Susan Good
Owner, LMT in C’ville
Susan’s experience as a Birth Doula in Honduras and Ireland led her to train in massage in 2017. After giving birth to her daughter, she holds a deep connection working with women in the prenatal and postpartum periods. She studied Womblifting in Thailand and is excited to now offer that in addition to Prenatal Thai Massage.
Susan specializes in Thai massage and loves to blend deeply therapeutic practices such cupping, herbal compress, and tok sen into her sessions.
*Susan is not currently accepting new clients
Sara
LMT
Sara's passion in massage therapy is being able to connect with her clients and ease both everyday and chronic pain through therapeutic touch. She is a compassionate massage therapist with a calm and positive energy and loves continuing education to expand her skillset. Her favorite sessions are 90 minute massages because she is able to work slowly and intuitively, bringing into the treatment various techniques from her “toolbox”--Neuromuscular therapy, Orthopedic massage, Prenatal, Myofascial Release and Reiki. Sara has over ten years experience as a licensed massage therapist in Pennsylvania and is excited to work with the Charlottesville community!
Services: 60/90/120 min. Therapeutic Massage, Prenatal Massage
Melissa
LMT
Melissa has been a massage therapist since 2017. She is passionate about community wellness and long term impacts of preventative care, like massage. Because of her love of the diversity of our bodies as human beings, she is invested in making massage accessible and supportive to each individual she works with. She uses a therapeutic integrated approach to massage, and although her work tends to be deep, she loves customizing each session. When Melissa is not massaging, you can find her hiking or biking in the woods!
Services: 60/90/120 min. Therapeutic Massage, Prenatal Massage
Gretchen
LMT
Gretchen’s professional experience in massage therapy began in 2009, and has led her on a journey in discovering multiple wellness approaches which combine to create a holistic approach to chronic pain relief. She is able to resolve spots that contribute to pain with a combination of intuitive connection, and specific, clinical techniques. Her multiple certifications in various styles of clinical massage therapy, nutrition, herbal medicine, and yoga allow her to support her clients in various ways for profound, tailored sessions. She is best known at this point in her professional career as the founder of Neuromuscular Cupping Therapy, where she has been able to bring all of these wellness tools into one comprehensive modality to resolve chronic pain. Sessions with Gretchen are the perfect blend between intuitive flow, and specific treatment which gives just enough of that "good hurt" to know it's going to be effective at resolving your chronic issues.
Services: 90/120 min. Therapeutic Massage, 90/120 Neuromuscular Cupping Massage
David
LMT
David began his bodywork journey after experiencing the profound effects it could have on his own injuries from being a rugged mountain kid on the Colorado slopes. His process in working with clients begins by first discovering what state their body is in, and then tailoring his sessions to allow pain patterns to unravel through conscious, collaborative treatments. Often, active participation in a massage session can allow muscles to fire and recalibrate to resolve stubborn issues, and allow for greater release of tension patterns. In addition to his strategic approach to resolution of pain patterns, he also holds space for profound energetic healing which is incredibly helpful for resolution of pain from traumatic injuries and life events. His wide expertise in Neuromuscular Cupping and other clinical styles of massage therapy, combined with his unique approach to several styles of energy work, allow his sessions to meet his clients where they are at, and allow for lasting change.
Services: 60/90/120 min. Therapeutic Massage, 90/120 Neuromuscular Cupping Massage
Naomi Hagos
LMT
Naomi graduated from the Northern Virginia School of Therapeutic Massage in 2018. She uses her training in neuromuscular bodywork to help release tight areas of the body that need extra attention to help her get to the root of her clients’ pain.
In order to deepen her massage practice and alway find new ways to approach her work, Naomi has completed continuing education in manual lymphatic drainage, reflexology, and reiki. She is an avid runner and also enjoys to play the piano!
Services: 60/90/120 min. Therapeutic Massage, Prenatal Massage
Kelsy
LMT
Kelsy graduated from the North Texas School of Swedish Massage in 2018, shortly before thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail. Her massage style focuses on letting the mind settle into slow rhythmic lomi lomi inspired techniques and encouraging the body to let go of any tensions through sustained deep tissue holds. She's been told she has heart-driven hands, and is excited to share her passion for bodywork with her clients.
Services: 60/90 min. Therapeutic Massage, 60 min. Prenatal Massage
Leslie
Studio Manager
Leslie is excited to keep the Latitude team booked and busy! She also works as a Certified Health Coach on the side and enjoys supporting clients who manage chronic illnesses or conditions. Her other interests include music, visiting historical sites, learning about health and alternative medicine modalities. If you see beautiful flowers at the front desk, chances are they’re from her!