Laura Allen is the President of Sales & Marketing at CryoDerm, a family-owned company located in Margate FL that manufactures plant-based topical pain relief and massage products.
A graduate of Shaw University and The Whole You School of Massage Therapy, Allen began her studies of bodywork in 1993, and has been a licensed massage therapist since 1999. From 1998-2003, she was the administrator and an instructor at The Whole You. From 2003-2016, she owned THERA-SSAGE, a multi-disciplinary clinic offering chiropractic, massage therapy, acupuncture, esthetics, naturopathy, and nutritional counseling.
Allen has been an Approved Provider of Continuing Education under the NCBTMB since 2002, offering classes in professional ethics, research literacy, business and marketing, massage therapy techniques, and training for those who want to be instructors of massage therapy. She has taught classes all over the US, in Canada, and Europe.
Allen is the author of numerous books, including Nina McIntosh’s The Educated Heart 6th ed, Plain & Simple Guide to Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork Examinations 4th ed, One Year to a Successful Massage Therapy Practice 2nd ed, A Holistic Practitioner’s Guide to Business, and many others.
Allen’s regular ethics column, Heart of Bodywork, appears in Massage & Bodywork Magazine. She has had numerous articles published in massage publications, including Massage & Fitness Magazine, Massage Magazine, Massage Today, Massage & Bodywork Magazine, and the International Journal for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork.
Allen lives in the mountains of Western North Carolina with her husband, James Clayton, and their two rescue dogs.
