Emily (she,her) is a practitioner of the healing arts; focusing in craniosacral therapy and somatic based energy healing. Her work is supported by her background and licensure as a massage therapist and birth doula. She is a graduate of Goddard College in the Health Arts and Sciences, and is also a Mother to two children, Rosie (7) and Zev (5).

She treats adults, children and babies. Craniosacral therapy treats the central nervous system and assists clients in inhabiting their bodies more fully and with more self-compassion. Because she treats the nervous system using a whole body approach, her work is appropriate and supportive for everyone as it reduces pain, stress and assists clients in accessing their own inner wisdom to discover root causes of their challenges. She often sees babies having breast or bottle-feeding issues, birth trauma, experiencing colic-like symptoms, and more. CST is also very supportive for birthing people during pregnancy and postpartum.

Her approach to bodywork, healing and wellness is grounded in body positivity.

Emily brings a depth of understanding in grief work and the healing that occurs when we accept and allow our feelings to move. She dreams of a world where families and those crossing the thresholds of life and death are fully centered and supported.

A doula in every sense of the word, although she is currently not actively attending births. She is a student of nature, ancestral healing and house hold herbalism.

Emily is a creative writer, a lover of leisurely hikes and swimming in rivers. She embraces motherhood in all its expressions and honors it as a life-lab of learning, loving and growth.

Here is a sampling of my experience and background for those who are curious! 

2003 – 2013

  • Licensed Massage Therapist – NC School of Natural Healing

  • Graduated from an intensive three-year energy healing program at Circle of the Heart School of Wholeness with Michael Young, a Barbara Brennan practitioner, Kabbalistic healer, and Shamanic practitioner

  • Participated in grief ritual and individual healing sessions with Malidoma Patrice Somé throughout the years, whose teachings around grief as well as his support of me and my healing work were profoundly impactful.

  • Completed trainings with Daisy Marquis: Meditation & the Art of Self Mastery, Energy Healing I & II, Intuitive Herbalism, Advanced Energy Healing, and Reiki Level I

  • Earned a Bachelor’s degree in Health Arts and Sciences from Goddard College

  • Worked as Clinic Manager at a Functional Medicine Family Practice offering maternity care in a midwifery-style model

2013 – Present

  • Trained in pregnancy massage in the Wise Woman Tradition with Rowan Farrell

  • Certified Birth Doula through DONA International

  • Completed the following Upledger Institute courses:

    Craniosacral Therapy I & II
    SomatoEmotional Release I & II
    Craniosacral Therapy for Pediatrics I
    CST Applications for Ankyloglossia

  • Studied Craniosacral Therapy for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum — and for infants — with master CST therapist and midwife Carol Gray

  • Trained in the Tummy Time Method and cranial nerve dysfunction with occupational therapist Michelle Emanuel

  • Completed Craniosacral Therapy for Supporting Breastfeeding with Alison Hazelbaker

  • Additional trainings in Myofascial Release, Lymphatic Massage and Shiatsu