Experience your true nature
through physical and emotional transformation
welcome to Florence therapies
a space to transform emotionally & physically
Holistic trauma informed Massage & emotional transformation
Kia Ora, I am
abigail florence
founder of Florence Therapies.
I’ve been practising as a certified health practitioner for over 11 years, starting at Melbourne Institute of Massage and Myotherapy.
I provide trauma informed massage and emotional facilitation to support life's challenges.
As a certified Remedial Massage Therapist based on Aotea (Great Barrier Island), with over a decade of experience, I have witnessed how intentional touch, self-treatment techniques and safe emotional spaces can create meaningful and lasting change in pain and discomfort.
Massage menu
If you feel overwhelmed by the choices available don't stress!
Abigail will take you through some questions on the day, together creating a plan for your massage including the most effective of styles or combination of massage styles to best suit your needs.
Remedial
If you have muscle tension, restricted movement or chronic pain this may be for you. Your practitioner will use clinical treatment techniques to help restore conditions such as sciatica, carpal tunnel, stiff necks, headaches, rotator cuff injuries, bursitis pain, micro tears and more with the goal of reducing pain and increasing range of motion.
Relaxation
Relaxation massage helps to soothe the body with slow flowing movements that destress tired muscles and allow space for the mind to clear. Relaxation massage often helps in processing emotions, easing the stress of busy lifestyles and trauma trapped within the cells.
Deep Tissue
If you are experiencing general muscle tightness due to work, heavy lifting, repetitive movements or other activities this slow, deep, deliberate manipulation of muscle tissue, trigger points and the myofascial connective tissue system focuses on releasings knots and increasing blood flow.
For people feeling stuck in chronic pain, grief, overwhelm, or the lasting effects of past trauma. Uses trauma-informed touch, guided breathing, and, at times, guided imagery to support safe emotional release, integration, and reconnection to self.
Sports
The aim of sports massage is to enhance performance, reduce muscle tension, promote circulation, desensitise trigger points and symptomatic tissue, as well as to reduce structural muscle thickening, adhesions and connective tissue. Injury prevention and injury care to aid faster recovery.
For expectant mothers with low-risk pregnancies past the first trimester. Uses supportive techniques to ease aches and pains, reduce swelling, promote deep relaxation, and improve sleep.
Kaitoke Wilds
Aromatherapy Massage
Made on Aotea from organic and sustainably foraged flora, Kaitoke Wilds incorporates ancient herbalist practices and philosophies with modern extraction techniques to produce a line of holistic botanical essential oils.
Services & Price List
clinic massage
STANDARD
60min ................ $160.00
A full treatment tailored to your body's needs.
90min* ............... $240.00
A comprehensive treatment, deeper work and covering more areas of your body.
*90min appointments are not available to book online, please contact Florence Therapies directly.
TARGETED RELIEF
30min ............... $65.00
A focused treatment for one specific area of pain or tension. Ideal when you need immediate relief but don't require a full treatment. Limited appointments available each week.
Mobile massage & Retreats
Mobile massage
60min Massage .............. $210.00
90min Massage .............. $310.00
To make each visit worthwhile, a minimum booking of 90 minutes per location applies.
Contact Florence Therapies directly to book.
Retreats & group bookings
Contact us to tailor an experience for you.
4 Hour Half Day
6-8 Hour Full Day
Florence Therapies memberhships
WEEKLY. FORTNIGHTLY OR MONTHLY (coming soon)
60min ................ $125.00
For regular permanent residents living on Aotea 300+ days a year, who benefit from regular bodywork throughout the year as physical maintenance to support the demands of daily life.
What clients are saying
Dean Salthouse
Orama Caretaker
"Fantastic experience as I’ve been having allot of knee and leg issues. Specifically targeting and releasing the muscle stress points made a massive difference. One of the if not the best massages I’ve had. Highly recommend you try for yourself."
Charlotte McGinity
Aotea Auckland Council
"Abigail has an incredible gift for understanding what your body and mind need. If you’re visiting or lucky enough to call Great Barrier home, treat yourself to a session with Abigail at Florence Therapies. She’s a true healer, and her work reflects the soul of the island."
Seagar Clarkson
Owner of Motu Bikes
Abigail is very knowledgeable and professional - I've seen her a couple of times now when niggly aches just won't go away. She's sorted them out and given post care stretch and self massage recommendations which were super helpful.
Hinetītama
Business Owner
“We worked through the grief of multiple miscarriages when trying for a baby with my partner. It opened up a whole new experience and allowed our children to share their sadness around loosing siblings they were so excited to meet, clearing the fear to try again and replacing it with joy - collectively as a family. Her coaching for us is priceless."
Angela
Teacher for 30+ years
"I met Abigail at a Physio Rehab Clinic on the Sunshine Coast a few years ago. I suffer from an extreme chronic pain condition, most days it is completely debilitating. Working with Abigail regularly provided me with long stints of no symptoms at all. Her intuitive touch felt like magic to me after so many years without consistent relief."
Anonymous
“Having coaching with Abigail has allowed me to reclaim myself after a significant life event that had me feeling lost in my direction in life. I have and continue to see real change in my life since starting coaching with her.”
April 21st 2023
Helping an island community be free of pain
Writer: Sionainn Mentor-King
Photographer: Michelle Marshall
Ten years after her first arrival to Aotea, Great Barrier Island, massage therapist Abigail Florence has returned with the use of traditional therapies, preventative education and self-treatment techniques, to assist people to experience an alternative to living with pain... (click to continue article)
Honour the Wisdom of Your First Environment
Our bodies often carry more than physical tension. Aches can arise from daily life, but they may also reflect emotional events stored in our cells — grief, stress, life's transitions, and generational experiences, waiting to shift.
My practice blends deep tissue and relaxation techniques to enhance mobility, ease pain, and calm the nervous system.
I believe our bodies speak — and my role is to listen, while also encouraging each person to develop a deeper, more intimate relationship with their own tinana (body).
Through my mahi (life's-purpose), I aim to foster self-responsibility and care, inspiring people to address aches, movement restrictions and emotional triggers early on. By strengthening the internal lines of communication within ourselves, we cultivate connection from within — supporting a grounded, authentic relationship with ones-self, the environments and people we move amongst each day.
Because healing begins with our first environment — our tinana (body).
Location & days
Claris
Clinic days:
Tuesday to Friday*
Mobile and group bookings:
Available 7 days*
Mobile Massage
*BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
To care for each clients personal space post-treatment and prevent any interruptions during an emotional space, please text on arrival and await a reply from your practitioner — details of the clinic location are provided with your booking confirmation.
Early booking is recommended, as availability is often limited closer to the date.
Opening hours/days are subject to change, particularly during the off-season May- October.
Payment & Cancellation policy
Payments are to be made at the time of booking your appointment or 7 days prior to your appoitment.
If you are unable to attend your appointment, please send someone in your place as payments are non-refundable 7 days prior to your appointment.
These policies are in place both to honor the practitioners time and to encourage each client to follow through with their initial commitment to themselves when making an appointment.
