Nikki is a 2005 graduate of CCMT – Newington’s Spa Program. She joined ATMA as a student and transitioned to Professional Membership once licensed, celebrating 15-Years with AMTA in 2020. Coming from a background in retail and property management, she embraced the transition to massage and, while beginning to build a practice, began to study Thai Massage. Nikki studied throughout the USA and decided to get rid of the table and move to the mat exclusively after her trip to Thailand. She has been focused on Thai Massage and the associated adjunct therapies since 2010.
In 2010, Nikki also obtained her 200 YTT through Samadhi Yoga Studio. She is certified through Warriors at Ease for trauma-sensitive and adaptive yoga and meditation. In 2022, she completed her Masters in Social Work – Military Social Work Concentration and now holds her LMSW in Connecticut. By December 2024, she should earn her designation of Somatic Experiencing Practitioner(R) from Somatic Experiencing International(R).
Presently, Nikki owns a practice with offices in Manchester and West Hartford; volunteers with the AMTA-CT Chapter; is active at the state-level around massage legislation; travels the country part-time with The Wall That Heals under the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund; and volunteers on Mondays at Veterans Base Camp in Chaplin as a Social Worker.
She has taught at CCMT and the Bodymind Center for Thai Massage; worked ‘fill-in’ for a boutique cruise line offering yoga & massage; volunteer taught yoga with Veterans and active-duty military in CT; has worked merchandise on the USA tour for Marillion; and was elected as a delegate for 2017-2018 & 2019-2021, & 2021-2023 for the AMTA-CT Chapter. The AMTA-CT Chapter has awarded her the Government Relations Activist Award twice, the Community Service Award, and the Meritorious Award. She is a National AMTA award winner for both Government Relations and Meritorious. She holds Bachelor degrees in English and Sociology from The College of St Rose, Albany NY and her Masters in Social Work from Walden University. Her free-time is consumed by following her favorite band, which has taken her to Holland, Poland, United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, Sweden, and Portugal.