faculty

“The physician must be experienced in many things, but most assuredly in rubbing.”
-Hippocrates, The "Father of Modern Medicine"

Larry C. Friedrichs L.M.T #29
Director/Administrator/Instructor

  • Instructor License # I-014
  • Co-Owner Massage Therapy Institute Since 1994
  • Practicing Massage Therapist Since 1993
  • Member American Massage Council
  • Certifications Include: Freeing the Breath-Way, Myofascial Release, Medical Massage for the Back, Onsite Massage, and Equine Massage/Muscle Therapy Techniques
  • Instructor: Theory and Practice of Therapeutic Massage, Business Practices, Professional Ethics, Specialized Massage, Athletic Massage, Chair Massage, Deep Tissue Massage, Myotherapy, and Equine Massage Therapy

Susan Merritt L.M.T. #68
Instructor

  • Instructor License # I-006
  • Practicing Massage Therapist Since 1994
  • Member American Massage Council and International Childbirth Education Association Certifications Include: Prenatal and Infant Massage
  • Instructor: Swedish Massage and Prenatal and Infant Massage

Beth Renee Gray L.P.N.
Instructor

  • Calhoun Community College, A.A.S. in nursing 1999
  • Calhoun Community College, L.P.N. 1995
  • Decatur General Intensive Care RN
  • Instructor: Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology

Alison Franklin-Stetler
Instructor

  • Instructor: ACE Certified Personal Trainer, YogaFit® Instructor

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Massage Therapy Institute
1408 5th Ave. SE, Suite 3
Decatur, AL 35601-4249
Phone: 256-306-0444
Toll Free: 800-713-4162
Fax: 256-306-0496
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