CranioSacral Therapy by Emily Klik, LMT, CST-D
Gentle bodywork, helping you feel better in your body.
Phone (call or text): 414-688-6522 Email: EmilyKlikCst@gmail.com
Office locations in Whitefish Bay WI, Shorewood WI, and Skokie IL.
Craniosacral In-person Study Groups
These intimate, in-person study groups are intentionally small — limited to 4 participants per group— creating space for a richer, more immersive learning experience than a larger class allows.
Each study group begins with a brief review of the Upledger Paradigm. From there, we move into approximately one hour of guided discussion on a focused topic, then two hours of hands-on practice where participants work on one another while continuing to explore the material together. This multi-hands, experiential format is designed to deepen understanding, refine skill, and ensure that everyone leaves having given and received quality bodywork.
Study groups meet regularly, with topics drawn from specific craniosacral techniques and their associated anatomy, or anatomical themes paired with targeted approaches for addressing them clinically.
Have a topic you'd love to explore? Requests are always welcome — just reach out to Emily directly.
Upledger Mentoring CEUs: Participants receive Category B Mentorship credit
At my Whitefish Bay office:
North Shore Wellness Collective
159 E Silver Spring Dr, Whitefish Bay
Fee: $40 per person
Limited to 4 attendees — please RSVP directly to Emily Klik via email or text to reserve your place.
Sunday August 23rd, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Technique Review... Practitioner's Choice!
Full
Each participant picks a technique to review from a completed Upledger course (it needs to be on my list of completed courses here). We'll go through everyone's chosen techniques together as a group. During the practice portion, each person gets to practice the technique they requested.
For example, if you request the sphenoid compression/ decompression technique from CS1, we'll review it as a group, and you'll practice the SBJ compression/ decompression. If someone else requests Sutherland lesions, we'll review those together, and they'll practice addressing Sutherland lesions. While not practicing or receiving, you will be able to palpate the CSR of the person on the table, as they receive.
Everyone is able to practice, receive, and deepen the ability to palpate and assess the SQAR (Symmetry, Quality, Amplitude, Rate) of the CSR.
RSVP via email or text.
Prerequisite: the course from which you're requesting the technique (it needs to be on my list of completed courses here)
Sunday September 20th, 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Facilitated Segments: Recognition, Release & Regulation
Facilitated segments sit at the crossroads of neurology and manual therapy — a spinal segment locked in a state of chronic hyperexcitability, quietly influencing the nerves and end organs. In this study group, we'll build our palpation skills for recognizing facilitation, then explore craniosacral approaches for addressing it directly. We'll spend time on the autonomic nervous system itself — how sympathetic (fight of flight) and parasympathetic (rest and digest) balance relates to segmental facilitation, and how CST can support that regulation.
I'll also share a technique I've been developing specifically for balancing sympathetic tone, which has been especially effective with clients who run chronically upregulated (stressed).
After we cover the concepts, we'll pair up and work on each other, so you leave with technique in your hands, not just in your notes.
4 spaces available
Coming in October, a larger In-Person study group.
Craniosacral Approaches to Migraines
On a Saturday (Date TBA), 12:00 pm - 3 pm.
$ 30 per person.
16 spaces available
Migraines are complex — and so are the people who live with them. In this study group, we'll dig into what actually distinguishes a migraine from other headache types, how they emerge, and the contributing factors and triggers we see most often in practice. We'll talk candidly about medications, both those that can trigger migraines and those used to relieve them, so we can work with better clinical context.
Then we'll move to hands-on practice: exploring CST techniques for supporting clients during and between episodes, and approaches that help their nervous systems find more lasting ease.
Come with your questions and study guides!
More dates TBA!