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About

Hi! I'm Heather James, LMBT #10296 (she/her). I've been practicing therapeutic massage since 2010 after graduating from Wake Technical Community College’s massage program. I later earned a Biology Pre-Medical degree from North Carolina Central University and completed two years of osteopathic medical school, shaping a strong foundation in anatomy, physiology, and clinical reasoning.

My sessions are highly specific, anatomically accurate, deeply relaxing, results-based, and individualized. Rather than following a routine style of massage, I integrate a range of techniques based on assessment and real-time response during each session.

Teaching has been a consistent part of my professional journey for many years:

  • Massage Instructor, Gwinnett College – Taught massage therapy students in a classroom and hands-on clinical setting.

  • General Chemistry Teaching Assistant, NCCU – Served as a teaching assistant during my undergraduate studies, helping students understand foundational chemistry concepts.

  • Couples Massage Instructor – Taught community classes designed to help partners safely and effectively massage one another at home.

  • Peer Instructor, Osteopathic Medical School – Organized and taught weekly massage sessions for classmates that complemented the osteopathic manipulative medicine techniques we were learning, helping connect manual therapy concepts across disciplines.

  • Educational Content Creator – Created instructional videos and educational resources on the care of pet jumping spiders through my website and YouTube channel, JumpingSpidersUSA.com, building a following by making complex topics approachable and engaging.

I enjoy helping people understand not just what to do, but why it works. Whether I'm working one-on-one with a client or teaching a room full of massage therapists, my goal is the same: to make complex concepts practical, understandable, and immediately useful.

Outside the treatment room, I enjoy spending time with family, tending plants, exploring local comedy shows, reading, hiking, and photographing the small and fascinating details of the natural world — especially insects and other tiny creatures.