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The therapists at Carrboro Massage Therapy are professional, knowledgeable, and capable. With over 25 years of experience among them, Ruth, Robin and Melina, as well as our part-time staff, Soleil Konkel and Debbie Tysinger, are all Licensed by the State of North Carolina and Certified by the National Certification Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapists. The therapists at CMT offer a wide range of services, from deep tissue and relaxation massage, hot stone massage and polarity therapy, to sports massage and prenatal massage.
To have a therapist recommended to you, please contact info@carrboromassagetherapy.com with any relevant information and scheduling requirements.
Ruth Newnam has developed a specialized blend of techniques to help heal chronic and acute pain issues and to maintain health and wellness in her clients. She blends deep tissue and myofascial techniques, Swedish and relaxation techniques, lymphatic massage and mind-body integration techniques according to each client's set of issues and needs. She works extensively with clients recovering from injury, surgery and illness, such as cancer, fibromyalgia, repetitive stress injuries, plantar fasciitis and more!
A native of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Ruth received a B.A. from the College of William and Mary and a M.A. from UNC-CH before attending the Body Therapy Institute in Silk Hope, NC. Ruth has practiced as a Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist in North Carolina since September 2002. She is also a trained Dr. Vodder School lymphedema and lymphatic massage therapist.
Robin moved to North Carolina from Boston in September 2006. While living in Boston, she studied Massage at the Muscular Therapy Institute in Cambridge, MA, where she learned how to work with each client as an individual by using many techniques and massage elements including various speeds, rhythms and pressures. She believes that each client and each session deserves a different approach because we all have our own needs. She is a Professional Member of the American Massage Therapy Association and nationally certified through the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork.
She currently practices Deep Tissue/Muscle Specific and Relaxation Massage, with a mixture of the two depending on the client's needs. She has also trained in Sports Massage and Myofascial Release. She has specific experience with runners and athletes, including the Dana Farber Boston Marathon Runners.
Melina is a licensed massage and bodywork therapist with a background in clinical herbal therapeutics. Her practice centers on the belief that the body is an infinite storehouse of wisdom. Massage and bodywork can unlock the potential for the body to heal itself of pain and injury, restoring and renewing itself from the effects of repetitive stress and injury. She offers deep tissue and Swedish massage, trigger point therapy, orthopedic and sports massage for pain management, integrative reflexology and holistic aromatherapy.
Melina is a graduate of the Body Therapy Institute in Silk Hope, NC and of the Institute of Traditional Medicine in Santa Fe, NM, and has practiced as a Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist in North Carolina since January 2004. She is a professional member of the American Massage Therapy Association. She has also certified in Nurturing the Mother, a pre-and peri-natal massage program.
Janne (say "Jan") brings to her work deep compassion, great respect, and intense curiosity for this experience of life as a human being. Janne is a graduate of the four-year professional training program at Barbara Brennan School of Healing, the two-year Advanced Studies in Education program and the two-year Brennan Integration Practitioner program. The Brennan Healing Science method is used effectively in conjunction with professional medical care to treat thyroid issues, cardiovascular disease, immune system disorders, as well as to reduce pain, surgery recovery time, and the side-effects of chemotherapy and radiation.
Janne's healing style focuses on how you relate to the world, to life, to yourself, and on discovering and following your deepest longings for your life. Janne grew up in Rochester, New York, and moved to North Carolina in 1984. She has two college-age children and a highly intuitive Portuguese Water Dog. Her totem is the turtle and she also loves birds.
Debbie practices Swedish, deep tissue, and myofascial massage to meet your needs for relaxation, stress relief, and pain management. She initially built a practice in Wisconsin, working with older adults, but has broadened her practice to work with adults of all ages and teenagers who want to remain active and pain-free. She has trained in pre-natal and post-natal massage as well.
Debbie graduated from the Body Therapy Institute in Silk Hope, North Carolina in 2002. She is nationally certified with the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, and is a member of the American Massage Therapy Association.
Finding your path to wellness will likely involve more than massage alone. Carrboro Massage Therapy is pleased to offer complementary health services under the same roof. Also housed in the Ashe Street office are psychotherapists, Margaret Rhee, LCSW, and Tiffany Castellanos, LCSW, psychotherapist Kimberly Jeffs, aesthetician Amanda Martin, owner of Carrboro Aesthetics and acupuncturist Sara Ruth Kane. For more information on these health care providers, please follow the links to their websites here or on our Resources page.
