Julie - Massage Therapy & advanced therapies
Owner of Gainesville Massage Therapy
Julie began GMT independently in 2001, and has steadily grown to be able to help other massage therapists. She aspires to assist therapists by providing a professional environment. Maintaining the office and establishment licensing, the online presence, and keeping up to date with all business aspects, helps therapists focus on massage while building their own clientele.
Julie has received many massages over the years, and personally advocates for those therapists that choose to work with her within GMT.
Gainesville Massage Therapy is a booking service for licensed massage therapists. Each therapist is an independent contractor, maintaining their own licenses and insurance. GMT provides a safe, clean facility for these independent professionals to provide you with the highest quality of service, along with providing convenient scheduling and payment services.
Therapeutic Massage Education and Experience
Additional education and experiences include sailing in high school for a week on the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater and in college on the Appledore II schooner from New York Sag Harbor to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.
Her advanced bodywork studies include, but are not limited to: sports and orthopedic massage with Vincent Cambrea in his program IMAP and advanced orthopedic massage – Structural Integration/Rolfing with Lee Joseph. Paul Davenport, Josie Davenport, and Nancy Matthews – studies in Ortho-Bionomy® with Mary Santello, Luann Overmeyer, Jessica Mark, Ursula Hofer, Lynne Marotta, Liz Olivas – Cupping with Stacy Reed – Pregnancy massage with Valerie Linn and Dr. Deanine – Scar Tissue with Nancy Smith. And not least, mothering her three children, now young adults.
What She offers You as a Therapeutic Massage Therapist
She has been a practicing therapist for 34 years and has worked in both New York and Florida in massage clinics, neurology and osteopathy medical clinics, spas, office, home and on-site corporate massage.
Eliana - Massage Therapy
Eliana is a graduate of The Florida School of Massage (Spring 2020). She has worked independently as a mobile massage therapist in Alachua County since her graduation. She’s a recent of Santa Fe College (AA Psychology) and will be furthering her studies in psychology. Her touch is intuitive, deep, and caring, allowing one to deeply relax.
Her other passions and hobbies include hiking and spending time at the springs, movement and exercise, traveling, and macro photography.
In addition to massage, her studies have including studies in somatics. While all bodywork, massage included, can have some somatic reeducation happening, the intentional practice of “Somatics” is specialized. Eliana has studied to become a “Bio – Somatic Nervous System Regulation Specialist”
As a practitioner specializing in somatic nervous system regulation, she supports individuals in restoring balance, resilience, and vitality through body-based practices that integrate neuroscience and trauma-informed care. With a focus on the somatic (voluntary) nervous system, she guides clients in cultivating greater awareness of muscular tension, movement patterns, and sensory experience—empowering them to shift from reactive states to grounded presence.
Drawing from modalities such as somatic experiencing, breathwork, neuromuscular re-education, and embodied mindfulness, she helps people reconnect to their bodies as a source of wisdom and regulation. Whether working with stress, trauma, chronic tension, or performance optimization, her approach centers the body’s role in shaping our emotional and behavioral patterns.
By learning how to regulate from the inside out, clients build the capacity to respond to life with more ease, intention, and authenticity.
Her somatic sessions are coming soon!
