Fort Collins Lymph Drainage Therapists
Lymphworks has several Lymph Drainage Therapists to serve your needs: Carol J. McDaniel, Lindsey Longaker, and Jennifer Hightower.
A qualified Lymphatic Therapist may utilize healing tools such as Lymph Drainage Therapy (LDT), Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD), and Lymph Drainage Mapping for many conditions, but especially for edema (swelling), cancer care, detoxification of the whole body, immune system stimulation, pain relief, as well as deep relaxation. Exceptional therapists will be able to address lympho-fascial restrictions, lymph-visceral restrictions, and other structures impacted by lymph such as the brain.
Advanced Manual Lymph Drainage Therapist
Carol J. (CJ) McDaniel, LMT HTCP CRMP
Carol J. (CJ) McDaniel is owner of LymphWorks and the most highly trained Lymph Drainage Therapist in Fort Collins, Colorado. Trained extensively in Lymph Drainage Therapy, Chikly Method as well as complimentary therapies such as LymphoFascial Release, LymphoVisceral Release, Brain Work, Chronic Fatigue Applications, Visceral Manipulation and more. She can feel and sense the movement, health and quality of the lymphatics in the bodies of her clients and tends to get more movement and health back to the tissue in a shorter amount of time (or shorter session) than her colleagues due to her proficiencies due to her experience. Her knowledge and unique experience with the human lymphatic system has been of benefit to many clients since starting her practice in 2003. CJ is also an intuitive energy healer and you can read more about this work on her Energy Healing pages. Whenever possible, she assists during the Chikly Institute's Lymph Drainage Therapy courses when they are held in Colorado. In her business, she often sees the more complicated cases involving lymphedema prevention or management, lipedema, swelling of unknown origins, post surgical recovery, and chronic inflammatory conditions or diseases, detoxification pathway problems. Her Specialties include Swelling, Detox, Inflammation, Breast Health Illness, Injury, Surgery, Cancer Rehab, Scar Release, Mental, Emotional & Spiritual Clearing, Trauma Re-patterning & Belief Systems, Brain Health, and Chronic Neural Inflammation
Fort Collins
Advanced Lymphatic Therapist
Carol J. McDaniel (CJ), LMT HTCP CRMP
Manual Lymph Drainage Therapist Lindsey Longaker, LMT CMLDT
Massage therapist Lindsey's became certified in the MLD Vodder Technique in 2017. She completed her Level I and II Lymph Drainage Therapy training in 2021 with the Chikly Health Institute and has continued with expanding her skills to LymphoVisceral applications. She is the second most experienced practitioner in the LymphWorks practice. Her background before joining us was in a chiropractic office assisting in skeletal alignment, pain management, and athletes. Lindsey also loves to use CranioSacral Therapy in conjunction with her other skills to assist clients in their healing journeys. Lindsey has a natural talent for holding an unconditionally non-judgemental space for clients to unwind and heal. Lindsey's specialties include: Swelling, Detox, Inflammation, Injury, Surgery, Rehab, Scar Release, Range of Motion Improvement, Joint Mobility, Trigger Point & Myofascial Therapy.
Fort Collins
Lymphatic Therapist
Lindsey Longaker, LMT CMLDT
Manual Lymph Drainage Therapist Jennifer Hightower, LMT
Jen is the newest member of the LymphWorks' team. She has been a busy massage therapist since 2019 in high-end Spa settings. Jen is passionate about holding a gentle & empathetic space for clients so they can unwind and focus inward on their own healing process. Intrigued by Lymph Drainage and its potent effects on the body healing, Jen completed a 40 hour certification in Lymph Massage at the Academy of Natural Studies and is continuing her education with the Chikly Method Lymph Drainage Therapy (LDT) level 1 in August 2024. Jen is focused on customizing therapeutic massage and lymph massage sessions to each individual's needs. Jen's background as a professional dancer also assists her in deeper understanding of the human form. Her specialties currently include: Swelling, Detox, Inflammation, Preventative Health, Empowerment, Relaxation, and Aromatherapy. She will continue to develop her skills to assist in post surgical and injury care in Oct to Dec of 2024.
Fort Collins
Lymphatic Therapist
Jennifer Hightower, LMT
Lymph Drainage Therapist Applications
All three LymphWorks therapists have a real passion for helping people with swelling (edema), detox, inflammation, injury, surgery, cancer, illness and rehab by using Lymph Drainage Therapy. Cancer therapy is a particular gift therapist CJ and Kaitlin loves sharing with others after having close personal experience with the disease.
During a lymphatic session, flat hands are employed to simulate wave-like movements while applying very gentle and subtle pressure. The technique is unique from other lymph techniques such as Manual Lymph Drainage or Lymph Massage in that the therapist feels the lymph moving and creates a lymph drainage map (manual lymph mapping). This approach supports existing healthy pathways and reroutes the sick ones in addition to eliminating any scar, fascial, or skeletal blocks of the lymphatic flow. Charmingly named a high-drool-inducing therapy, it is gentle but very thorough at clearing and purifying on many levels.
Each individual therapist may incorporate energy healing, fascial, essential oils, and scar techniques into lymph sessions. As a part of after care for some clients, therapist CJ may also use kineseotaping. Interested clients can learn to tape themselves to continue the therapy in between sessions. It is best to discuss your desires for integrated therapy prior to your lymph session.
Lymph Drainage really helps people clean out their filters, which improves function on surprising levels. Our clients have experienced many completely unanticipated improvements after a series or session. For example, a client might come in complaining of bloating but is ultimately able to go off their sleep aids. Or they come in for allergies, but end up having improved digestion and bowel movements. Sometimes clients come in for post-surgical swelling and end up looking younger or having better skin then they ever had before. The myriad of possibilities never fails to amaze.
To learn more about CJ's practice as an Energy Healer or to schedule your lymph drainage session with CJ, Jennifer, or Lindsey click here.