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Blog · June 26, 2026

Meet Timothy Kocher-Hillmer, LMT in Lawrenceville

Board certified through the NCBTMB since 2013, with twenty-five years of hospice, palliative and HIV/AIDS work behind him.

Come home to yourself. That’s how Timothy Kocher-Hillmer describes what he’s offering, and everything about the way he practises is arranged to make it possible.

There’s one session length: ninety minutes, $150. No half-hour option, no upsell. Ninety minutes is simply how long it takes to slow down the heady activity of a life enough for breath, touch and awareness to do anything.

Twenty-five years of accompanying people who came to touch looking for healing, blending massage, reiki, breathwork and myofascial technique into whatever the person on the table actually needs that day.

The populations he’s spent time with

Hospice and palliative care. HIV/AIDS. Seniors. Trauma-informed work, and LGBTQ+ affirming practice.

That isn’t a list most therapists carry, and it isn’t one you assemble by accident. It’s twenty-five years of showing up for people at points in their lives when touch gets complicated and much of the world quietly stops offering it.

He’s board certified through the NCBTMB, nationally certified since 2001, and an approved continuing education provider since 2013.

Booking

The home studio is in Lawrenceville, with off-street parking at the front door and three steps to get in. Availability is limited, and he asks you to reach out by text or email first — not as a hurdle, but because he’d like to hear what you’re hoping for, and answer your questions, before anything gets scheduled.

Fifteen years on his Pennsylvania licence, verified with the Department of State.

See Timothy’s profile and get in touch