ethics

As a mobile massage therapist, you need to make thoughtful decisions about which clients you’ll accept. Watching for red flags and following your gut can help keep you from entering a dangerous situation.

Simply going through the motions with a client rather than providing what they really need and deserve isn't fair to them and isn't effective.

Avoid asking personal questions that aren’t relevant to the work you’re doing, and avoid answering invasive questions about your personal life by turning the focus back to the client.

There are major differences between certifications, educational certificates, and CE certificates. It’s important to assess which is best for you.

Coordinate with emergency officials before heading to a disaster area with the intention to help.

The holistic importance of massage therapy needs to be recognized as a key to relieving a client’s pain.

Clients who repeatedly take advantage of you and disrespect your boundaries should be dismissed.

Don’t complain about your obligations. Instead, own your career and show it through your professionalism.

Finding a solution doesn’t always come from knowledge. Sometimes, practitioners have to go a little deeper to find wisdom. 

A recent study is a step in the right direction toward quantifying the efficacy of massage therapy.

Seek out one of many available solutions when language or communication barriers are an issue.

The skills of listening, noticing, and wondering help build the foundation of real, flexible, and ethical boundaries that allow us to connect meaningfully with our clients.