Welcome to the Southwest Chapter of the FSMTA, the Florida State Massage Therapy Association. The FSMTA is one of the oldest and largest massage associations in the country with over 4500 members. Our Chapter is one of 19 chapters covering Florida. We serve Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee counties with approximately 400 members. Please browse through our web site and get to know us. Our desire is to familiarize more people about massage and its therapeutic effects on the body, mind and emotions. Massage therapists are healers first in their hearts - they believe in the healing power of human touch - and secondly through their training. There are many different massage techniques being taught today, sophisticated, complicated, simple, natural, and still more are evolving. Each therapist brings a slightly different perspective to the massage profession, as she or he discovers their own unique abilities to alleviate pain and enhance wellness. 

Message From the President

Welcome to South West Florida!  Whether you are a full time resident, or one of our favorite snow birds, or a visitor who is checking us out for the first time before you become one of us, you have hit the jackpot by landing on this web site. It is a pathway to staying healthy, active and fit, mentally, emotionally and physically (mind/body/spirit). By now you know that you have landed in the midst of legitimate professional massage therapy in Southwest Florida.  If you are a licensed massage professional from elsewhere and you are here on your own, please check us out and let us help you get settled.  

If you only want a soothing and relaxing massage to take away the day’s ouches this is it. Southwest Florida has a huge number of destination and day spas to accommodate every wish for beauty, relaxation and revitalization. You don’t have time for a full body treatment? Well, a regular seated massage (15 minutes, fully clothed at your office or job site on a specially-designed massage chair) could be your choice. Plus we have a large number of very well trained massage therapists who share their skills with the many area chiropractors, cosmetic surgeons and pain clinics, to name a few.  You get the point - we serve the needs of our clients. And for our members we provide a track for those professional massage therapists (LMTs) to remain skilled, current and qualified through continuing education lectures at our monthly meetings, while having a fun time doing so. 

Warm regards,
Ron Stephens, MBA, LMT
President Southwest Chapter
Past State President

Updated 8/16/08

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