Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy – New Westminster, BC
Craniosacral Therapy in New Westminster
Gentle, light-touch, fully clothed table therapy that helps regulate your nervous system and supports your body’s natural ability to heal. With P. Megan Andrews, RCST®, at Queen’s Park Therapy.
Is this you?
Does your body feel stuck, depleted, in chronic pain, tense & reactive?
Many people find their way to craniosacral therapy when they notice:
- Feeling tense, wired or on guard, even when trying to relax
- Headaches or migraines that keep coming back
- Stress showing up in disrupted sleep or problems with digestion
- Stalled recovery from a concussion or injury
- Tension returning a day or two after massage or stretching
- Other go-to treatments just aren’t working anymore
Sound familiar?
Your nervous system may be stuck in “fight or flight”. In this defence mode, your body is in a holding pattern that inhibits healing. What you need is a deep shift, into “rest and repair”.
What it is
What is Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy?
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (BCST) is a gentle, light-touch table therapy. You stay fully clothed while your therapist uses precise, subtle hand placements to support your system. BCST invites your body’s defensive habits and holding patterns to release, reorganize and resolve.
BCST is grounded in anatomy and physiology, and is a client-centred, trauma-informed therapy. Rather than “working on” your body, your therapist works with it, supporting the health that is already there. Most people find sessions deeply restful, and the effects can be profound and lasting.
What BCST may help with
BCST can address a wide range of health issues and symptom profiles through its integrated approach to the whole body. It can be supportive on its own, or in complement to other medical and therapeutic approaches, offering the opportunity for deep integration.
- Nervous system regulation
- Stress and anxiety
- Headaches and migraines
- Concussion
- Sleep issues
- Digestive issues
- Mood and energy levels
- Ease and range of motion
- Tension and holding patterns
- Joint inflammation
- Postural alignment
- Injury rehabilitation
What to expect
What happens in a session
01
Check in
A short conversation about how you’re feeling and what you’d like support with.
02
Rest on the table
You lie fully clothed on a treatment table while Megan uses specific anatomical holds from head to toe.
03
Check out
Sessions last about 50 minutes, ending with a verbal debrief and simple suggestions for between visits.
A few of the gentle holds used in a session
The outcome
How you may feel after a session
Clients often describe feeling calmer, more grounded and more like themselves, with a sense of ease that carries into the days that follow. Over time and multiple treatments, deeper shifts may occur that support long-term change.
Unwind & settle your nervous system
Provide your body the safety it needs to move out of defense mode and into rest and repair.
Soften & release held tensions
Enable long-held patterns of tension to let go, often in ways stretching or massage alone can’t achieve.
Feel like yourself again
Give yourself some breathing room, more capacity to handle daily stresses, and a clearer connection to your own body.
Meet your therapist
P. Megan Andrews, RCST®, CMA, RSMT/E, PhD
Megan brings over 30 years of professional experience in movement studies, education and bodywork to her practice. She meets people, and their bodies, as they are, listening with empathy and insight to support each client’s own healing process.
A former professional contemporary dancer, Megan was on faculty at York University for 17 years and at Simon Fraser University for 5. She has written, published, and presented on dance, somatics, ethics, and care. She grew up in Maple Ridge and now lives in New Westminster with her family.
- Registered Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist®
- Registered Somatic Movement Therapist/Educator #1809251
- Certified Movement Analyst & Bartenieff Fundamentals™ Practitioner
- PhD in movement, perception and performance
Affiliations & registrations
BCTA/NARegistered Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist®
ISMETARegistered Somatic Movement Therapist/Educator #1809251
LIMSCertified Movement Analyst & Bartenieff Fundamentals™ Practitioner
Client stories
What clients say
“I felt so centred and grounded after my treatment with Megan. Like a completely different person.”
Client
“Calm and serene. And it lasted into the following week. I was less reactive and had more capacity to deal with the stress of my workday.”
Client
“I am learning to tune into my own body sensations and am better able to listen to those internal cues.”
Client
Questions
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy FAQs
Craniosacral therapy for nervous system regulation and release of held tensions at Queen’s Park Therapy, New Westminster.
Is craniosacral therapy painful?
No. BCST uses gentle, non-imposing touch and you stay fully clothed the whole time. Most people find sessions restful and restorative.
How long is a session?
Treatments typically last about 50 minutes, with a verbal check-in at the start and a check-out at the end.
How many sessions will I need?
It depends on what you’re working on. A series of treatments close together is often effective for a specific issue, followed by regular monthly maintenance sessions.
What should I wear?
Wear comfortable clothing that allows ease of movement.
Can I combine BCST with other treatments?
Yes. BCST can be supportive on its own or as a complement to other medical and therapeutic care.
Where are you located?
Megan sees clients at Queen’s Park Therapy, 601 – 6th St, Unit #210, New Westminster, BC, on Saturdays from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm.
Visit us
Book craniosacral therapy in New Westminster
Queen’s Park Therapy
601 – 6th St, Unit #210
New Westminster, BC V3L 3C1
Hours: Saturdays, 9:30 am – 5:30 pm
Contact
Have a question before booking? Send a message and Megan will get back to you.