How Craniosacral Therapy May Benefit You

by Dr. Zoe Kelly Linkletter

Hello NN friends! I wanted to take a little space to share about Craniosacral Therapy. This is one of the services I love offering with my primary care work to bring clients additional benefit in their health journeys.

What is Craniosacral Therapy?

Craniosacral Therapy (CST) is a gentle but powerful form of bodywork derived from osteopathic manipulation which encourages relaxation through gentle touch and therapeutic witness. Treated areas include the cranium, sacrum, joints, muscles, and fascia. It works to balance autonomic function, specifically reducing sympathetic tone and relaxing structures restricted by tension patterns.

In addition to routine screening exams and primary care, I often use CST as part of a comprehensive plan to support digestive concerns, migraines, anxiety and depression, sleep issues, hypermobility, fatigue, and chronic pain.

Craniosacral Therapy may be recommended for conditions and symptoms such as

• Headaches, neck pain, back pain, joint pain, muscle tension

• Hypermobility

• IBS, Reflux, Hiatal hernia

• PMS

• Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia

• POTS

• Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia

• If you have an urgent concern, please call our office to be seen the same day.

What does Craniosacral Therapy look like?

Your session is conducted fully clothed, lying face up, comfortably supported on a treatment table. Dr. Zoë incorporates mindfulness based guided visualization practices during the session to support body awareness, relaxation, and stress resilience. The session may also be done in silence with attention gently focused on the body or breath. During or after a session you may feel calm and energized, present in your body, a sense of mental clarity, improved sleep, improved pain tolerance, and overall wellbeing.

If you’re interested in learning more about Craniosacral Therapy or receiving it as part of your comprehensive care, I invite you to schedule a visit with me.

warmly,

Dr. Zoe Kelly Linkletter