Practitioners
Amy Zampella, MT – Heartline Massage Therapy
Dr. Victoria Giglio – Dynamic Balance Acupuncture & Herbs
Jessica Castellano, PT, DPT – Synapse Physical Therapy
Dani Valicenti, MT – Pajarito Massage Therapy
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Amy C. Zampella, MT #2970
Heartline Massage Therapy
505.255.2203
Amy is the owner of Heartline Wellness Center, and a national certified practitioner with 26 years experience as a massage therapist. Originally trained in environmental science at Rutgers University, she spent 8 years in the hazardous waste consulting business. She realized the dream of a more fulfilling career when she moved to New Mexico to attend Crystal Mountain Massage School in 1997. Amy’s practice focuses on swedish, neuromuscular therapy (NMT), orthopedic massage, sports, myofascial release, and pregnancy massage. She brings a tremendous amount of love and compassion to her work and is honored to be in this profession. Custom blended aromatherapy massage is available at no extra charge using 100% pure essential oils. Organic and natural massage oil and cream are used in the treatments.
Continuing Education includes Neuromuscular Therapy with Judith Delany and Paul St. John, medical massage for cervical strain, Repetitive Use Injury Therapy™ with Micheal Young, Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques™ with Erik Dalton, sports massage with Samuel Blechman, and deep tissue massage. Other advanced training includes orthopedic massage and Active Isolated Stretching with Ben Benjamin, forearm, wrist & elbow massage with Ralph Stephens, and Neurostructural Integration Technique. In 2010, Amy studied Aston Kinetics with longtime movement teacher Judith Aston in the class Aston Bodyworks I. In 2011 Amy completed continuing education in myofascial release at UNM School of Medicine, and orthopedic massage courses with Whitney Lowe and James Waslaski. For migraine sufferers, try Cold Stone Therapy for Migraines. Amy has many years experience in treating personal injury (car accident) cases, and has worked closely with chiropractors in the community. Amy also has training in Active Isolated Stretching (AIS), the Aaron Mattes Method, taken with Ben Benjamin and David Lang. Amy completed an 8-hour oncology massage class with Lauren Muser Cates in 2014 She has also taken courses with Susan Salvo in Business & Marketing and Ethics. Amy is currently studying Precision Neuromuscular Therapy with Doug Nelson, and Myofascial with Til Luchau. She completed Neural Manipulation (NM) 1, Trauma, NM 2, Peripheral Nerves, NM 3 Lower Body, and NM 4 Cranial Nerves with Jean Pierre Barral . As of 2021, Amy is working on an Orthopedic Massage Certification with Whitney Lowe. Amy is also a Certified Kineseotape Practitioner (CKTP).
After working with pregnant women for many years, Amy felt it was time for some advanced training. She completed Kate Jordan’s Bodywork for the Childbearing Year in October 2003. As a certified pregnancy massage therapist, Amy has increased her knowledge and skills to effectively treat the common muscular dysfunctions of the pregnant woman’s body.
Amy has been involved with the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), serving on the New Mexico chapter’s board from 2003-2005, and former chair of the Communications Committee. She is a professional member of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), serving as President of the NM Chapter from 2014-2017, and a board member from 2000-2014. Amy is Board Certified, the highest professional credential for a massage therapist, by the National Certification for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCTMB). Amy’s other passions include natural health and nutrition, strength training, music, cooking, cycling.
Rates:
Massage – swedish, neuromuscular therapy/orthopedic massage, deep tissue, neural manipulation, myofascial, sports, pregnancy,
30 mins – $50
60 mins – $90
90 mins – $130
Ask about Kineseo Taping as an add-on service to your massage.
Active Isolated Stretching:
30 mins – $45
60 mins – $85
Kineseo Taping®
Includes assessment of area/injury and some manual therapy
30 mins-$50
Add-on to Massage-$5
Cold Stone Therapy for Migraines:
45 mins – $70
60 mins – $95 (includes 15 mins upper body massage)
90 mins – $135 (45 mins massage, 45 mins migraine treatment)
Prices include essential oils, hot/cold therapy, topical pain relievers; and are subject to tax. Worker’s Compensation and Personal Injury Cases accepted on a case-by-case basis.
Hours:
Monday: 11:30 noon to 6:30 pm
Tuesday: 11:00 am to 6:30 pm
Wednesday: 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
Thursday: 11:00 am to 6:30 pm
Friday: 10:30 to 4:00 pm
Contact:
Call 505.255.2203 or Email Amy for additional information.
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Dr. Victoria Giglio
Dynamic Balance Acupuncture & Herbs 
505.261.5295
Acupuncture is a comprehensive medical protocol focused on correcting imbalances of energy in the Boyd. From its origin in China thousands of years ago, acupuncture has been used traditionally to prevent, diagnose and treat disease, as well as to improve general health. Acupuncture has been getting more recognition as more western scientific studies are being completed showing the effectiveness of this protocol for many ailments the body may develop. Acupuncture has help alleviate insomnia, digestive issues, anxiety, acute and chronic pain, allergies/sinus issues, and many other conditions.
Dr. Giglio strives to provide the best care to her patients. Each treatment plan is designed specifically around each individual and is unique just like you! With many clinical hours treating patients she has bene able to help many people get the relief they need. Dr. Giglio graduated from Southwest Acupuncture College in Santa Fe with a Master’s of Science in Oriental Medicine. In addition to her formal schooling she was personally mentored in specific treatment protocols and styles which has expanded her ability to help her patients. Using acupuncture, herbs, and other supportive therapies (like cupping) she is able to treat the body as a whole and not just the symptoms.
Rates:
Acupuncture, cupping, tui-na…$
Hours:
Monday to Friday by appointment, generally 9 am to 5 pm
Contact:
Dr. Victoria Giglio
505.261.5295
Email Victoria
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Jessica Castellano, PT, DPT
Synapse Physical Therapy
505.920.6217
I am a holistic Physical Therapist who has provided PT Services in various settings (sports and geriatric outpatient, home health, acute, intensive, and critical care, inpatient rehab, skilled nursing and some hospice settings). I have a strong background in both medically complex conditions and neurology and worked with the UNM PT program’s Neurology and Gerontology curriculums as a Teacher’s Assistant in 2022-2023.
I am excited to expand my Bilingual (Spanish fluent) Physical Therapy practice to private service to Santa Fe and Albuquerque New Mexico!
Therapy should be functionally integrative and practical. It can be embedded within everyday activities individuals need and want to do. I enjoy problem solving a simplified unique therapy program tailored to a person’s specific needs within nature, the community or a home environment.
Humans enjoy fun, effective, and low impact therapeutic exercise and activities that are meaningful to their individual lives. I find this paradigm helps influence adopting new positive habits for optimal outcomes long term. I safely challenge flexibility, strength, and activity tolerance while minimizing discomfort with skilled and patient interventions. I employ a friendly and warm persona with skilled patient education which helps my clients truly understand how these positive changes impact their longevity and quality of life. I create safe, practical, and comprehensive plans of care for a variety of conditions and medical diagnoses for many populations. I am a generalist with many specialized interests and skills. You do not need to be in pain or have aggressive physical therapy maneuvers to significantly benefit from treatment; the philosophy of treatment is in agreement with the tissues and body.
I have enthusiastically been expanding my manual therapy skills combining powerful modalities (Neural, Visceral, Vascular, Articular Mobilization and recently, Manual Approach the Brain (1&2 with JP Barral). I work manually (hands-on) with the body (passively and actively) to address restrictions interfering with physiologic function of all systems of the body to promote balance of tissue fluids, pressures, and the brain’s communication between structures of the various regions of the body and holistic being. This is in concert with skilled exercise and activity instruction to promote learning new movement strategies and integration with the highly complex nervous system. I facilitate learning pain-free movement strategies that are more efficient and promote meaningful longevity with quality of life. I utilize the surrounding environment (community/ in-home) as a “functional playground” for exercise and activity to facilitate wholesome health. Treatment is tailored to each person based on their own unique situation, daily demands, and history that have shaped their individual current presentation. My philosophy is multi-dimensional and multifaceted, rooted in doctoral level anatomic and physiologic concepts of the body’s systems, biomechanical principles and application to functional movement & mobility. My approach is alternative, culturally diverse, with an emphasis on physical as well as holistic aspects of health.
These intervention combinations are effective because they are guided by palpation, “feeling” tissue tensions from within the body…each body’s tensions are like no other. Just like a painting is like no other painting. This is why treatment can be deeply helpful and unique. This specialized palpation encourages the body to express itself, turn to its own cellular intelligence and realize it can release a protective guarding pattern, the obstacle getting in the way of optimal movement. This helps optimize function and promote a cycle of self-healing. It taps into a person’s own inner potential to learn different movement options and find a better way for itself. My approach is an ongoing collaboration between my clients and I. I am a servant of the body’s voice, I let it speak and humbly follow it’s messages and guidance to achieve optimal healing.
I have experience working with mobility impaired, medically complex, fragile and frail clients who have mobility difficulties. For these cases I promote independence with walking (in and outside of one’s home), standing up (from chairs or the floor), bed mobility, steps/stairs, inclined/declined terrain to help one keep up with responsibilities, hobbies, and recreational/ community activities. Working in the hospital settings has helped me gain skills needed to be comfortable safely working with individuals who have complicated medical histories and co-morbidities.
Research has shown function and pain can improve in even the most fragile populations. I can safely and appropriately challenge and progress strength and activity while minimizing discomfort with skilled and incremental intervention progressions.
Express and discover your inner potential!
Rates:
Synapse Physical Therapy does not contract with insurance plans or Medicare/ Medicaid funding.
The following rates apply. Visits usually last 1 hour, some conditions require more time.
Santa Fe: $200/ hour + tax (Santa Fe: 8.175%) =$216.35
Albuquerque $150/hour + tax (Albuquerque: 6.1875%) =$159.28
I offer in-clinic rates for mobility impaired clients depending on your locale. I may have options for low income individuals upon inquiry. I provide in-home or community-based therapy service for individuals at an additional (double in-clinic) cost if you wish to bring therapy service into your choice of a safe location.
Hours:
Typically 12 noon-5pm. I am in the Albuquerque office 1-2 weekdays /week. I have a Santa Fe office 1-2 weekdays as well. Neither office is open Friday- Monday. I may make exceptions to typical business hours and I may accommodate urgent/ day of visit requests for an additional fee.
Policies:
There is a $75 cancellation fee should you cancel within 24 hours of your appointment time. There is no cancellation fee for cancellations made greater than 24 hours to your appointment time.
Synapse Physical Therapy
Jessica Castellano PT, DPT
NM License# 3892
505.920.6217
jessicacastellano99@hotmail.com
Available for patients:
Case studies, easy to understand explanations about the CranioSacral System, Visceral Manipulation, products to use between sessions, and much more. More information
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Danielle Valicenti, MT#9299
Pajarito Massage Therapy
505.412.8581
Danielle (Dani) Valicenti has been working as a massage therapist for the past five years in Santa Fe, NM after graduating from the former Santa Fe School of Massage in 2019 soon before it closed its doors. She has lent her hands to the cherished community at Ten Thousand Waves Spa for the last three after starting out at Massage Envy. She will be working in Albuquerque full time as of November 2024.
Dani comes to massage from a varied background and is happy to have found a career that is at once creative and helping to others. A large part of what originally led her to massage was a desire to find an outlet for sharing her compassionate nature. She has also held an interest and curiosity for learning about health and anatomy for as long as she can remember.
While attending the Santa Fe School of Massage Dani was fortunate to receive instruction from impassioned and skilled educators and therapists. The foundation of her personal working style was laid through a combination of the core bodywork courses “Nurturing Therapeutic Massage” and “Integrated Deep Tissue Body Work” as taught in the vein of Janet Travell’s neuromuscular therapy. In essence this means relaxing Swedish massage paired with myofascial and trigger point type work. Val Guin’s DVD Forearm Dance also heavily influenced her. However, Dani still connects with every client as an individual and her treatments are tailored to each person’s specific needs.
Dani approaches the body by considering the basic planar relationships of top/bottom, right/left, front/back as an initial way to assess tensional patterns in each client. She combines this analytical structure with a felt sense of the work; understanding that massage therapy must first originate from the heart and hands over the practitioner’s mind.
Her work has been described as “firm, yet gentle” “strong and sensitive” “powerful, yet kind and detailed” and it is this type of dynamism she hopes to offer her clients through massage. Her main intention is to aid her clients through pain management and relaxation. There are many who have fallen asleep under her care and later report back that it was the first time they have slept during a massage treatment.
She has experience working with clients who have conditions such as fibromyalgia, PTSD, high anxiety, scleroderma, lymphedema, chronic fatigue syndrome, autoimmune disorders, or anyone who may have heightened sensitivities. She strives to meet her clients where they are on a day by day basis, seeing as this is something that can fluctuate.
Dani has lived in New Mexico since her family moved to Los Alamos when she was four years old. This is were her twin loves of nature and science grew. She has many interests and hobbies outside of work. Some of which include: making pottery when she finds a studio, knitting through the winter, making home fermented foods, reading, watching movies, riding bikes, walks, running and traveling.
Rates:
60 minutes – $85
90 minutes – $125
Ten dollar discount for a client’s first massage
Her current offerings are:
Therapeutic Massage
Will incorporate any of the variety of methods studied based on client’s current needs and desired treatment outcome: Swedish, trigger point, myofascial release, shiatsu, gentle stretching, static energy holds
Prenatal Massage
Will be performed side lying from the 22nd week onwards.
Manual Lymphatic Drainage
Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) is a gentle, slow, and rhythmic application of pressure which only meets the most superficial layer of tissue. The therapist is working to redirect fluid into the lymphatic structures just beneath the skin for it to be taken up by the cardiovascular system and then eliminated. It is very soothing and settling to the client’s nervous system.
It is indicated for clients who would like work that is very gentle or those with any of the following conditions:
Fibromyalgia
Lipedema
Scleroderma
Anxiety
Post-Surgical Swelling
Chronic Headaches
MLD is contraindicated for anyone with the following conditions:
Unmanaged Hypertension
DVT (Deep vein thrombosis)
Chronic Kidney Disease
Pulmonary Embolism
Current Infection/Fever
Shiatsu
Dani was trained in Shiatsu at Ten Thousand Waves and offers this style of massage. It is a unique method, created by Sensei Uchida from Japan who travels to New Mexico to teach his workshops. This style of shiatsu is his own technique that focuses on “lines” which encompass the whole body in sections. It is a structural and connective tissue based work that emphasizes “peeling” of the fascial attachments away from midline to stretch and reorient the tissues. It is performed without any oils while the client is wearing loose fitting clothing and is a firmer pressure than other styles of massage she offers.
It is beneficial for those who:
Are uncomfortable with unclothed massage
Have dense muscle or stiff joints
Don’t like oil
Hours:
Monday to Friday by appointment
Contact:
Call or text Dani at 505.412.8581 or email her.
