Raphael Palermo, CMT

Raphael is a gifted massage therapist. I’ve seen many and he’s one of the best.
As a woman, I usually prefer to see a female massage therapist, but I am completely comfortable with Raphael because has clear, positive energy and is empathic and intuitive when it comes to touch.
He balances strength and gentleness as he works, so I leave the table feeling like I got a great, deep massage, but I also feel relaxed and mellow. I like that Raphael checks in periodically to see how the pressure is~ He’s perceptive and also remembers what kinds of touch I like on different parts of my body.
I appreciate that he has good availability, so I can usually get in when I want to, even on weekends.
Writing this review is making me want to call him right now for some body work~ You should too! :-)

Raphael was quite aptly named — his name was also shared by the Archangel of Healing and means «God Heals»! Well let me tell you, his parents hit he nail on the head.
Both me and my boyfriend have been getting massages with Raphael for about a year at the recommendation of several of our friends. He has an incredibly healing touch and a unique ability to be gentle and yet firm at the same time. You can tell he’s strong, and yet is so communicative that he only uses that strength for the appropriate pressure depending on the work needed. My BF likes really deep tissue and I need a little more gentleness in areas, and we both walk away from our massages feeling amazing.
A massage with Raphael is my reset button. When I get off the table I feel like a whole new person. Totally relaxed and rejuvenated. Like all the tension has been located at it’s origin and released. I think he might have X-​ray vision in the tips of his fingers. Or he’s just highly intuitive to problem areas and how to unravel them. I have an old injury in my hips that effects my ribs, shoulders and neck that used to cause me a lot of pain before I started seeing Raphael regularly a year ago, and for the first time in years I am pain-​free. He’s amazing! Best massages I’ve ever had.
For a bonus — every time I leave his office, my friends remark without fail that I am glowing! Yes ladies, it’s like a beautifying treatment too :) And, if you ask, he has the most *divine* aromatherapy oils he can use in your session!!!