“This was an amazing class with a highly talented and experienced therapist—Patricia communicated clearly, modeled the approach successfully and gave us techniques that are useful, easy and very effective.”

“My husband and I took Patrica’s couples massage course and it was a nice reframe for us. We are a busy couple, midway through life. We both feel the impacts of back and neck tension and sometimes pain.”

“This course provides you with the tools you need to save yourself from the muscular strain that can come from carrying out the techniques incorrectly, which can ultimately be a deterrent to realizing the true value in couple’s massage.”

I just finished the course, and absolutely loved it- thank you again for giving me access, what an amazing resource and direction to point my clients in. I will absolutely send your info to folks that could benefit!
I thought the way that you separated the different massage techniques into separate videos was really smart- I imagined having clients focus on one technique each night a week (or something like that) as a way to really slow down and be present with the process. And I felt your guidance and language really resonated with the type of things I talk about in session- especially how important expressing and receiving feedback is, and focusing on your own body while focusing on your partner's. I quite often hear how quickly folks lose access to their own bodies, experiences, and wants when focusing on their partner's, and vice versa (either in sex, intimacy, or just relational roles), so what an incredible intention for you to weave throughout the work.
I'd be so curious to hear about your experience with the verbal feedback process- what a pivotal and yet vulnerable thing to ask for feedback during something so intimate, and what a challenging thing sometimes to really advocate for change while in the receiving position. I thought the language that you used was really useful- clear, direct, yet soft and inviting. I know a lot of folks struggle here, but it really made me think about how massage itself can be such a vehicle for practicing this and flexing that feedback muscle- (for example, giving my clients homework to try one of the techniques and challenge themselves to name one thing they like that their partner is doing during the practice, and one thing they'd like their partner to change in the moment).

Madalyn Simpson, Chicago Center for Relationship Counseling