Notes About Health Insurance

Both HSAs (Health Savings Accounts) and FSAs  (Flexible Spending or Flexible Savings Accounts) cover therapeutic massage. You can easily use your HSA/FSA card for payment of your massage session.  If your health insurance company reimburses you for your expenses, I can email you an invoice and/or superbill after your session.

Health insurance rarely covers massage therapy, and when it does, it only reimburses the therapist a fraction of their regular rate.  For this reason, many massage therapists like myself cannot afford to be in network with any health insurance companies.

Notes about Tipping and Payment

I don't accept tips. Tipping can feel awkward and obligatory, and adding $20+ on top of the regular prices of my services can make including massage in your self-care regimen feel out of reach .

I accept credit/debit cards, cash, checks, HSA/FSA cards, Apple Pay and Venmo. I offer student discounts and first-time client discounts. I also offer a limited number of sliding scale sessions with no income questions asked.

Notes about Cancellations and No Shows

If you aren’t feeling well before your appointment, please let me know. I do not charge a cancellation fee for illness - I appreciate you being considerate in your efforts to keep my other clients and me healthy. If your car won’t start, or your kid is sick, or your dog is sick, or even if you’re just not feeling up for a massage, please just let me know as soon as you can prior to your scheduled appointment start time. Life happens, I understand.

With that said, no shows make it incredibly hard to run my business. If you are a new client making your first appointment, I require prepayment for your first session. I will keep this full prepayment in the event of a no show. After your first session, when we have established a relationship, you won’t have to prepay again.

Notes about Confidentiality and Consent

Everything that is said in my office stays in my office. I don't discuss my clients, disclose their names, or reveal any details of their sessions with anyone else. All client notes I keep are password-protected. As long as I am not worried for my safety or my client's safety, I maintain complete confidentiality.  

The basis of my practice is healthy, respectful boundaries. This is reflected in the relationships I have with my clients, in the dialogue we have before or after your session, and in the work we do on the table. You are always in charge of a session. Unless you are asking me to do something I cannot ethically or legally do, I will listen to your requests. Every part of a bodywork session, from the amount of pressure used to the areas of the body worked on to the volume of the music, is within your control. I encourage my clients to ask for what they want and need. I respect all my clients, and know that as they are the ones inhabiting their bodies, they are the experts on what feels right.