Most estheticians were trained to treat the surface. This course teaches you how to work beneath it through touch, presence, and intentional hands-on care.

The Tender Method Course

Learn the Tender Method through a complete two-hour facial performed entirely by hand. You’ll see how rhythm, pacing, and presence come together to create meaningful results and an unforgettable client experience.

What Is the Tender Method Course?

You know your facials could feel like more.

Maybe you want to offer longer, more massage-forward treatments, but you’re not sure how to fill 90 or 120 minutes without adding more products, machines, or unnecessary steps.

You find yourself repeating the same massage sequence, watching the clock, or wondering if slowing down will leave your client feeling like you didn’t do enough.

You want your facials to feel unforgettable, but no one taught you how to create that kind of experience with your hands.

The Tender Method™ will teach you how to build an entire facial around intentional touch, fascia, the nervous system, rhythm, and presence, so you can stop searching for more things to add and start creating treatments that feel entirely your own.

What you'll learn…..

  • Learn why touch is your greatest tool and what makes it biologically powerful

  • Never feel like you’re running out of things to do in a facial again

  • Perform a luxurious two-hour facial using only your hands

  • Stay in continuous flow for a full treatment without losing direction

  • Work with fascia to create visible lift, sculpting, and structural change in the face

  • Understand the muscles of the face and how tension patterns influence aging

  • Learn how the nervous system influences skin health, relaxation, and repair

  • Understand C-tactile afferents and why skin responds to intentional touch

  • Use hot stones, honey tapping, massage candles, hot towel compression, and sensory techniques to deepen the client experience

  • Regulate your own nervous system so you can hold space more effectively for your clients

  • Become more trauma-aware and intentional in your client care

  • Design a treatment room that supports safety, trust, and transformation

  • Learn about nervine herbs that support relaxation and recovery

  • Create treatment experiences clients cannot find anywhere else

  • Includes 11 downloadable resources, including guidebooks and practical PDFs, plus access to my personal Spotify playlist.

The Tender Method
$444.00
One time
$222.00
For 2 months

A massage-forward facial training rooted in touch, nervous system regulation, and sculptural massage. Watch a complete two-hour facial unfold in real time while learning the science, technique, rhythm, and presence that create unforgettable client experiences.

✓ Over 6 hours of instruction
✓ 1 year access
✓ 9 downloadable guide-books included

Everything Inside The Tender Method™

  • Begin with the philosophy behind The Tender Method™ and explore what has been missing from traditional facial education.

    Lessons include:
    Welcome to The Tender Method™
    Setting Up + Supplies
    Lesson 1: Beyond Traditions
    Lesson 2: The Cost of Care

  • Learn how the autonomic nervous system moves between different states, how the skin functions as a living sensory organ, and why C-tactile fibers change the way we understand intentional touch.

    Lessons include:
    Lesson 3: The Nervous System
    Lesson 4: Skin Is a Sensory Organ
    Lesson 5: C-Tactile Fibers

  • Watch the complete two-hour facial unfold in real time. This section shows how I use rhythm, intentional touch, cleansing rituals, massage, fascia work, and facial sculpting to create the full Tender Method experience.

    Lessons include:
    Lesson 6: Anchoring / Legs + Feet
    Lesson 7: Opening Sequence / Foundational Arrival
    Lesson 8: Honey Tapping
    Lesson 9: First Cleansing Ritual
    Lesson 10: Second Cleansing Ritual
    Lesson 11: Mask Ritual + Hot Stones Massage
    Lesson 12: Arm + Hand Massage
    Lesson 13: Facial Massage
    Lesson 14: Fascia Audio Presentation
    Lesson 15: Alternative Fascia Opening
    Lesson 16: Fascia Lifting and Sculpting the Face
    Lesson 17: Fascia Eye Ritual

A complete look at the lessons, demonstrations, guidebooks, and resources included in the course. Click each section below to explore what you’ll receive.

  • Each guide is designed to help you understand the work and bring it into your own treatment room.

    The Tender Method Guidebook
    The 120-Minute Facial Flow Guide
    The Inner Work Guide
    The Fascia & Facial Anatomy Guide
    The Nervines & Adaptogens Guidebook
    The Client Intake Form
    The Consultation Assessment Guide
    The Client Questionnaire Explanation
    The Nervous System Cheat Sheet
    How to Introduce the Somatic Facial Experience

  • A clean, professional treatment room does not have to feel beige, clinical, or predictable. This book encourages you to think beyond the traditional treatment-room aesthetic and use color, lighting, texture, art, sound, and unexpected details to create a space with personality. It will help you design a room that feels imaginative, sensory, and entirely your own while still feeling thoughtful, comfortable, and beautifully cared for.

  • This is the personal playlist I use while working with my own clients. I have spent years curating it, carefully choosing music that supports the rhythm, atmosphere, and sensory experience of the facial. It continues to evolve as I discover new songs and refine the way the music moves with the treatment.

  • Hope was amazing! The facial I received was unlike any other facial I’ve ever had in my life. She is so knowledgeable about the nervous system, fascia, and skin care that isn’t full of crap ingredients. I felt so relaxed and my skin glowed afterwards.

    Amanda B

  • Hope was incredible! This facial was unlike any other facial I’ve ever experienced. I live in Klamath Falls and this was well worth the time to travel over. Will be back!

    Sarah P

  • I cannot express enough how incredible this facial was from Hope! The moment I walked in, I felt so comfortable and it ease with Hope. I loved how she customize my appointment for my needs. My skin feels so rejuvenated! I’ve never felt so relaxed and at peace when I was in Hope’s hands. They really are healing. Not only is she incredible at what she does, you can tell that this is her passion and is clearly felt through the facial. This is more than just a facial. This was a whole sensory experience.

    Leanne R

  • Hope is a master of her art, botany and the magic of her massage. Her facials elevate you to another level. Her expertise and understanding how to rejuvenate the youth in your skin, plus the myriad of knowledge she has about how to care and preserve what you have is genius. I value her as a practitioner and the beautiful soul she is.

    Lisa I

  • Hope has MAGICAL hands and an amazing vibe. She made me feel safe and relaxed, so taken care of. She made the lines on my forehead disappear and my skin feels like silk. 10/10 would recommend to anyone with anxiety, stress, or exhaustion.

    Mary R