Lauren Loparo is a licensed massage therapist and owner of Fort Lauderdale Therapeutic Massage, practicing out of a studio inside Expand and Renew Wellness in Fort Lauderdale, FL. With a background in Traditional Thai Massage — developed through an extensive two-year apprenticeship — and formal training at the Aveda Institute, Lauren brings a deeply therapeutic approach to bodywork. Her personal experience with pain from athletics and physical work sparked her passion for massage therapy, which she has built into a specialized practice focused on chronic pain relief, mobility improvement, and stress reduction. She has honed her skills working alongside a respected Thai massage therapist at a Thai spa, and opened her own practice in 2015. Lauren specializes in working with golfers, tennis players, and active adults, offering targeted sessions that address root causes of pain and movement restrictions rather than surface-level symptoms.