Your first session includes both evaluation and hands-on treatment. I’ll assess areas of tightness and also look at other regions that may be contributing to your pain. This gives us a clear starting point and allows me to create a treatment plan that’s specific to your body.
After about six sessions, we reassess to make sure the work is helping and adjust as needed.

“The sessions were tailored to my needs, and the work addressed more than just the area that hurt.”

The work is gentle and should never feel forceful. Some techniques may create mild discomfort, but it should always feel tolerable and productive.
After a session, it’s normal to feel a bit sore — similar to post-exercise soreness — for a day or two. This is sometimes called a healing crisis, and it’s a sign that your body is integrating change.

“The treatments were very relaxing, and I never left feeling worse.”

That depends on how long you’ve been in pain and what your body has been compensating for. Chronic pain usually builds over time, so it often takes time to unwind. I will typically work with you for 5-25 sessions depending on severity. Most people find they enjoy receiving the work and will continue with periodic maintenance sessions to keep their pain at bay.
Most people begin noticing subtle but meaningful changes after 4–6 sessions received close together — things like easier movement, less intensity of pain, or better sleep. This does not mean it’s fixed, but that we’ve made a dent in established pain patterns. Symptoms may start showing up elsewhere, which were always there, but went unnoticed because they were masked.

“It took multiple sessions, but once things shifted, the change actually lasted.”

The John Barnes Myofascial Release Approach works with fascia — the web of connective tissue that surrounds every muscle, nerve, and organ that can restrict movement and hold tension long after an injury has healed.
Instead of gliding over the skin or or jumping into corrective exercises too quickly, I use gentle, sustained pressure and stretching to allow restrictions to soften and release. Once fascia is no longer restricted, other treatments (including physical therapy exercises) tend to work better and feel less irritating.

“I had tried massage, PT, and chiropractic care — this felt completely different.”

Myofascial Release can help many pain patterns, but I especially enjoy working with people dealing with:

• TMJ and jaw pain

• Back and neck pain

• Frozen shoulder

• Chronic pain that hasn’t fully resolved with massage, PT, or chiropractic care

“I was told surgery was my next step. Now I can sleep through the night and lift things without pain.”

I don’t bill insurance, but I do accept HSA/FSA and package savings are available.
Insurance models limit session length and number of visits. Myofascial Release doesn’t work on a rigid schedule — it requires flexibility so sessions can be tailored to what your body needs in the moment and give you however long it takes for you to start feeling better.

Myofascial Release is process-based — each session builds on the last. While some relief can happen after one visit, the most meaningful and lasting change usually comes from consistent work over time. My clients start noticing that something has started to shift after about the 4th session.

To get the best results early on, most people start with two sessions per week for about two to three weeks.
Depending on how long you’ve had pain, it can takes 5-25 sessions received close together, but your body will unwind on it’s own timeline, so there is no magical number. Once you reach a maintenance phase, sessions can be spaced out.