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Contact Care sessions for humans & animals in Rotorua, Tauranga & the Bay of Plenty — gentle, pressure-based work to ease pain, reduce stress, and restore balance.

09/08/2026

Couldn't resist!

Alby has been coming to see me on and off over the past three years. This stunning shot was taken of him after a session during the amazing frosts we've all been admiring over the last week ❄️💙

21/07/2026

🌿 Tauranga Appointments 🌿

I’ll be in Tauranga from Wednesday 29th – Tuesday 4th July, offering Contact C.A.R.E. sessions from my Ohauiti clinic.

If you’ve been thinking about booking a session, I’d love to hear from you.

Appointments can be booked through my website:
https://sites.google.com/view/counterbalance/contact

Looking forward to being back in Tauranga and seeing familiar faces.

Margaret

13/07/2026

Kind words from a client 🩵🙏

Margaret is such an amazing practitioner in this field. She’s cared for both our horse and myself and although I can’t speak for our horse Bluey it’s pretty clear that we both have felt benefit from her work. Most recently I went to see her with back, neck and shoulder pain. After one session I was pain free. She really is the most amazing warm soul and miracle worker. Can’t recommend enough 🥰

07/07/2026

A beautiful session with Nala.

I've got to be honest—cats are tough creatures to crack in the world of Contact Care, and I'm not a Cat Whisperer. 😄 When I'm asked to see one, I'm always curious to see how the session will unfold. Recently I've actually seen more cats than dogs, and every session has looked completely different.

Nala was found as a stray kitten and welcomed into a loving home. Her family asked me to come and support her to grow into a happy, healthy cat.

When I first met her, she was playful, curious, and understandably wary of this stranger taking such an interest in her. We tried a few different ways of approaching and holding her, always guided by her behaviour and what she was telling us she felt comfortable with. Each time, she'd gently wriggle away. She simply wasn't ready to trust me. This isn't unusual with cats!

Then her owner suggested something.

"If I lie on the sofa, she might come and lie on me."

He did... and she did.

She curled up on his chest and rested her head right in the middle of him.

With one hand supporting her owner's upper back, I gently rested my other hand over Nala's head, allowing her to settle into the safety she already felt with her human. Rather than separating them, we worked together.

Her eyes slowly closed.

Her whole body softened.

She completely relaxed.

A little later, as I rested a hand over her shoulder while continuing to support her owner, she gently pressed her head into the space between our hands. It was a lovely moment to witness.

Sessions like this remind me that the best support isn't always what I first assume a client needs. It's about listening, observing, offering different possibilities, and watching the responses... until something just clicks.

When Nala had, had enough, she simply sat up, gave herself a good groom, and wandered down to lie beside her owner's legs.

A perfect ending to a very special session. ❤️

23/06/2026

This young mother came to see me because of ongoing lower back pain associated with a herniated disc.

She had already spent months working with a chiropractor and had recently been encouraged by an osteopath to keep moving, trust her body, and not become fearful of movement.

What became clear as we worked was that there was a strong spiral twist running through her body from pelvis to skull. Rather than treating a symptom, Contact CARE invites me to listen to how the whole system is organising itself and where it may be working harder than usual.

The interesting thing was that the most immediate and noticeable change wasn't in her back.

A few hours after the session she sent me these photos* and this message:

*"Before I felt puffy and dense around my head and face. Margaret did a Contact CARE session on me and I looked five years younger when I saw myself in the mirror afterward! I now feel clear in my head and light. My face looks like I've had a facelift. The pressure has left my head, and I can imagine THAT compressing my spine!"*

Sometimes people come for one thing and notice changes somewhere completely unexpected.

That's one of the things I love about this work. Our bodies aren't separate collections of symptoms. Everything is connected. When the whole system is supported, changes can appear in surprising places.

*Before photo taken three hours prior to the session, same day. After photo taken about one hour after the session.

08/06/2026

I love working with cows 😍🐮😍

Huge thanks to The Good Farm for continually inviting me back to help keep the herd in top form—healthy, happy, and h-organically cared for 😉

This Jersey is new to the farm and had a twist through her pelvis, with fascia locked through her hock. The pattern suggested an old impact injury—perhaps a fright in the yards or a knock against a gate or rail at some point. They go through a lot when moving through handling systems.

Ain't she lucky that she ended up here 🥰

02/06/2026

Some special canine clients in Tauranga over this past week.

Alby, Alba and Pip have all been coming to me over the past couple of years when mobility, behavioural or health issues have heightened.

It was really lovely to spend time with them again and support their systems in finding more ease, space and balance. Sorry I didn't get a photo with you, Alby!

26/05/2026

A stellar day out with Roxeanne and her herd in Welcome Bay 🐴

Lots of soft eyes, big blinks, huge yawns, character, and stillness.

A pretty special way to spend the day 🍂🌞

18/05/2026

Tauranga appointments 🌿

I’ll be in Tauranga offering Contact Care sessions from the 22nd–29th May.

I’m almost fully booked, but if anyone would like a session, please feel welcome to get in touch 😊🤲🍂

These boys are making their way closer... 😁🥰😍

30/04/2026

How would you like to make yourself comfortable?

This can feel like a strange request for many of us. We are so often instructed how to sit, lie or position ourselves to be “treated properly” that it can feel foreign to check in and choose what feels good.

I recently worked with a client who came to me for help with her shoulder and back pain. She was so eager for relief that she insisted that she'd place herself in whatever way that would be easiest for me as the practitioner.

I paused. It didn't feel simple for her to have that choice. There was something in her that didn’t quite trust she could be cared for without being told what to do.

We spoke some more and she shared that her sleep was disrupted and uncomfortable. Still, she insisted she could lie down “if that’s best... it's just mind over matter.”

In her work, she stood for hours at a time and was quite content. I suggested that she stay standing until she felt the need to change.

As the session unfolded and her body began to release, she kept choosing to stay on her feet. At one point she said, “I often get headaches at night and have to get up and pace the room… I often think to myself, if only I could sleep standing!”

My eyes widened as the world stopped for a moment. I felt touched that she was openly sharing what she did to ease her pain now that something in her felt able to.

We pushed the massage table aside, and she stayed on her feet the entire session—happy as larry.

I love sessions like this.

Where what’s needed doesn’t look the way you expect.

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Rotorua

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