
Principles of Ethics and Care in Massage with Timothy Kocher-Hillmer, LMT, BCTMB
4 hours meeting the PA License Renewal requirements for ethics.


Start Date & Time
Jul 21, 2024, 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM
SōL Wellness Center, 4063 PA-51 S, Belle Vernon, PA 15012, USA
About The Event
Sunday July 21st, 2024 9:30am-2:30pm (there will be an hour break for lunch if you would like to bring sustenance)
Establishing and working within safe, appropriate and ethical boundaries, is crucial for
practitioners of all therapeutic modalities. For massage and bodywork however, the
clarity around boundaries is even more necessary since touch, the primary vehicle for
therapy, is so powerful and intimate. In this workshop we will explore both client and
therapist needs for healthy practices.
The design of this workshop is interactive and student driven. Together we will explore
the ways in which embodiment of intentional care is ethically crucial. The workshop is
self-contained, but is intended to send the professional massage therapist home with a
deep and constant ability to clearly establish an ethical framework. This “operating
system” encourages us to bring awareness to the “assumptions we in carry into
situations, whether professional or personal. By noticing the lens through which we are
observing the world ultimately impacts our professional work with clients.
Attendees are requested to wear loose comfortable clothing and to bring a personal
object that symbolizes safety and security.
Recommended reading (optional):
The Ethics of Caring by Kylea Taylor
Ethics for the new Millennium by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Timothy Kocher-Hillmer, LMT, BCTMB
With life-long experience in music, movement, and ritual, Timothy studied voice and musical
composition in college and earned his B.S. in Commerce from DePaul University.
Timothy graduated from Pittsburgh School of Massage Therapy in 2000 and began a practice
specializing in bodywork with individuals healing from trauma, abuse, and social stigma. In 2002
PSMT recruited him as an instructor where breath, movement & creativity inspire his passion for
welcoming the excluded and left out.
Timothy encourages massage therapists and students to pay exquisite attention to personal
intention and the “energetics” of body mechanics. He lives with his husband of 36 years on
Happy Hill in Pittsburgh where they practice taking the long way home.