About the Practitioner
I don't believe in a one-size-fits-all massage. Every body arrives with its own history — its own patterns of tension, compensation, and holding — and the most effective session is one that adapts to what's actually in front of me. That's why I've spent years training across a broad range of modalities: Shiatsu, Ashiatsu, Thai Massage, Cupping, Myofascial Release, Deep Tissue, and Trigger Point therapy.
Rather than treating these as separate offerings, I weave them together within a single session. The meridian awareness of shiatsu might guide where I begin; the depth of Ashiatsu or deep tissue might address a stubborn restriction; cupping or myofascial work can free the fascia so the muscle underneath can finally release; and precise trigger point work resolves the knot at its source. The result is bodywork that meets you where you are and follows your body's lead — a genuinely therapeutic experience rather than a routine.
The body speaks in patterns. When you can draw on many traditions at once — meridian, muscle, fascia, and bone — you can effectively answer what the body is asking for.— Michael Corcoran, LMT
What I Practice
Each of these traditions brings something the others don't. In a session I draw on whichever ones your body is asking for — often several within the same hour.
A Japanese form of bodywork applying rhythmic, sustained pressure along the body’s meridians — the channels through which traditional East Asian medicine understands energy, or qi, to flow.
By working the meridian lines rather than isolated muscles, shiatsu can address tension at a whole-body level, calm an overactive nervous system, and restore a sense of balance that purely mechanical work often misses.
Literally “foot pressure.” Using my feet — with overhead bars for balance and control — I deliver broad, deep, gliding compression that the hands alone simply can’t produce.
The broad surface of the foot spreads deep pressure over a wider area, so you get profound depth without the sharp, poking sensation of an elbow or thumb. It’s ideal for large, dense muscle groups and for clients who love deep work but find it too intense when concentrated in a small point.
An ancient assisted-stretching tradition performed with a blend of compression, rhythmic rocking, and guided yoga-like stretches that move the body through its natural ranges of motion.
Thai work restores mobility and length to muscles and joints that static massage can’t reach the same way. It leaves the body feeling opened and lengthened, improves flexibility, and releases tension held deep in the hips, shoulders, and spine.
Suction cups create a gentle negative pressure that lifts and separates the skin, fascia, and muscle — the opposite of the compression used in most massage.
That decompression increases local circulation, hydrates and mobilizes restricted fascia, and helps flush stagnation from tissue that’s been chronically tight. Many clients find it relieves stubborn adhesions and lingering soreness that respond slowly to hands-on pressure alone.
Slow, sustained pressure applied directly into the fascia — the continuous web of connective tissue that wraps and links every muscle in the body.
When fascia becomes restricted, it can pull the body out of alignment and refer pain far from its source. Releasing it gently and patiently restores glide between tissue layers, eases chronic tension, and can resolve pain that never fully responds to muscle-focused work.
Focused, deliberate pressure directed at the deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue, working with the grain of the fibers to reach chronic tension.
Deep tissue targets the persistent knots and adhesions behind long-standing pain and stiffness. Applied with the right pacing, it breaks up restriction, improves range of motion, and delivers lasting relief where lighter work only skims the surface.
Precise, targeted pressure held on “trigger points” — tight, hyperirritable knots within a muscle that often refer pain to entirely different areas of the body.
Because a single trigger point can send pain to a distant region, resolving it can relieve headaches, referred aches, and mysterious pain whose true source isn’t where you feel it. Deactivating these points interrupts the pain cycle and lets the muscle return to its normal resting length.
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Every session is tailored to you. If you're not sure which to choose, book the integrative session and we'll shape it together.
In Their Words
I can’t thank you enough! I was experiencing severe sciatic pain, and after my session I felt a noticeable difference. Your knowledge, skill, and care made me feel comfortable and confident throughout the massage . I finally felt some relief and am looking forward to continuing my recovery. Highly recommended!
Michael is the best massage therapist around. His technique is excellent, and he personalizes each session based on your needs. He takes the time to listen and make sure problem areas are properly addressed. Highly recommend, he’s outstanding!
Michael is hands-down one of the best massage therapists I’ve ever seen. His Ashiatsu technique is incredible—deep, powerful, and unapologetically intense in the best way. He has incredibly strong hands and feet (yes, feet!) and uses them with precision and skill. Every session feels thoughtful, thorough, and intentionally tailored. You can tell he genuinely cares about his clients’ well-being. If you’re looking for serious bodywork that gets results, Michael is your guy.
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