I'm Mark.
I help people heal.

My Story & Approach

I became a Licensed Massage Therapist in 1999, drawn to bodywork as a way of helping people heal from pain and injury. I then had a spinal injury of my own in 2003, and my experience with chronic pain wasn't resolving through conventional medicine — so I addressed it with my bodywork knowledge. What I discovered — through years of study and thousands of client sessions — is that the body's connective tissue system plays a central role in almost every pain pattern I see.

That discovery led me to pursue increasingly specialized training: Neuromuscular Therapy in 2006, Anatomy Trains Structural Integration in 2011, and Certified Craniosacral Therapy in 2023. Each training deepened my understanding of how the body holds tension, compensates for injury, and — crucially — how to help it reorganize toward ease and function.

I opened Treatment Massage in 2001. I am located in Seattle's University District, where I've had the privilege of working with an incredible range of people — from desk workers with postural pain to elite athletes, from post-surgical patients to people dealing with long-term mystery pain that nobody has been able to explain.

My sessions are highly individualized. I begin with a thorough intake and postural assessment, then integrate the modalities that make the most sense for your specific presentation. Sessions are not passive — I'll often guide you through small movements during the work, because your participation accelerates the process.

Every session is a puzzle, and I find real satisfaction in solving them while helping people move and feel better than they have in years.