What is your 30 minute session?

[StEpHaNy]

Other than a specific body part/issue...

a comment on another thread got me to wondering... some people feel too rushed to do a full body in 30 minutes (put me in that category), yet many people offer them. So what do you do in a 30 minute session? I've never had anyone ask for just 30 minutes! I'm thinking maybe just back & neck... but gosh, the feet need it... and the forearms with all that typing... and, and, pretty soon we're back to the whole body! LOL!

 

[pissedmomma]

I cannot do a full body in 30 minutes...I could but it would be fast.

I always give them the option og what they want done. If they want just theire back for 30 minutes, or neck, shoulders and back. I basically tell them to let me know what is hurting them the most and I will work those areas. I have managed to once do neck,shoulders, back, feet and hands in one 30 minutes session, grant it they didn't have many body issues to deal with.

 

[crln]

I offer a 30-minute session for three reasons: to work on one specified area; to continue to address a specific issue whose tx plan is already established (typically a workers'-comp type situation); or for clients who just cannot tolerate a full hour on the table or in the chair (typically either a temporary situation, or a very frequent regular). I don't offer a full-body 30-minute session, but I like to have them available just in case.

A nice side effect of having the 30-minute session on the menu is that the 90-minute price looks like a real bargain when you look at 30-60-90 instead of just 60-90.

 

[Lying Lib Radicals]

I only do 30 minute full body relaxation on children, and even then, small childeren or lithe teens. Once they start getting to be over 5 feet and 140 pounds, I cant even do that.

99.9% of the time 30 minute sessions are spot treatments and my clients know it ahead of time. Heck, sometimes 60 minute sessions can be spot treatments too!!

Those spot treatments are usually the back, shoulders, and neck. I have a few clients who name body parts and I do my best with 30 minutes. If they start going over board, I explain to them I may run out of time and ask them to prioritize thier "spots."

Christine

 

[ouragon]

I like to offer 30 min massage for those who are nervous about trying massage. 30 mins seems like long enough for them and long enough for me to at least give them a taste of what massage is like. Many people seem nervous about the idea of an hour and then once they get the half hour they realize how short a time that is.

I don't do many at all - maybe 2-3 a year. I don't offer the maintenance plan for 30 mins. I really don't push them at all.

 

[ivy_lmt]

I keep 30 minute sessions on my menu because a good bit of the population here has never experienced massage and it is a price and amount of time they feel comfortable with to give it a try. My new client 30 minute session is head, neck, shoulders, feet and back to give them a sample of how awesome massage is. Most people don't realize the bliss of a foot massage (from a stranger).

I tell people this is what I would normally do in 30 minutes, but if they have a special issue they want worked we can spend the time there also, it is up to them.

Unfortunately I do have people that schedule for 30 minutes only, but it is usually their upper body and I spend 15 minutes on head, neck, pecs and 15 on their back. Or just the whole 30 on their back.

I never offer full body for 30 min, but like Greatlakes, I will with children.

Like Masthera I do not offer the 30 minute on my maint plan or any discount programs I have.

 

[cool person]

Because I work with geriatric clients, I offer 30 minute massages. Most of my oldest clients really could not handle an hour on the table, but 30 minutes is wonderful for them. The massage will concentrate on specific areas that they choose to be worked on, but I do at least some compressions on every area. Two of my elderly clients cannot turn over on the table. One chooses to be prone for 30 minutes, the other supine. Several have to sit all the way up to turn over. Just turning takes 2-3 minutes of their time, so it does take some work in the beginning, to get used to fitting as much work as possible into that short of a time period.

 

[JessikuhTOXIC]

I will not do a full body in 30 minutes, no matter what the client says. I will do localized spot work at their request.

Either way, I am really thinking about not doing 30 minutes at all... I feel rushed even when I do spot work.

 

[Sariel]

I do whatever they need done in the time allotted. I have one client that comes in every 2 weeks just for her back, and I spend the entire time working on her back/neck/traps. Sometimes if there is time I'll work on her arms...she's a nurse and is on her feet all day and her back is her trouble spot, and the way I see it, they're paying for the time, they should get what they want.

 

[Vonnie]

What is your 30 min. session

I give a 30 min. full body massage for the same reasons others have listed. If someone is new to massage, I ask them what type of session they had in mind when they came in today. Were they thinking they were getting a full body, or just work on upper body, or??? They are always very honest and usually tell me they thought they were getting a full body massage. I explain I can give them a full body in 30 minutes and they will enjoy it, but generally a full body massage is done in 60 minutes. They usualy say, Wow, I don't think I could lay for 60 minutes. These are the clients who enjoy their 30 min. session so much they come again and again, then move to 45 then 60, then to 90. If you honestly give the client what they want and respond to their unspoken questions, you set the seforum.xxxe for a wonderful long term client base. As if this posting, I have no 30 min. full body massages. They have all graduated to 60 or 90. Yes, I do give them a cute diploma when they make that jump. They are telling me they recognize the importance of massage, how great they feel after and they budget money for this.

 

[Pompal 09.]

I will not do a 30 min. treatment in my office. It confuses my daily scheduling (which I am pretty steady about staying on time for) and it does not work for my personal taste in practicing. I find that even the spot work I offer needs at least an hour on the table. 30 mins. on a neck/upper back, rarely gets the "problem" worked out as good as I'd like. But an hour spot work, will usually do the trick and the client will be completely satisfied with those results. So, for me 30 mins. doesn't work. I also have mainly a deep tissue practice, so I offer 60 - 90 - 120.

If a client is new and wondering about the work I do, I offer them half off their first massage, if that will take the nervousness of spending for something they aren't sure of. They usually are appreciative of it and will come back as a return client in the future.

 

[Ghost]

Ya know what gets me about 30 minute sessions??

When MT's sky rocket the price. My half hours are more than an hour cut in half, but dont get me wrong, they are not like $10 lower than an hour. There are a few places around here that charge $40 for 30, $50 for 60, and $75 for 90. I doubt if they get many takers for the 30 minute sessions when for only $10 more, they could get an hour. When I raise my rates in November, My rates will be $30, $50, and $70, and there are quite a few places that charge this amount. I know one place in town that charges $25, $50, and $75.

Christine

 

[Eddie]

I'm not sure why that pricing bothers you? I don't do it myself, but for some it helps persuade the cautious that an hour is worth it if it's only 10 bucks more than a half. Also since it takes just as much bookkeeping, SOAPing, laundry, and travel time for 30 minutes, it makes sense to me that it would cost little less than an hour . . .

 

[Enjoy Life]

Ya know what gets me about 30 minute sessions??

When MT's sky rocket the price. My half hours are more than an hour cut in half, but dont get me wrong, they are not like $10 lower than an hour. There are a few places around here that charge $40 for 30, $50 for 60, and $75 for 90. I doubt if they get many takers for the 30 minute sessions when for only $10 more, they could get an hour. When I raise my rates in November, My rates will be $30, $50, and $70, and there are quite a few places that charge this amount. I know one place in town that charges $25, $50, and $75.

Christine

I believe in my case if I were to offer a 30 min. session, I would require the client to pay a pretty penny for it. For me, it really is a pain to put this in my schedule and for the extra frustration, I would definitely expect more than ten dollars more than half my price of a full hour at this point.

I also charge more than the "hour cost" for 90's and 120's though, too. It is a scheduling issue for me, and a factor of working harder longer, which means I price my time differently and that means you are going to pay a little more the longer I work too.

 

[Skater dudette]

since i don't, but if i did... 30's would be strictly neck, back, n shoulder OR posterior only.

 

[Mister Kai]

I guess it's a personal choice type of thing. The reason I priced my sessions like I did is because of my personal choice. I like it when I purchase things in larger amounts the price per increment goes down.

Christine

 

[Lorenzo]

I offer a 30 minute session for $40. I do the back, neck & shoulders and I let them know if there is anything else they would like worked on in their session to let me know, so I can save time for an extra area. Ususally, they just want the upper body work. I find that the price ususally encourages them to do a full hour for $20 more.

 

[Melly<3]

I agree completely with Sandyolmt. Over half of my clients that initially request a 30 minute massage, ask at some point before or during or at the end of the 30 minutes to keep on going! $20 more for another half hour seems like a deal they just can't pass up