My Therapy Network

Description

Anna Maria is a practicing Soft Tissue Therapist and Educator. Having trained in Massage Therapy in 2002, she established The School which now has an industry leading reputation as a training provider, delivering Soft Tissue Therapy Courses. Anna Maria continued her clinical journey with further training through the ISRM Soft Tissue Therapy Diploma and a BSc in Sports Therapy. Passionate about soft tissue therapy she champions its role in modern MSK care.

Together with her colleagues and friends Matt Scarsbrook and Becky de Mott Horton, Anna Maria has created a grass roots movement known as The Massage Collective, through their courses and the well received Massage Matters Podcast, they aim to support therapists of all levels integrate soft tissue therapy within current evidence based practice.

As a practitioner Anna Maria is particularly interested in the complexities of Shoulder Pain and her approach to treatment sees the integration of massage and movement approaches with psychologically informed concepts which is where she brings in her other great interest: the use of language with people in pain.