Craniosacral Therapy Alliance
an alliance of therapists and teachers working together
to move the craniosacral therapy field forward
Phone: 603-948-2820
Don Ash is a physical therapist with over 35 years in PT and over 25 years of experience in Craniosacral Therapy. He has an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Huron University and a physical therapy degree from University of Pennsylvania.
He has trained directly with Dr. John Upledger and went on to write, teach, treat and trade sessions with Dr. John for many years. He was a multi-level teacher for the Upledger Institute teaching CS1, SER1, Dissection, "The Brain Speaks," and Clinical Applications classes nationally and internationally. Don was also a board member of the Upledger Institute certification process and a multi-level certification examiner. Presently Don is working with senior colleagues on a basic CST curriculum that will be offered at the college level and will also be open to the public.
Don has authored three books and a CD:
"Lessons From the Sessions" copyright 2005
"CST Handbook" copyright 2010
"Body of Water, Ocean of Mind" copyright 2011
CD "Breath Venting" copyright 2007
Don Ash, P.T., CST-D
Craniosacral Therapy author, practitioner and instructor
Licensed physical therapist in New Hampshire and Maine
Owner of Alliance Physical Therapy, Rochester, NH
"In 2005 I promised Dr. John I would work for the rest of my life
to move Craniosacral Therapy forward."
– Don Ash
About Us: CSTA Faculty
Roy Desjarlais, L.M.T., CST-D
Licensed Massage Therapist
Craniosacral Therapy Practitioner and Instructor
Owner, Center for CranioSacral Therapy, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Roy Desjarlais is a licensed massage therapist with over 24 years of experience. He took his first craniosacral therapy course in 1987 where it proceeded to change his life. Roy decided to leave his job as a graphic designer and obtain his massage license so he could practice CST full time. He then worked for two years in an orthopedic rehabilitation clinic applying CST to pre- and post-surgery patients and trauma patients. Roy then opened his CST clinic where he successfully treated a wide variety of acute, chronic, pediatric, and neurological disorders.
In 1994 Roy was invited by Dr. John Upledger to work in the Upledger clinic. Over a period of 15 years at the Upledger Institute he was a clinician, instructor, curriculum developer, instructor ombudsman, certification developer and examiner, and finally Vice President of Clinical Services. He has developed CST classes and taught nationally and internationally for 20 years.
Currently, Roy owns the Center for CranioSacral Therapy in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and attracts a full-time patient load from all over Florida, the United States and overseas.
Sheryl has been an occupational therapist for over 25 years and has been practicing craniosacral therapy for over 20 years. Originally from Ohio, that is where she opened her first practice specializing in craniosacral therapy. In 1999, she moved to Florida to work at the Upledger Institute. During her 11 years there she worked as a clinician, instructor, instructor ombudsman, and certification examiner. She taught the beginning through advanced level classes nationally and internationally, and worked closely with Dr. John Upledger, co-teaching all of John's upper level classes with him the last year before he retired.
A little over a year ago, Sheryl moved to Waxhaw, North Carolina, where she has started a new practice specializing in providing craniosacral therapy services for clients of all ages and conditions. She continues to teach and mentor students of craniosacral therapy and is currently involved in developing classes and clinical outcomes research projects.
Sheryl McGavin, O.T.L., CST-D
Craniosacral Therapy Practitioner and Instructor
Licensed occupational therapist in North Carolina and Florida
Owner, Sheryl McGavin, PLLC, Waxhaw, NC
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The Craniosacral Therapy Alliance (CSTAlliance) is a continuing education provider with the National Certification
Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) #451232-10 and awards CEUs for all CSTAlliance Curriculum classes.
Visa/MC Accepted
Johanna Hattendorf is a craniosacral therapist and nationally certified licensed massage therapist with almost 30 years of experience working with issues of body, mind and spirit. Johanna finds that craniosacral therapy provides a structure and framework that incorporates all of her skills, interests and abilities into one unified whole. Her CST training has been with the Upledger Institute and the Craniosacral Therapy Alliance.
Johanna specializes in issues involving body, mind and spirit and is an ordained minister (United Church of Christ/Congregational) with a post-masters certificate in counseling. She also helps trauma survivors heal the physical effects of abuse with her work as a self-defense and Tai Chi instructor.
Currently, Johanna is the owner of The Spiral Path in Danvers, Massachusetts. She provides craniosacral therapy services to a wide range of clients of all ages, especially those who are survivors of trauma and abuse.
Johanna Hattendorf, L.M.T.
Craniosacral Therapy Practitioner and Instructor
Licensed Massage Therapist
Owner, The Spiral Path, Danvers, MA
