Karen
Tabor
RN, MS, CS, LMT
LIC. #MA35939
Founder of the Crystal Otter is Registered
Nurse with clinical specialization and national certification
in adult psychiatric/mental health nursing.
After a long and successful career as a
private therapist and holistic nurse in New York State,
Karen moved to Florida to be closer to her aging parents.
Once here she pursued a path to enhance her holistic nursing
career with the study of massage. Holistic nursing is the
art and science of healing, it addresses the whole person
- mind, body and spirit.
Karen studied nursing at Syracuse University
and earned her Masters degree in nursing at Russell Sage
College and her Massage Education at Traviss Career Center.
She has studied with the developers of both Therapeutic
Touch, Dr. Dolores Kreiger and Healing Touch, Janet Mentgen.
Karen is a Reiki Master/Teacher, Healing
Touch Practitioner, a part time instructor of massage at
Traviss.
She is a member of American Holistic Nurses
Association, National Association of Nurse Massage Therapists,
Florida State Massage Therapy Association, Sigma Theta Tau
Nursing Honorary and is a past president of The Albany Holistic
Nurses Society.
Karen specializes in Swedish Massage,
Deep Tissue Massage, Trigger Point
Therapy, Chair Massage, Reflexology, Reiki, Therapeutic Touch,
Healing Touch, Thought Field Therapy, Neuromodulation Technique,
and Ionic Detoxification. 
