Katerina Baratta, MS, LAc, is the founder of The Embodied Wellness Studio in Tigard, Oregon and the creator of Applied Somatic Medicine™ — a clinical system that works with the relationship between stress, the mind, and the body.

Her work integrates somatic bodywork, medical qigong, acupuncture, Chinese medicine, clinical herbalism, nutrition, and movement practices to help women unwind stored stress patterns and restore balance, vitality, and resilience.

Katerina Baratta, MS, LAc, is the founder of The Embodied Wellness Studio in Tigard, Oregon and t... Read More

Jeanell has been doing hands-on bodywork for over twenty-five years — and her path into massage therapy began with a specific love: abdominal massage. She trained in both the Mayan and Chinese traditions of abdominal work, and has since added Biodynamic touch (an evolution of craniosacral therapy) and thousands of additional hours across somatic, meditation, and bodywork modalities, including 200 hours of foot reflexology. She currently teaches massage at East West College of the Healing Arts.

Clients describe her style as fluid, intuitive, and empathetic — which makes sense when you know the rest of her background. Jeanell is also Board Certified in Holistic Nutrition®, a Nationally Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, and holds a Master of Arts in Process Oriented Facilitation and Conflict Studies, with over twenty years working in sustainable food systems and therapeutic horticulture. She is currently enrolled in a Holistic Chef program.

She brings all of it into the room.

Outside the studio, she loves creative writing, all kinds of tea, and spending time with her Goldendoodle, Tahini.

Jeanell has been doing hands-on bodywork for over twenty-five years — and her path into massage t... Read More

Melissa came to massage therapy the way many of the best practitioners do — through her own experience of needing it.

At 23, she was struck by a vehicle crossing the street. The years that followed involved many forms of treatment. But it was massage that reached something the others didn’t — not just the physical pain, but the way her body felt in itself. It helped her feel whole again. That experience became her vocation.

She has been practicing since 2008, graduating from Oregon School of Massage and going on to build a background that spans oncology, hospice, and therapeutic work — developing a depth of compassion that’s hard to teach. She believes massage works on every level: decreasing pain, restoring mobility, calming the nervous system, reducing inflammation, and bringing the body back into balance.

Each session is tailored to the individual, drawing from myofascial release, deep tissue, trigger point therapy, PIR stretching, Swedish, cupping, Shiatsu, acupressure, reflexology, and manual lymphatic drainage.

Her approach centers on listening — to what clients say, and to what their bodies are telling her.

Outside the studio, Melissa spends her time with family: sailing, hiking, painting, and making music.

Melissa came to massage therapy the way many of the best practitioners do — through her own exper... Read More

Liz has always been driven by one question: what does it mean to let the patient lead?

She grew up in a Western medicine household, watching her parents devote themselves to healing people — but it was a personal experience in her mid-20s that pointed her somewhere different. While looking for ways to support loved ones through chemotherapy, she found Chinese Medicine: a tradition built on the belief that the patient is the true teacher, showing the practitioner the pace and direction healing actually needs.

That belief still shapes how she works. She treats slower and more intentionally than most, offering a compassionate, non-judgmental presence and prioritizing comfort so healing can unfold on its own timeline — not a clinical one.

As a former competitive gymnast and dancer, Liz already understood the resilience and complexity of the human body before she ever picked up a needle. Chinese Medicine gave her a framework for what she’d always sensed physically.

She has a particular interest in mental health and emotional well-being — treating pain and suffering through a somatic lens, guided by the rhythms of the Chinese Medicine seasons. Supporting patients through grief, loss, heartbreak, and transformation has become one of the most meaningful parts of her practice.

Liz works with women looking for a different pace of care — one that blends Chinese Medicine and Functional Medicine to help the body return to balance and resilience.

Liz has always been driven by one question: what does it mean to let the patient lead? She grew... Read More