Ariel Zimmer Suel, LMT

 Ariel Zimmer Suel

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Ariel Zimmer Suel, LMT, MA is a skilled body worker and owner of Polk County Family Massage Therapy in Monmouth, Oregon. She has received continuting education and training in Arvigo™ technique, pregnancy massage, hot stone massage, Reiki Level I, Gua Sha and a varity of other modalities. Ariel attended the Oregon School of Massage in Portland, Oregon and has been a Licensed Massage Therapist in Oregon since 2009 and was a certified Chiropractic Assistant from 2011-2017. Her specialties include: trigger point therapy, deep tissue massage, accident and trauma rehabilitation techniques, pregnancy massage, abdominal massage and treating women. 

She is passionate about women's health, injury rehabilitation and supporting whole families through massage. Ariel takes great care in tailoring her treatments to each individual’s needs and rehabilitation goals. She credits her effectiveness to taking time to learn about her client's body patterns, daily lives and routines. Ariel also believes that using breathing exercises, humor and stress reduction are essential to the healing process. 

Her personal experience with injury recovery greatly influences her work - she survived a severe car accident and spinal injuries in 2012. This has has given her a deeper understanding of how trauma affects the body, mind and spirit and the role of massage therapy in trauma rehabilitation. Ariel is committed to patient education and advocates that massage therapy decreases pain, reduces overall healing time and can improve anyone’s quality of life.

Ariel Zimmer Suel holds her M.A. in Educational Leadership and Policy from Portland State University, and her B.A. from the University of Oregon. Outside of her massage therapy practice, she is an educator, writer, home chef, wife and step-mother.

Ariel Zimmer Suel, LMT # 16454