CHAOS TO CLARITY

Gentle wisdom: Treating everyone and everything according to its nature and the need of the moment. Hitting a nail with a feather is stupid. Hitting a nail with a hammer is gentle. Hitting a finger with a hammer is cruel.

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Compassion: Understanding and seeking to alleviate the suffering or distress of another.

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Communication: Attentive listening to the client, clarifying any concerns, expectations or specific goals on either side, encouraging client's expression of new needs and adjustments throughout the time of work together, clarity up front communicating descriptions of services, benefits and costs.

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Confidentiality: Clients' identities will not be disclosed without written permission, except in cases of legal necessity or imminent harm. No photos of clients or their property will be taken or publicized without written permission, except in cases of legal necessity or imminent harm. Massage therapy clients are protected by HIPPA. Any sensitive digital communications initiated by the therapist will be done over encrypted services.

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Intuition: Trusting the wealth of experience and inner wisdom of the client to guide the attentive therapist to the most therapeutic results.

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Efficiency: Striving for the best results with the least expenditure of the client's precious resources, like energy, time, money.

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Enthusiasm: Heartfelt eagerness to accompany clients on their unique journeys from chaos to clarity.

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Non-judgemental safe space: Respect for each person's identity, body, emotions, beliefs, needs, abilities, and especially for their desire to make the journey towards becoming the best possible version of themselves.

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Nurturing & Educating: Sharing experience to help clients discover how to better practice self-care, eventually reducing the need for them to seek as much assistance from outside themselves. Also clear communication establishing and maintaining ethical, healthy boundaries in the client/professional relationship.

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Punctuality: Respecting the boundaries of time agreed upon.

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Problem-solving: Thinking outside the box when necessary to overcome challenges efficiently.

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Safety: Attention to safety precautions and contraindications for therapies; effective communication; medical history intake forms; hypoallergenic lotions/oils/linens; referrals to other practitioners for issues outside scope of expertise; safe equipment; care when handling clients' property, etc.

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