Jackie Williamson - Taking Care of Your Body With Massages

Professional Licensed Massage

By Terry L. Watson

Photos Provided by Skip Alston Jr.

A great massage can do the body good. Jackie B. Williamson, a Professional Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist, clearly understands its significance and has enjoyed a lasting career, even starting a private practice of her own. “My services are important as they benefit an individual’s mental and physical health. Additionally, research shows it improves stress, anxiety, and depression and helps with chronic pain, limited range of motion, blood pressure, and more,” she says.

Jackie is not one to cut any corners in her business. She is licensed, insured, certified, and skilled in many bodywork techniques. Her services include Deep Tissue, Swedish (relaxation) Massage, Trigger Point Therapy, Hot Stones, Sports Massage, Prenatal, Myofascial Release, Hydrotherapy/Reflexology, Cupping, Hands and Foot Scrubs, Lymphatic Drainage Massage, and ROM (Range of Motion).

Having worked in the banking industry for more than 28 years, it would seem logical that if Jackie ever wanted to expand her own brand into another area, she would branch out into the same field. But that’s just not her style. Logic isn’t the only thing that drives her actions. She is just as sensitive and led by her passions. Jackie’s true passion is helping others feel better, mainly through massage.

“I was intrigued in high school. I used to dance and because it’s so physical, I learned how to massage myself and even the other dancers and that’s how I got into it. So over the years, I set plans and goals and it has come to pass,” Jackie says.

“Helping my clients get to a place of stress-free and body wellness is what I hope to reach every day when they step into my room. Being able to give an active desire to alleviate another’s suffering gives me the hope that others can reach a place of comfort and peace.”

Jackie is a dedicated, persistent self-worker whose line of work helps better clients’ physical and mental health. Married with a son and two grandchildren, she consistently stays on top of her work and mental health, as well as takes time out for those she loves, such as her family and friends. She graduated from North Carolina A&T State University with her Bachelor of Science in 2001, going on later to graduate with her Master of Health Administration from the University of Phoenix in 2013. She gained her Certificate of Massage Therapy from Kneaded Energy a year later.

Jackie says what she loves most about what she does is seeing the improvement and betterment of her clients. This includes seeing them take control of their lives and find happiness within. “Helping my clients get to a place of stress-free and body wellness is what I hope to reach every day when they step into my room. Being able to give an active desire to alleviate another’s suffering gives me the hope that others can reach a place of comfort and peace.”

Moving forward, Jackie has plans to travel around the world, explore different countries, and see the diverse techniques and body works used. “These benefit not only me in experiencing the many cultures and methods used, but also my clients as the different techniques help open them in many ways they may have never experienced. We both not only learn new self-care methods but also get more in touch with other countries and their way of living,” she says.