Maria Her

About

Where Leadership Meets Healing

Results-driven spa professional with 4+ years of experience spanning hands-on therapy, spa management, and sales leadership across luxury and high-volume environments. Maria has managed daily operations, LMT teams, and sales strategy while building 80+ returning clients year-to-date through guest journey excellence.

Skilled in Mindbody and Noterro platforms, with deep expertise in SOP development, marketing execution, revenue optimization, therapist coaching, and customer experience design. Actively pursuing advanced training in spa management and business operations.

Specialties

Treatment Menu

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Personalized Massage

Every session is customized to you, with the pressure, technique and focus set from your intake, from light and flowing to slow and deep. Complimentary hot stone included. Learn more →

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Prenatal & Postpartum

Side-lying, bolstered support from the second trimester, and recovery work for the neck, back and hips after baby. Learn more →

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Post-Op Recovery

Surgeon-cleared, hands-only lymphatic drainage after lipo, BBL, tummy tuck, breast or facial surgery. Learn more →

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Sports Massage

Targeted work for training, recovery and mobility, for runners, lifters, riders and weekend athletes. Injury & post-surgery recovery →

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Reflexology

Precise pressure-point therapy on the feet and hands to restore energy flow and promote whole-body balance.

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Lymphatic Drainage

Certified, hands-only Vodder-technique MLD for swelling, facial puffiness and pregnancy. 60 or 120 minutes. Learn more →

Every session is personalized, with complimentary hot stone on massage sessions (heat isn’t used for pregnancy, lymphatic drainage or post-op work). Book 60 or 120 minutes.

Coming Soon

Becoming a CEU Instructor

Maria is actively working toward becoming a Continuing Education Unit instructor, dedicated to elevating industry standards and mentoring the next generation of massage therapists with advanced techniques and client-centered approaches.

Journey

Experience

Spa Manager

Haute & Bodied · Dallas-Fort Worth, TX · 2025

Oversaw daily spa operations including therapist scheduling, room utilization, and front-desk workflow. Drove revenue through strategic package design, promotional campaigns, and staff-wide upselling frameworks. Led marketing initiatives, managed LMT onboarding and coaching, and built SOPs for a repeatable premium guest journey using Noterro.

Sales Manager

Echelon Spa · Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

Led front-desk and sales operations, managing inquiry-to-booking conversion through consultative engagement and strategic follow-up. Analyzed booking trends via Mindbody to optimize pricing and package strategy. Trained staff on upselling frameworks and guest communication standards.

Massage Therapist

Riviera Spa · Dallas, TX · Current

Built a base of 80+ returning clients YTD through personalized, emotionally intelligent service. Led a corporate chair massage event for Boston Consulting Group. Identified upsell opportunities with add-on services, increasing average ticket value. Managed scheduling and reporting through Mindbody.

Massage Therapist

Spa Habitat · Plano, TX

Client-focused approach with clear communication and professional standards. Consultative selling to support ongoing wellness goals and drive rebooking rates.

Esthetician

Massage Envy · Oklahoma City, OK

Customized facial and body treatments with personalized home care recommendations, driving retail revenue and client adherence through a consultative guest experience.

Credentials

Certifications & Education

Certified Manual Lymph Drainage Therapist (CMLDT) Klose Training · August 2026

Hot Stone Certification January 2022

Licensed Massage Therapist (MT137227) December 2021

Central Oklahoma College Graduate December 2021

Licensed Esthetician

Licensed Cosmetologist May 2016

Colcord High Graduate May 2016

Klose Training Certificate of Achievement awarded to Maria Her, LMT, CMLDT (license MT137227) for completing the 45-hour Manual Lymph Drainage course in the Vodder technique, San Diego, California, August 24–29, 2026, certificate number KTM0826CA213 — Klose Training · Certificate #KTM0826CA213

Verified Credential

Certified in Manual Lymph Drainage.

Maria completed Klose Training’s 45-hour Manual Lymph Drainage course, the Vodder-technique program trusted by lymphedema therapists across the U.S. She passed written and practical exams covering lymphatic anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology, plus when MLD is and isn’t safe. That training now shapes her gentle lymphatic sessions for post-op recovery, swelling and facial puffiness across Dallas–Fort Worth.

Issuer: Klose Training & Consulting, LLC
Credential: CMLDT · Certified Manual Lymph Drainage Therapist
Hours: 45 contact hours · Live course
Approved by: NCBTMB Approved Provider #406050-00
Completed: August 24–29, 2026 · San Diego, CA

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