Hi, I’m Carmela. I am a patient-focused Board Certified and Licensed Massage Therapist that specializes in Post-Surgical Manual Lymphatic Drainage and chronic health conditions. I love practicing MLD and my primary goal is to help the people that I work with into a space where they are able to feel the best they can in their bodies utilizing the skills that I have acquired over my 23 year career.

In 2001, I started studying Traditional Chinese Medicine and TuiNa (Chinese massage) at the East-West Healing Arts Institute of Madison, Wisconsin. After graduation, I continued studying Eastern techniques as well as Myofascial Release, ortho-bionomy, NMT, and Trigger Point Therapy.

In 2008, I opened Therapeutic Massage Center of Middleton with the mantra that no one should have to live with chronic pain. It was there that I really started growing as a Massage Therapist, both with my skill set and the spectrum of clientele that I was seeing.

In 2016, I received a certification in Manual Lymphatic Drainage (CMLDT) from the Klose Institute in Boulder, Colorado and soon began specializing in post-surgical manual lymphatic drainage. I was drawn to MLD as a modality after seeing the amazing results that other practitioners were getting with their patients by reducing their inflammation response and their various ways of manifesting dysfunction in the body and relaxing the nervous system.

Over the last 10 years, I have worked successfully with people recovering from abdominoplasty, breast augmentation, fat transfer, face/neck lift, liposuction, arm/leg lift, skin removal, knee replacement, lymph node removal (and subsequent lymphedema), and other surgical procedures.

I also have extensive experience in treating those with long COVID health related conditions, chronic inflammation, Lyme disease, fibromyalgia, lupus, lymphedema, and lipedema.

I truly love working with people with chronic health conditions and post-surgical patients of all types, as I find so much satisfaction in helping them recover and achieve the best outcome possible. I regularly receive referrals directly from surgeons, physicians, chiropractors, and spine specialists as an adjunct member of a patient’s physical support team. I feel extremely grateful to have gained the trust of my referral sources, as I know their patient’s care is of the highest concern.

Patients would describe me as knowledgeable, empathetic, and kind with an upbeat personality. Outside of the office, I enjoy spending time with my partner and cats, creating with my band, gardening, and making memories with my friends.