career path after my Masters in Botany in 2003 and went back to school for massage. In 2011, I pursued further learning and tools by returning to school for a Doctorate in Physical Therapy with the same goal of deepening my knowledge. 

I was still committed to returning to the world of holistic, osteopathic treatment and found a holistic like minded set of clinicians in the Institute of Physical Art.  During school, I studied their paradigm for five years intensively after school and am honored to continue to learn from this community and my mentors. In 2019, I earned my CFMT (Certified Functional Manual Therapist), which included a rigorous testing program to deepen my understanding of a holistic way of seeing the healing process. 

Today, I blend the direct work of FMT with the specific and gentle work of the Barral Institute to comprehensively address restrictions and deficits for each person individually.  These paradigms acknowledge the importance of release of restrictions in the body, the interconnectedness of many different parts of the body and different types of tissues, and the power of using the body's developmental patterns to return core activation and coordination (PNF), as well as to train the body to perform tasks in the most efficient way possible. These methods are powerful tools to release restrictions in the viscera, vascular and neural tissues and allow me to help you find the sources of your challenges and see a path forward for us to return you to your full potential.

My Skills

Certified Functional Manual Therapist - working on releasing mechanical restrictions, improving neuromuscular function and training motor control strategies to improve functional daily tasks, decrease pain and rise to your potential

PNF - proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation - using developmental movements to return coordination and strength

Visceral, vascular and cranial manual therapy

Work and passion with patients experiencing chronic pain, complex pain and extended recoveries from COVID

Professional Associations / Memberships

IAHP and AAPMD member