Dorina has been a massage therapist since 2013, working in a busy chiropractic clinic and in her own private practice, serving clients from the greater Danbury area and beyond. Trained in all aspects of massage therapy — Swedish, Deep Tissue, Prenatal, Shiatsu, and various forms of energy healing — a 2013 graduate from the Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy, Dorina has transformed her personal style, with the addition of foot reflexology, BEMER PEMF therapy, tuning fork therapy, and integral sound therapy. Additionally, Dorina hosts therapeutic sound baths, along with yoga or mediation teachers, and offers 1:1 and 1:2 person sound baths, for a full immersion of sound therapy.

Dorina is passionate about helping people from all walks of life, including women and men of all ages, athletes, teens, weekend warriors, hardworking corporate America or blue-collar worker bees, folks with injuries or recovering from surgery, people with scoliosis or other physical conditions, or anyone simply seeking to relax, refresh, and release their anxieties and worries. Dorina’s style is very therapeutic, yet there is a very spiritual nature to her work, with the addition of reflexology and therapeutic sound healing.

Trained in The Laura Norman Method of reflexology, Mother Massage pre-natal massage therapy, the Alexander Method Vibrational Sound Therapy, using Solfeggio Frequency tuning forks to balance the body, mind, and spirit. Additionally, a student of Sound Healing Academy, Dorina incorporates a beautiful collection of crystal and hand-hammered metal singing bowls, medical grade weighted and unweighted tuning forks, as well as various rhythm instruments, both on and off the body, to enhance healing at the cellular level. With the addition of BEMER vascular therapy, and FDA Class II-cleared PEMF device which supports better circulation, better sleep and digestions, and calms the nervous system, her sessions are quite thorough and transformative.

Dorina is delighted to be joining our practice here at Placeres Integrative Medicine. She is a mom to three young adults and a 14-year-old Cockapoo. She loves being out in nature, skiing, paddle-boarding, dancing, and is an avid hula hooper. A creative soul, she loves to design and to decorate, cook healthy meals, work on cool puzzles, is a lifelong learner, and seeks to glorify God in all that she does.