Personalized Massage for Relief, Recovery, and Whole-Body Care
Therapeutic Massage is customized around what your body needs that day. Your session may focus on specific areas of muscular tension and discomfort while still allowing time for broader, full-body care.
Rather than following the same routine at every appointment, Michael adjusts the areas addressed, techniques used, pace, and pressure according to your goals, preferences, and how your body responds during the session.
The Work
Precision techniques designed to address structural imbalances.
Soft-Tissue Release
Targeted manipulation of muscles and tendons to relieve pain, reduce inflammation, and restore range of motion in compromised areas.
Trigger Point Therapy
Ischemic compression applied to hyperirritable spots in skeletal muscle. This deliberate pressure helps disarm specific nodes of referred pain.
Myofascial Work
Slow, sustained pressure addressing the connective tissue matrix. We focus on melting fascial restrictions that bind muscles and dictate posture.
More Than a Standard Massage Routine
You may know where you feel tension, but that does not always mean the entire session should be spent on that one spot. Tightness in the neck, shoulders, back, or hips can be influenced by surrounding areas, repetitive activity, prolonged positioning, physical demands, and stress.
Michael uses more than 14 years of experience to determine where focused attention may be helpful while maintaining the balanced, restorative quality many people value in massage.
Depending on your needs, the session may incorporate:
Deep-tissue massage
Myofascial techniques
Trigger-point work
Swedish massage
Sustained or focused pressure
Slower, calming massage techniques
These methods are not applied as a fixed formula. They are selected and combined according to what feels most appropriate for you.
A Good Choice For
Therapeutic Massage may be a good fit if you are experiencing:
Neck and shoulder tension
Back or hip tightness
Everyday muscular aches
Tension related to prolonged sitting or repetitive work
Physical stress from exercise, travel, or an active lifestyle
Stress that feels physically held in the body
General stiffness or fatigue
The need for regular massage care and maintenance
A combination of focused work and relaxation
Pressure Should Be Purposeful
Therapeutic massage does not have to be excessively painful to be effective. More pressure is not always better, especially when the body responds by guarding or tightening.
Michael adjusts the pressure throughout your session based on your comfort, preferences, and response. The goal is to provide focused, effective work without forcing your body through unnecessary discomfort.
What to Expect
Your appointment begins with a brief conversation about how you have been feeling, which areas need attention, and what you would like from the session.
From there, Michael creates a massage based on your priorities. Some appointments may involve concentrated work on a few areas. Others may combine targeted attention with more complete, full-body care.
Because your needs can change, your massage does not have to be identical from one visit to the next.
Therapeutic Massage or MAT?
Therapeutic Massage
Choose Therapeutic Massage when you want personalized massage that can address specific muscular tension while still providing a more traditional, relaxing massage experience.
Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques®
Choose Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques® when a recurring tension or movement concern is the primary reason for your appointment and you want a more focused, interactive session performed in athletic clothing.
You do not have to make the perfect choice before booking. Michael will listen to what you are experiencing and tailor the session within the service you select.
Session Options
55 minutes
$140
A good choice for a focused massage or a customized full-body session.
85 minutes
$185
Recommended when you would like more thorough attention to multiple areas or additional time for both focused work and whole-body care.
Session Options
55 Minutes
A good choice for a focused massage or a customized full-body session.
$140
85 minutes
Recommended when you would like more thorough attention to multiple areas or additional time for both focused work and whole-body care.
$185
Collaborative Pressure
Effective bodywork requires communication. Throughout the session, we check in on depth and sensation. The goal is never pain, but rather a “productive ache” that indicates the tissue is responding and releasing.