Bodywork and Massage Therapy

What is Bodywork?

Bodywork ranges from a wide variety of body-based therapeutic modalities like: massage, movement, and somatic experiencing.

When offered in a supportive environment, this work can be deeply healing and provides a different way to process our experiences and/or traumas.

While this does not replace psychotherapy or counseling, bodywork can be very impactful for those who feel supported by body based and/or touch therapies.

At Empowered Spaces, we believe in each person’s ability to find self, relational, and communal healing through many avenues, to include bodywork. We also take great responsibility in providing trauma-informed offerings that aim to support you in your healing journey, wherever you may be.

Bodywork at ES can be a wonderful compliment to psychotherapy by supporting our need for connection and regulation.

Benefits of Bodywork

Bodywork supports everyone differently, some common benefits are:

Anxiety relief
Improved sleep patterns
Rebuilding self trust and connection with intuition
Pain management
Nervous system regulation
Nourished physiological systems
Increased joint range of motion
+ many more

“I absolutely recommend Rachel. I’ve visited them as a client after lots of searching for someone that checked a bunch of boxes for me, including queer affirming, size affirming, trauma informed, and knowledgeable about massage and also body movement. Rachel is so calm and kind and creates a safe space that feels like anything the client needs is perfectly fine. It’s the kind of space and vibe I hope I give off as a therapist with my clients. I would absolutely recommend her to anyone, including folks with trauma. They give all the options, including guided self-massage, and create a really safe container. We’re super fortunate to have them in the area and I hope I’ll still be able to get an appointment when their schedule fills up.”

MELISSA ANDERSON