Services and Policies

Life Coaching Session

Description:  For both new and existing clients. Life Coaching from a seasoned, experienced, trained, educated, degreed, professional uniquely qualified to coach; in addition to being a Life Coach of over 27 years, she was also in the mental health counseling field as a Cognitive-Behavioral Mental Health Therapist for over 20+ years with a Specialization in Women with Anxiety and Depression.  Jennifer will address any areas in your life that need improvement, balance, or change,  She will help you come up with a solution-focused plan of action, looking at your goals and expectations, and considering all realms of your life: emotional, mental, physical, spiritual, environmental, and relational.  She can help you and she will help you.

Jennifer Newcomer, LMT, AA, BA, MSW (KU), former CADC-1 (KS), former LMSW (KS), former LCSW (MO), and former LSCSW (KS) - Change of Life, LLC

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Hot Volcanic Basalt Stone Massage Session

Description:  Thermal heated volcanic black basalt stones.

1. Helps relieve muscle tension and pain

Heat has long been used to ease muscle tension and pain. It helps increase blood flow to the affected area. It may also reduce muscle spasms and increase flexibility and range of motion. Cold therapy helps relieve inflammation. Depending on your symptoms, alternating hot and cold stones during your massage may be helpful.

2. Reduces stress and anxiety

It’s the position of the American Massage Therapy Association that “massage therapy can be effective for stress relief.” Research supports their opinion. A 2001 study showed that a ten-minute massage improved cardiovascular responses such as stroke volume. A 1997 study found that 15-minute, onsite chair massages in the workplace significantly reduced stress compared to a 15-minute break without massage.

A 2015 studyTrusted Source found that people who underwent abdominal colorectal surgery had less pain, tension, and anxiety after receiving post-operative massage.

3. Promotes sleep

A 2006 literature review found massage may be an alternative to sleeping pills in adults with insomnia. The research showed that back massage helped promote relaxation and sleep. A 2001 study showed that infants with sleep problems who were given a 15-minute massage by their parents went to sleep faster. They were also more alert, active, and positive upon awakening. Massage is thought to help you enjoy more restorative sleep, although it’s not completely understood why.

4. May help relieve symptoms of autoimmune diseases

Hot stone massage may relieve painful conditions such as fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia is a condition that causes widespread, chronic pain. According to a 2002 study, people with fibromyalgia who received a 30-minute massage slept longer, had fewer trigger points, and had decreased levels of substance P (a substance involved in transmitting pain signals) than people with the condition who received relaxation therapy. More research is needed, however, before massage becomes a standard fibromyalgia treatment.

A 2013 studyTrusted Source found that people with rheumatoid arthritis may benefit from a moderate-pressure massage, such as hot stone massage. Participants in the study experienced less pain, greater grip strength, and a greater range of motion after one month of massage therapy.

5. May help decrease cancer symptoms

A large, three-year study published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management examined how massage affected pain, fatigue, stress and anxiety, nausea, and depression in 1,290 people with cancer. The study showed massage, especially Swedish massage, improved cancer symptoms, even in those with substantial symptoms. Researchers believe the comforting use of human touch played a role.

6. May boost immunity

Massage may give your immune system a boost. According to a 2010 studyTrusted Source, a single session of Swedish massage therapy had a positive and acute impact on immunity. Blood samples taken before and after the massage showed a decrease in arginine-vasopressin, a hormone that helps regulate blood pressure and water retention.

Warm Himalyan Salt Stone Massage Session

Description:  Warmed pink Himalayan salt stones.

1. Improves circulation

   Heat from Himalayan Salt Stones combined with proper massage technique can improve blood flow and increase circulation to muscles which will reduce pain and inflammation, as well as promote healing.

2. Relieves stress and anxiety

   The pressure and heat from Himalayan Salt Stone massage help release endorphins that lower stress and put you in a better mood.

3. Promotes sleep

   Studies have shown that hot stone massage results in more restful, restorative sleep and can ease insomnia and help you fall asleep faster.

4. Lightly exfoliates the skin

   The subtle texture of Himalayan Salt Stones provide a natural, manual exfoliation during the massage process.

5. May help relieve symptoms of chronic skin or pain conditions

   Thanks to the unique minerals and anti-microbial properties found in Himalayan Salt, massage with these stones can help relieve the symptoms of fibromyalgia and reduce the inflammation caused by eczema and psoriasis.

Luxury Spa Treatment Session

Description:  For my existing clients only.  Exclusive, upgraded, elevated, luxurious, and spa treatments to rejuvenate the skin, revive the face, and reinvigorate the body.  A brand new high-end experience focusing on you, to encourage self-care.  Unique, decadent, premier, and pampering, to meet and exceed your expectations. Let someone else take care of you for a change.  Your plush robe and cozy slippers (and spa headband for the ladies) are waiting for you.  

Session may include the following combined treatments and techniques: 

Rich velvety skins treatments...European Swedish relaxation special spa massage techniques to unwind, with flowing, floating, and connecting strokes to melt stress away.  Wet and dry heated towels to release tension.  Hot Chocolate Buttered Stone Massage, "death by chocolate"/chocolate scented everything- oils, lotions, massage creams.  Heated volcanic black basalt stones.  Relaxation music. LED candlelight. Dimmed lights/darkened room. Hands and feet chocolate soak, exfoliating scrub, masque, and body butter cream.  Decollete neckline treatment (for the women). This full body calming massage includes face, scalp, neck, back, arms, hands, fingers, legs, feet, heels, toes.  Effleurage gliding and petrissage kneading techniques.   Oiled elbows, knees, cuticles, hands, and feet to smoothe and soften them, then heated herbal paraffin wax dips for hands, feet, and elbows.  Homemade whipped coconut oil, shea butter, and cocoa butter for dry heels.  Hypoallergenic and noncomedogenic facial for sensitive skin includes silicone, sponge, soft brush, and loofah scrubbers, roller ball facial massager, neck pillow, heated neck wrap, scalp massager tools, exfoliating cooling cucumber scrub cleanser, hydrating and glowing sheet mask, plumping lip treatment, wrinkle reducing and moisturizing serum eye treatments, cooling eye mask, and soothing natural aloe vera gel treatment.  The suite is serene and the studio room is tranquil. Light to medium pressure massage.

Health and Wellness Treatment Session

Description:  For my existing clients only.  To rebalance the mind and relax the body, restore healthy homeostasis, activate the immune system for proper functioning, deactivate the sympathetic nervous system, reduce levels of stress, to promote positive thinking and feelings, increase energy, to renew holistic natural healing.  Alternative, functional, complementary, and integrative restorative treatments to balance the whole body.  To stabilize the mind-body-spirit connection and address the root of the problem instead of just treating or masking the symptoms.  For those with autoimmune disorders, mood disorders, worry, anxiety, depression, trauma, fatigue, life stress, and other stressors. 

Session may include the following combined treatments and techniques:

Pink heated warm Himalayan salt stone massage, inhalation of mineral and magnesium rich salt saline therapy lamps, mindful meditation, deep breathing, guided visual imagery, progressive muscle relaxation, sound machine with a choice of different background sounds like ocean waves, rain, thunderstorm, babbling brook, outdoors nature, or white noise, sound blocking machine for any noises outside the room, ceiling projector of 30 different moving or still planetary scene choices, aromatherapy chromotherapy diffuser, natural and/or organic carrier oils blend of olive, avocado, grapeseed, jojoba, apricot kernel, and natural preserver vitamin E, 100% Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils available applied on skin and diffused in air through diffuser machine, over 125 choices of other oils for Aromatherapy, real Chinese Relexology for hands and feet, acupressure points (ex: vagus nerve branch in earlobes), cold marble stone massage for face and sinuses, peppermint scalp massage, hand blended eucalyptus/rosemary/oregano/tee tree oil feet massage, myofascial release and fascial stretching, arnica for bruising or fibromyalgia symptoms, herbal and other applications good for the joints such as boswellia/frankincense, MSM, glucosamine, hyaluronic acid, and chondriotin...brief abdominal massage for digestion promotion and IBS symptom relief, drybrushing and lymphatic drainage massage techniques to move the flow of lymph fluid to reduce swelling (and make cellulite less visible on women), Raindrop Therapy techniques and oils, craniosacral therapy techniques and stillpoint device, consumption of hot green teas or other hot herbal teas available, cold bottled clean spring water, leg and ankle compression wrap device to improve blood flow circulation, cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques education. Light to medium pressure massage.

Neuromuscular Therapeutic Treatment Session

Description:  For my existing clients only. To decrease chronic muscular tension, promote recovery, increase circulation, provide immediate pain relief, to manage chronic pain now, and to prevent pain later.  Athletes, fitness and sports participants, weekend warriors, arthritis sufferers, those in physical therapy or rehab, and all others are welcome. Maintenance for the body to keep it in working order. 

Session may include the following combined treatments and techniques: 

Neuromuscular therapy, neuromuscular precision therapy, deep tissue therapy techniques, sports massage techniques, tapotement hacking and pounding, compressions, trigger point therapy, cross fiber friction near attachments, elongating/lengthening and softening of muscles to unwind knots and unstick adhesions,  assisted range of motion exercises for joints, detailed focus on neck and back, work on scapular muscles upper back/glutes/hips/quadratus lumborum lower back/pelvis/sacrum /psoas/lateral rotators, chest massage for males, active isolated stretching, proprioceptive facilitated stretching, infrared IR LED red light therapy, CBD oil, CBD cream, CBD balm, camphor and menthol soothing balm, magnesium foam application, massage tools, massage rollers, neck roller, Shaiatsu electrical heated neck massage machine,  vibrational assisted therapy theragun, oscillating powerful therapeutic massager machine, chair massage, kinesiotaping, GuaSha stainless steel muscle scraping tool, Shiatsu electrical vibrating machine for calves and feet, vibrating massaging machine for hands, whole body balance vibration plate with resistance attachments, hot and cold contrast therapy to improve blood flow and nutrients to nerves and muscles, gliding and static cupping therapy movements, hand and feet electrical stimulation TENS/EMS unit machine.  Firm to deep pressure massage.

Add-Ons

Description:  Existing clients only. Add-ons available to add on to any massage.  Add-ons are included within the massage session (not extra time added for it, not done the whole session).   Variable pricing; see Jennifer's MassageBook booking site for prices for these elevations/upgrades.  Mini basalt or Himalyan stones, mini cold stones, mini cupping, aromatherapy, scalp massage, hands, feet, mini facial, soothing menthol, paraffin wax, body butter cream, CBD, etc.  Not available separately without  massage.  

Product: Massage Gift Certificates

Gift certificates for Licensed Massage Therapy or Life Coaching available.  60 full minutes.  To purchase a gift certificate, please go to:    

https://www.massagebook.com/therapists/changeoflifellc/gift-certificates?src=external

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POLICIES

Financial and Administrative Transparency:  This website is affiliated with AMTA (American Massage Therapy Association). Scheduling of all appointments is done online by you through my MassageBook online administrative software on my online MassageBook booking site.  Prepayment through debit/credit card processing through Square is used for card processing for your convenience and is required to reserve your appointment.  There are transaction and usage fees through both Square and MassageBook, usually around $5 combined each time, and Jennifer will currently absorb ALL of these transaction and usage fees for you.   Square and MassageBook are all secure and encrypted for your financial safety, protection, and privacy.  Square and MassageBook are paperless and cashless systems.  All receipts are emailed to your email address.  Debit/credit cards are not kept on file by Jennifer through Square or MassageBook for your financial safety, protection, and privacy, but you may authorize this if you choose to.  All fees are clearly listed on this  website, the online MassageBook booking site, and on any square processing transactions.  Tipping is optional, and much appreciated when received. If you decide to tip, you can do so on your debit/credit card at online prepayment or before checkout after the session.  Gift Certificates through MassageBook expire one year from the date of purchase and will not be accepted after the expiration date.  You can print them off or email them.

Instructions:  Please arrive only FIVE minutes early.  You will fill out the online intake ahead of time; it will be emailed to you automatically.  The suite door is locked until 5 min. before your appt.  Please do not knock or pound on the door, rattle the doorknob, call on your cell phone, yell, etc. At 5 min. before your appt., go to suite 207 and the suite door will open and you should walk in then. You may wait in the lobby in the building on the main level/2nd floor or wait in your car if you are early.  Please silence your phone or turn off and put away or put face down so that it is not beeping and buzzing.  Undress to your comfort level; if you leave your underwear on, I will not move it for you and will instead work over the sheet.  You will be properly draped at all times and appropriately covered.  You will be under the blanket and flat sheet (please pull it over you) but on top of the fitted sheet.  Start face down with your face in the face cradle unless instructed otherwise. Please shower or bathe ahead of time on the same day.  Please wear deodorant/antiperspirant.  Please do not wear body lotions, moisturizers, or powders, as they do not mix well with massage products usually.  Please do not wear any perfume, cologne, or scented body spray.  Please do not smoke cigarettes or other right before the session.  If you have foot or toe fungus, please let me know, keep your socks on, and I can massage them with the sheet and with gloves or leave them out.  Add-ons and two hour treatment sessions are available for existing clients only and not for brand new clients.

Cancellation Policy:  Late cancellations < 24 hrs. and no-shows will be charged the full fee for any and  appointments for any reason not cancelled at least 24 hrs. in advance.   Without proper advanced notice, Jennifer will not be able to fill the missed reserved time slot.  To cancel your appt., you must cancel online under your account on MassageBook. Please write down your appt. or put it on your calendar or phone.  Business owners and independent contractors are self-employed, and must pay personal bills and expenses (household maintenance and repairs, mortgage payments, mortgage insurance, utilities, car maintenance and repairs, car insurance, gas mileage, food, groceries, personal care and household items, kid, personal property taxes, and other taxes, etc.) as well as business bills and expenses (office rent, office utilities, continuing education and training, LMT license renewal, KCMO business license renewal, State of MO business license renewal, business equipment, business supplies, business property taxes, self-employment related taxes, and other taxes). This is how we earn our living and support ourselves and our families, and how we stay in business.  Thank you for supporting this local woman-owned small business; it is much appreciated.

Expectations:  Any sexual comments, sexual innuendo, sexualized gestures, or inappropriate related behaviors of any kind will not be tolerated- at all.  Sexist comments in a massage session are not appropriate either.  This is a respectable, reputable, legitimate healthcare practice.  Jennifer is not an untrained masseuse at a corner parlor.  She is not a prostitute.  She is not a victim or survivor of human sex trafficking.  She will end the massage, have you leave immediately, not give you any refund, not allow you to rebook ever, and if needed immediately call the police regarding any illegal or criminal behaviors.  She is a professionally State of Missouri Licensed Massage Therapist, has a KCMO city business license, and has a State of MO business license.  * There is NO sexual touch or unethical boundary violations of any kind!