About Tania Velásquez, LMT

Everything you need to know before your first massage

✋🏽Before scheduling

• If you’re dealing with an injury or medical condition, make sure you’ve received appropriate medical clearance. If you’re not sure, we can talk through it during your free 15-minute consult.

• Please allow a little buffer time before and after your appointment so you don’t feel rushed.

• If you can, give yourself some quieter time after your session. If you can’t, that’s okay.

• Try not to come in on an empty stomach or right after a heavy meal.

• Please avoid alcohol before your session. Caffeine isn’t ideal right beforehand either.

🤒 If you’re sick, please reschedule

To keep everyone healthy, please reschedule if you suspect you’ve been exposed to a contagious illness (cold, flu, COVID), or if you’re currently experiencing symptoms like:

• fever/chills

• cough, sore throat, congestion

• shortness of breath

• nausea/vomiting/diarrhea

• new loss of taste or smell

• widespread rash, infection, or skin irritation that may be contagious
  If you’re unsure, reach out and we’ll decide what makes sense.

📝 Intake + assessment

Before your first appointment, you’ll complete a confidential intake and consent form (often in advance). We’ll review it together briefly before we begin. This helps me work safely and tailor the session to your goals within the time we have.

You can tell me:

• what you want addressed, and what you want avoided

• pressure preferences (gentle, deep, somewhere in between)

• anything you’re nervous about
  

You can ask for changes at any time.

💆🏻 During the session

You can stay in loose, comfortable clothing, or undress to your comfort level and use draping. We’ll make sure you’re fully comfortable before we begin.

Please tell me if you:

• feel cold or want more/less pressure

• want to avoid an area

• need a break or water

• want quiet or different music

Communicating is welcome and encouraged.

🙏🏽 Draping + privacy

You will be covered securely at all times. Your comfort and modesty are always respected.

🤲🏼 After the session

When the session is complete, I’ll step out so you can get ready in private. Take your time getting up slowly.

How you feel afterward can vary depending on the techniques used, session length, and what you do later that day. Many people feel relaxed and clear. 

Some feel energized. Occasionally, mild soreness can happen. It shouldn’t feel sharp, alarming, or linger beyond about 24 hours. If it does, tell me so we can adjust next time.

✅ Your rights as a client / patient

You have the right to:

• a professional, sanitary environment

• clear information about what we’re doing and why

• privacy and confidentiality

• pause, change, or refuse any part of the session at any time

🏠 Home visits (if applicable)

For home visits, a massage table is required. If you don't have a table yet, I'm happy to help you choose one before our appointment.

• Your appointment time is my arrival time. Please plan for a few minutes of setup and breakdown.

• Please have a clean, clear space ready for the table with enough room for me to work around it comfortably for you.

• You’ll provide clean sheets for the table. 

• A restroom with soap and water needs to be available nearby.