Santa Barbara's Community of Healers
Directory of Local Therapists
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Find the massage you are looking for. We have listed many of the area's massage and bodywork practitioners, therapists and SBBTI graduates who are offering healing work in and around the Santa Barbara area. You may also call our office for a list of independent graduates.
Therapists are listed by their main specialty but many are skilled in several styles of massage. Scroll down, or select a modality on the left and find a local healer that suits your needs. Healers listed are practicing independently from SBBTI and have their own private businesses. Healers listed understand that they are responsible for their own insurance. The Santa Barbara Body Therapy Institute holds no legal responsibility for the work of the therapists advertised on this page. Grads get FREE Ads!/ Click for details: |
Allyson Gomez, CMT
"I AM Healing"
Access Energy, Swedish Massage, Reflexology, Deep Tissue, Prenatal Massage, Trigger Point
Location: Santa Barbara
Phone: (805) 637-9454
Website: http://iamhealing.us/
License: CAMTC Lic # 7822
Something for Everyone: Offering a variety of healing modalities, Ally has Always possessed a natural ability to heal, and her intense training has given her the tools necessary to use this natural ability to produce both amazing body- and energy-work. She has been formally trained in Swedish massage, shiatsu, reflexology, deep tissue, trigger-point therapy, pregnancy (pre-natal) massage, and Access Energy. Her massage is extraordinarily relaxing and balancing, and her acute ability of observation only strengthens her training.
Testimonial: "Sometimes people find they are at the end of their rope trying to heal themselves. All other attempts with MDs, PhDs, etc. don't resonate, and don't deliver results. Sometimes even our friends don't quite relate to what is going on even though their hearts intention is to help. I was that person seeking a solution to the "unlike me symptoms" my mind and body were undergoing. It was through a random encounter that I met Ally Gomez and instantly felt a connection, as if I met my long lost friend. She is one of the very few who I trust to take care of me when I sense I am on the verge of an energetic change, which I have come to realize indicates a major life event change or personal breakthrough. With her life partner Alan, together they create the I AM HEALING space and energy that is safe, impartial, and devoted to healing whatever comes to them. I highly recommend Ally, and I hope you have the opportunity to work with her too." - Bianca C.
Phone: (805) 637-9454
Website: http://iamhealing.us/
License: CAMTC Lic # 7822
Something for Everyone: Offering a variety of healing modalities, Ally has Always possessed a natural ability to heal, and her intense training has given her the tools necessary to use this natural ability to produce both amazing body- and energy-work. She has been formally trained in Swedish massage, shiatsu, reflexology, deep tissue, trigger-point therapy, pregnancy (pre-natal) massage, and Access Energy. Her massage is extraordinarily relaxing and balancing, and her acute ability of observation only strengthens her training.
Testimonial: "Sometimes people find they are at the end of their rope trying to heal themselves. All other attempts with MDs, PhDs, etc. don't resonate, and don't deliver results. Sometimes even our friends don't quite relate to what is going on even though their hearts intention is to help. I was that person seeking a solution to the "unlike me symptoms" my mind and body were undergoing. It was through a random encounter that I met Ally Gomez and instantly felt a connection, as if I met my long lost friend. She is one of the very few who I trust to take care of me when I sense I am on the verge of an energetic change, which I have come to realize indicates a major life event change or personal breakthrough. With her life partner Alan, together they create the I AM HEALING space and energy that is safe, impartial, and devoted to healing whatever comes to them. I highly recommend Ally, and I hope you have the opportunity to work with her too." - Bianca C.
Oncology Massage
Other Specialties: Deep tissue, Swedish, Trigger point, Cupping
Location: Santa Barbara
Phone: 805-403-9876
Email: [email protected]
License: CAMTC #15012
A native of Santa Barbara, Tova has worked in resort spas, day spas and in private practice locally and internationally since becoming a Licensed Massage Therapist in 1994. Having received a large part of her bodywork training at SBBTI, she specializes in customized massage therapy with a focus on releasing tension in muscles. Using techniques that include deep tissue, Swedish, trigger point, acupressure, sports, cranial-sacral and reflexology, sessions include essential oil aromatherapy and relaxing music. Additionally, she is trained in cupping (available upon request) and certified in Oncology Massage. She is a California State Certified Massage Therapist, licensed in Santa Barbara County and fully insured.
Testimonial: "Most excellent massage between L.A. and Carmel (...) She may look tiny but OMG, she is a master at finding that knot in the shoulder and working it out of you. She's strong, not a chatter, efficient, and intertwines a head massage that makes every muscle in your body turn to butter." -Patti Londre, award-winning travel writer and cook
Phone: 805-403-9876
Email: [email protected]
License: CAMTC #15012
A native of Santa Barbara, Tova has worked in resort spas, day spas and in private practice locally and internationally since becoming a Licensed Massage Therapist in 1994. Having received a large part of her bodywork training at SBBTI, she specializes in customized massage therapy with a focus on releasing tension in muscles. Using techniques that include deep tissue, Swedish, trigger point, acupressure, sports, cranial-sacral and reflexology, sessions include essential oil aromatherapy and relaxing music. Additionally, she is trained in cupping (available upon request) and certified in Oncology Massage. She is a California State Certified Massage Therapist, licensed in Santa Barbara County and fully insured.
Testimonial: "Most excellent massage between L.A. and Carmel (...) She may look tiny but OMG, she is a master at finding that knot in the shoulder and working it out of you. She's strong, not a chatter, efficient, and intertwines a head massage that makes every muscle in your body turn to butter." -Patti Londre, award-winning travel writer and cook
Bach Flower Remedy
Rebecca Clark, HHP, CMT
Location: Santa Barbara
Phone: (805) 886-5524
License: CAMTC Lic #44372
Integrative Bodyworker: Rebecca Clark is a graduate of the Santa Barbara Body Therapy Institute’s Holistic Healthcare Practitioner one thousand hour training program. She has trained extensively internationally in a variety of bodywork modalities. By integrating these modalities, Rebecca carefully crafts bodywork sessions to facilitate each individuals optimal healing. Rebecca believes that each individual has the ability to heal themselves, but often those pathways have been obstructed by daily stress, diet and lifestyle. Integrative bodywork is a powerful way to awaken an individuals inner healer, and facilitate that individuals journey to their personal optimal wellness.
Bach Background:
"Disease is a result of the disharmony between the Personality and the Soul" Dr Edward Bach
Everyday life and its worries can cloud over our true being. Family, friends and work make demands on our time and energy, leaving us drained and frustrated. World situations and personal circumstance create anxiety, worry, fear and sleeplessness. As all the stresses of daily life mount, we may even find ourselves despondent, with no energy or enthusiasm for life.Yet, the soul within us remains, calling us to shine our light. And the remedies of Dr Bach can help us.
What are the Bach Flower Remedies?
A natural system of stress management, the Bach Flower Remedies were discovered by a physician named Dr. Edward Bach, in the 1930's. Dr. Bach was a physician, surgeon, homeopath, bacteriologist and immunologist. In working with his patients, he found that their physical illnesses were exacerbated by their mental and emotional states and so set to discover a system of healing that would be safe and simple, with no side effects. He located 38 flowering plants and trees which balanced specific negative emotions and formulated them into dilute homeopathic mixtures. These liquids can be used in combination to address over 200 million states of mind. Best of all, they are safe, non-toxic and do not interact with any other form of treatment. The remedies are manufactured under strict guidelines for safety and purity (GMP) which are established by the World Health Organization and are available in 66 countries worldwide.
Bach Flower Consultations are available via telephone and in person.
Phone: (805) 886-5524
License: CAMTC Lic #44372
Integrative Bodyworker: Rebecca Clark is a graduate of the Santa Barbara Body Therapy Institute’s Holistic Healthcare Practitioner one thousand hour training program. She has trained extensively internationally in a variety of bodywork modalities. By integrating these modalities, Rebecca carefully crafts bodywork sessions to facilitate each individuals optimal healing. Rebecca believes that each individual has the ability to heal themselves, but often those pathways have been obstructed by daily stress, diet and lifestyle. Integrative bodywork is a powerful way to awaken an individuals inner healer, and facilitate that individuals journey to their personal optimal wellness.
Bach Background:
"Disease is a result of the disharmony between the Personality and the Soul" Dr Edward Bach
Everyday life and its worries can cloud over our true being. Family, friends and work make demands on our time and energy, leaving us drained and frustrated. World situations and personal circumstance create anxiety, worry, fear and sleeplessness. As all the stresses of daily life mount, we may even find ourselves despondent, with no energy or enthusiasm for life.Yet, the soul within us remains, calling us to shine our light. And the remedies of Dr Bach can help us.
What are the Bach Flower Remedies?
A natural system of stress management, the Bach Flower Remedies were discovered by a physician named Dr. Edward Bach, in the 1930's. Dr. Bach was a physician, surgeon, homeopath, bacteriologist and immunologist. In working with his patients, he found that their physical illnesses were exacerbated by their mental and emotional states and so set to discover a system of healing that would be safe and simple, with no side effects. He located 38 flowering plants and trees which balanced specific negative emotions and formulated them into dilute homeopathic mixtures. These liquids can be used in combination to address over 200 million states of mind. Best of all, they are safe, non-toxic and do not interact with any other form of treatment. The remedies are manufactured under strict guidelines for safety and purity (GMP) which are established by the World Health Organization and are available in 66 countries worldwide.
Bach Flower Consultations are available via telephone and in person.
Bach Flower Remedy Consultations, Integrative Crainosacral Therapy, Swedish Massage, Reflexology, Myofacial Release, Viseral Lymphatic Drainage, River Stone Massage Therapy
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Deep Tissue Massage
Melissa Franco, HHP, CMT
"Massage by Melissa"
Specialty: Deep Tissue, Swedish, Reflexology, Access Energy
Location: Santa Barbara
Phone: (805) 689-2589
Email: [email protected]
License: CAMTC Lic # 19958
Intuitive Touch & Nourishment Meets Pain Relief: Melissa offers fifteen years of experience and a wide range of massage services designed to provide deep relaxation, gentle loving touch, and pain relief. She has studied over 1,000 hours of massage courses, including Reflexology, Cranial Sacral Therapy, Access Energy, Lymphatic Drainage, and Deep Tissue, to name a few. Melissa delivers intuitive touch with each massage guaranteed to satisfy your needs.
Testimonial: "Melissa is THE BEST! I have tried so many other massage therapists and I have found that Melissa takes it beyond just mechanical. You really feel like you've found an intuitive healer. She is so very caring and and truly like an earth mother. She is thorough - working every part of your body at the pressure you request. It always seems to amaze me that she knows exactly where my tight and troubled muscles are without me having to tell her. I am so grateful to her. I highly recommend her above all others...Do yourself a big favor and schedule a massage with Melissa. You will NOT be disappointed and will leave the office on Cloud 9, feeling calm, refreshed and tension free" -Carol Behar
Phone: (805) 689-2589
Email: [email protected]
License: CAMTC Lic # 19958
Intuitive Touch & Nourishment Meets Pain Relief: Melissa offers fifteen years of experience and a wide range of massage services designed to provide deep relaxation, gentle loving touch, and pain relief. She has studied over 1,000 hours of massage courses, including Reflexology, Cranial Sacral Therapy, Access Energy, Lymphatic Drainage, and Deep Tissue, to name a few. Melissa delivers intuitive touch with each massage guaranteed to satisfy your needs.
Testimonial: "Melissa is THE BEST! I have tried so many other massage therapists and I have found that Melissa takes it beyond just mechanical. You really feel like you've found an intuitive healer. She is so very caring and and truly like an earth mother. She is thorough - working every part of your body at the pressure you request. It always seems to amaze me that she knows exactly where my tight and troubled muscles are without me having to tell her. I am so grateful to her. I highly recommend her above all others...Do yourself a big favor and schedule a massage with Melissa. You will NOT be disappointed and will leave the office on Cloud 9, feeling calm, refreshed and tension free" -Carol Behar
Myofascial Release
Kaleo Naea, CMT
"Massage by Kaleo"
Myofascial Release, Sports Massage, Swedish Massage
Location: Santa Barbara
Phone: (805) 455-6535
License: CAMTC Lic # #53541
Your Bodys' Best Friend: Kaleo has been a professional body worker for the past 13 years with a lifetime of experience in massage. His massage in an eclectic blend of styles customized to nourish and bring balance to your unique body. He is a dedicated facilitator of healing, and loves what he does, which translates through his touch and devotion to the art of massage. He learned the ancient wisdom and healing techniques of HUNA from his uncle, a Kahuna on Kauai. From his travels he has continued to learn new techniques that I have integrated and developed into a massage that is holistically healing to his clients and himself.
Testimonials: "I got crushed by Kaleo, my most beneficial workout of them all." -Todd Rogers
"Todd got me to go to his massage therapist, and it's paid off!" -Phil Dalhausser
“I’ve never been able to get into these yoga positions before Kaleo's work!” -Jessica, Yoga Student
Phone: (805) 455-6535
License: CAMTC Lic # #53541
Your Bodys' Best Friend: Kaleo has been a professional body worker for the past 13 years with a lifetime of experience in massage. His massage in an eclectic blend of styles customized to nourish and bring balance to your unique body. He is a dedicated facilitator of healing, and loves what he does, which translates through his touch and devotion to the art of massage. He learned the ancient wisdom and healing techniques of HUNA from his uncle, a Kahuna on Kauai. From his travels he has continued to learn new techniques that I have integrated and developed into a massage that is holistically healing to his clients and himself.
Testimonials: "I got crushed by Kaleo, my most beneficial workout of them all." -Todd Rogers
"Todd got me to go to his massage therapist, and it's paid off!" -Phil Dalhausser
“I’ve never been able to get into these yoga positions before Kaleo's work!” -Jessica, Yoga Student
Reflexology
Katie Mickey, HHP, CMT
Reflexology, Swedish Massage, Shiatsu, Cross Fiber/ Deep Tissue, Polarity Therapy, Emotional Process, Aroma Therapy
Location: Santa Barbara
Phone: (805) 450-1874
License: CAMTC Lic #18289
Massage from the Master: Katie is an expert in her field with over 30 years of massage experience both in teaching and in healing. She is truly a master of massage skills and techniques offering a quality of healing to her practice that clients won't forget. She offers several practices and will adapt the session to the needs of the client. Katie specializes in opening up energy flows in the body and integrating embodiment practices. Katie's massages offer restorative balance in the tissue layers, fields and flows and in addition address the emotional body component.
Testimonial: "My body loves this bodywork. I still remember how amazing I felt when Katie worked on me at camp. It was the first time I had no pain in months. In fact, I felt even better than I felt before I became so sick with the colitis. I remember walking around afterwards in amazement, the pain had left me and I felt so incredible. I have received a lot of bodywork, but the effects of this work was unlike any other that I have received." -Suzanne Rock'Stierle, entrepreneur, author, webmaster
Phone: (805) 450-1874
License: CAMTC Lic #18289
Massage from the Master: Katie is an expert in her field with over 30 years of massage experience both in teaching and in healing. She is truly a master of massage skills and techniques offering a quality of healing to her practice that clients won't forget. She offers several practices and will adapt the session to the needs of the client. Katie specializes in opening up energy flows in the body and integrating embodiment practices. Katie's massages offer restorative balance in the tissue layers, fields and flows and in addition address the emotional body component.
Testimonial: "My body loves this bodywork. I still remember how amazing I felt when Katie worked on me at camp. It was the first time I had no pain in months. In fact, I felt even better than I felt before I became so sick with the colitis. I remember walking around afterwards in amazement, the pain had left me and I felt so incredible. I have received a lot of bodywork, but the effects of this work was unlike any other that I have received." -Suzanne Rock'Stierle, entrepreneur, author, webmaster
Sports Massage
Jeff Dutcher, CMT
Gladiator Massage Therapy
Medical Sports Massage, Deep Tissue, Tui Na, Lomi Lomi
Location: Location: Santa Barbara, Ventura
Address: 1211 Coast Village Rd, Ste. 1, Santa Barbara, CA 93108
Phone: call or text (203) 524-4779
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.gladiatormassage.com
License: CAMTC Lic #13987
Pain Relief and Deep Relaxation: Discover lasting pain relief and deep relaxation from my unique combination of healing massage modalities including Deep Tissue Massage, Medical/Sports Massage, Asian Tui Na, Hawaiian Lomilomi, Trigger Point/Acupressure Therapy, Swedish, and Aromatherapy.
Testimonial: "Simply the best! I have had four major neck and shoulder surgeries and finally found a massage therapist that could actually help and not just give a nice rub down. Jeff is a truly gifted professional and knows his business. I highly, highly recommend him. His studio is easy to find in a great area in Montecito. Make your appointment with him - you will not be sorry!"- Martin D., 73, Camarillo
Address: 1211 Coast Village Rd, Ste. 1, Santa Barbara, CA 93108
Phone: call or text (203) 524-4779
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.gladiatormassage.com
License: CAMTC Lic #13987
Pain Relief and Deep Relaxation: Discover lasting pain relief and deep relaxation from my unique combination of healing massage modalities including Deep Tissue Massage, Medical/Sports Massage, Asian Tui Na, Hawaiian Lomilomi, Trigger Point/Acupressure Therapy, Swedish, and Aromatherapy.
Testimonial: "Simply the best! I have had four major neck and shoulder surgeries and finally found a massage therapist that could actually help and not just give a nice rub down. Jeff is a truly gifted professional and knows his business. I highly, highly recommend him. His studio is easy to find in a great area in Montecito. Make your appointment with him - you will not be sorry!"- Martin D., 73, Camarillo
Swedish Massage
Paul Zagala, CMP
Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue, Myofascial Release I & II, Reflexology, Tuina, Access Energy, Prenatal Massage, Acupressure
Location: Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez
Phone: (805) 350-9633
License: CAMTC Lic # 54964
Email: [email protected]
Swedish Stress Relief: Paul offers a quality massage guaranteed to relieve stress in the body, mind and spirit. He loved to incorporate Myofascial Release, Deep Tissue and Reflexology into his work for an overall recharge.
Find Yourself in a Relaxed State of Being: “I don’t have any more aches and pains. When I first started attending the Santa Barbara Body Therapy Institute, there was always something that was bothering me; tension here, a pain there. I have learned how to maintain my own health, and now if something is bothering me, I know how to get rid of it. That is a huge improvement! I apply the same techniques I learned for self-care on my clients to benefit their health. Since taking classes at SBBTI, I found myself in a much more relaxed state; I was usually caught up in life’s issues, but now I am more aware of my body.” Paul Zagala, 250hr Graduate, 550hr Student, Full time Massage Therapist at the Bacara Resort
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Grads get FREE Ads! Santa Barbara Body Therapy Institute Graduates get one listing for FREE. Contact [email protected] to place your ad. Please send the following information. If you need assistance writing your description please us at (805) 966-5802.
Please Include the following: Your Name, Business name, title, License #, location/ scope of practice, phone number, email, web address if you have one, also a brief description of your specialty; what your sessions are like, what you offer, main style and other styles of massage you want to be listed under, a testimonial, and a nice photo of yourself. This page is just getting started so if you don't see the category or specialty you want to be listed under, that's OK, it will be created for your Ad.
Grads get FREE Ads! Santa Barbara Body Therapy Institute Graduates get one listing for FREE. Contact [email protected] to place your ad. Please send the following information. If you need assistance writing your description please us at (805) 966-5802.
Please Include the following: Your Name, Business name, title, License #, location/ scope of practice, phone number, email, web address if you have one, also a brief description of your specialty; what your sessions are like, what you offer, main style and other styles of massage you want to be listed under, a testimonial, and a nice photo of yourself. This page is just getting started so if you don't see the category or specialty you want to be listed under, that's OK, it will be created for your Ad.
