Debra Walker, Board Certified Massage Therapist and Certified Holistic Life Coach
“I do this work because I was so impressed with the first massage I received that I wanted to spend the rest of my life bringing others that same relaxation and relief from pain.”
Debra received her degree in massage therapy from The Daniels Institute of Massage in 2010 and then received her Virginia Nursing Board Certification in Massage Therapy in 2011. Debra established her own Massage Therapy practice in early 2015 and has been providing clients in the Roanoke Valley with the relaxation and therapy of massage for nearly 15 years, and she doesn’t plan to slow down anytime soon.
To better help her clients, in 2024 Debra obtained the ISP Career College’s certification in Holistic Life Coaching after identifying this approach as a lower cost and often more effective alternative to traditional life coaching. Holistic Life Coaching is consistent with Debra’s values and helps clients find lasting solutions by looking at the totality of their lives and seeking to their path to undo behavioral patterns which lead to adversity.
Willow Branch Massage Therapy
“Massage is a way to thank your muscles for the work they do for you every day.”
Founded in 2015, Willow Branch Massage Therapy is an alternative to other options in Roanoke by focusing more on massage that thanks your body for doing its hard work each day. We believe in the power of massage as a form of healing, and while relaxation is a positive effect of the massage experience, we strive to provide massage that helps muscles heal from exercise and fatigue, grow stronger over time, and facilitate a healthier, more active and fulfilling life. Our mission is to provide massage which becomes an important part of your healthcare routine and improves your quality of life through a lasting improvement in the way your body feels
Sugati Life Coaching
“It can sometimes be hard to find a happy destination, and we all need help now and then.”
A new addition to Willow Branch Massage Therapy, Sugati (Sanskrit for “happy destinations”) Life Coaching will help your mind in the way that Willow Branch has always helped your body. Sugati Life Coaching considers the issues you are currently facing, the patterns of experience or behavior that might have led you to this point, how those patterns were established, and the ways in which they might be undone to lead to a more positive position in your life. That’s the main goal of holistic life coaching! We find ourselves in our current positions through years and years of decisions and behaviors. That is neither good nor bad. What is good or bad is how you feel about where you are. Without judgement, we hope to help you understand those modes of living, turn them into being more helpful than harmful, and bring you to your happy destination in doing so.
