I offer Deep Tissue Massage, Scar Tissue Remediation, Holistic Bodywork and Pregnancy Massage in Brighton.
Your first session includes a full and detailed intake chat, so I can understand what injuries or issues you would like to address, but also how your wider life might be impacting on those issues. Where relevant I provide advice and instruction for self-care and self-massage at home. This might include demonstration of scar tissue massage, exercises or simple movements, and stretches to continue your healing independently.
With all sessions a discount is applied if you book a block of three or five.
Deep Tissue Massage
1 hour: £100 / 90 minutes: £150
Recommended for: athletes, those recovering from injury, those with an ongoing postural issue or injury.
Deep tissue massage aids injury prevention, helps recovery of injury and can help to increase the quality and quantity of your training and performance. The deeper techniques used in these sessions help break down fibrous tissues that may have developed following an injury or overuse. This scar tissue can restrict your range of movement and cause pain. By receiving regular deep tissue massage, your awareness of your body will improve, allowing you to adapt your training sessions if needed. Stretching regularly at home is essential and a session will usually include advice and specific exercises where appropriate.
Your first session will include a detailed consultation and postural assessment so that I can really focus on fixing the root of the problem, rather than just soothing any pain.
Scar Tissue Remediation
1 hour: £100
Recommended for: anyone with scar tissue around the abdomen or pelvis.
The effects of scar tissue from surgeries, birth and injury often have a far more wide-reaching impact than we initially understand. Scar tissue can spread far from the original site of surgery or trauma causing postural imbalances, pain and digestive issues.
These sessions include hands-on manipulation, trauma counselling, client education about self-care protocols, support for lifestyle and nutritional changes, along with active relaxation tools. It takes all of these elements to remediate and manage scar tissue, minimise inflammation to discourage its proliferation, and engage the nervous system to change one’s relationship to pain. These sessions are for you if you have experienced any of the following:
abdominal surgery e.g. appendectomy / hernia operations / Caesarean section / endometriosis / old injuries in and around the pelvis and abdomen
Holistic Bodywork
1 hour: £100 / 90 minutes: £150
Recommended for: anyone who wants to process stuck emotion, improve general wellbeing or de-stress.
Informed by my training in Somatic Therapy, as well as my years of experience working with bodies, these sessions are designed to address deeply rooted emotional blockages that are inhibiting your ability to fully enjoy life.
The focus of the sessions is on improving your physical and emotional wellbeing and can help to process and alleviate issues such as:
- chronic anxiety
- grief & trauma
- seasonal depression
- fatigue
The style of touch in these sessions is very gentle and subtle, often involving stillness and simply holding and giving support. We combine breath work, simple meditation practices and words with the touch to bring deep awareness and relaxation to the body and mind. These sessions can be undertaken clothed or with direct skin contact.
Pregnancy Massage
1 hour: £100
Recommended for: anyone who is pregnant (2nd trimester onwards), pre- or post-natal.
Before, during and after pregnancy, massage has a variety of benefits for you and your baby. These sessions are designed to support you physically and emotionally as your body goes through some major changes. Connection and intimacy with yourself, and the space to simply relax and receive can help to:
- reduce anxiety
- contribute to better sleep
- reduce back pain
- decrease cortisol levels which create stress
- address specific issues like headaches, plantar fasciitis, oedema and leg cramps