Meet Chelsey Gilbert, LMT
Licensed Massage Therapist | Barnes MFR Practitioner | Cross Mapping Facilitator | Somatic and Intuitive Guide
Who is Chelsey Gilbert?
Chelsey Gilbert is a licensed massage therapist and has spent nearly ten years learning to listen. She listens to bodies, to nervous systems, and to the stories that live underneath both.
The calling for this type of work was always there, rooted in a natural draw toward connection and a deep desire to help people feel better. But it took time, and her own healing journey (like so many of us in this field) to fully step into it. She graduated from Ivy Tech Community College in 2017 with an Associate of Applied Science in Therapeutic Massage, and her work has continued to evolve and deepen ever since.
Today, Chelsey brings nearly a decade of hands-on experience to her sessions at Circle City Alliance Therapy, alongside her own independent practice, Transformative Journeys Therapeutic Bodywork. Her approach integrates John F. Barnes Myofascial Release, somatic bodywork, Cross Mapping, cupping, and energy work into a treatment experience that goes well beyond traditional massage.
At the core of everything she does is one foundational belief: healing is not about “fixing” yourself. It is about learning to listen to your body with more compassion and awareness.
More Than Bodywork
Chelsey chose the name Transformative Journeys for her business because she has seen, again and again, that real healing is a journey. It is not a single appointment or a single technique. It is a gradual process of reconnecting with yourself, building awareness, and learning to support your own body in sustainable ways.
Her sessions are built around that philosophy. The goal is not simply for clients to feel better for a day or two. The goal is for them to:
🔹 Build genuine body awareness that persists between sessions
🔹 Understand what their nervous system is doing and why
🔹 Feel more connected to themselves and their own inner guidance
🔹 Develop self-care practices that are actually sustainable
🔹 Learn to trust their body as a source of information rather than a source of problems
This is bodywork informed by somatic principles, nervous system science, and a deeply-held respect for the intelligence the body already carries.
Chelsey’s Specialties
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Myofascial Release is the heart of Chelsey's hands-on work. MFR is a gentle, sustained technique that works with the fascial tissue, the connective tissue that runs from head to toe through every layer of the body. When fascia becomes restricted through stress, trauma, injury, or chronic tension, it can create pain, tightness, and postural patterns that other approaches cannot fully reach.
Chelsey has completed advanced MFR training directly through John F. Barnes, including MFR 1, Fascial Pelvis, Myofascial Mobilization, and Cervical Thoracic. This training goes significantly deeper than standard massage education and produces results that many clients describe as unlike anything else they have experienced.
MFR can be beneficial for a wide range of presentations including chronic pain, tension, postural issues, nervous system dysregulation, and the physical holding patterns that develop in response to stress and trauma.
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Cross Mapping is a somatic method that helps clients develop a more conscious relationship with their body, their patterns, and their nervous system responses. Chelsey is a certified Cross Mapping Facilitator through the Somatic Coaching Academy, and she integrates this work into sessions where it fits naturally.
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Cupping is a therapy with thousands of years of history that Chelsey incorporates into sessions as a complement to her bodywork. It can be particularly useful for chronic tension, fascial restrictions, scar tissue, and nervous system sensitivities. It can be offered as a standalone treatment or woven into a broader session.
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Chelsey's approach to energy work is intuitive and individual. She draws on training in human energies, Asian healing arts, and crystal energy medicine to offer a style of energy work that is uniquely her own. She also offers intuitive guidance through tarot, oracle, and astrology-based readings. These are tools she uses to support self-awareness, reflection, and connection during periods of growth and transition rather than to predict or define who someone is.
How To Work With Chelsey at CCA Therapy
Chelsey sees clients at Circle City Alliance Therapy and Consulting at 3901 W. 86th Street, Suite 350 in Northwest Indianapolis. Sessions are available by appointment.
HSA and FSA payments are accepted.
To book a session with Chelsey at our Indianapolis location, contact her directly:
journeystherapeuticbodywork@gmail.com
Please note that sessions with Chelsey are booked directly with her and are separate from therapy services offered by Circle City Alliance Therapy and Consulting. Chelsey operates her own independent practice, Transformative Journeys Therapeutic Bodywork, LLC.
Chelsey’s Credentials & Licensure
Licensed Massage Therapist | Indiana License MT 21806433 Member, American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA)
Myofascial Release:
John F. Barnes Myofascial Release MFR 1
John F. Barnes Fascial Pelvis
John F. Barnes Myofascial Mobilization
John F. Barnes Cervical Thoracic
Somatic Training:
Cross Mapping Facilitator through Somatic Coaching Academy
Energy Work:
Certified Crystal Healer
Love and Light Crystal Therapeutics School of Crystal Energy Medicine Human Energies
Ivy Tech Curriculum Asian Healing Arts
Ivy Tech Curriculum
Cupping:
Massagetherapyceu.com Online Cupping Course AMTA Online Cupping Course
Education:
Associate of Applied Science in Therapeutic Massage — Ivy Tech Community College, 2017
Ready to Work with Chelsey?
If you have been curious about Myofascial Release, somatic bodywork, or a more holistic approach to nervous system support, Chelsey would love to hear from you.
Reach out directly to schedule your first session at our Northwest Indianapolis location.
journeystherapeuticbodywork@gmail.com
And if you are looking for therapy services alongside bodywork, our clinical team is here too.
What We Can Help You With
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Trauma & PTSD
For adults still carrying past experiences in their body, relationships, and nervous system.
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Brainspotting
A neurobiological approach that reaches where trauma is stored in the brain and body.
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Anxiety
For high-achievers who look fine on the outside and cannot slow down on the inside.
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Depression
Including treatment-resistant depression, postpartum depression, and depression rooted in trauma or grief.
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Grief & Loss
For every kind of loss, including grief in recovery, identity grief, and losses that go unrecognized.
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Addiction & Substance Use
Harm reduction-based, judgment-free support for the full spectrum of addictive patterns.
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Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
For clients who have tried everything and are ready for a different kind of door to open.
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Myofascial Release & Somatic Bodywork
Hands-on nervous system support through Barnes Myofascial Release and somatic bodywork. Offered by Chelsey Gilbert, LMT.
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