Education & Certification
What kind of training do you have?
I’m a graduate of Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy April 2009
CCMT is accredited by the Commission on Massage the U.S. Department of Education as a specialized accrediting agency for massage therapy and bodywork programs and institutions.
The National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB)
I received my certification July 2009. NCBTMB is an independent, private, nonprofit organization that was founded in 1992 to establish a certification program and uphold a national standard of excellence. Today, there are more than 90,000 nationally certified massage therapists and bodyworker's safely and competently serving millions of Americans each year.
What are my Certification programs?
NCBTMB’s program is made up of a number of components: eligibility, examination, Code of Ethics, Standards of Practice, continuing education and recertification.
To become nationally certified, practitioners you must complete the following;
- · Complete a minimum of 500 hours of instruction
- · Demonstrate mastery of core skills, abilities and knowledge
- · Pass a standardized NCBTMB exam
I joined the American Massage Therapy Association, April 2009.
The AMTA is the only national non-profit association dedicated to serving members and the massage therapy profession. We endorse professional standards and support fair regulation of massage therapy. We actively promote members as the first choice for massage therapy to consumers. We are led by a volunteer Board of Directors elected by the membership at the national and chapter levels. AMTA has been and will continue to be a leader in advancing the massage therapy profession.
The American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) represents more than 58,000 massage therapists. AMTA works to establish massage therapy as integral to the maintenance of good health and complementary to other therapeutic processes; to advance the profession through ethics and standards, continuing education, professional publications, legislative efforts, public education, and fostering the development of members
