Daphne E. Starling BA, LMT, HHP (AADP, AHHA, INHA) License #17658
Daphne is a Holistic Health Practitioner and Massage Therapist located in Portland, Oregon. She graduated from Linfield College in 2009 with a Bachelors degree in Philosophy and Religion, attended The American College of Healthcare Sciences, graduating in 2007 with a Diploma in Herbal Studies, and attended Pioneer Pacific College where she graduated in 2010. She is a Board Certified Holistic Health Practioner with The American Association of Drugless Practitioners, and is also credentialed with The American Holistic Health Association, and the International Natural Healers Association. Daphne specializes in trauma-informed Somatic Therapy and Functional Holistic Pathology.
Daphne believes that it's never too late to adopt a healthy lifestyle, and make changes in your daily routine to aid you on your personal journey to what health means to you. By meeting patients where they are, and helping them create an individualized treatment plan, patients can find improvement in their daily struggles with pain, inflammation, stress, sleep and many other maladies that a large part of the population endures every day.
"There are 5 main aspects of personal health: physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and intellectual. In order to be considered "well," it is important for none of these areas to be neglected." -RWU.edu
The 4 pillars of health are: nutrition, exercise, relaxation and sleep. Daphne assists patients in finding that balance, and helping incorporate these pillars, no matter what a patients health or health history might be. A holistic lifestyle is a connected way of living that focuses on you as a whole, understanding how elements such as diet, sleep, exercise and habits are working together to impact your current state of being or "wellness."
Daphne grew up in the Pacific Northwest and enjoys musical theater, dance, karaoke and is an avid animal lover and friend to all beings.She made it to the finals in a karaoke contest at the Oregon Fair, and although she didn't win, she was thrilled at how far the process took her. She was also an actress on many of the stages in Portland, and still supports the arts and her friends who have made the stage their life-long career. Daphne believes in all human rights, no matter a person's age, race, gender identity and orientation, handicap status or any other protected class, and that Earth is better with diversity. She currently has a line of natural health and beauty products, and practices Holistic Health and Myotherapeutics independently in her own practice. She has a cat named Rosario who is 13, and takes care of many stray cats in the neighborhood. "One life or nine, one thing is certain: a cat can teach you how to thrive in any life." -Amy Hoover
