About Laura Allen, MT (Owner of Thera-Massage)

Laura Allen has been practicing massage since 1999. She is the owner of THERA-SSAGE, a multi-disciplinary clinic and educational facility in Rutherfordton, NC, offering massage therapy, chiropractic, acupuncture, aesthetics, spa treatments, naturopathy, nutritional counseling, and herbal therapies. She is an editorial and marketing consultant for Health Options Monthly, a great new newsletter for  you to share with your clients. Check out our sample issue! .

Allen is Nationally Certified in Massage Therapy & Bodywork, and an Approved Provider of Continuing Education under the NCBTMB, a professional member of both AMTA and ABMP, a past delegate to the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards, and a founding member of the Alliance for Massage Therapy Education.  From 2005-2011, she was a member of the North Carolina Board of Massage & Bodywork Therapy. She is also a site reviewer for COMTA. 

Allen is the author of the Plain & Simple Guide to Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (2nd ed, LWW, 2009) and One Year to a Successful Massage Therapy Practice (LWW, 2008). A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Business, was published by LWW in January 2011. 

Allen is a regular contributor to trade journals, and her blog about the politics of massage appears on her own website at www.LauraAllenMT.com, www.massageprofessionals.com, Massage Today, and Massage Magazine. Allen is available for consulting with individual practitioners, group practices, massage schools, and organizations.  She has assisted a number of new schools in starting up, including creating the initial paperwork needed for school licensure. She also assists schools, organizations, and individuals who seek approval as continuing education providers from the NCBTMB.

 Allen is on the visiting faculty for the Obus School of Healing Therapies in Leixlip, Co Kildare, Ireland, and the Board of Advisors for the Asheville School of Massage & Yoga.


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