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We are excited to share our passion and our experience with our clients.
Theresa Wilkes, BA
Owner / Therapist/ Health Consultant
As the Owner and Lead Therapist of Light Hand Clinical Massage, Theresa employs all the skills she has gathered over her 30 years in the healing arts profession. She is the Lead Massage Therapist, assessing and treating the most complex cases as well as over-seeing all massage cases. As a previous massage school owner and present NCBTMB Approved Continuing Education Provider, Theresa trains all the LH therapists in the light hand, deep focus style which includes techniques drawn from the most up to date bodywork techniques. And, having been an integral part of many amazing natural healing businesses, Theresa envisions Light Hand serving the whole person, the community of Greenville and (to be so bold) the planet.
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Theresa graduated from The North Carolina School of Natural Healing in Asheville, N.C. in 1991. The school’s focus was to teach massage as a holistic healing art instead of a technical vocation. Later, she became a teacher at the school and eventually its owner and director in 2002. Theresa ran her private practice for 15 years in Asheville and Saluda, N.C. specializing in treating chronic pain syndromes. She has also worked with many clients who are recuperating from cancer or major surgery. In 2009, Theresa opened her practice in Greenville, SC. “I really see Greenville opening up to massage therapy in a very big way right now, but mostly in the spa variety. I am very excited to share with people what true clinical massage can do.” Theresa has extensively trained in Neuro-Muscular Therapy, Craniosacral Therapy as well as herbalism, meditation, and energy healing. She has also studied and practiced Lymphatic Drainage, Positional Release, and Connective Tissue Therapy (a form of deep tissue massage) for many years. “Over the years I have seen so many people who are desperate to find relief from what I know to be soft tissue (muscle) pain. Historically, they have been treating it with prescription medication, steroid injections, physical therapy, or surgery. They know that it isn’t making them well, but they don’t know what else to do. When you treat muscle pain with massage therapy and bodywork, the client not only gets pain relief but gets healthy muscle tissue which will be less prone to re-injury or flair-ups. I love being a part of this process. Though it is not a quick solution, it can lead to authentic wellness, and I am well versed in walking every step of it with my clients. It’s an honor to witness good people returning to a full life, free of pain.”
Call or text 864-387-0435 to book an appointment with Theresa
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Caprice Robinson
Professional Therapist
Caprice has been a clinical massage therapist for more than 13 years. She specializes in treating chronic pain conditions with an integrative approach and a sensitive touch. She is skilled in lymphatic massage, sports training injury recovery, trigger point release, pre/post natal massage, pre/post surgical massage and medical massage. She is our Post Plastic Surgery Lymph Drainage specialist. She has extensive training and experience treating this clientele’s unique needs. Caprice is extremely grateful to be a part of every client’s journey to better health.
Caprice trained with Theresa Wilkes as a Light Hand therapist 12 years ago before launching her own business and practice. She has returned to the Light Hand team with many new skills and lots of experience treating people in pain. She enjoys the team approach that Light Hand offers.
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Heidi Zambrano
Professional Therapist
Heidi discovered her interest in helping others through massage after immediate relief from chronic pain at the hands of another therapist in just one session. She began her learning and explored her holistic education in aspects of eastern and western modalities. Her focus since her path began in 2009 has been on finding ways to integrate different techniques to improve her skills to have lasting impact working with her clients. Heidi has been a clinical massage therapist in her own practice of 12 years as well as alongside holistic minded health care professionals. Her professional training includes acupressure, thai, neuromuscular, myofascial, scar tissue management, reflexology and oncology. Her focus is integrative, utilizing soft tissue work and movement-based techniques to help people with chronic pain, repetitive injury and dysfunction improve their well-being and quality of life.
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Tanna Blackman
Professional Therapist
Tanna has a focus and a passion for helping people with pain through acquired technical skills and her ability to listen to the body’s response to those techniques. She received her massage therapy training from the Urban River Massage Institute in Greenville, where she developed this intuitive and integrative approach to her practice. She is certified in CranioSacral Therapy and Manual Lymphatic Drainage as well as Energetic Bodywork which allows her to serve people with a wide variety of chronic pain conditions such as headaches/migraines, fibromyalgia, repetitive stress and general injuries. She tailors each session with a blend of methods to meet the unique needs of her clients. Tanna's compassionate touch and expert techniques create a calming environment that supports healing on both a physical and an emotional level, helping her clients achieve optimal health.