Katie Sutherland

Katie is wonderful. I have very tight muscles (particularly calf, shoulder, and neck muscles), which require very deep tissue work. She works on me in a way that goes deep into the muscles to release them while minimizing my discomfort. Her demeanor is attentive, but relaxed. It’s a pleasure to see someone as knowledgeable, skilled, and caring as she is.

I’ve been getting bodywork from Katie since soon after arriving in SF, and every session has been transformative in unlocking my body further. She has an excellent understanding of the body and how forces and tension move through it such that she can find the core tightness that is pulling my body out of alignment, even when that is distant from the location of pain I’m aware of. This means that sessions with her are deeply healing and transformative, rather than just treating the symptom.
The wide range of techniques at her disposal allows her to tackle any problem with a variety of approaches and find the way that will be most receptive to your body and condition. Further, she is full of knowledge and one of my great joys is geeking out about bodies and discussing her insights during the session, so that I come away with both a happy body, and new ideas.
I’ve had *lots* of body work in my life, from a range of modalities and skill levels. For me Katie ranks in the top tier of expert healers and is who I recommend to all my friends when they ask for help with their bodies.

Katie is a superb massage therapist. Accomplished, gracious, and intuitive — she gets to the root of the aches and pains and works them out in a way that is kind and comforting. I can’t recommend her highly enough.
Her home studio space is very considered, comfortable and soothing — a very worthy place to spend an hour or two!

Katie brings both a deep technical understanding of massage and healing modalities as well as intuitive touch that makes each session with her phenomenal. I’ve been seeing Katie for 5 months now, and my body is so much the better for it. Whether it’s deep work on a specific area, an all over gentle massage, or, possibly best of all, craniosacral work, Katie always exceeds my expectations for a massage therapist. I can’t recommend her enough!

I have been searching for the right massage therapist for many years and now I have found her! Katie is amazingly strong, careful, and knows the human body well. She has a great intuition and can find those spots in your body that really need to be worked on — even if they aren’t the ones you thought of! I have also done one Cranio-​Sacral session with her that helped open up my chonically clogged sinuses!
I highly recommend Katie, especially if you’re looking for a deeply therpeutic massage. Nothing better than a massage with Katie, an epsom salt bath, and off to bed!