Eva-Marie graduated from Brenneke School of Massage (now Cortiva Institute) in Seattle, WA. She is licensed as a Massage Therapist in Washington state since 1993 and licensed in Arizona since 2005. Annually she takes continueing education. She has completed classes in myofascial release techniques,  sports massage, Soft Tissue Release, and Active Isolated Stretching

While practicing in Wahington state, she specialized in injury rehabilitation. She worked with patients recovering from on the job injuries, automobile accidents, headaches, strain/sprain injuriesand relief from fibromyalgia. She even was the massage therapist for the Seattle Seadogs, a professional indoor soccer team.

She ia a member of the American Massage Therapy Association(AMTA) and served with the Massage Emergency Response Team(MERT). In that capacity she went to the Perntagon after 9/11 and worked on rescue and recovery personnel.