I'm a Licensed Massage Therapist looking at graduate school programs and striving to be a credit to my profession. (Trust me, I'm not as earnest or Pollyanna as that sounds but, well ... you've been warned.)I'm a hard worker and like to have fun with my clients. I want them happy to carve time out of their schedules to take care of themselves and, in particular, glad they chose me to help them. I work with all types of massage clients: secretaries, executives, athletes, actors, musicians, housewives (even the desperate ones), and students. My specialties are Stress Related Fatigue and Repetitive Motion Injuries.
I retired from a 20 year retail career and semi-retired after 15 years in the corporate world. I quickly completed my 300 hours of massage training and scored very well on my Los Angeles licensing exam. Most of my training was based on Swedish and Russian modalities, so I completed an additional 50 hours in Shiatsu massage. I'm now working for myself and LOVE it!
Well, this is enough for my first post.
More later.
2 comments:
Hi there.
I ran across your blog while looking at information on the Massage Therapist website. I recently began thinking about a career change and thought maybe I could find someone in my area who is already doing this and there you were.
Your career change sounds similar to what I'm looking to do and just wanted to know where and how you got started?
I'd appreciate any information and/or advice you'd be willing to share.
I got my start at a chiropractor's office after I completed my Los Angeles license. (300 hours of school training at IPPT in NOrth Hollywood and West LA).
From there I was able to recruit friends and former business associates as clients and eventually moved to another chiropractor's office. I eventually landed at The spa I work at (my one-year anniversary will be this October).
Before I applied at the spa, I asked therapist who were working (1) how often do they work... How many hours of massage vs. paperwork vs. networking? (2) what are their rates? (3) what is their preferred work environment? (4) what type of clients do they market to? (5) what type of marketing do they do? (6) How long have they been a massage therapist? (7) If they could do anything differently, what? (8) What school(s) do they recommend? Why are you a massage Therapist? (10) Are you happy/do you like what you do?
The answers to those questions compared to my personal goals is what guided me initially. Now I find myself asking thos questions of chiropractors, orthopedists, and physical therapists as I decide where I will go for graduate school.
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