Meet Anne Williams, BFA, LMP, CHT

Anne has been involved in alternative healing for over a decade with a special focus on the integration of spa and massage. She is a licensed massage therapist, licensed esthetician, certified reflexologist, clinical hypnotherapist, registered counselor, aromatherapist, spa consultant, author and educator. Anne founded the Aromatherapy and Spa Specialist Training Program at Ashmead College School of Massage in Washington and Oregon. She also developed their Professional Spa Program and participated in the Curriculum Advancement Project (CAP). CAP’s purpose was to rewrite the massage program curriculum and maintain curriculum consistency at five campuses. While at Ashmead, Anne also co-founded Aromatic Body Stone Therapy (ABST) with Bill Langford of US Sports Massage Company, and acted as the Director of Education for the Tacoma campus for two and a half years.

Anne wrote the curriculum for the Spa Track Program for Somerset School of Massage Therapy in New Jersey and the Spa Essentials Program for Oregon School of Massage in Oregon. She remains active in massage continuing education and teaches weekend seminars on stone massage, aromatherapy, spa therapies, reflexology and ayurveda-inspired bodywork. Anne also supports massage schools in the development of spa programs and instructor training. Anne's textbook, Spa Bodywork: A Guide for the Massage Therapist published with Lippincott Williams & Wilkins in May of 2006.

Currently Anne is the Education Program Director for Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP). Her goal is to develop a set of support materials for schools, instructors, students and professionals that promote quality education for the bodywork community.