About Me

Before moving to Park Slope, Brooklyn, I lived and practiced massage in Ithaca, NY for two years. Currently, in my Park Slope practice, I specialize in pre/postnatal and labor support massage as well as therapeutic deep tissue work for people with chronic pain and injuries. I approach all of my clients from a holistic perspective and regularly integrate herbal medicine into my work. In addition to my practice, I also teach massage therapy at CUNY-Queensborough Community College.

Education & Training

I studied massage therapy at the Finger Lakes School of Massage in Ithaca, NY and at The New Dawn Center in San Isidro, Costa Rica. I am a New York State Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT) and Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCTMB). I also studied Herbal Medicine at The New Dawn Center in Costa Rica at the Heartstone Herbal School in Van Etten, NY. I earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) with Highest Honors in Psychology and Women’s & Gender Studies from Rutgers University in New Jersey. While in college I also studied French language and literature in Paris, France and regional politics in Zagreb, Croatia.

Given my background, I look at health and wellness through many lenses. I take into account the physical, emotional, social, energetic, and spiritual levels. I am a continual student, especially within the healing arts, and so my practice is constantly expanding to include various new modalities so that I can approach my clients from a more holistic and diversified perspective.

Before becoming a massage therapist...

I worked as a coordinator of a peer education program on issues of gender-based violence and on a domestic violence response team. I have also directed a variety of community-based campaigns in New Brunswick, NJ where I worked on issues relating to democracy, human rights, education, anti-war, and a variety of other local issues. I also lived and worked on organic farms and sustainable eco-villages in Costa Rica where I studied tropical herbal medicine, holistic health, nutrition, massage therapy, and Spanish language.

Other Interests

When I have some free time, I play guitar, make silver-wire jewelry, create mandalas with oil pastels, crochet, make herbal concoctions, and garden on my rooftop. I also love traveling, hiking, kayaking, camping, horseback riding, skiing, practicing yoga, and doing experimental vegetarian cooking and baking.