ethics

What do you do when a client acts inappropriately? Do you ignore it, throw them out of the office, and/or blast it on social media?

Part two in this series from Ben Benjamin explores ways to communicate with clients and how to avoid violating client boundaries.

As massage therapists and bodyworkers, it’s time to advocate for being more than people who rub.

Those of us who are massage therapists get something we need out of our work . . . human connection and touch. But we can’t do our best at helping others when we’re not taking care of ourselves.

Massage therapists can fit perfectly into the emerging paradigm—community-based, collaborative care. This is the future of health care, even if massage therapists do nothing.

For many therapists, The Money Pit movie is a good analogy for our relationship with money in our massage practice.

Therapists sincerely want to help their clients feel better, whether the treatment is geared toward relaxation or a specific injury or pain. Unfortunately, there are many cases of well-meaning therapists who have injured their clients. Here's how to prevent that.

When we consider our communication, it’s easy to see that we don’t think much about how our assumptions and our culture influence the stories that take shape in our minds or how we hear things shared with us.

A frequent complaint from therapists who work as employees is that their employer is not supportive when it comes to maintaining ethical boundaries.

Boundaries—defining them, communicating them, and guarding them—can be tricky. All humans have a right to choose their boundaries. Sometimes this is easier said than done.

Massage therapists are often considered members of the health-care workforce, but in reality, we exist on the fringes.

I have always said that in this profession I learn something new every day. Whether that's how to have a tough conversation with clients, how to be compassionate, or how to refrain from giving them advice.