Thanks for taking the time to visit my page. My name is Leslie Matheos and I'm a Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT), Craniosacral Therapist (CST) and Reiki Master. I have been practicing massage since 2000.
My perspective on bodywork is that, as the professional, my job is to be a healing facilitator. A lot of people in the healing professions seem to think that they heal their clients or patients. I firmly believe that we are individually required to be part of healing ourselves. Practitioners provide a frequently necessary framework for healing but, without our own intention and internal healing processes, their efforts will only take us so far. Whether it's an LMT releasing a hyper-contracted muscle, a CST releasing a dural tube restriction or a doctor prescribing antibiotics or chemotherapy, without the client taking an active role in his/her healing, the body can't fully recover. So client and practitioner must walk the healing path together.
I tend to be a technical therapist. I am fascinated by anatomy and love the process of discovering where pain comes from (not always where you think) and finding the most efficient way to relieve it. Clients should not have to return to the same therapist weekly for years to fix the problem (although that is sometimes the case when there is a structural anomaly). The ideal is for them to get to the point where they choose regular maintenance massages while living their own lives pain/restriction free. This is my goal in all sessions and with all modalitites.