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Hiram therapist asks council to exempt licensed mental‑health clinicians from spa ordinance for trauma‑informed care
Summary
At the July work session a local clinician asked Hiram officials to amend the city's massage/spa ordinance (Sec. 12-4-16) to explicitly exempt licensed mental‑health professionals supervising trauma‑informed, body‑based services; the city attorney said state law and licensing definitions require further study before any ordinance carve‑out.
Mignon Jordan, a licensed clinical social worker and co‑owner of Olive Tree Therapy and Wellness in Hiram, asked the City Council at its July work session to amend Article 7, massage/spa establishment (Section 12-4-16), to explicitly exempt licensed mental‑health professionals who supervise or integrate licensed massage therapists into trauma‑informed care. Jordan said her practice serves adults, seniors, veterans and children who have experienced trauma and that a number of evidence‑based, body‑focused interventions are delivered under clinical supervision. “We are a…
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