Bodywork for Women
in Northeast Portland, Oregon
Abdominal Massage, Craniosacral Therapy & Pelvic Floor Therapy
Abby has opened a private practice again after closing her first during the pandemic in the Gorge. She is now located in the Li Wellness building on 44th and Glisan in Northeast Portland, offering wellness massage, prenatal and postpartum massage, abdominal massage and womb healing. craniosacral therapy, and pelvic floor therapy all rooted in somatic awareness.
Abby is in network with Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield and Providence insurance, works with MVA’s and Workers Comp clients, and is happy to offer a super bill for those outside of these options.
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Abby loves working with the belly, pelvis, and womb, and she loves to offer full body-full being treatments as well— her love is nourishing the heart, the nervous system, and one’s vast entirety.
If you are seeking injury rehabilitation, or deep structurally focused treatments, this has never been her greatest gift though that’s not to say she doesn’t incorporate deep-tissue work, or things like trigger point therapy, or that she doesn’t work with chronic pain, it’s just that her love, is working with clients who are seeking presence beyond that.
Abby has been a massage therapist since 2011 and started focusing on working with women and offering abdominal massage in 2015. In the first five years of practicing, she largely worked with women processing sexual trauma in their bodies and with women suffering from various gynecological and hormonal disorders — things like PCOS, endometriosis, uterine fibroids and ovarian cysts, and chronic pelvic pain. For the past five years, she has worked at a Mama’s clinic, largely working with women through conscious pre-conception, pregnancy, and postpartum.
Being with women as they dance with their unique relationship with their womb, with themselves as women, with their bodies, hearts, and life is an honor.
I love holding space for it all. I love holding space for you to bear your soul, and for you to rest in silence. I love holding space for you to let go, release, and receive. I love holding space for you to alchemize the wildness of life, and I love holding space for the uncontainable, and unconfinable experience of woman. ~ Abby
Modalities & Pricing
When booking select 60 or 90 minutes and when confirming your appointment you can select which modalities you would like to include, unless you are billing your insurance — then select “Medical or MVA”
Rates are set by length of service, not modality ~ $150/60 minute session, and $180/90 minutes session. A membership is available for those coming at least monthly ~ $125/60 minute sessions, and $150/90 minute sessions (this includes an unlimited amount of sessions at the membership rate per month). There is a 2-month minimum requirement, and you can roll over one massage to the next month if life happens, but accumulating beyond one, your membership will be canceled. If you are scheduling your session and using an insurance plan, please select “Medical or MVA” and email Abby to confirm your plan coverage. She will need your full legal name, date of birth, address, insurance plan, and a picture of the front and back of your insurance card.
Abby is still fine-tuning her website and getting all the final details in order, feel free to reach out with any questions.
Wellness Massage —
A nervous system reset of deep full body relief & nourishment.
A wellness massage is a traditional therapeutic massage where the session is catered to your desires and wellbeing treatment by treatment.
Abdominal Massage —
Womb healing, hormonal, menstrual, reproductive, and digestive support, and cesarean scar tissue treatments.
Abdominal treatments can be focused in deep physical support and/or energetic support, and they can also be focused on either the womb and pelvis, or on digestive support and healing.
Cupping, castor oil, and heat are often included, as well as low back, glute, and hip work depending on what you are coming for.
Gentle abdominal massage can also be beneficial during pregnancy and can be incorporated into prenatal sessions.
Holistic Pelvic Floor Therapy —
Internal vaginal work for pain and disconnection.
Pelvic Floor Therapy is internal vaginal work to address a range of experiences from pelvic or back pain, postpartum recovery, prolapse, incontinence, or those preparing for birth, and for those simply wanting to connect with themselves.
There will be lots of dialogue to make sure you are comfortable, and know exactly what is happening, while there is also space held for treatments to be an incredibly restorative and nourishing experience. The pelvis is an intimate part of one's body, and these treatments are offered with much respect for this.
Pelvic floor work are often is very beneficial in tandem with abdominal work, this is something you and Abby can discuss in your initial appointment.
Craniosacral Therapy —
A gentle hands-on treatment nourishing the body’s structural, organ, nervous, circulatory, and lymphatic systems.
The client can stay fully clothed, with gentle hands-on presence as Abby follows the craniosacral rhythm allowing the body’s intelligence to lead, unwinding, and recalibrating from the inside out.
Motor Vehicle Accidents (MVA), Workers Comp, and Medical Massage —
Please contact Abby in advance of your first appointment to complete the intake process.
Whiplash and other injuries resulting from car, bike, or work-related accidents require specific and specialized treatment. The expertise and care for this type of work is unique from a bodywork session. Services require a prescription in most cases, depending on the acuity and severity of your condition.
Treatment is individually tailored to address injuries and may include multiple therapeutic massage modalities. This service includes initial evaluation, thorough assessment, range-of-motion testing, visual and palpatory testing, clinical charting, and ongoing assessment, and involves a team-based approach to case management in collaboration with your healthcare providers and case managers.
Insurance Benefits —
Abby is currently in network for Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield and Providence Health Plans. Coverage varies. Copays and deductibles are plan dependent. Please contact her when scheduling so that she can perform a benefits check and give you an accurate price for services. If you would like to speed up the process, email her your full legal name, date of birth, address, plan, ID# and send her a picture of the front and back of your insurance card.
**Please note that the prices above reflect a discount for self-pay at TIME OF SERVICE. This discount is available to all patients and insurance companies if paid at time of service.**
Abby McHale OBMT #18798, Located on the 2nd floor in the Li Wellness Building, 4424 NE Glisan St. Portland, OR 97213
