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Certifications and Continuing Education

LYMPHEDEMA CERTIFICATION / LYMPHATIC THERAPIES
(317.75 Hours)

  • Certified Lymphedema Therapist Course (135 Hours) – KLOSE Training, February 2018
  • Electro-Lymphatic Therapy – Levels 1 & 2 (40 Hours) – Rightway Health and Wellness, June 2018
  • Elastic Athletic Taping for Lymphedema (6.5 Hours) – KLOSE Training, October 2018
  • Axillary Web Syndrome (3.25 Hours) – KLOSE Training, October 2018
  • Neuro-Lymphatic Therapy Certification (15 Hours) – Monarch Continuing Education, February 2020
  • Kinesio Taping CKTT Levels 1 & 2 (6 Hours) – Crystal Mountain Institute Massage School, October 2018
  • Head and Neck Lymphedema Certification (6.75 Hours) – KLOSE Training, May 2019
  • Lymphedema vs Lipedema – What’s the Difference (1.5 Hours) – Juzo Academy, May 2020
  • Obesity and Obesity-Related Lymphedema & Lipedema (2.5 Hours) – KLOSE Training, May 2019
  • Advanced Garment Fitter Certification (9 Hours) – Juzo Academy, October 2018
  • How to Measure for a Compression Garment (1.5 Hours) – Juzo Academy, April 2020
  • Beyond Custom Compression Garments (1.5 Hours) – Juzo Academy, May 2020
  • Proper Fitting and Application of Graded Compression for Venous Disease (1 Hour) – Medi University, July 2018
  • Preparation for CLT-LANA (Lymphology Association of North America) Exam (28 Hours) – – KLOSE Training, April 2020
  • Importance of Exercise in Lymphedema Patients (1.5 Hours) – Juzo Academy, April 2020
  • Importance of Nutrition for Lymphedema Patients (1.5 Hours) – Juzo Academy, April 2020
  • Power Lymphatic Symposium (14 Hours) – AMedCo/Texas Board of Physical Therapy, March 2020
  • Power Lymphatics Conference (9.5 Hours) – Virtual, March 2021
  • Making Sense of Lymphedema: NLN Conference (16.25 Hours) – National Lymphedema Network, October 2019
  • Lymphatic Massage/Manual Lymphatic Drainage (16 Hours) – Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, July 2017
  • Compression Therapy and Wounds 101 – Juzo Academy, May 2020

BODY CONTOURING:
CAVITATION, RADIO FREQUENCY, CUPPING,
GUA SHA, IASTM, and BAMBOO THERAPY
(45 Hours)

  • Certified Cupping Therapist Training (24 Hours) – International Cupping Therapy Association, February 2020
  • Introduction to Massage Cupping and Vacuum Manual Therapy (1 Hour) – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP), April 2020
  • Ultrasonic Cavitation Therapy (1 Hour) – Jungle + Grace Massage Therapy Studio, Recovery Kulture, July 2020
  • Radio Frequency Skin Tightening Therapy (1 Hour) – Jungle + Grace Massage Therapy Studio, Recovery Kulture, July 2020
  • Cavitation / Radio Frequency: Procedures and Equipment Safety (1 Hour) – GlamSquad, August 2020
  • Bamboo-Fusion Massage Parts 1 & 2 for the Table, Face, & Chair (2 Hours) – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP), April 2020
  • Gua Sha Fascial Release (3 Hours) – Isla Verde Spa Training Academy, February 2020
  • Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Manipulation (IASTM) (12 Hours) – Pinnacle Training & Consulting Systems, February 2020

WORKING WITH SPECIAL / FRAGILE POPULATIONS
(165.75 Hours)

There are several nursing and wound care courses in this section.  I am not a nurse.  I do not and will not perform any functions related to being a nurse (for example dressing or working on open wounds).   These tasks are not in my scope of practice.

I took these continuing education courses to learn critical information about the special and fragile populations that I see in my practice.  Most of my clients have special conditions that require advanced training. 

These courses help me better understand what I am seeing when something is wrong.  They also prepare me to ask better questions; understand common medications, treatment, and their effects/side effects; and to help ensure the safety of the people in my care by better understanding their risks during therapy.  Additionally, these courses have helped me to better understand both the emotional and physical challenges of my clients so that I can serve them more effectively.  

Post-Operative Care / Using Appropriate Pressure

  • Plastic Surgery Recovery (1.5 Hours) – Kathleen Lisson, CLT, LMT, January 2020.
  • Massage After Reconstructive Surgery (4 Hours) – Kathleen Lisson, CLT, LMT, January 2020.
  • Postoperative Complications in Nursing (1 Hour) – Assessment Technologies Institute, LLC, April 2020
  • Working with Inflammation (1 Hour) – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP),  April 2020
  • Hospital-Based Massage Therapy (1.5 Hours) – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP), April 2020
  • Medical Conditions:  Deep and Light Touch (16 Hours) – Southwest Institute of Healing Arts,  April 2017
  • Clinical Application of Therapeutic Force & Pressure in Healthcare Interventions (6 Hours), CNM Ingenuity, Inc., June 2019

WOUND CARE

  • Wound Con 2021 (13.75 Hours), Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), March 2021 

SCAR TISSUE

  • Scar Tissue Massage (8 Hours) – Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, February 2017
  • Scars and Lymphatics:  A Primer for Bodywork (4 Hours) – Home CEU Connection, April 2019
  • Therapeutic Massage for Burn Scars (4 Hours) – Home CEU Connection, April 2019
  • Scar Tissue Management: Part 1 – Introduction (1 Hour) – ABMP, July 2020
  • Scar Tissue Management: Part 2 – Clinical Considerations (1 Hour) – ABMP, July 2020
  • Scar Tissue Management: Part 3 – Assessment and Treatment Guidelines (1 Hour) – ABMP, July 2020

ONCOLOGY MASSAGE

  • Oncology Massage (16 Hours) – Southwest Institute of Healing Arts,  April 2017
  • Cancer and the Human Connection:  The Value of Oncology Massage (2 Hours) – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP),  April 2020
  • What Massage Therapists Need to Know About Skin Cancer (1 Hour) – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP),  April 2020
  • IMTRC:  Breast Cancer and Massage Therapy (1 Hour) – American Massage Therapy Association, April 2020
  • Cancer Treatment and Massage Therapy (1 Hour) – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP),  April 2020
  • Multiple Myeloma Nursing CE Course (3 Hours) – Assessment Technologies Institute, LLC, April 2020
  • Oncology Nursing Part 1: Surgical and Radiation Oncology (5 Hours) – Assessment Technologies Institute, LLC, April 2020
  • Oncology Nursing Part 2: Chemotherapy and Oncologic Emergencies (5 Hours) – Assessment Technologies Institute, LLC, April 2020
  • Introduction to Oncology Massage – Part 1 (1 Hour) – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP),  February 2021
  • Introduction to Oncology Massage – Part 2 (1 Hour) – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP),  February 2021

Breast Health

  • Medical Breast Health Massage Certification, Levels 1 & 2 (8 Hours) – Southwest Institute of Healing Arts,  February 2017

FIBROMYALGIA

  • Fibromyalgia Therapy (16 Hours) – Southwest Institute of Healing Arts,  January 2017
  • Fibromyalgia:  The Invisible Disease (1 Hour) – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP),  April 2020
  • Fibromyalgia (1 Hour) – Nirvana Massage, April 2020

Pain Management & Palliative Care

  • The Mystery of Pain (1 Hour) – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP),  April 2020
  • Rising Above the Opioid Crisis: Massage Therapy and Integrative Pain Management (1 Hour) – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP),  April 2020
  • Pain Management (5 Hours) – Assessment Technologies Institute, LLC, April 2020
  • Palliative Care (3 Hours) – Assessment Technologies Institute, LLC, April 2020
  • Pressure Injuries (4 Hours) – Assessment Technologies Institute, LLC, April 2020
  • Manual Lymph Drainage in Hospice Care & Sound Therapy (2 Hours) – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP),  April 2020
  • Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Giant Cell Arteritis, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (2 Hours) – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP),  April 2020

Elder Care

  • Elder Touch (8 Hours) – Southwest Institute of Healing Arts,  April 2017
  • Arthritis and Massage Therapy (1 Hour) – American Massage Therapy Association, April 2020
  • Bodywork Techniques for Parkinson’s (1 Hour) – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP),  April 2020

MISCELLANEOUS

  • Mother’s Massage:  A Guide to Prenatal and Postpartum Massage & Wellness (2 Hours) – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP),  April 2020
  • Carpal Tunnel, HIV-AIDS, Complex Neck Pain (2 Hours) – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP),  April 2020
  • Multiple Sclerosis (1 Hour) – Assessment Technologies Institute, LLC, April 2020
  • Venous Thromboembolism (3 Hours) – Assessment Technologies Institute, LLC, April 2020
  • Weight Bias & Obesity Stigma in Healthcare (2 Hours) – Assessment Technologies Institute, LLC, April 2020
  • LGBTQ:  Culturally Competent Care Considerations (2 Hours) – Assessment Technologies Institute, LLC, April 2020

INFECTION CONTROL & COVID 19
(17.25 Hours)

  • NM Safe Certified – December 2020
  • A Massage Therapist’s Guide to COVID-19 (1.5 Hours)- Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP), January 2021
  • COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Nursing CE Course (1.5 Hours) – Nursing CE, LLC, April 2020
  • Infection Control Nursing CE Course (6.0 Hours) – Assessment Technologies, LLC, ATI Nursing Education, April 2020
  • COVID-19 High-Risk Groups and Special Populations (.5 Hours) – Medscape, LLC, May 2020
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) for Nursing Professionals (1 Hour) – Intelycare & Florida Board of Nursing, April 2020
  • Prepare Your Practice for Cold and Flu Season (1 Hour) – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP), May 2020
  • CPR Amidst COVID-19 (.5 Hours) – Medscape, LLC, May 2020
  • COVID-19:  What Do We Know About Transmission Routes and Surface Survival? (.5 Hours) – Medscape, LLC, May 2020
  • Coronavirus:  Who Is at Risk? (.25 Hours) – Medscape, LLC, May 2020
  • COVID-19:  Are Clinicians Ready for a Viral Pandemic? (.5 Hours) – Medscape, LLC, May 2020
  • Infection Control (2 Hours) – Milady Training, May 2020
  • Hand Hygiene (1 Hour) – World Health Organization, May 2020
  • COVID 19 High-Risk Groups and Special Populations (.5 hours) – Medscape – May 2020
  • CPR Amidst COVID Outbreak (.5 hours) – Medscape – May 2020
  • Coronavirus – Who is at Risk? (.25 hours) – Medscape – May 2020
  • COVID-19 What Do We Know About Transmission Routes and Surface Survival (.5 Hours) – Medscape – May 2020
  • COVID-19 Are Clinicians Ready for a Viral Pandemic  (.5 Hours) – Medcape, May 2020

ADVANCED ANATOMY & DISSECTION
(48 Hours)

  • Fascial Dissection (40 Hours) – Anatomy Trains, January 2020
  • Discovery Through Dissection (1 Hour) – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP), April 2020
  • Taking the Danger Out of Endangerment Sites (1.5 Hours) – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP), April 2020
  • Anatomist’s Corner:  An Advanced Guide to Anatomy in Massage in Bodywork, Parts 1-3 (5.5 Hours) – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP), April 2020

MEDICAL MASSAGE THERAPIST CERTIFICATION
(100 Hours)

Certification track completed August 2017 at Southwest Institute of Healing Arts.  Courses qualifying for this  certification are all listed in the Special and Fragile Populations Section.

MYOFASCIAL MASSAGE THERAPIST CERTIFICATION
(100 Hours)

  • Myofascial Energetic Massage:  Foundations (20 Hours) – Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, February 2017
  • Myofascial Energetic Massage:  Advanced Lower Spine, Pelvis, & Legs (8 Hours) – Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, February 2017
  • Myofascial Energetic Massage:  Advanced Head & Neck (8 Hours) – Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, February 2017
  • Myofascial Energetic Massage:  Advanced Shoulders, Thoracic Cage, Arm & Hand (8 Hours) – Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, January 2017
  • Myofascial Energetic Massage:  Advanced Tissue Talk, Master Touch Skills (16 Hours) – Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, March 2017
  • Myofascial Energetic Massage:  Swedish Sedona (20 Hours) – Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, November 2017
  • Hand & Wrist Health Maintenance (4 Hours) – Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, December 2017
  • Lymphatic Massage (16 Hours) – Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, July 2017

TRAUMA, ANXIETY & PTSD THERAPY
(28 Hours)

  • Moving Into, Through, and Beyond Trauma (21 Hours) – Anatomy Trains, August 2018
  • Working with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Patients (3 Hours) – Advanced Massage Arts & Education, May 2018
  • Anxiety Disorders and Massage Therapy (1 Hour) – American Massage Therapy Association, April 2020
  • Somato-Emotional Release 1:  Stress, Distress, & Eustress (1 Hour) – Anatomy Trains, May 2018
  • Somato-Emotional Release 2:  The Physiology of Emotional Release (1 Hour) – Anatomy Trains, May 2018
  • Understanding and Working with Whiplash (1 Hour) – Bryan K Hawley, DC, December 2018

CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY
(140 Hours)

  • Cranial Unwinding I (20 Hours) – Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, February 2017
  • Cranial Unwinding II (24 Hours) – Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, May 2018
  • Sphenoid Studies & Intelligence (32 Hours) – Cranio Sacral School of the Masters, August 2018
  • Unwinding Meridians & Rhythms (32 Hours) – Cranio Sacral School of the Masters, July 2018
  • Talking to the Heart & The Birth of Love (32 Hours) – Cranio Sacral School of the Masters, August 2018

REFLEXOLOGY
(102.5 Hours)

  • Reflexology:  A Western Approach (28 Hours) – Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, April 2017
  • Reflexology:  Pathology & Assessment (24 Hours) – Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, May 2017
  • Reflexology:  Emotional (16 Hours) – Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, May 2017
  • Reflexology:  Balance & Being (20 Hours) – Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, July 2017
  • Reflexology of the Face (4 Hours) – Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, March 2017
  • Reflexology of the Hand (4 Hours) – Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, March 2017
  • Facelift Acupressure (4 Hours) – Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, March 2017
  • Foot Reflexology 1 & 2:  Benefits, Philosophy, and the 34 Points (1.5 Hours) – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP), April 2020
  • Foot Reflexology 3:  Hands-On Techniques (1 Hour) – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP), April 2020

ADVANCED MASSAGE TECHNIQUES FOR
SPECIFIC CONDITIONS & COMMON PROBLEMATIC LOCATIONS
(29 Hours)

  • Trigger Point Therapy (16 Hours) – Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, February 2017
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (1 Hour) – ChiroCredit, Dr. Paul D. Powers, April 2020
  • Advanced Deep Tissue Muscular Therapy Techniques of the Shoulder and Knee (1.5 Hours) – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP),  May 2020
  • Thoracic Outlet Syndrome:  Assessing and Addressing the Four Types (1 Hour) – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP),  May 2020
  • Understanding and Treating the Four Common Rotator Cuff Injuries (1.5 Hours) – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP),  May 2020
  • Palpating the Psoas Major (1 Hour) – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP),  May 2020
  • Demystifying Complex Neck Conditions (1 Hour)Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP),  January 2021
  • Back Techniques (6 Hours) – Roxanne Portman, MTI, May 2014

SPECIALTY MASSAGE TECHNIQUES
(84.5 Hours)

  • Lomi Lomi 1 & 2 (18 Hours) – Touching America, January 2014
  • British Sports Therapy – Advanced Techniques:  Upper Body (6 Hours) – Ron Wallace, MTI, February 2014
  • British Sports Therapy – Advanced Techniques:  Lower Body (6 Hours) – Ron Wallace, MTI, April 2014
  • British Sports Therapy – Advanced Techniques:  Techniques for Runners (6 Hours) – Ron Wallace, MTI, April 2014
  • Intro to Thai Yoga Massage & Thai Table (18 Hours) – Robert Gardner, October 2014
  • Table Thai Yoga Massage (12 Hours) – Robert Gardner, October 2014
  • Essential Oils for Body, Mind, and Spirit (2.5 Hours) – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP),  April 2020
  • East Indian Head Massage Basic & Advanced (16 Hours) – Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, January 2017

ETHICS
(16 Hours)

  • Ethics:  A Guide to Ethics in Massage & Bodywork (2 Hours) – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP),  April 2020
  • Ethics Revisited:  A Guide to Ethics in Massage & Bodywork (1 Hour) – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP),  April 2020
  • Ethics for the Real World:  Part 1 (1 Hour) – Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP),  April 2020
  • Ethics (4 Hours) – Apollo Correspondence Classes, January 2018
  • Ethics in Therapeutic Presence (4 Hours) – Home CEU Connection, May 2019
  • Maintaining Sexual Ethics – Part 1 – Key Concepts (1 Hour)Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP),  February 2021
  • Maintaining Sexual Ethics – Part 2 – Protecting Clients (1 Hour)Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP),  February 2021
  • Maintaining Sexual Ethics – Part 3 – Protecting Practitioners (1 Hour)Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP),  February 2021
  • Maintaining Sexual Ethics – Part 4 – Protecting Students (1 Hour)Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP),  February 2021

CPR Training
(10 Hours)

  • Adult, Child, Infant CPR, AED Training (6 Hours) – American Healthcare Academy, February 2021
  • Basic Life Support Provider (2 Hours) – American Heart Association, March 2018
  • CPR First Aid (2 Hours) – American Heart Association, March 2018

Massage Teaching Techniques
and Business Courses
(2 Hours)

  • Blended Model of Massage Education (1 Hour) – Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP), February 2021
  • ABC’s of Meeting with Physicians (1 Hour) – Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP), July 2020

MASSAGE SCHOOL DIPLOMA
(500 Hours)

  • Massage School Diploma (500 Hours), Touching America/Hot Springs School of Massage & Bodywork, April 2014