Therapists

Naomi H. Hall, MTI, NCTMB,CMLDT

Naomi became a massage therapist in 1999, a Master Massage Therapist in 2002, a Massage Therapy Instructor in 2003 and became nationally certified in 2006. She is the owner and director of the TouchPointe Centre, Arkansas’ first massage and wellness clinic to specialize in oncology and other related special needs massage. She is also the founder of TouchPointe Wellness Centre, a non-profit organization for taking massage and touch therapies into underserved and medically needy populations. Naomi’s extensive training and experience in medical styles of massage include: wellness, oncology, geriatric, hospice, lymph drainage, and pain management. She also established the massage program at UAMS for in-patient and out-patient services and has started a massage program at Chenal Heights Retirement Living Center. In January of 2011 TouchPointe Centre entered into a contract with New Outlook of St Vincent’s Hospital to provide massage therapy to cancer patients on the oncology floor of the hospital. Naomi is certified as an Infant massage instructor, Trauma Touch Therapist,™ Pediatric massage therapist and a Manual lymph drainage practitioner. She was awarded Arkansas Small Business Person of the Year in 2007 by the US Small Business Administration. She has been a Technique instructor in a massage school, teaches continuing education courses and lectures on various Touch Topics throughout Arkansas.

Johnnie Minor, MTI, CMLDT - Assistant Director, TouchPointe Centre, Inc.

Johnnie graduated from massage therapy school in 2006. She earned her Master Massage Therapy’s license in 2007 and her Massage Therapy Instructor’s license in 2008 and is an AMTA member.  Johnnie maintains a full-time practice at the TouchPointe Centre, where she focuses her talents primarily with geriatric and oncology patients. She specializes in geriatric, oncology, reflexology, wellness and pain management.  Johnnie is also a Certified Lymph Drainage Practioner.

Sondra Watkins, BA, MTI, NCTMB

Sondra graduated from massage school in 1998. She became a Master Massage Therapist in 2001 and a Massage Therapy Instructor in 2005.  She became a Certified Infant Massage Instructor in 2002. Her private practice is at TouchPointe Centre, where she specializes in oncology and manual lymph drainage massage.

Eileen Joyce, MSN, MTI, NCTMB

After a 25-year career in nursing, Eileen pursued a second career in massage therapy.  She graduated from massage therapy school in 1997 and has taught various medically related classes since 1998.  She presently practices at TouchPointe and is an independent contractor at CARTI in a program that she initiated in 2001.  She gives massage to patients and their caregivers through CARTI.  Eileen was nationally certified in 2005.   Eileen’s specialities are medical, oncology and is also certified in lymph drainage massage.

Dr. Lynda E. Wilson (Lynn), Ph.D., MTI

Lynn has a Ph.D. in education and was a university professor and administrator for 20 years at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.  She has been a massage school administrator and instructor for massage therapy for over 4 years. She has published over 30 articles in the health communications field. Lynn is an oncology therapist at TouchPointe. Lynn specializes in oncology, wellness and geriatric massage.

Linda Daley, MTI

Linda graduated from massage school in December, 2003. She earned her Master Massage Therapy license in 2004 and her Massage Therapy Instructor’s license in 2005.  She studied a variety of massage modalities including wellness and pain management massage and is working on becoming a certified Reflexologist.  Linda practices at TouchPointe Centre as an independent contractor. Linda specializes in wellness, lymphatic drainage therapy, pain management and oncology massage.

Tonya Bowie, BA,  MTI,  NCTMB

Tonya has been licensed since 2000 and Nationally Certified since 2004. She received her Master Massage license in 2002 and her Instructor’s license in 2004. she has taught technique courses at a local massage school since 2002. Tonya specializes in deep tissue, TMJ massage, neck/shoulder, therapeutic and relaxation massage and is certified in soothing stone massage.

Nicole Hurtt, LMT, CMLDT

Nicole became a licensed massage therapist in December of 2003. During her career Nicole has practiced with several chiropractic physicians, where she gained experience working with a variety of medical conditions. Nicole has been with TouchPointe Centre since 2010, where she now works with Oncology clients, as well as maintaining her focus on pain management techniques. Nicole is certified in manual lymphatic drainage.

Debra Mathis, LMT

Debra graduated massage therapy school in 2004. She worked as an independent contractor for a group of Little Rock Cardiologists for 2 years and at a local day spa for 3 before joining the team at TouchPointe Centre. She specializes in relaxation, oncology, spa services and is certified in hot stone massage. Debra is working towards her Master Massage Therapist license and practices as an independent contractor for TouchPointe Centre.

Penny Hickey, LPN, LMT

Penny graduated from massage therapy school in March of 2001 and is working toward her Master Massage Therapist licensure. She works part-time at the TouchPointe Centre and her focus is primarily on wellness massage. Penny has worked as an LPN for 30 years on a Cardiac/Telemetry Unit where she discovered her interest in massage therapy when seeing what touch would do for clients that were stressed and anxious about their heart problems and other health issues that led up to surgery or other long term treatments. Touch was a great comfort to them. Nothing needed to be said, no words spoken, just a simple touch. Her interest in continuing education is to work with the senior adults, oncology and pre and post-surgical patients.

Independent Associate Professionals

Rose Alisandre, BA, MTI

Rose is a Bodyworker and Cranio Sacral Therapist; she holds a Massage Therapy Instructors License and has maintained a private practice in Arkansas for 27 years.   Rose has trained and studied continuously throughout her career to broaden her skills a therapist and healer. A primary focus of study over the last 20 years has been the study of Cranio Sacral Therapy through the Upledger Institute.  Rose’s integrative bodywork practice includes Massage, Connective Tissue Release and Unwinding, Polarity Therapy, Guided Imagery, Voice Dialogue, Body Energetics, Movement Awareness, Active Isolated Stretching, Reiki, Essence Recovery and Core Shamanism.  Rose is a member of the International Alliance of Health Care Practitioners and AMTA.

“I love discovering the endless ways we can access and support body, mind and spirit through touch and intention.  It is deeply satisfying to help people who long to experience the joy and vitality of a creative life, but feel blocked or limited by stress, pain, fatigue or confusion.  Working together, I help them to connect to their body as a source of wisdom, restoring and enhancing health and wellbeing in body mind, and spirit.”

Nita Brown, MD.

Dr. Nita Brown did her premed work at the University of Central Arkansas and earned her M.D. in 1979 from the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences. She has completed residencies in Family Practice and General Psychiatry and has completed a fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry from UAMS.   She is board certified in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, General Psychiatry and Family Practice.  Her Jungian Oriented Psychotherapy practice is located at TouchPointe Centre.

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