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Nina McIntosh is an internationally-recognized expert on professional boundaries and ethics for massage therapists and bodyworkers.

This website provides information and advice on Professional Ethics and Boundaries for the following:

  • Professional massage therapists looking for quality and affordable continuing education courses, check out our NCBTMB-approved home study tests and upcoming workshops.


  • Massage therapists, bodyworkers, or alternative health practitioners who want solid advice about professional boundaries or ethics, or who want help with a specific client, find out how you can set up a personal consultation with Nina McIntosh.


  • Massage school owners who want creative training on professional boundaries and ethics for their staff or students, or who need a private consultation about a boundary dilemma, see what Nina McIntosh has to offer you. Ordering Books for Your School


  • Spa owners who seek training in professionalism and ethics to enhance the success of their massage staff, check out our workshops and training.


  • Members of the public who wonder if a massage therapist or alternative health practitioner has behaved unethically toward them, here is information about dealing with unethical practitioners.

Professionalism doesn't mean acting stuffy or keeping our clients at arms' length.

It simply means that, when we're working, our focus is on our clients.

We pay attention to them, we're sensitive to their vulnerability.

Being professional is just an educated way of being kind.

—The Educated Heart
Nina McIntosh

Illustration by Mari Gayatri Stein