Jessica - Massage Therapist
Jessica is an Eastern Virginia Career College graduate of the Massage Therapy program (750 hours) with a License of Massage Therapy through the Virginia Board of Nursing.
She loves working with her clients to best help them recover from previous injuries, car accidents, and daily aches and pains in order for them to be able to get back to doing the things they love! Jessica also loves furthering her education to add to her skill set to better meet the wants and needs of her clients. In addition to her training in school, Jessica has extensive training in medical massage. She uses a combination of deep tissue, active muscle release, myofascial release, and stretching techniques to break down scar tissue and soft tissue adhesions in the body. She is certified in John Barnes myofascial release, as well as trained in the following therapies:
Jessica is well-trained and certified in the following therapies: Medical Massage, Myofascial Release, Graston, Sports, Cupping, Stretching, Deep Tissue, Swedish
Schedule with Jessica on the Hands of Hope app!
Randy - Performance Coach
Randy is a fitness professional with over 15 years of experience in the health and wellness industry. He is a NASM-Certified Personal Trainer, Corrective Exercise Specialist, and Performance Enhancement Specialist, as well as an AAAI-ISMA Certified Sports Nutrition Consultant. Randy is also an ACE-certified Massage Cupping Practitioner and has advanced training in multiple massage techniques, including PNF-assisted stretching.
His areas of expertise include athletic performance training, functional bodywork, and weight loss. Randy has worked with a diverse range of clients—from professional athletes to older adults—allowing him to tailor his approach to each individual’s needs. His goal is to help people move better, perform better, and feel better for as long as possible.
Eva Purcell - Certified Life Coach
Eva is the heart behind Elevate Life Coaching, where she helps individuals reconnect with their strength, purpose, and inner peace. With a warm and compassionate approach, Eva creates a supportive space where people can reflect, grow, and move forward with confidence. Her passion for helping others is shaped not only by her professional background but also by meaningful personal experiences. As the spouse of a cancer survivor and someone who has walked alongside a family member through the challenges of an eating disorder, Eva understands how deeply health and life struggles can affect individuals and families. These experiences have strengthened her empathy and her commitment to helping others find resilience, clarity, and balance. Eva has been married for 35 years to a retired military spouse and is the proud mother of three beautiful daughters and grandmother to two wonderful grandsons. Her diverse background in teaching, the IT field, and the fitness industry allows her to bring a well-rounded perspective to personal growth, emotional wellness, and healthy living. Through Elevate Life Coaching, Eva is passionate about helping both men and women overcome challenges, embrace their strengths, and build lives grounded in purpose, growth, and inner balance.
Schedule a virtual appointment with Eva on the Hands of Hope app!
Sarah - Certified Birth Doula (DONA)
A doula is defined as a person trained to provide advice, information, emotional support, and physical comfort to a mother before, during, and just after childbirth
Sarah Newton is a doula with 13 years and 230+ births of experience. She is passionate about guiding women and their families through pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum.
All Things Doula has always been about new mothers, and their families - supporting them in an unbiased, and encouraging way so they can birth safely with who and what they need around them. Regardless of how your experience unfolds, she wants you to feel prepared for labor and delivery, newborns, and beyond.
Sarah holds the following training/certifications:
Certified Birth Doula (DONA)
VBAC Pro
Certified Postpartum Doula (BAI)
Breastfeeding Educator training (certification in process)
Adult and Infant CPR training
Acupressure training for pregnancy, labor, and postpartum
Tens Unit for labor training
Evidence-Based Birth training
13 years of experience serving pregnant & postpartum families
Attendance at 230+ births (and counting)
Over 4000+ hours of total time spent prenatally and postpartum with families
Over 1000+ hours spent offering support to laboring mothers
2+ years of experience as a nanny
Prior licensed massage therapist
Dominique Murray, ACCT Thermographer
Dominique is an ACCT Certified Thermographer since 2016. She is passionate about sharing the benefits of thermography with her clients, especially how it applies to bodily and immune functions in the context of better health. Dominique is also fluent in English and French!
Dominique offers once-a-month thermography services at Hands of Hope as she is a traveling thermography through the Thermography Centers of Fairfax, Virginia.
