Ana Maria Vidarte

I am Ana Maria Vidarte, and I am here to serve you and your body’s therapeutic needs as a massage therapist. I love working with all people and can get along with most anyone. My services are very professional and lend themselves to an entire body and lifestyle approach. I do not limit myself to one type of massage technique. It is much more important to me that your body receive the type of care it needs particular to each session. I want to help people find peace inside their heart and have that reflected in their body.

Please note that I will review your clinical history during our first session and must do so before beginning any type of massage therapy practice. Every person’s needs are different, and I want to make sure you are getting the best care possible for your particular medical and lifestyle conditions.

I will take any clients as long as my schedule permits. I will work with absolutely anyone, and I can also work particularly with children, pregnant women, geriatrics. and people whose neuromuscular medical conditions may be particularly helped by massage such as cerebral palsy.

The therapies I provide are based on the integration of your body, mind, emotional, social, cultural, and spiritual selves. My therapies will work with any psychotherapies or other therapies you are currently receiving.

I very much look forward to working with you and know that you can ease life’s stress from the relaxing and therapeutic benefits of massage. Below is an account of some of my history, my life’s work, and my credentials.

Brief History and Credentials

Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Physical Therapy in Colombia for 5 years and graduated in December 1994.

  • I was a teacher at the Autonoma University of Manizales (Colombia). I supervised students in different practices where the patients who needed care were children with special needs, members of the geriatric population, and employees in factories whose injuries and stresses were of a repetitive nature. For the factories, we were to prevent injuries, reduce professional illnesses, and create different programs to affect the mind and body of employees helping to increase productivity in the company.

  • Occupational Health Management Specialty in Colombia and graduated in 1998.

  • Move to the United States in 2000 to study English and look for better opportunities.

  • I was a volunteer at the Baptist Hospital in Miami, Florida specializing in the Rehabilitation Department.

  • I moved to Atlanta, GA to work as an Interpreter at the Atlanta Medical Center with Clinica de la Mama and worked there for around 2 years.

  • From 2005 to 2010, I worked as a Special Instructor in the “Babies Can’t Wait” program and I was inspired by these children with special needs to continue my studies in massage therapy as a complementary degree for my work and professional study in physical therapy.

  • I am a skilled and credentialed Early Interventionists Training Instructor for the Georgia “Babies Can’t Wait” program since August 2007.

  • Received a diploma in Massage Therapy from Gwinnett College in April 2009. Graduated Summa Cum Laude with honors.

  • Received a diploma for Foundations of Theology of the Body: An Invitation to Love from University of Dallas School of Ministry in 2016.

  • Currently receiving continuing education in Masters of Human Development (Master Desarrollo Humano)