ProgressiveMassageTherapy – hospice massage

Wherever you are in your journey of giving or receiving touch, you are welcome here.

The path for touch looks different for all of us. Some of us are comfortable providing this basic need to those who are ill, some of us need more direction, more information, more facts. Some of us feel led to provide gentle-touch massage, but an unsupportive person or inner critic tells us differently.

Progressive Massage Therapy was created and is led by Susan Gee. Opening in 2008, PMT offers on-line courses, local one-on-one massage services and support for anyone wanting to provide gentle-touch massage modalities for others.

Touch can be a vessel, carrying unspoken words and emotions. Touch can help us communicate with others in a loving, compassionate way – sometimes no words needed.

My digital courses help caregivers, massage therapists and other professionals expand the care they provide by using gentle-touch massage. This knowledge allows them to move past the fear of touching their patients with advanced illness while feeling supported, confident and calm.

I very much enjoyed the course. It was a great review for working with delicate clients. The course was well organized. I really liked the hands-on demonstrations for greater clarification of for sequence, pressure, stroke.

Sandra, Texas

I am enjoying the course very much. It is laid out so well. It moves in very do-able chunks with important information given in each section. It is very clear, and I love both the knowledge aspect as well as the video aspect which helps with the learning. It is giving me more confidence in my ability to do this work in the future. I think it is a wonderful course and would recommend it highly to anyone wanting to do massage.

Cathy, Iowa

The organization and sequence of presentation was superb. Susan’s cheerful demeanor made it pleasant to watch. I liked that she had real models for demonstration.

Gayle, Oregon

Hi there! I'm Susan Gee, founder of Progressive Massage Therapy.

In many ways, gentle-touch massage is my way of communication.

I find it to be a profound way to bring calm into a world of chaos. It’s carried me through many journeys of caring for others and provided a way to speak without words – especially for those hurting emotionally and physically.

My call to this work came early in my massage career, when my sister, Joyce, was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer. I took her for chemo every other Thursday. That’s Joyce on the right. I’m on the left along with my other sister and mom.

I remember being afraid to touch her in fear that I might make her worse.

I finally got the courage to ask her oncologist if I could massage her hands and feet while she received chemo. He said, “sure”. As though it was no big deal.

Believe me, it was a BIG DEAL to me! I didn’t want to make her worse.

When I picked Joyce up for her next appointment, I was prepared. I massaged her feet and hands while she received chemotherapy.

She loved it. She relaxed. She was calm. She felt supported. She slept. We laughed and we cried… together.

It was a hard time, but it was a meaningful time.

Since my time with Joyce, I’ve sought training from the top instructors in gentle-touch modalities and continue to LOVE the opportunities that come my way.

I’ve provided many, many massages for people with advanced illness and at the end-of-life.

It wasn’t until I discovered the real power of touch that I understood why patients are more relaxed, more comfortable and have a sense of well-being.

What I learned completely changed the way I provide massage.

It’s a gift to hold this space with all of you. I hope it can be a space where you can say yes to your longing to help those around you who are hurting due to emotional or physical pain. An opportunity to say yes to use your hands to make a difference.

Details about Digital Courses

When you add gentle-touch massage to the care you provide for your patient, you change their life, as well as your own.