Comprehensive Therapeutic Care
Whether you're looking for improved physical health or emotional wellness, CranioSacral Therapy supports the natural healing processes of the body and brain.
Care
Your CranioSacral Therapist is expertly trained to ensure you feel safe, seen and heard, no matter what your history.
Relaxation
Therapeutic techniques support the body out of survival mode (fight/flight/freeze/fawn) into the rest and digest mode needed for healing.
SomatoEmotional Release®
In a deeply supported state of safety and relaxation, the body may bring to the surface traumas that have been stuffed down, allowing for their release.
Therapeutic Touch
This noninvasive, light-touch therapy supports your nervous system to relax, entraining you to the relaxed state of your therapist.
Structural Repair
Techniques support the natural self-corrective mechanisms of the body and brain, allowing for deeper levels of healing of injury, illness, and disease patterns.
Neurologic Support
Treatment of the tissues of the brain and spinal cord are designed to improve neurological function for improved physical health and emotional wellness.
What Clients Say
“I was looking for a way to find relaxation, and massage only helped for a few hours. Through CranioSacral Therapy, I found what caused my anxiety. I learned that emotional and physical Trauma stay with your body. Buried memories and learned behaviors influence the decisions you make throughout your life. Working with Patricia provided a safe environment to deal with these issues."
Tina | Anxiety
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Group Therapy Retreats
By nature, we are social creatures. In fact, polyvagal science teaches us that community is vital to healthy function of the nervous system. Group CranioSacral Therapy deepens the therapeutic process in profound ways.
5-Day CranioSacral Therapy retreats are held in a variety of locations including Iceland, the Bahamas, Indiana, Florida, New Mexico and Utah. Patricia serves as a primary therapist for select retreats. With advanced planning, she may be able to attend the retreat of your choice to be a part of your therapy team.
What to Expect
Pediatrics
Pediatric sessions are loosely structured, allowing little ones and their family members to feel safe, secure and supported. Depending on mobility, we may work on foam tiles on the floor, allowing for moving about in whatever way feels appropriate. Some toys reside at the treatment space, and parents are always encouraged to bring favorite toys to help kiddos stay engaged during the session. Because the effects of bonds between child and caregiver are far-reaching, it is beneficial to treat caregivers as part of the child’s process, either during the same session or in a separate adult session. Sleeping toddlers and babies in arms can be treated on the table alongside a caregiver. Taking into account many variables, teenagers may choose to be treated without a chaperone in the treatment room, based on the comfort level of the teen, the caregiver and the therapist.
Adults
Your session will begin with a brief discussion of CranioSacral Therapy and your goals for treatment. When we are ready for treatment, you will remain fully clothed, removing any glasses, shoes, belt and cumbersome jewelry. Usually, adults begin a session lying face-up on the treatment table. Accommodations are made for clients with difficulty lying down or lying flat. It is important that you feel comfortable and safe. As therapeutic touch begins, you will feel light pressure (about the weight of a nickel) at various places on the surface of your body from head to toe. After a brief whole-body assessment, we will settle into the therapeutic process. As the therapy begins to support the nervous system, you may begin to feel deeply relaxed or may become aware of various sensations throughout the body. It is possible to experience emotions spontaneously rising to the surface, or images floating through your mind. Some sessions are done in virtual silence while others may involve talking. Depending on many variables, dialogue techniques may be used to deepen the therapeutic process. By regularly monitoring the CranioSacral rhythm and gently inviting releases, the therapy helps facilitate your body’s natural healing process. As the therapist, I must not have an agenda for your therapeutic process, but rather follow the innate wisdom of your body. Sessions are 60 minutes of hands-on treatment. Please allow 75 minutes for your first session so we may discuss the therapy and your goals for treatment.