If it feels like talk therapy is not touching your pain (pun intended), then massage therapy may be a great addition to your treatment plan.
Trauma, anxiety, and depression all have bodily manifestations. Releasing tension patterns and supporting the nervous system through touch can be highly effective in improving your state of mental health.
Massage stimulates deep pressure receptors underneath the skin, which in turn activates the vagus nerve and improves its tone, sending signals to your brain that alter the state of your autonomic nervous system, enhancing wellbeing and supporting mental health.
Massage can support:
- Chronic Stress & Burnout
- Trauma / PTSD
- Depression & Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Anxiety & Panic Attacks
- Insomnia & Sleep Problems
- Postpartum Mood Disorders / Postpartum Depression / Postpartum Anxiety
- Addiction recovery
Touch is Key to Emotional Wellbeing:
- Reduce anxiety
- Improve sleep habits
- Enhance alertness and psychological functioning
- Enhance cognition and memory
- Improve symptoms for a variety of mental health issues
- Reduce symptoms & support recovery from PSTD and trauma
- Enhance vagal nerve tone – balance the nervous system and enhance wellbeing
Recommended Practitioners
All our therapists can do work that offers benefits for anxiety, depression, and more. However, a few of our therapists are especially experienced working with clients who have a history of trauma or suffer from PTSD.
