I’m Rachel Pfau, an RMT and Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner with more than two decades of experience working with the body.

I began my career as a massage therapist, and over the years my understanding of the body has expanded far beyond muscles, tension and pain. My work is informed by extensive training in Somatic Experiencing®, developmental and relational trauma, NARM®, Gestalt psychotherapy, Somatic IFS and mindfulness-based approaches.

I work with people living with chronic pain, persistent tension, headaches, jaw and neck pain, stress and trauma, as well as people who have never quite found a way of receiving massage that feels genuinely helpful.

My approach to hands-on massage is somatic and trauma-informed. I’m interested not only in what is happening in the tissues, but in how it feels for you to receive touch, what your nervous system is communicating, and whether you can remain connected to yourself as we work.

I also offer no-touch embodied trauma healing for people who want to explore deeper patterns in how they experience themselves, their relationships and their lives. This work is fully clothed and distinct from massage therapy.

At the heart of both forms of work is a deep respect for the person in front of me.

I believe the body offers us another way of understanding our experience — one that we can learn to listen to with curiosity and care.

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I’m Rachel Pfau, an RMT and Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner with more than two decades of expe... Read More