timeing

[Aryanna Lopezzz]

Hi, i am a mobile theapist and i am normally very good at getting the right time when i do my therapies, which an indian head massage lasting 45 min. But the other day i had a client that talked alot, and my treatment didn't seem as long,it is not very often this happens.
has anyone everhad the same problem when they have a client?that they finish the treatment a bit qiuck? if so what do you do?
When i finished early, i did some more work in the back and neck area as she felt that area neede work, but i came away feeling really bad. does this make me a bad therapist?
any advise would be great as i am feeling lousey

 

[rachel c]

hey froggy, don't be so hard on yourself, I bet your client still enjoyed the traeatment.

do you wear a fob watch so that you can keep a constant watch on the time? if you find you are working too fast, you can slow it down, add more movements, etc.

do you state to the client that they are guaranteed 45 minutes for a treatment or do you not tell them how long the treatment will be?

I state my treatments are approx 25 mins or 55 mins long. I finish after 50 minutes because by the time they've had a brief chat, got off the chair and sorted themselves out, I've given them aftercare advice, etc, taken payment and suggested a time scale for next appointment, it is nearly 60 minutes. In that time I have to set the room up for next client.

This has happened to you ONCE, learn from it.