Karen Doubleday ~ Mobile Massage Therapist
Hello my name is Karen Doubleday. I am a professional Massage Therapist, trained in London and now based in Newtownabbey, Country Antrim, Northern Ireland.
I bring massage to your home at a time to suit you!
I am a fully trained and insured practitioner with an ITEC level 3 diploma in Holistic Massage therefore you can be confident of the highest quality and professional treatment. I am also a member of The Complementary Therapists Association and
Embody and am bound by a strict code of practice
I have always enjoyed using complementary therapies during my time as an actress, singer and dancer. Our body is our tool of work and must be looked after and kept healthy and strong in order to perform at its' optimum best. I regularly used massage to relieve tired and aching muscles during intense rehearsals when my body easily seized up due to the muscles being overworked in a short space of time. When training as actors we used the Alexander Technique to help us realign our spine and posture. This, along with deep breathing relaxation execises were vital tools which prepared us before going on stage. This technique calmed nerves and helped us to focus our energies in order to complete the physically and sometimes mentally draining performances successfully. I decided I wanted to become a part of this industry and share some of these tools with every day people in their every day lives. That is why I choose the Holistic approach to massage.
I became a mobile therapist for those who have busy lives or childcare issues. I am also a busy mum and know how difficult it is to find the time to pop down to their local clinic. Some people may even have some anxieties about being out of their comfort zone and prefer to be in their own surroundings. There is nothing more relaxing than recieving a massage in your own home, where you feel safe and comfortable and I am a firm believer in the profound benefits it has on my clients.
Therapeutic massage enhances medical treatment and helps people feel less anxious and stressed, relaxed yet more alert. It has been said that... "Massage is to the body what a tune up is for a car"