I am a trans Licensed Massage Therapist and Certified Manual Lymphatic Drainage Therapist based in Brooklyn, NY. In my practice, True Bearing Bodywork, I specialize in working with clients who want to feel more at ease through discomfort or change – trans folks, prenatal, chronic pain, end of life. I use techniques including Swedish, Thai, Tui Na, and Reiki.

I also specialize in Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) and scar massage, great for pre and post-op healing from gender affirming surgeries. Additionally, I teach other Massage Therapists how to work on post top surgery clients and offer telehealth consults to learn how to do self scar massage and self MLD after surgery.

I have additional training in working with folks on the hypermobility spectrum including folks with hEDS/EDS, POTS, CFS, and dysautonomia. My prenatal and post-partum work is informed by perinatal master Kiera Nagle and brings in my scar and MLD work especially for folks post cesarean birth.

My gender-affirming work is based in a well-informed practice of not making assumptions. My 20+ years as a dancer, as well as my history with chronic pain, informs my knowledge of shifting bodies—how they move and how they heal.

In-Person Covid Protocols/Protections: Provider wears a mask during all sessions, high quality air purifier in space, windows can open