Essential Therapy & Wellness, Desiree Vogel LMT

24 recommendations and reviews from 19 people

• Referral from March 26, 2019
  

  Hip-H0pAn0nym0us asked:

  How to find a MT outside of Soothe etc Hi all, I was wondering the best way to find a good massage therapist. I’ve typically only gone through the app Soothe. I like it because they come to your house. But the last MT was just not good. I haven’t really had much luck finding a MT outside of Soothe though. What’s the best way to go about this? I’m not opposed to going somewhere outside of my house, but I don’t really want a chain massage place. I like deep tissue btw, and I happen to be in SoCal, if there are any specific recommendations for the area. Thanks!

  

  FunSlide4 replied:

  Try using massagebook.com to search. You can look up locations and/or people for in/outcalls. If you pick a business location, most of them will have a tab for yelp reviews as well to help you decide further. I like to sort by lowest ratings first to see if there's any red flags :P

  

  eroi49 replied:

  I'm a professional Licensed MT and I can be found through [Massagebook.com](https://Massagebook.com), [ABMP.com](https://ABMP.com) Googling "Massage near me" has brought in clients for me. Statistics show that the most talented MT's work privately because they get paid better than a spa or large company every would and they generally are also more educated and career focused.

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• Referral from March 14, 2018
  

  Matt B. asked:

  Is there a particular program that you guys prefer that does charting billing soap notes etc. is it also cloud-based ideas and suggestions please

  

  Kevin D. replied:

  MassageBook.com

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• Referral from June 16, 2017
  

  Stephanie B. asked:

  Best place around to get a massage?? (For a man)

  

  Terry A. replied:

  Hey Stephanie! I'm the owner of Phoenix Massage and Bodyworks located just north of the Cumming Square. We are currently ranked #1 in Cumming on massagebook.com! I specialize in pain management and injury recover, so if those qualities are what you are looking for please give me a try! Thanks.

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• Referral from March 4, 2017
  

  Sarah K. asked:

  Has anyone used SetMore for appointment reminders? I'm a sole practitioner and am having a lot of difficulty finding something that just sends appointment reminders to clients automatically. Anyone deal with this app? Or have any suggestions for something that just sends the reminders to clients? Thanks!!

  

  Ki V. replied:

  I use massagebook.com They will send automatic reminders the day before, there is also confirmation txt/emails when first scheduled as an option as well. I'm a sole proprietor and massagebook has helped me is so many ways from schedule to soap notes all the way to accounting :)

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• Referral from August 11, 2016
  

  Elena A. asked:

  I'm looking for a good software for a new wellness center. Needing something that will allow multiple therapist scheduling, reports for not only the therapists work, but maybe client patterns. Not real sure what else, but assume a well rounded program will probably do that and more. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

  

  Cathy B. replied:

  Massagebook.com

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• Referral from November 17, 2015
  

  Brie L. asked:

  Hi! I use Gift Card Cafe to sell gift certificates online. They recently switched from using PayPal to Stripe. They claim it's easier and don't charge a $30 monthly fee like PayPal, but the percentage that they take seems a bit high. 2.9% plus $.30 every transaction. On top of the fees for gift card cafe. Someone just made a $110 purchase and I had to pay $8.94 in fees. With the holidays coming up, that's going to add up. Does anyone have any recommendations??

  

  Dale N. replied:

  Check out MassageBook.com They have gift certificate too

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• Referral from October 15, 2015
  

  Kourtney W. asked:

  Hello Therapists I have been looking for free online or app booking system for my clients. Any recommendations?

  

  Jessica H. replied:

  Massagebook.com

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• Referral from May 7, 2015
  

  letsbebuns asked:

  What's the best way to locate someone trained in abdominal massage? I'm looking to find an abdominal massage therapist in Is there a name for this type of therapy that might make it easier to find a therapist? I'm primarily looking for gentle organ massage, especially the colon. Direct Psoas work would be nice, too. I also have a significant amount of scar tissue in my pectorals. I've got front body issues! Many therapists prefer to work on my back. I've straight up had therapist ignore my request for frontal work, which is their right, but it got me to thinking, perhaps I could see a specialist? What's the best way to find an abdominal therapist? Can anyone make a recommendation, either for a therapist, or a protocol/style? So far the only thing I've found is a chinese medicine school that does frontal massage, but they don't speak english. Thanks in advance!

  

  Bodyworker22 replied:

  You may [find a massage therapist](http://www.massagebook.com/search) who specializes in abdominal massage on the MassageBook.com massage therapist directory. www.massagebook.com The site allows you to filter both professional massage businesses and individual massage therapists by technique offered.

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• Referral from January 21, 2015
  

  LMT R. asked:

  Question from a therapist in Texas: Do you know of a computer program that will keep peoples profiles, appointments, and calendar? Basically, everything that we need to do as massage therapists? Thank you so much!

  

  Adam S. replied:

  I use massagebook.com it's perfect for everything I need

  

  Nora L. replied:

  I love massagebook.com , it's got all I need at a reasonable price.

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• Referral from November 5, 2014
  

  Tammy L. asked:

  Does anyone have an app on their phone for scheduling or sending out text messages! Suggestions PLEASE

  

  Michael M. replied:

  massagebook.com

  

  Doug W. replied:

  massagebook.com.

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• Referral from October 23, 2014
  

  Essential E. asked:

  Help. Stressed to death I'm in the uk so if there are any other therapists from uk in this group, any help would be very much appreciated. 1. Card payment machines -I have tried to look for comparison sites to see which would be best for me... Can't find whatim looking for. 2. Best apps for iPads - for organising & scheduling appointments, book keeping, setting up text reminder service. Hopefully that is all for now & thank you all I'm advance.

  

  Toria H. replied:

  There are lots that can help. Im not in UK but MassageBook.com does mostly everything for free.

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• Referral from May 27, 2014
  

  Virginia H. asked:

  Hi All, I need suggestions for a calendar(that has a phone app) that I can share with another therapist who shares my room. We both will need to be able to enter appts so we don't book clients at the same time. Thanks :-)

  

  Connie Q. replied:

  Massagebook.com is great for that and will also sync with google calendar on your phone.

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• Referral from December 9, 2013
  

  Angela R. asked:

  I have used Gift Card Cafe for my online gift certificate sales. I recently discovered that they will only allow buyers to buy one certificate at a time. I thought perhaps I had my account set up wrong but no, that is the way they operate. I wanted to run a special for Christmas where clients would get a discount for buying multiple certificates, now I can not do that unless I switch companies which I will do if necessary. Does anyone have a different service that they use that allows for multiple certificate purchases?

  

  Jenny S. replied:

  You might check w/massagebook.com to see if clients can buy in multiples-if you send customer service an email they usually respond within hours & are very user friendly

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• Referral from October 24, 2013
  

  Dana W. asked:

  I'm FINALLY getting all of my automated practice management tools in order. At this moment, Soapvault.com and FullSlate are the front runners for everything but online gift cards. Unless I'm wrong, Fullslate doesn't offer that feature. I don't want to have to mail them out. Any suggestions for a stand alone service?

  

  Jon T. replied:

  Fullslate is pretty full featured, but pricey IMHO. Been eying MassageBook.com to see how it looks when it comes out of beta.

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• Referral from January 14, 2017
  

  Kaitlyn M. asked:

  Are there any therapists here who have found client scheduling apps they particularly like? Looking for suggestions. Free is best, but also willing to pay for ease of use.

  

  Ari B. replied:

  MassageBook.com. If you're an ABMP member, you can get it free.

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• Referral from April 29, 2016
  

  Latoya D. asked:

  anyone know a good site for gift cards to be purchased online for my business. Any suggestions?

  

  Ari B. replied:

  Thegiftcardcafe.com or MassageBook.com

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• Referral from June 27, 2014
  

  Rebekah I. asked:

  I'm looking for a software for mobile massage. Does anyone know of any that are good and low cost? Looking for one that does scheduling, client information, soap notes, etc. Thank you.

  

  Jessica K. replied:

  Massagebook.com

  

  Jessica K. replied:

  Massagebook.com is an all in one system with online acheduling, soap notes, client profile, mailchimp email integration, online GC's, takes and tracks payments and is integrated with google so if you block something on your personal calendar it atomatically blocks your massage calendar and vice versa. You can also upload client documents to their file so intake forms, perscriptions etc. Are all in one place.

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• Referral from May 11, 2014
  

  Rowena C. asked:

  Can anyone recommend a booking software that can have online booking, multiple therapist schedules and viewable on smart phones? I'm looking for something where I don't have to pay an arm and leg. Thanks in advance!

  

  Jessica K. replied:

  We use massagebook.com but their phone app won't be up for another 8 weeks. They are a newer company and always improving but I have been very happy with them since end of last year and recommend them to everyone who is looking because they offer so much for very little!

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• Referral from December 18, 2013
  

  Desiree V. asked:

  What program do you guys recommend for tracking your income and expenses?

  

  Jessica K. replied:

  For those using pen and paper or anyone looking for a budget friendly system to use... check out massagebook.com they keep track of your clients, on line scheduling, online or in office gift certificate tracking as well as track payments of all tips and accept credit cards. The only time you pay for anything is when they send you a client through their advertising efforts. Plus if you get a creeperton you can mark it in the system and that persons name is flagged for the rest of us to see. I have been using it for two months now and am loving it.

  

  Jessica K. replied:

  I use go daddy bookkeeping and have my bank and credit cards attached to it. For point if sales I use www.massagebook.com it works great because both are free services and both are linked to my bank account and take care of my income and outgoing expenses.

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