CranioSacral Therapy near Asheville, NC
The quietest work in the room is often the deepest. A touch no heavier than a nickel, held at the body's central axis — and from there the system reorganizes itself from the inside.
Five grams, at the body's core
CranioSacral Therapy is a gentle, hands-on method for evaluating and freeing the craniosacral system — the membranes and cerebrospinal fluid surrounding and protecting the brain and spinal cord.
The touch is generally no greater than five grams — about the weight of a nickel. Restrictions in this system are released rather than forced, which improves the functioning of the central nervous system and, through it, the digestive, musculoskeletal, respiratory and circulatory systems.
Under this contact, most people drop into a state between waking and dream, close to deep meditation. It is an opening from within, not a manipulation from outside. It can be received fully clothed.
Why gentle reaches what force cannot
Some restrictions cannot be pushed through. The tissue between vertebrae, deep in the joints, at the base of the skull — these do not respond to pressure, they respond to invitation. Meet them with force and the body braces; meet them with a listening contact and the body's own intelligence does the correcting.
This is the inverse of the myofascial path, and the two meet in the same place. Many clients receive both across a series, sometimes within the same session.
The background. Years of advanced training in craniosacral and somatic work across more than one lineage, and a full-time clinical practice since — refined over time into an approach that is now my own.
If you want to know exactly where it comes from, ask me at your first session. I'm glad to tell you.
Daniel J. Wicker · NC LMBT #15677 · NCBTMB Approved Provider #1002447
What people come in with
CranioSacral Therapy is used for a wide range of concerns. These are the ones that most often bring people to this table.
Migraines & headaches
Recurring head pain, including patterns that have not responded to medication or to work on the neck and shoulders alone.TMJ & jaw tension
Temporomandibular joint dysfunction, clenching, grinding, and dental trauma — often addressed through optional intra-oral work.Concussion history & TBI
Lingering effects of head injury, including concussions from years or decades ago that were never fully resolved.Whiplash & neck injury
Upper cervical and anterior neck restriction left behind by impact, where the tissue never returned to its pre-injury state.A nervous system that won't settle
Chronic stress and dysregulation held in the body — the sense of being braced with no immediate reason to be.Trauma held in the body
Physical components of post-traumatic stress, approached slowly, trauma-informed, and entirely at your pace.Anxiety & low mood
The somatic layer underneath — supporting, never replacing, the mental health care you may already be receiving.Sleep & chronic fatigue
Difficulty settling into rest, and depletion that has outlasted every attempt to sleep it off.What a series looks like
CranioSacral work unfolds in stages. Nothing here is required — each stage is offered, and you decide whether to go further.
The opening sequence
First sessions serve a dual purpose — treatment and assessment. A routine sequence covering positions along the spine and cranial bones establishes a baseline: how you respond, where restriction sits, which areas are asking for deeper work. Many people feel a marked shift from this alone.
Local work, deeper in
Once the system is moving, the areas your body identifies as needing more become clearer. We spend the time there. This is where the fluid dynamics of the spine begin to show what has actually been holding.
Intra-oral work — optional
Work inside the mouth addressing restriction in the anterior neck, jaw, upper cervical vertebrae, and access points to the cranial bones. Especially useful for TMJ dysfunction, migraines, concussion history, dental trauma, or whiplash. Optional, never required, and worth exploring if you want to go further.
Somatic dialogue — optional
An extension of the same principles into conversation with the body — helping it release the residual effects of past injury and difficult experience. What surfaces cannot be predicted, forced, chased, or achieved through effort. It is simply a door that opens for some people, when the body is ready. You choose whether to walk through it.
Sessions & rates
CranioSacral sessions can be received fully clothed.
Inquire for custom Day & Half-Day Intensives —
so you can go deeper than one session allows.
The studio is at 2 South Main St in Weaverville, ten minutes north of downtown Asheville —
and I see clients from across Buncombe County.
From the table
“Daniel has such an intentional, light, and intuitive touch that unfurled some seriously locked up spaces all down my spine. Today I woke up for the first time in months without a painful headache.”— Annika B., client
“I've had so many sessions that end up with the practitioner fighting to knead out the tension. Daniel's approach is a beautiful balance of gentle touch and the insight to apply it where it is most effective.”— Hannah H., client
“He was very intentional and I felt deep layers of myself, from old injuries, releasing. Daniel is a true treasure.”— Abby C., client
Questions, answered
How can something this gentle actually do anything?
What does a session feel like?
Do I need to undress?
What is intra-oral work, and do I have to do it?
What is somatic dialogue?
Is this a substitute for medical or mental health care?
Where are you located, and do you see clients from Asheville?
If your body already answered,
begin here.