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For Veterans: Why Chronic Pain Often Doesn’t Respond to Standard Care

Many veterans I work with have tried everything: And yet, the pain remains. Often, this is because the issue isn’t just structural. It’s tied to how the nervous system has adapted over time. You may notice: This is where a different approach is needed. My work focuses on: If standard care hasn’t worked, it doesn’t […]

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What I Actually Do—and Why It’s Different

There are a lot of ways to describe what I do. I could say: And all of that would be technically true. But it wouldn’t be accurate. This Isn’t About Relaxation Most people who come to me have already tried the usual approaches. They’ve had: If that’s been your experience, you’re not doing anything wrong. […]

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Music Therapy for Children and Adults with Special Needs: Meeting the Nervous System Where It Is

Music therapy is already a part of my daily work with children and adults who have a wide range of physical, cognitive, and developmental challenges. This is not a one-size-fits-all approach. It is highly individualized work that meets each person exactly where they are—especially when traditional methods don’t fully connect. What I See in Sessions […]

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Getting Unstuck

Really great thoughts.

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Music Therapy: Helping You Work Through What Your Body and Nervous System Are Holding

Most people think music therapy is about relaxing music or background sound. It’s not. Music therapy is a way to work directly with what your body and nervous system are holding—especially the things that don’t come out easily in words. What Music Therapy Actually Is Music therapy is a clinical, evidence-based approach that uses music […]

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If your back hurts it’s your butt’s fault

Sadly we lost Erik just over a year ago, but I’m so grateful his work lives on. I love this techniques. Come see me in Gatesville and I will work on you. I’m next to the High School, on Lovers Lane

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Small plug for a friend

One of my friends is putting on her first NATRC competition in Glen Rose, TX which is kind of the dinosaur capital of Texas. Since putting on a competition is expensive she has proactively made up a t-shirt to sell as a fund raiser. Even if you can’t make the ride, aren’t interested in horses […]

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New Digs

I will be moving into 105b South Lovers Lane and open for business on April 1, 2026. I’m taking the space previously occupied by massage therapist Shandi Meredith, who is moving away. I’m hoping that her clients will continue to come to me for massages once I’m ready to go. I’m already accepting bookings for […]

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Changes are Coming

Over the past several years, my work has continued to grow and evolve. As I’ve listened more closely to my clients, my own nervous system, and the work that feels most sustainable and meaningful, I’ve made some thoughtful changes to how Therapy by Alice is structured and offered. Therapy by Alice now clearly includes three […]

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