About the practice
We both do our own recovery work. That gives us a better understanding of what it takes to honor yours.
Christine is a licensed massage therapist who specializes in working with bodies that have been through a lot. Her approach is grounded in nervous system awareness and trauma-informed touch. She does not follow a script. She follows what your body is actually doing.
Sessions with Christine are built around what's present that day, just as much as what long term goal you are working on.
She works with clients navigating chronic pain, fibromyalgia, nervous system dysregulation, post-surgical recovery, and the general weight of carrying more than a body should have to carry alone.
A first session includes a conversation before anything else. She wants to know what's going on, what's helped, and what hasn't. The work itself is collaborative. You are not a passive recipient. You are part of the process.
Ray has been working in the wellness field for over 17 years and has logged more than 20,000 client sessions across massage, fitness coaching, hypnotherapy, and brain health education. His bodywork is nervous system based, with a particular focus on clients navigating car accident recovery and traumatic brain injury.
His coaching work is built around practical tools that work on the hard days, not just the good ones. He uses the BRIGHT MINDS framework and nervous system principles to help people understand what's happening in their brain and body, and build habits that don't collapse under pressure.
Ray is particularly drawn to working with people who've tried the usual approaches and come away frustrated. That frustration usually means they've been given the right advice at the wrong level of complexity. His job is to find the version that actually fits.
A discovery call with Ray is a real conversation. He will ask questions. He will listen more than he talks. He will tell you honestly if he's not the right fit. If he is, you'll leave the call with a clear sense of what working together looks like and what it costs.
No pressure. No pitch. No follow-up emails if you say no.
How we work
We don't add this on as a specialty. It's built into how we take intake notes, how we communicate during sessions, and how we handle boundary-setting. It's the floor, not the ceiling.
Chronic symptoms are often the nervous system doing exactly what it was wired to do. Our job is to work with that, not override it.
We don't rush people toward outcomes. If you need three sessions to feel safe enough to talk about what's actually going on, that's three sessions well spent.
We know what we're good at and we know the edge of it. If someone needs something outside our lane, we say so. A straight answer serves people better than trying to be everything.
Next step
The discovery call with Ray is free. If bodywork feels more right, Christine's booking is straightforward. Start wherever makes sense.