Hello, I'm Kelly Cabrera.
I've always loved to help people. I fell in love with massage therapy and knew it was my career path but I struggled with where to start, how to get clients, what clients valued, what business decisions were needed, and which education courses would differentiate me.
Basically... I questioned every step I took. I didn't have someone in the beginning that I could really talk to about my issues. I wasn't equipped with the skills needed to create a streamlined and systematic business that ran well. I also felt downright lonely.
Everything changed when many mentors stepped into my life and helped me realize that everything I was going through was completely normal but also how to come up with my own ways around them. I was shown that I didn't have to follow a specific guideline to make my practice work for me, my clients, and my team. I was proven that once I figured out what I really liked to do and found great people to assist in the rest, my life became easier to manage and more enjoyable.
There was a huge turning point in my life and now I am so excited to pass on everything I've learned over the past decade to you.
I am thrilled to be on this next stage in my career as a virtual instructor, continuing education course creator, and business advocate to the struggling massage therapist who needs guidance in their careers.
Business is hard, being an entrepreneur is lonely, and having a job that is reliant on clients is not for the faint of heart.
I enrolled in massage therapy as a shot in the dark.
Turns out, the program was extremely fulfilling. I struggled for years after graduation to start a practice. Working a second job to pay for a massage room rent, pounding the pavement, and trying my hardest with little movement and slow impact.
I definitely made mistakes - often expensive ones. The weight and stress of managing my practice's needs while trying to balance a life outside of work would crush in on me. Until I decided to change the way I approached my practice and client treatments. It opened worlds for me, allowed me to help more people, work with other therapists and help them grow too.
Whether you're just beginning your career journey or you've been in it for a while, I would love to support you and build a schedule, practice, or skill that would benefit you and your clients.
My biggest pet peeve has been not finding training in the things I really needed answers to. I've devoted a lot of my time to learning (more than 2000 hours over the years) and with Breakthrough Massage Academy, creating courses on such topics is what I am excited most about!
Here on this site you'll find continuing education courses in treatment techniques, pathologies, business, personal growth, leadership, communication, client strategy & marketing, and more with a particular attention on business and practice management.
See the current course store or submit your own course request using the fields below and it just might be the next training I put out.
Oh - and if it is, you'll be the first to know and receive a special gift from me!