~About Me~


Rebecca Gould, LMP, CHHP

My own healing journey began after a nearly fatal car accident at the age of 16 in Mercer Island, Washington. I started receiving Reiki, Massage, CranioSacral, and Acupuncture regularly. The doctors were amazed by my "miraculous" physical recovery. But emotionally, I was facing some depression. When I told my bodywork therapist that I was considering taking medication, she showed me the book Healing With Whole Foods and referred me to a nutritional counselor. I started reading about food and mood and became very interested in Taoism and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM); my favorite books at the age of 17 were The Tao of Health, Sex, & Longevity by Daniel P. Reid and Paul Pitchford's Healing With Whole Foods.

When I attended Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, I continued studying these topics in addition to creative nonfiction writing, trauma, and memory. However, life took me on a little detour through 2 years of working as a legal clerk, 1 year of law school, and some rock-hounding in Arizona, before I finally made it to the Heartwood Institute in Garberville, California, to attend Paul Pitchford's Asian Healing Arts & Whole Foods Nutrition Program. Early on in the program, I completed Erica Boulangee's 50 hour week-long Hot Stone Massage Intensive and loved hot stone massage so much that I decided to extend my program to receive more Massage Therapy training.

Now I am a Board Certified Holistic Health Practioner (CHHP) through the American Association of Drugless Practitioners and a Nationally Certified, Washington State Licensed Massage Practitioner with more than 1000 hours of training. I hold certificates in Asian Healing Arts & Whole Foods Nutrition, Massage Therapy, Hot Stone Massage, Reiki I & II, Upledger's CranioSacral Therapy I, Lomi-Lomi, Matrix Energetics, Elderssage, and DeepStone LaStone Therapy. I am also in the process of becoming a certified Sheng Zhen Qigong instructor and  teach classes at Anacortes Senior Center, Fidalgo Pool & Fitness, and Island Hospital.

Because of my extensive experience as a client over the past 12 years, and the excellent training that I received at Heartwood, I am extra sensitive to my clients' needs, the complexities and multi-dimensional aspects of healing, and I always treat my clients as I would wish to be treated: with respect and gentleness, with kindness and compassion.

I moved to Guemes Island in October 2007 and then off the island and into Old Town Anacortes in May 2008. I have worked at Anacortes Health and Nutrition, as a Massage Therapist in the Chrysalis Spa at the Majestic Inn in Anacortes, and as an on-call Massage Therapist at the Watergrass Day Spa at the Heron Inn in LaConner. But now I am devoted full time to my private practice, and I look forward to working with you!

Wishing you health and happiness,

sincerely,

Rebecca

     

                                                                                                                           Rebecca Gould, LMP, CHHP
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Conveniently located in Old Town Anacortes.
Also serving Mercer Island and Seattle on a limited basis.
On-site services, gift certificates, & phone consultations available.