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Jeanne McClung, BBA, LMT
Integrated Bodywork
John F. Barnes Myofascial Release
Therapeutic Massage
and Energy healing
Serving Atlanta/Roswell for 26 years
Covid 19 Information: Updated March, 2022
I suspended my in person bodywork practice as of March 19. 2020. I am very excited to have returned to practice in a new beautiful location in Roswell July of 2021. Please text or call me to schedule an appointment. Please see location and appointment/payment for updated information.
My commitment as a wellness provider is to create as safe and healthy an environment as is possible given the current circunstances. Covid 19 and the variants are producing an ever changing landscape.
In our office, for your safety and wellbeing as well as the safety and wellbeing of our therapists and our families, and because of the nature of our work in close contact for 60 to 90 minutes and the highly contagious nature of this virus and its variants we have instituted the following to ensure everyone's wellbeing and peace of mind:
* We are fully vaccinated, boosted and getting tested regularly.
* We require all clients to be fully vaccinated against covid 19.
* Requiring everyone to wear masks properly over their nose and mouth. I will wear a fresh mask for each session.
* HEPA Air Purifier in each treatment room which cleans the air every 15 minutes.
* Disinfecting each treatment room, the bathroom and waiting room with an EPA approved Medical Grade Disinfectant on all surfaces between clients.
* As I have always done, fresh linens between clients as well as strict hygienic practices that I have always followed - thoroughly washing hands, arms, elbows completely between clients and before and after sessions.
* Extended the time between clients to allow for increased cleaning and disinfecting and room and opening the windows as weather permits.
* If you have been exposed to someone who has covid 19 or have symptoms yourself, please cancel your appointment and follow the CDC guidelines. There will be no penalty charge for cancellation in this case.
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Safe Touch Therapy
Safe Touch Therapy (STT) was created by Dr. Pati Beaudion, an advanced, experinced licensed psychologist and myself , an advanced experinced licensed massage therapist in response to the need for a transition for psychotherapy patients who need to develop more body awareness and/or seem ready to learn to accept (and eventually enjoy) touch.
Licensed body workers (chiropractors, massage therapists, shiatsu therapists and others) are trained to think in a different way about creating safety for people who have difficulty tolerating touch.
Rather than being motivated by healing the body, STT therapists are trained to think in terms of healing the reception of touch. So, for example, in a massage session a therapist might sense a tense muscle in a relatively private area and say “Is it OK if I touch here?” But in an STT session the same massage therapist would not think of asking, because she knows that 1) even asking is off-putting, and 2) survivors of abuse sometimes can’t say no.
The session begins with the client making marks on an outline of a (genderless) human body, showing where touch feels safe. Therapist and client then talk about the room, with the therapist showing that the door locks to keep out intruders, and showing the client how to unlock the door so the client can leave anytime. The therapist and client then go over the paperwork and the outline. Actual touch takes about five minutes in the first session – if the client permits touch. Then the STT therapist invites feedback and does another five minutes if the client permits.
The long-term goals of STT include:
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the patient’s comfort approaching body workers, including massage therapists, physical therapists, chiropractors, etc.
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increased confidence, especially in setting physical boundaries
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enhanced proprioception
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enhanced interoception
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enhanced overall sensing, including knowing where the extremities are in space and having a sense of what the facial expression is conveying.
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