Lisa Tate
Massage Therapist in Exeter

I am a massage and soft tissue therapist with 18 years experience, specialising in treating people struggling with persistent or recurrent pain, those who are pregnant and those who have cancer.

I adopt an all round approach which takes into account your situation, your lifestyle and your body's unique idiosyncrasies such as tension patterns, old injuries and "dysfunctions". I draw on a wide range of techniques and approaches including pain science and education as appropriate, working with your body rather than against it and always respect your preferences and your comfort threshold.

I treat people with the same level of care and respect regardless of gender, sexuality, disability, ethnicity or religion. I am proudly LGBTQ+ friendly, have trained with Max Cohen of It's All about You Wellbeing and have familial experience of gender identity issues.

I also understand you need to be sure I am the right person for you so offer a free 15 minute discovery call to discuss the issues you are facing and how I may be able to help.

Background & Massage Therapy Qualifications

My background is somewhat varied! Having been interested in physio and occupational therapy in my teens I took a rather lengthy detour through chemistry, braille transcription and the legal profession before landing on what has been the most rewarding career path I could imagine. Making people's lives just that bit better. Some might say it's all a bit random but that variety has given me a breadth of understanding and experience that helps me help many different clients - a scientific and legal mind, knowledge and experience of disability, gender identity issues and the stressors of working in a corporate environment.

I trained in Swedish Massage in 2001 but since then have added the following qualifications:

• Diploma in Clinical Sports and Remedial Massage (Level 5)
• Diploma in Pregnancy, Labour and Post Partum Massage
• Diploma in Myofascial Release Techniques
• Diploma in Oncology Massage (with Susan Findlay)

My Specialisms

I specialise in 3 main areas:

• Helping people who are dealing with persistent or recurrent musculoskeletal pain, helping ease pain and improve movement so you can get on with your life.

• Working with pregnant clients, supporting you as your pregnancy develops and helping ease those common pregnancy discomforts, reduce stress and anxiety and improve your sleep.

• Supporting people going through cancer treatment, helping make your life just that little bit better by easing pain and discomfort, helping you relax and get a better night's sleep or simply giving you some time out from it all.

Approach to Massage Therapy & How I Work

I work with clients on a very individual basis - no two people are the same even if they have very similar issues.

I ask a lot of questions, which some people find surprising. This is vital because it helps me fully understand the issues you are dealing with, how it affects you and what is most important to you in terms of treatment outcome. This allows me to tailor my treatment and advice to best suit you.

I use a combination of deep tissue massage, soft tissue techniques and myofascial release along with pain education and advice on stretching, rehabilitation exercises and training you can do at home and have found that this combined approach has produced some profound results for my clients.

Finally, I strongly believe that treatments do not need to leave you battered and bruised in order to be effective, so I work with more thought than force, always working with your body, your preferences and within your comfort threshold.

Therapies & Rates

Please note the rates detailed below are there to give you an idea of the therapists standard rates, we strongly advise you contact the therapist for more detailed rates and any offers they may have.

Therapy	Appointment Type	Rate
Massage Therapy	In Person	£30 per 30 minutes
Massage Therapy	In Person	£50 per 60 minutes
Massage Therapy	In Person	£70 per 90 minutes

Additional Rate Information

I offer: - Remedial and sports massage - Soft tissue therapy - Myofascial release - Pregnancy massage - Oncology massage I charge for my time regardless of which treatment you have. Please note that 30 minute treatments are only available as a follow up treatment.