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A session shaped around the person, not a protocol.

Somatic & Integrative Bodywork

Care for the Caregiver

Bodywork for the person providing care, with attention to physical demands and time to rest from constant attentiveness. Your comfort becomes the focus.

About this session

A session focused on the person providing care during someone else’s illness, decline, or major life disruption. The bodywork can respond to both the physical demands of caregiving and the desire to rest from constant attentiveness. Choices can be kept simple, with room for quiet and no expectation to recount the care situation. The person receiving the session gets to be the focus.

Options for your session

Ways to shape this session.

These are possibilities, not a preset. Choose clothing, draping, and every other preference on the day, based on your comfort. You can change your mind at any point; we’ll discuss how your choices shape the session.

Every session is gender affirming. Trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive people are welcome with every practitioner. We respect your name, pronouns, and the language you use for your body; you decide what you want to share.

Clothing
Clothed · Mostly clothed · No clothing
Draping
Traditional · Minimal · Extra coverage
Touch
Focused work · Broad contact · Still contact
Movement
Resting · Gentle movement
Conversation
Mostly quiet · Some conversation · Conversation welcome
Eye mask
None · Unheated · Heated

Clothing is what stays on your body; draping is how sheets or blankets provide coverage. Mostly clothed means keeping most clothing on while allowing access to a specific area. No clothing still includes the draping we agree on.

Who this is for

  • They are supporting an ill or dying loved one and have little time devoted to their own comfort.
  • Assisting with daily care has left their back, shoulders, hands, or other areas feeling overworked.
  • They are coordinating a family care situation and want an appointment where someone else attends to their needs.

What we may explore

  • Where the physical demands of caregiving are drawing your attention.
  • Whether rest or more focused work would feel welcome today.
  • How to keep choices simple and make room for quiet.

What the session may include

  • Bodywork for areas that feel overworked, such as the back, shoulders, or hands.
  • Restful attention with room to step away from constant attentiveness.
  • Simple choices about touch and a quieter experience when you prefer it.

What to expect

We focus on the person receiving the session. There is no expectation to recount the care situation; you can let us know what feels overworked, what kind of attention you want, or that you would simply like room to rest.

Find your practitioner

Who offers this session

Meet the practitioners who offer this session. Choose a person whose approach feels like a good fit; current appointment times appear when you book.