Bodywork,
MBLEx Tutoring,
Peer Consultation,
& Brain MRI
Offering bodywork.
With precautions for COVID-19 transmission, I offer bodywork in the professional clinic of the Florida School of Massage, where I am also an instructor. Click here for scheduling.
Offering MBLEx tutoring.
I offer Zoom-based tutoring to help massage and bodywork students prepare for their MBLEx licensure exam. Click here for scheduling.
Offering peer consultation.
I offer one-on-one and small-group peer consultation for massage therapists, healthcare providers, and other caretakers by phone, Zoom, and Skype. Click here for scheduling.
Available for neuroimaging analysis and consultation.
I am experienced in using human brain imaging to investigate the neural correlates of typical development, aging, neurodegenerative disease, psychiatric conditions, and individual differences in language and cognition. I have designed and executed most components of human brain MRI studies for NIH- and USA VA-sponsored research, and have enjoyed working with a range of adult and child patients in clinical and research settings. Email me to discuss remote contract work.
Current Projects
Internal Family Systems
I am trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS): a non-pathologizing emotional and cognitive model that recognizes our deep need for safety, facilitates awareness of protective reflexes, and invites the integration of those reflexes in more supportive forms. As a bodyworker I am interested in clients’ experience of safety, and the ways that pain and pain relief are influenced by our innate protective reflexes. I’m currently exploring how IFS principles can be integrated into bodywork and bodywork instruction.
Marriage and Family Therapy Licensure
In 2024 I am completing my Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) coursework and will begin seeing practicum clients (practicum site to-be-determined).
COVID-19 white matter damage
An October 2020 review of the COVID-19 case literature found that brain MRIs from COVID-19 patients show more white matter damage than expected for patient age. For my masters thesis I developed a tool to create 3D maps of these T2 FLAIR white matter hyperintensities (WMHI). I am repackaging this tool for wider deployment and am available to train researchers who would like to perform lesion mapping in COVID-19 patients. I am also available to remotely perform the lesion mapping myself, and can assist with the pipeline for image deidentification and transfer. Email me if you would like to collaborate.