Wild Wish Counseling honors a holistic approach in supporting our clients and community. We recognize that our bodies are intrinsically linked to our emotions and our histories.
Marty Dawson, LMT
We are fortunate enough to share space with Marty Dawson, LMT. Marty possesses an aura of calm joy and kindness, as well as over 40+ years as a Trager Practitioner and Massage Therapist.
The Trager method was developed to release the years of trauma held in our bodies, allowing us to move forward emotionally as well as physically from the events of our past. For many of our clients, this particular form of bodywork is incredibly beneficial and the perfect addition to talk therapy, supporting both the body and the heart.
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“Every shimmer of tissue is sending a message to the unconscious mind in the form of a positive feeling experience. It is the accumulation of these positive patterns that can offset the negative patterns… Nothing can change until the old pattern is broken.”
- Milton Trager, M.D.
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Like many of you, I have experienced accidents, illness, loss, trauma, and high levels of stress. In my 20’s I lived in daily pain. I tried many doctors and alternative ways to help. I was told to accept my pain and learn to relax, that I would always be tense. I gave up my career in accounting to become a Massage Therapist in 1978. My training led to Esalen Institute in 1980. There I found the joy of doing the Trager® Therapy Approach and Esalen Massage in Portland Oregon. Each step along the way I learned about my pain and explored deeper into myself. It was Trager® that freed my pain. It was the experience of being invited to feel a way I had never been able to feel before. This gave me new freedom in my movement, supple muscles, joy, and vitality. In 1986 I published a relaxation CD. I wanted to teach the world to relax and create my own TV show. Life went in a different direction. Today I’m discovering new ways to teach.
The process of shifting my career, discovering myself, and training in many different modalities, I always come back to Trager® and Esalen Massage. For 14 years I was honored to train with Milton Trager, M.D. who was way ahead of his time in the world of bodywork. My body has stayed free, my vitality and joy continues. My career of 45 years brings me the reward of helping all types of people free the pain that keeps them stuck, opening the channel to more relaxation, joy, and vitality.