Where Healing Goes Deeper
A different approach to bodywork—one that listens to the body, looks beyond the obvious, and honors the person attached to it.
Who We Are
Ripple Health + Healing started as a space to bring people back to themselves.
Ripple Health + Healing started as a space to help people come back to themselves.
Because when one person feels more at home in their body, the ripple reaches outward—to their families, their relationships, their work, and the people around them.
After years of working with hundreds of people through massage and hands-on bodywork, I started noticing something: people would feel better, then hit a damn wall. The tension would come back. Asscheeks and jaws would still be clenched. The pain would shift. Sleep would still be off. Something just wasn’t quite sticking.
That’s what led me deeper into the way the body holds tension, adapts to stress, and develops patterns over time. I became less interested in chasing the spot that hurts and more interested in listening to what the body was actually trying to tell us.
Today, Ripple brings that perspective into every session. CFT and hands-on bodywork work together to look beyond the surface—to the patterns the body has been holding and the places where it may be ready to let go.
This isn’t about forcing your body to change or overriding what you’re feeling. It’s about creating the space, connection, and support for your body to do what it already knows how to do.
How We Work
No two sessions at Ripple look exactly the same.
When you come in, we start with a conversation. We’ll talk about what’s bringing you in, what you’ve been noticing in your body, and what you’d like to get out of your session. You don’t need to have the right words or know exactly what’s wrong—we’ll figure it out together.
From there, the hands-on work begins. Depending on what your body needs, your session may include CFT, therapeutic bodywork, or a combination of both. We work slowly and intentionally, paying attention to how your body responds rather than forcing it to do something it’s not ready to do.
You’ll be fully clothed for CFT. For therapeutic bodywork, you’ll have the option to undress to your comfort level, just like a traditional massage. Communication is encouraged throughout the entire session—pressure, positioning, temperature, what feels good, what doesn’t. You’re always in charge of your body.
After your session, we’ll take a few minutes to check in, talk through what you noticed, and give you anything that may be helpful between visits.
As a side note: we don’t just chase the place that hurts. We look at the bigger picture and follow the patterns we find, which may mean working somewhere completely different from where you feel the discomfort.
People come to Ripple for things like:
Chronic tension or tightness
Neck, shoulder, or back pain
Headaches or migraines
Jaw tension, TMJ, or teeth grinding
Posture or movement issues
Old injuries or lingering tension after surgery
Scar tissue or areas that feel restricted
Concussion symptoms or lingering effects
Sleep issues or difficulty fully relaxing
Feeling constantly “on” or overstimulated
Stress that shows up physically
Digestive tension or discomfort
Facial tension or asymmetry
A body that feels stuck, heavy, or out of balance
When you’ve tried massage, stretching, or other approaches and the same patterns keep coming back
Or simply when you know something feels off, but you can’t quite put your finger on it
Our work is collaborative, curious, and compassionate so no need to show up perfect. You come as you are—we’ll meet you there.
We don’t just treat symptoms, we trace the signals your body is sending. Every ache, flare, or digestive upset is a clue to what your body truly needs.
Meet Katie Brewer, MS, LMT
Founder of Ripple Health + Healing
Katie blends years of clinical bodywork with a Bachelor’s in Exercise Science and a Master’s in Human Nutrition & Functional Medicine. But somewhere along the way, she realized that understanding the body on paper and actually listening to it are two very different things.
After helping hundreds of people move out of chronic pain, she started noticing that lasting change often goes deeper than muscle tension. The body is constantly adapting, communicating, and holding onto patterns—and sometimes the thing we’re looking for isn’t where it hurts.
That curiosity led her deeper into CFT and a way of working that blends science with a little bit of woo. Her functional medicine training also gives her a whole-body lens for seeing how different systems, patterns, and experiences can intersect. Katie considers herself a skeptic, which is exactly why she welcomes other skeptics into her space. You don’t have to believe everything you hear or buy into every theory. You just have to be curious enough to wonder, what if there’s more going on here than we’ve been taught?
Katie believes the body holds far more wisdom and capacity for healing than most of us are ever taught to trust.
Her approach is grounded in science, informed by years of hands-on experience, and guided by curiosity, compassion, and collaboration. She doesn’t pretend to have all the answers—and she’s not interested in pretending that one person or one modality can be everything to everyone. When something falls outside her zone of genius, she works alongside trusted practitioners in the community to help clients find the support they need.
Katie is rooted in New Albany, IN, with her wife, two daughters, and their two love bugs—a Golden Retriever and a Husky. She loves being close enough to Louisville to stay active and adventurous while still having a little more room to slow down and enjoy the intricacies of everyday life with her family and friends.
Outside of Ripple, you’ll find her couch-rotting from time to time, touring bourbon distilleries, antiquing, and trying every kind of food she can talk her family into ordering.
