WOMBSPACES
Scope of Practice Legal Statement
Purpose
I don't begin with the womb space. I begin with the woman.
To me, the womb space is not simply a place in the body; it is a place in our attention. I like to say “Attention is the First Act of intimacy” Wherever a woman has learned to disconnect, protect, grieve, celebrate, or come home to herself, that relationship deserves to be met with curiosity rather than judgment.
Before any therapeutic touch is considered, I spend time learning who she is, what has brought her here, and what she hopes to understand about herself. Together we cultivate safety, curiosity, and choice. My first priority is not remedies or technique; it is relationship.
I use the term womb space to describe more than anatomy. It is the place where many women experience the profound transitions of life—menstruation, intimacy, conception, pregnancy, birth, surgery, menopause, grief, pleasure, and aging. Whether or not a woman has a uterus, this region often remains deeply connected to her sense of self and embodied experience.
My work is an invitation to become curious about that relationship. Therapeutic touch is only one language among many. Conversation, breath, movement, education, and quiet listening are equally important. Together they create the conditions for women to reconnect with their bodies and discover their own capacity for discernment, resilience, and healing.
Services May Include
Depending on the client’s goals and informed consent, sessions may include:
Somatic education
Guided body awareness practices
Breath and nervous system regulation techniques
Therapeutic touch for body awareness and tissue mobility
STREAM® Scar Tissue Remediation techniques
Fascial and connective tissue mobilization
Movement education
Pelvic embodiment education
Therapeutic breast and chest awareness work
Therapeutic pelvic awareness work
Guided self-touch education
Voice, breath, and vagal regulation practices
Embodied Relational Intelligence™ education
Client-directed exercises for home practice
All touch is performed only with the client’s informed, voluntary, and ongoing consent. Clients may decline, modify, or stop any technique at any time without explanation
Philosophy
This work is grounded in the understanding that the body possesses an innate capacity for adaptation, learning, and healing. Sessions seek to support this capacity through education, therapeutic presence, skilled touch, and nervous system regulation rather than through forceful intervention.
The focus is on improving awareness, movement, tissue adaptability, and embodied self-relationship rather than producing guaranteed medical outcomes.
Scope
WOMBSPACES provides educational and wellness-oriented services intended to support:
Body awareness
Somatic learning
Nervous system regulation
Scar tissue mobility
Fascial mobility
Pelvic embodiment
Healthy movement patterns
Self-regulation
Emotional awareness as it relates to bodily experience
Professional Boundaries
WOMBSPACES does not provide:
Medical diagnosis
Medical treatment
Physical therapy
Pelvic Floor therapy
Occupational therapy
Chiropractic care
Midwifery services
Nursing services
Mental health psychotherapy
Sexual services
Gynecological examinations
Clients are encouraged to maintain appropriate relationships with their physicians and other licensed healthcare providers regarding medical conditions.
Therapeutic Touch
Touch is used solely for educational, therapeutic, and body-awareness purposes.
Touch is never intended to provide sexual stimulation or sexual gratification.
Before any contact with sensitive anatomical regions, practitioners discuss:
the purpose of the technique,
the anatomical structures involved,
available alternatives,
expected sensations,
and the client’s right to decline or withdraw consent at any point.
Specific consent is obtained before any touch involving sensitive areas.
Informed Consent
Clients receive written informed consent before services begin.
Consent includes:
description of services,
intended purpose,
potential benefits,
possible discomforts,
alternatives,
practitioner qualifications,
client rights,
confidentiality,
financial policies,
and the client’s ability to pause or terminate services at any time
Consent is considered an ongoing process rather than a single signed document.
Practitioner Qualifications
Practitioners accurately represent their education, training, certifications, and credentials.
No practitioner represents themselves as holding a professional license that they do not possess.
Practitioners certifications or proprietary training programs are described accurately and distinguished from state-issued professional licenses.
Professional Ethics
WOMBSPACES is committed to:
informed consent,
client autonomy,
trauma-informed practice,
clear communication,
professional boundaries,
respect for client dignity,
confidentiality,
evidence-informed practice,
continuing education,
and ethical therapeutic relationships.
Guiding Principle
Healing is understood as a process of restoring relationship—within the body, between sensation and understanding, and between the individual and their capacity for health and resilience. Every session is guided by respect for client autonomy, informed choice, and the body’s own pace of change.
I welcome thoughtful dialogue because I believe respectful questions strengthen both practitioners and the communities we serve. My hope is that we continue building a future where collaboration is valued over competition, curiosity over certainty, and every person is encouraged to contribute their unique gifts with integrity.
“I believe in creating the kind of world we want to live in—and the kind of world we want to raise our children in—a world where every person knows they belong, where their unique gifts are welcomed, and where those gifts are offered in service to something greater than themselves."