Urban Respite Bodywork

Meet Leslie

Leslie Connell, RN, LMT, ZB-C became a Licensed Massage Therapist after 15 years of critical-care and pediatric nursing experience. A graduate of the Atlanta School of Massage and licensed in Georgia and Florida, she has practiced continuously since 1988 and has also taught bodywork modalities in a variety of settings. She takes care to work in partnership, tailoring each session to the client’s requests and needs. Along with therapeutic massage and deep-tissue work for stress management and pain relief, Leslie incorporates other specialty modalities into her sessions when the need arises. These include tuning fork balancing, Neuro-muscular Therapy, Lymphatic Drainage Therapy and Tellington Touch. She also offers Zero Balancing, (Zero Balancing page to come), a form of bodywork that effectively promotes deep relaxation and balancing. Leslie enjoys working with people of all ages, including those with health challenges, young children and pregnant women.