Kirsten has been a licensed massage therapist getting her degree in NY State/NC State in 2007/2012/2024. She also studied in Bangkok, Thailand at the Watpo Traditional School of Medicine. She has continued her academic education receiving certifications and licensures in herbal medicine, integrative nutrition, and personal training. 

Her massage practice specializes in both Eastern and Western techniques. Her modality range includes medical massage, neuromuscular therapy, sports therapy, lymphatic massage, cupping therapy, gua sha, Thai massage, Shiatsu massage. While also able to do more traditional Swedish, deep tissue, and Aromatherapy massages. 

Her herbal and nutrition practices range from weightloss, hormonal complications, deficiencies, seasonal ailments, and energy work. She creates teas, oils, incense, perfumes, tinctures, balms, salts, and more as forms of healing medicines for her patients. As a personal trainer she assists clients in lifestyle changes to work around their goals and conditions. 

Spiritually, as a High Priestess in her closed practice, her clients can have a more metaphysical practice received such as divination through card readings, tea leaf readings, charms, runes, and guided meditations. She can custom make spiritual oils, sprays, and incense for clients. She performs house blessings, office blessings, handfastings/weddings, astrology chart readings, deity work, and spiritual cleansings. 

Overall Kirsten has been in the holistic, medical field for 19yrs+ and has been born and raised in the metaphysical world as her religion and spiritual path. She loves custom made sessions based off the different ways to help support her clients.

Althaea, meaning to cure, and the name of Althaea Oficinalis, the marshmallow herb, is truly her goal helping fix the root of the problem, while working on the primary concern of the client/patient. 

Kirsten Summa

Althaea Massage Therapy & Natural Medicine - And Althaea Apothecary

Book Appointments by text, call, or email

914.224.1827

Althaeamassagenaturalmedicine@gmail.com 

Website althaeaapothecary.com