Areté Elemental Wellness
Massage Therapy · 60 or 90 min

Slow hands.Long exhale.

Tell us what hurts and what's heavy. We'll meet you there, pressure, pace, and focus shaped to the person on the table that day.

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Licensed therapists · 40+ yrs combined·Carrboro, NC
BeforeHeld tight guarded braced
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Ease where it aches

Specific, patient work on the spots that have been calling for weeks.

02

Let the day go

A full hour where nothing is asked of you. Most folks fall a little bit asleep.

03

Feel like yourself again

You leave looser, lighter, and recognizably you.

How we work

A conversation in three movements

i.

We talk first.

Every session begins with a conversation, what hurts, what's heavy, what you'd like to leave behind on the table. We listen before we touch.

ii.

We tailor as we go.

Pressure, pace, focus, modality, all adjustable in the moment. Your only job is to say more, less, or stay right there. The plan is a starting point, not a script.

iii.

We send you off knowing.

Before you leave, we'll share what we noticed and a few small things to carry home, a stretch, a breath, a piece of attention. The work continues quietly between visits.

Discussion, collaboration, consent, discovery

The shape of a session

Every Style, Any Way,
every session is therapeutic.

We don't ask you to pick a modality off a menu. Whether the day calls for long Swedish strokes, deep sport work, warm stones, or all three braided together, the session is built around what your body needs that morning.

0 min

Arrive

Warm room, dim light, a brief check-in. We hear how your body is showing up today.

5 min

Read

Hands listen first. Your therapist finds where you're holding before deciding what to bring.

10–75 min

Adapt

Swedish flow, deep pressure, sport work, hot stones, modalities blend in real time, shaped to what the day asks for.

75–90 min

Integrate

A few unhurried minutes to settle, then notes and a small thing or two to carry home.

Tailored, in the moment, to the person on the table that day.

Meet the therapists

The hands you'll be in.

Two licensed therapists, decades of practice between them. Different backgrounds, different signatures, same care for the person on the table.

Portrait of Jamie Taylor

Jamie Taylor

Lead LMBT

“I grew up with a mother who suffered from severe migraines. Every night as a little one, I'd massage her head and neck and salve her sores. Healing by touch came natural to me. Fast forwarding to when I was 18 years old, I decided to get married and went to massage school to start a career. It began as a means to an end: keep us afloat. I got my massage bodywork therapy license and started practicing professionally in 1999 at hotels and various spas, and my new income allowed my husband and I to pay for college. To be honest, my plan was to move on from massage after college to get into social work or teaching, but in 2005 I began practicing massage therapy on my own. While pursuing this industry, I became a mother to two beautiful, empathetic children, now supporting them through my work. I continued until 2019 when I decided to put rubber to the road to grow my small business. I rebranded as Taylored Body Healing, which has now joined the team at Areté, all in stride and renewing my passion to help you collect your calm.”

  • Therapeutic massage
  • Pain relief
  • Recovery
LMBT #5002 · NC Licensed · Practicing since 1999
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Portrait of Eileen Sullivan

Eileen Sullivan

Massage Therapist

Eileen is a trusted licensed massage therapist who works with clients of all ages dealing with chronic tension, stress, and injuries. Most of her work centers on pain relief, but her intention is to assist in healing the body and calming the mind. She recently moved to the Triangle from Massachusetts to be closer to family, after running her own therapeutic massage practice for 20 years.

  • Chronic tension
  • Stress relief
  • Injury recovery
LMBT #19391 · NC Licensed · 20+ years practicing
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Go as deep as you like

LeaRN more, when you're ready

Therapeutic massage measurably lowers cortisol, raises serotonin and dopamine, and shifts the autonomic nervous system toward parasympathetic dominance. Sustained pressure on connective tissue improves local circulation, reduces inflammatory markers, and downregulates pain signaling at the spinal level. For chronic tension, regular sessions are more effective than occasional deep work, the nervous system learns the pattern of release. For acute injury, manual therapy paired with movement consistently outperforms passive rest in recovery time and range-of-motion outcomes.

Questions we hear often

You don't have to. Tell us what's going on, pain, stress, recovery, all three, and we'll recommend a starting point and blend as we go. Most sessions touch two or three modalities.

Whatever you'd like. Most guests undress to their comfort level under the linens; some prefer to stay in shorts or a sports bra. The therapist only ever uncovers the area being worked on.

Pressure should feel intense but not bracing, if you're holding your breath or clenching, it's too much. Tell your therapist; they'll adjust immediately. There's no prize for white-knuckling it.

Yes, our prenatal sessions are cleared for second and third trimesters, on a side-lying support system designed for it. Please mention your due date when booking.

For chronic tension or recovery work, every two to four weeks builds real change. For maintenance and stress, monthly is the sweet spot. We'll talk through what makes sense for your goals.

Tipping is welcome but never expected. Members and package holders often skip the tip and the therapists are paid the same either way.

Simple, unhurried

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Most asked-for

60 Min

110

Targeted reset · Most asked-for

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75 Min

135

More time to unwind

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90 Min

160

Full body, unhurried

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Couples

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Two tables, two therapists, one room

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Packages

Monthly memberships & multi-session packs

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213 E Braxton Foushee St · Carrboro, NC · 919-636-9899