CranioSacral Therapy
Gentle healing for the whole body
A light-touch therapy that taps into your body's innate ability to heal itself. For adults, children, and infants.
Book Your SessionWhat is CranioSacral Therapy?
CranioSacral Therapy (CST) is a gentle, hands-on approach that uses a light touch to connect with the craniosacral system. This system includes the membranes and cerebrospinal fluid that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord.
By releasing restrictions deep in the body, CST relieves dysfunction and pain, supporting the body's natural capacity to heal.
CST also works directly with the fascia, the continuous web of connective tissue that runs throughout the entire body. Fascia surrounds every muscle, organ, nerve, and bone. When fascia becomes tight or restricted from stress, injury, or inflammation, it can create pain and dysfunction far from the original source. Through gentle touch, CST releases fascial restrictions, restoring mobility and allowing the body's systems to communicate and function more freely.
CST works with the body's central nervous system to improve mobility and function in the whole body, help dissipate the negative effects of stress, strengthen immunity function, and support overall health and well-being at every stage of life.
"The body has an inherent wisdom. CranioSacral Therapy creates the space for that wisdom to do its work."Dr. John E. Upledger
Your Practitioner
About Rachel
Rachel brings a rare combination of deep insight, natural wisdom, and powerful presence to her CranioSacral Therapy practice. When paired with the profound healing potential of CST, her work creates an experience that is powerfully transformational.
Rachel has a rare capacity to hold space for just about anything. The presence and containment you will experience in her sessions is a gift. When you decide to go to the root of your patterns and receive phenomenal support along your healing journey, book your session.
Schedule Your SessionBenefits For All Ages
Who can benefit from CST?
I love the variety I see in my general practice. CranioSacral Therapy is beneficial for all ages, and its gentle nature makes it especially well-suited for those who need a soft, non-invasive approach to healing.
Adults
I have helped people with a wide range of conditions. Whether you're managing chronic pain, recovering from trauma, or seeking deeper function and relief, CST helps restore balance to your body and nervous system.
- Headaches and migraines
- Chronic neck and back pain
- TMJ dysfunction
- Vertigo
- Sinus congestion
- Chronic middle ear infections
- Joint immobility
- Depression
- The effects of trauma and negative touch
Children
Children carry stress and tension in their bodies just like adults. CST provides a safe, calming experience that supports their development and helps with a range of challenges.
- Learning disabilities
- Sensory processing issues
- Behavioral challenges
- Sleep disturbances
- The effects of trauma
Infants
The infants I see may be experiencing a range of challenges from birth or early development. I also see babies for wellness visits. CST offers an exceptionally gentle way to ease restrictions and support healthy development from the very start.
- Colic
- Sleep disorders
- Feeding problems
- Breathing or digestive difficulties
- Congenital, neurological, and genetic conditions
- Effects of forceps, vacuum assisted, or cesarean birth
The Benefits
How CST can help you
CranioSacral Therapy works with your body's own healing mechanisms to create lasting change. I am the facilitator and mediator - I support you as you find your own resolution. Many people notice improvements after just one session, with deeper shifts occurring over a series of treatments.
Pain Relief
By releasing restrictions in the tissues surrounding the central nervous system, CST alleviates pain at its source rather than masking symptoms. Many clients experience significant relief from chronic headaches, back pain, and joint discomfort.
Nervous System Regulation
CST helps calm an overactive nervous system, moving your body from a state of fight-or-flight into rest and repair. This shift supports healing at every level, from cellular to emotional.
Somato Emotional Release
We store our life experiences in our bodies. Because CST techniques are gentle but powerful, the effects go deep without stimulating the body's defenses, unlocking the residue of trauma stored in the tissues. This process uses dialoging, therapeutic imagery, and other verbal, energetic, and physical support techniques to promote discovery and gentle release of restrictions. Emotions may rise to the surface, but emotional release is not necessarily a painful, cathartic event. It can be a friendly negotiation between you and your various parts. After this process-oriented bodywork, people report greater clarity, peacefulness, and insight along with positive change in their physical symptoms.
Improved Sleep and Energy
As the body finds greater balance, many people report deeper, more restful sleep and sustained energy throughout the day. The nervous system reset that CST provides supports your body's natural rhythms.
Enhanced Immune Function
By reducing stress and improving the flow of cerebrospinal fluid, CST supports your body's immune response. A well-regulated nervous system is better equipped to maintain health and resist illness.
Guiding Principles
The philosophy behind the work
The body seeks balance.
All healing is self healing.
Structure and function are intimately interrelated.
The body is whole - not a collection of parts.
Your Session
What to expect
Assessment
The source of pain or loss of function isn't always obvious. The body presents things in a particular order that is unique to each person. I assess you while you are standing and while you rest fully clothed on a massage table, seeking the sources of pain and dysfunction.
Gentle Treatment
I use gentle manipulative techniques to help restore normal tissue mobility. This sets the stage for your body to most efficiently use its own power to heal. Bodies exert considerable energy adapting to their dysfunctional patterns. Relief from these patterns leaves most people in a state of deep relaxation.
Integration
After the hands-on work, you'll have a few quiet moments to ease back into awareness. We'll discuss what came up during the session and any sensations you noticed.
Aftercare
The body continues to process and integrate for 24 to 48 hours after a session. Drinking plenty of water, resting when possible, and being gentle with yourself allows the work to settle deeply.
Client Reflections
Kind words from clients
I've been doing some incredible work with Rachel Water. She practices cranial sacral work; and I've been using it to release trauma and pain from my body. I've had back pain for 22 years and I've let that go with her, and I've released a huge amount of stored anger, trauma and suffering from assault and neglect. Being a woman in this world has caused some harm, and I'm ready to heal and move on. Rachel Water has been a wonderful being that I feel totally safe with to do this deep work. If you want her number, I heartily recommend her.
Samantha HinrichIf you want gentle but productive healing with an amazingly skilled practitioner, give Rachel a call.
MelanyaRachel has a rare capacity to hold space for just about anything. The presence and containment you will experience in her sessions is a gift. When you decide to go to the root of your patterns and receive phenomenal support along your healing journey, book your session.
QuinnaI can attest. Rachel is incredibly gifted, insightful, intuitive, and holds powerful space for powerful work.
Frieda LouiseI saw her when I was suffering from terrible back pain for weeks. I have not been this pain free since my 20s. I'm looking forward to another incredible session.
SamI love Rachel's work.
Remy
The Space
A safe place to land
Sessions take place in a calm, intentional environment designed to support your nervous system from the moment you arrive. Soft light, soothing textures, and quiet stillness create a container where deep work can unfold at its own pace.
Step inside, take a breath, and let your body remember how to rest.
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An invitation
Give yourself the gift of a CranioSacral Session and invite more ease into your body and life.
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