Our Story
Since 1992, High Desert Healthcare & Massage has been committed to providing the highest quality bodywork in a relaxing and nurturing environment. Our priority is to offer outstanding treatments at an affordable rate, so we hire the best therapists and have created a space that is simple and peaceful, without the trappings of an expensive spa.
The owners are Catherine Peck, Jill Gerber and Tracy Conrad and we have each loved doing bodywork for over 20 years. We are very particular about the independent contractors who join High Desert, hiring only those who have great skill, excellent hands, and love their work. Most of our therapists have been with us for many years and have thriving practices with a majority of repeat clients. We consider all of our therapists to be Master Level Therapists, and several of them are also instructors of massage, bodywork or acupuncture.
Because we are a group practice, we encourage our clients to try each of us in order to find multiple therapists who can meet their needs. With seven treatment rooms and twenty therapists, we are big enough to provide a wide range of therapeutic modalities and treatment styles, yet small enough to give excellent individual, professional care. Simply put, we are all happy to be here doing what we love, and it shows in all aspects of the business.
What Sets Us Apart
We are not a day spa, we are a group massage and healthcare practice dedicated to helping our clients feel better. A large percentage of our clients are repeat visitors who have been coming to us for years, some since we opened in 1992. And as far as we know, we have the best prices of any spa or group massage practice in Santa Fe.
Our therapists all have at least 2 years professional experience, with an average of 15 years in practice, and many have over 20 years experience. They all graduated from accredited massage schools and complete continuing education classes every year, are all trained in Swedish massage as well as a wide variety of bodywork modalities.
We are locally and women-owned, with two convenient locations in downtown Santa Fe and Eldorado. We care about what we do, and everyone who works here feels the same way.
Relax
Feel great
Relieve stress
Induce a calm and meditative state
Treat symptoms of illnesses
Reduce pain
Speed injury recovery
Improve circulation
Increase joint mobility
Aid in detoxification and cleansing
Our Team
Catherine Peck, co-owner
Catherine artfully blends relaxing & therapeutic Swedish, Myofascial, Deep Tissue and Trigger Point work to create an integrated session with a deep energetic component. She also really likes doing Hands and Feet and is trained in Pre-Natal Massage. More.
Jill Gerber, co-owner
Jill’s love in doing bodywork is in combining her skills in massage therapy, Rolfing® Structural Integration, Cranial Sacral therapy, Neural and Visceral Manipulation into a session that can meet a wide range of needs. She loves working with a variety of people and conditions. More.
Tracy Conrad, co-owner
Tracy practices a form of Japanese acupuncture called Shakuju Therapy. This is a gentle non-insertive technique that patients find very relaxing and effective. It is a full body treatment that address both acute as well as chronic symptoms. More.
Abigail Sullivan
Abigail Sullivan is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine and National Board Certified Acupuncturist. She earned her medical degree from Southwest Acupuncture College. She has been a practitioner of Buddhism, yoga and meditation for many years and through these practices developed a wish to broaden her ability to benefit all through better health and vitality. More.
Beth Budesheim
Beth offers a graceful combination of Swedish, Deep Tissue, gentle Acupressure, Aromatherapy (if desired), Energy Medicine, Reflexology and more for sessions that are thorough, individualized, relaxing, nurturing and intuitive. Clients say she seems to know right where to go, finds all the spots, has a calming presence and is surprisingly strong for her petite size! A yoga lover, artist, and RN, Beth has been a practicing massage therapist since 1999. More.
Brandon DeWane
Brandon is an Advanced Rolfing® Structural Integrator. His touch has a slow listening pace and contacts with hands and elbows from very deep to light touch and field work(off body). Brandon works with clients on the table, seated upright, standing and moving and offers 10, 5 or 3 session series, as well as single sessions to help clients find more balance, ease, space, and movement. Intuitive work and energy work is also offered. Helping others get out of the organization around experience and back to organization around our natural neutral design is of top priority. More.
Cathy Louisell
Cathy’s understanding of a unified field influences all her work. To help her clients achieve spiritual, emotional & physical integration, she works with light, pulse, rhythm and the primary energies of the four elements (earth, including animals & plants, air, fire and water). Her work incorporates Swedish Massage, Cranial Sacral Therapy, Chi Nei Tsang, and Reflexology. More.
Charlotte Cooke
Charlotte fell in love with massage therapy while participating in a healing workshop at the Findhorn community in Scotland. She finished her 1000-hour massage training in 1986. Her modalities include Manual Lymphatic Drainage, Deep Tissue Massage, Swedish Massage, massage for elders, Prenatal Massage, Oncology Massage and some Reiki, as well as Ortho-Bionomy. More.
Christina Claude
Doctor of Oriental Medicine and Licensed Massage Therapist, Dr. Christina Claude offers acupuncture based on Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sports Medicine, Sports Medicine Acupuncture and Esoteric Acupuncture. Christina incorporates a variety of bodywork techniques including medical massage, myofascial trigger point therapy, manual therapy, neural reset techinique, and Biodynamic cranial sacral therapy. More.
Debra Kuszewski
Debra loves providing a space for your own healing by creating an integrative, relaxing and therapeutic massage. She is trained in Swedish, Deep Tissue, Shiatsu, LaStone Therapy, Reflexology, Thai, Pregnancy, Cranial Sacral and Trigger Point. She creates each session using a combination of those techniques that best allow the body’s nervous system to come to a still point, thereby finding it’s own pathway to balance within. More.
Diane Smogor
Diane is a Chicago native and earned her massage therapy degree from the Northwestern Institute for Whole Health while living in New Hampshire. Diane likes to incorporate a variety of techniques into any massage therapy session including: neuromuscular therapy, trigger point work, stretching, hot stones and pre-post sports massage. Diane enjoys the meditative nature of massage work and the challenges that each client presents to her while on the table. More.
Ellen Ronis
Ellen has been a licensed massager therapist for 32 years and brings much expertise, experience and knowledge to the table. She trained in NYC at the Swedish Institute in 1986 and has been practicing ever since both privately and in various health care facilities. More.
Ellen Verkerke
Ellen likes to combine direct, deep muscle work with indirect or more subtle techniques for overall integration and relaxation. She believes in massage as healthcare, incorporating Neuromuscular Therapy with Swedish Massage and Deep Tissue Massage, Acupoints, Cranial Sacral Therapy and energy medicine techniques to customize each treatment. Ellen also practices Manual Lymph Drainage (Dr. Vodder style), a specific treatment that works with the lymphatic system for overall detoxification and boosting the immune system. More.
Ellie Gray
Ellie’s interest in health and bodywork began in the late 70’s, when she owned and managed a natural food store in California. She completed massage and holistic health studies at Heartwood Institute in Santa Cruz, CA. in 1980 and soon after relocated to Santa Fe. Over the years, Ellie has studied other healing modalities, including Medical Massage, Foot Reflexology and Cranial Sacral Therapy, which she has incorporated into her practice. More.
Evelyn Clark
Evelyn offers her clients a blend of experience, knowledge and love of the work. You can relax under her hands with the confidence that you will enjoy your treatment and feel great as a result. More.
Janis Clarke
In 2001, Janis graduated from massage school in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and has been working at High Desert Healthcare & Massage since 2002. She integrates Swedish, firm therapeutic touch, Reflex, Myofascial Release, Hot Stone Massage, and cranial techniques into her sessions as requested or needed, specializing in neck, head and upper body stress release. More.
Karen Welden
Karen’s life work is to give massage. Along with traditional Therapeutic Swedish massage, her work is very intuitive and can incorporate ortho-bionomy, craniosacral (BCST-biodynamic craniosacral therapy), reflexology and deep point work as your needs require. Her work is deceptively soft yet can be deep when required. More.
Lian Blair
Lian graduated from the Scherer Institute of Natural Healing in 2001. She opened her private practice and has been working in the field ever since. Her style is based in a solid Swedish massage but may also incorporate other modalities as she works, such as Muscle Energy Technique, Myofascial, and Acupressure. More.
Magdelyn Brennan
Magdelyn does mostly Swedish Massage that often brings in a variety of elements from Polarity, Jin Shin Do, Ortho-Bionomy and Cranialsacral, to name a few. She has an energetic touch that’s deeply relaxing and renewing on all levels, and employs a range of touch that spans from light to penetrating, depending on the client’s need and preference. She has a special affinity for neck and head work, as well as for working with children and the elderly. More.
Tim Blair
As a client and student of various approaches to benefit body, mind and spirit, Tim developed an appreciation for massage and bodywork as an art. As a result, he works in a dynamic way, listening and feeling for an intended desired response, customizing the moments of each session using massage techniques including Swedish, deep tissue, connective tissue bodywork, reflexology and others. More.
Todd Strimple
Todd approaches the body through the Chinese energetic model. He accomplishes this by using a variety of modalities including: Swedish, deep tissue, myofascial release, cranio-sacral, and Zen Shiatsu. More.
Locations
Downtown
644 Paseo de Peralta
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505-984-8830
Eldorado
5 Caliente Rd., Bldg 2, Ste D
Santa Fe, NM 87508
505-984-8830