Florida Licensed Massage Therapist · License MA78217 — verify it
Welcome new and existing clients to Maureen's Massage.
I'm currently located inside Deb's Touch of Paradise Massage in Inverness, Tuesday through Saturday, on East Gulf to Lake Highway. If we have not met, that is where we start, because the first visit is always at the studio. Once I have seen you there, I'll come to your house anywhere in Citrus County on a Monday. And if a doctor sent you, they get a written note after every session.
Never had a massage? Read this first
New clients come to the studio first. The studio is a public place, and it is how you meet me before anyone is in anyone's house. If you can't travel, call (352) 388-1398 and we'll arrange a home visit directly. 3589 E Gulf to Lake Hwy, Inverness — inside Deb's Touch of Paradise. That button opens my Square booking page in a new tab. If it gives you trouble, call (352) 388-1398 and I'll write you into the book myself.
How it goes
Before the day
We talk first. What hurts, how long it has been going on, what you have already tried, whether anything makes it worse. If a doctor is involved, I want their name. And if massage is not the answer for what you are describing, I'll tell you on the phone, because you should hear that before you pay me.
Then I'll ask when you want to come in. New clients come to the studio first. If you can't travel, call (352) 388-1398 and we'll arrange a home visit directly. When I'm coming to you, I want the address, the parking and how to get in before I set out, because I work on my own and Homosassa is a long way from Hernando. If where you live changes the price, I'll tell you on that call.
You'll know who's coming. I text you when the appointment is booked, and I text again when I'm on my way.
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I like it quiet. Table, bolster, fresh linens, table warmer: ten minutes of setting up so the room is ready before you walk in.
You stay covered the whole time. Only the part I'm working on is uncovered, and it is covered again before I move on. You do not have to ask.
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I ask where it hurts, and then I wait for the answer. We find it, we agree on the pressure, and I keep checking as the work goes deeper. When I say "Tell me if it is too much", I mean it. Say the word and the pressure changes that second.
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Eleven years of it now. Swedish, deep tissue, sports massage, cupping, hot stone, manual lymphatic drainage and seated chair massage. What you get depends on what we found in the first ten minutes more than on what you booked.
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If a doctor sent you, they get a written note after every session. What I found, what I worked, what changed since last time, and what I'd do next. It is easier when we are all reading the same page.
Regions worked: cervical, upper thoracic, right shoulder girdle. Cervical rotation measured at intake and again at close. Upper trapezius tone noted bilaterally; right levator attachment still guarding.
Pressure tolerance moderate, no adverse response. Plan for next session: continue cervical work, begin scalene release if tolerance holds.
Illustrative example showing the format only. Not a real client, and no real client's notes appear on this website.
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I tell you what I found and what I'd do next. If you do not need to come back for a while, I will tell you that too, because I do not sell packages. Then I fold the table away and you're done. Drink some water, and if anything feels off tomorrow, call (352) 388-1398. I'd rather hear from you.
See available timesMost of my week is people I've been seeing for years, and most of them came in the first time with something that had already been going on a long time. I keep looking for what's causing it, and I don't get bored of your problem.
Bed-bound clients. Post-surgical recovery once your surgeon has cleared you, including gentle lymphatic work if that's what they asked for. Hip and knee replacements, and wheelchair users.
If getting dressed and driving to Ocala is why you stopped going anywhere, that is a large part of why I work this way. It is a regular part of my week.
I work to the plan your doctor set. Bring it with you, or tell me their name and what they asked for.
Whiplash and soft-tissue recovery, once your doctor has cleared you. Florida PIP won't pay for massage, and there is a question further down that explains what that means for you.
The neck, the shoulders, the low back, after a working life on your feet or behind a wheel. Headaches with referred pain. Restricted range of motion.
Sports massage and cupping for overuse. Shoulders and knees, mostly, and mostly in somebody who still works, still gardens and still gets out on the water.
Then that's what we'll use. At the studio it is set up and ready before you walk in. At home, for my regulars, it goes up and comes down again inside the hour, and there's nothing for you to arrange.
That's fine, and it's common. I work alongside the bed and set the positioning to suit you, with pillows under the knees or side-lying if lying flat is not comfortable. A hospital bed makes my job easier.
Good. Neck, shoulders, arms, hands, feet and lower legs all work well in a recliner, and for a lot of people that's where the pain is.
We can work in the chair, or move to a bed or table if you transfer easily and want to. Tell me which on the phone and I'll bring what suits.
That is all I need. I bring a proper seated setup, you stay fully clothed, and it's the same work through your neck, your shoulders, your back.
Call (352) 388-1398 and skip the booking page, because I'll want to know what they can and can't do, whether there is a hospital bed, and who will be there. You're welcome to stay in the room the whole time.
More on the work itself: Deep tissue · After surgery · Neck & shoulders · Sciatica & low back · Feet & plantar fasciitis · Frozen shoulder · Arthritis & stiffness · After a car accident · If you cannot get out · If you are the carer · Cupping · Hot stone · Sports massage · Swedish massage · Chair massage · Headaches · Hip & knee replacement · Never had one
If you're still not sure, call (352) 388-1398 and describe the room. It takes two minutes and costs nothing.
The person you're letting in
I've been a massage therapist for over 18 years, and every day, it feels like I'm just starting my first day! I became a massage therapist in 2008 while working as a hospice caregiver.
My patient Cathy, who was terminally ill, bedridden with stage 4 cancer, asked if I could give her a massage! I told Cathy I wasn't sure about doing massages, she insisted on me helping her, so I gave her a bath in her bed, got out her lotion and I started gently doing some light upward strokes on Cathy! My shift ended, and I went home.
The next day, I went in as usual to bathe and care for Cathy. Something was different! Cathy was out of her bed, it took me a few seconds to realize that Cathy was out of her bed, sitting at her desk and doing taxes, Cathy was a CPA and she has been telling me Maureen I want to finish my taxes for the family!
I thought to myself, that's why she wanted me to give her a massage. Maybe in her mind, she thought it may help her get some circulation! And to this day, I truly believed it did!
So, just to say how massage for me is on a whole nother level of being one of the greatest gifts next to my kids and grandkids!
Clients that walk through my door have been walking around for a long time. Ten years of a shoulder. Twenty of a low back. People who have been to the physical therapist, and then the specialist, and then the person after that, and got told somewhere along the way to learn to live with it.
I'll take the time to work out what's going on, and I will keep at it, but some of what I see took twenty years to build and it does not come apart in an hour. If I am not the right person to help you, I will say so, and I will tell you who is.
And if money's getting in the way, say so before you stop coming. I'd rather have that conversation than lose you over it.
Maureen
Full time at the studio — 3589 E Gulf to Lake Hwy, Inverness — inside Deb's Touch of Paradise Massage.
In-home visits are for clients I've already seen at the studio, and I keep Mondays for them. New clients come to the studio first. If you can't travel, call me and we'll arrange a home visit directly.
In-home visits start at $125 for 60 minutes and $149 for 90, the same for either kind of session.
No membership, no packages, and nothing added afterward. I come to established clients anywhere in Citrus County, on Mondays. I confirm the address before anything is booked, and if where you live changes the price I'll tell you on that call, before you book.
Where I come to, for established clients:
Long, flowing strokes at a moderate pressure, over the whole body or concentrated in the one place you name.
60 min $7990 min $109
Slow, deliberate pressure into the deepest layers of muscle and fascia.
60 min $8590 min $119
Work aimed at the one movement you keep repeating. Golf, paddling, gardening.
60 min $8590 min $119
Fully clothed, no oil, no table. Neck, shoulders, back, arms.
30 min $45
Suction that lifts the tissue where hands press down on it. Usually alongside massage, sometimes on its own.
30 min $45
Warmed basalt stones worked over the muscle, and held in my hand as I work.
30 min $45
Add to any session: Cupping $20 · Hot stone $20. No extra time on the clock.
See available timesOpens in a new tab. Or call (352) 388-1398 and I'll book it with you.
Buying for someone else? Gift certificates are a dollar amount, so they can go toward whichever session suits, can be sent straight to the person they are for, and never expire.
Here's what I'd want to know if I were the one booking an hour with somebody I had never met. My license and my insurance, and what happens if you want to stop.
I carry professional liability insurance, and it is current. Florida doesn't require an individual therapist to have it.
Keep on any clothing you want to keep on. You can stop the session whenever you like, and you do not have to give me a reason.
If you want your spouse or an aide in the room, or just somewhere in the house, that is always fine and you never have to explain it.
All three are from clients I saw before I moved to Inverness.
5 out of 5 stars
Not only did she do an amazing job. But went above and beyond to make sure I felt better before I left.
Mary S.
Maureen is an amazing massage therapist!
Kurtina T.
I highly recommend Maureen's massages
Walter C.
From the studio
A true story about a daily routine — and an honest look at what a maintenance habit can and can't do. New article, straight from my table.
At 3589 E Gulf to Lake Hwy in Inverness, inside Deb's Touch of Paradise Massage. That is where I am Tuesday through Saturday. New clients come to the studio first. It is a public place, and it is where you find out whether you like the way I work. If you can't travel, call me and we'll arrange a home visit directly.
New clients come to the studio first. After that we can talk about home visits, and I'll come anywhere in Citrus County. Mondays are the day I keep for them, so they don't get squeezed between studio appointments. If you can't travel, call me and we'll arrange a home visit directly.
Seven feet by ten, and one outlet. A cleared living room floor is plenty, and I've worked in less than that. If you are not sure, text me a photo of the room and I'll tell you before you book.
Then we do not use one. I work on beds, in recliners, in wheelchairs, and in a kitchen chair if that's what there is. Bed-bound and post-surgical clients are a regular part of my week.
Yes, and it happens often. Call me and skip the booking page, because I will want to know what she can and cannot do, whether there is a hospital bed, and who will be there. You're welcome to stay in the room the whole time.
In-home visits start at $125 for an hour and $149 for ninety minutes, whichever session you book. Some of this county is a long way from the rest of it, so if your address changes the price I'll tell you on the phone, before you book. I come to Inverness, Hernando, Beverly Hills, Lecanto, Crystal River, Homosassa. Anywhere in Citrus County.
The booking page takes appointments from 24 hours out. If you want something sooner, call me, and if the slot is free it's yours. That 24-hour cut-off comes from the software, so I can get around it by hand.
Yes, and thank you. They're never expected and never added to anything. The price I quote you is the price you pay.
Yes, through Square. They're a dollar amount, so whoever it's for can put it toward whichever kind of massage suits them, and I can send it straight to them. It never expires, and there is no fee for holding on to it. The full terms are on my gift certificates page.
Not in Florida. Massage came out of PIP benefits in January 2013, so no massage therapist in this state can bill it. If you have an attorney, they can send me a letter of protection and I bill the settlement instead. There is more on the car accident page.
No, and most people do not have one. If your doctor has prescribed massage, I work to their plan and send them a written note after each session.
No. I work inside what you can take comfortably, and the pressure changes the moment you say so. If you're gritting your teeth, tell me and I'll back off.
Inside Deb's Touch of Paradise Massage, and new clients start there. Once I have seen you, I'll come to your house anywhere in the county: Inverness, Hernando, Beverly Hills, Lecanto, Crystal River, Homosassa. No membership, and a written note to your doctor if you need one.
