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WOMBSPACES

Scope of Practice Legal Statement

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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:

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  • 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

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Professional Boundaries

WOMBSPACES does not provide:

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  • 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Professional Ethics

WOMBSPACES is committed to:

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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.

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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."

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