ABOUT ME
TRAUMA INFORMED SOMATIC PRACTItiONER & LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPIST
Finding a place and modality allowing you to feel safe, comfortable, acknowledged, and valued is essential in each and every session. I am a trauma informed somatic practitioner which means that I listen to your body and your issues in your tissues to facilitate the changes you need for your wellbeing.
Some of the modalities I use to bring you into an embodiment state are Craniosacral Therapy, Integrative massage, Bach Flower essences & Somatic Family Constellations. Please review my menu of services and reach out if you are unsure of what you would like to schedule depending on the symptoms your body is expressing.
Everybody and every body has a story to tell. Your physical body shows symptoms that you may or may not be aware of due to stress, trauma (both emotional & physical), pain or discomfort. Through gentle exploration of facilitating releases in corporeal tissue systems, clients are more settled into the here and find it easier to BE in their own body, safely.
My own journey has been an unwinding of pain, suffering, loss, trauma and learning how to thrive, not just survive. I learned that I did not have to relive these experiences over and over again nor was my own healing dependent on the acknowledgement of those that hurt me. I learned about the importance of self-regulation and co-regulation, self-care and when not to push myself through an experience. I also learned that I could rewrite my history and also fully live to my potential both physically and emotionally.
I spent over 15 years doing Veterinarian Emergency work as a technician and this helped me to watch the fight, fight, freeze and fawn process with animals and their humans. I became efficient with calming my interior, holding space for others and using the co-regulation process to help others. I worked abroad for 20 years in Barcelona, Spain and worked as an ESL teacher with kids and adults that suffered anxiety and inability to express themselves in another language, sometimes not even their native tongue! I also worked with disabled children doing equine assisted therapy at a local equine facility where I experienced profound therapeutic changes.
I started my own healing journey with Craniosacral therapy, REIKI, applied kinesiology, Bach Flower Essences and homeopathy in early 2000. I also learned to be the watcher of my thoughts, signs and symptoms in my body to help me heal from a long term illness. I began my practice abroad in 2007 treating animals and people with holistic remedies and REIKI. Later, I studied Craniosacral therapy and Somato Emotional release with the Upledger Institute in Barcelona and continued my studies in Austin Texas. I opened my practice in Austin after moving back 20 years later. Thriving in the Austin community and educating others about both generational trauma and personal unresolved trauma is what brings meaning and purpose to my life and allows me to truly love what I do.
I am a member of the American Craniosacral Therapy Association (ACSTA), The International Association of Healthcare Practitioners (IAHP) and the Texas Department of Licensing and Registration MT#130074. I am also a teacher’s assistant for The Upledger Institute International.
Looking forward to being a part of your healing journey!
Claudia Hawkins LMT, CST
*Offering services in English, Spanish and Catalan
SCHEDULE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
NEW CLIENTS: After scheduling online you will be sent an intake form that must be completed and signed before your session so that I can meet your needs and allow extra time going over your history and questions you may have. All new clients get are given an extra 15 minutes for questions/ review of history and issues before the session begins.
There is also a NO REFUND POLICY on all sessions rendered and PREPAID sessions rendered or not! PREPAID sessions that are changed within 24 hours of rescheduling or cancellation can be used as a gift certificate or a balance on your account. There is also a 24 hour cancellation policy. NO CALL/ NO SHOWS 100% charge for session. Cancellations and changes to existing appointments 24 hours or LESS will be a 50% charge on the scheduled session. You will find all new policies on the new INTAKE form as of 4/2022.
Monday - Friday 11:30-7:00 & Every other Saturday 11:30-7:00
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Location
SOL HEALING & WELLNESS
13805 Ann Place (SOL House)
Austin, TX 78728
(512) 586-0409