{"id":35,"date":"2026-10-19T04:52:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T04:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webaxis.org\/therapy\/our-story\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T05:00:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T05:00:38","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webaxis.org\/therapy\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"35\" class=\"elementor elementor-35\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f90b9a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f90b9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71c7d8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-st-hero\" data-id=\"71c7d8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"st-hero.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"scratch-therapy\"><section class=\"scratch-therapy-hero scratch-therapy-hero--page scratch-therapy-section\" aria-labelledby=\"st-71c7d8d-title\" data-st-hero><picture class=\"scratch-therapy-hero__media\"><source media=\"(min-width: 760px) and (orientation: landscape), (min-width: 1100px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webaxis.org\/therapy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/scratch-therapy-leaf-shadows-wall.jpg 1190w, https:\/\/webaxis.org\/therapy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/scratch-therapy-leaf-shadows-wall-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/webaxis.org\/therapy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/scratch-therapy-leaf-shadows-wall-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/webaxis.org\/therapy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/scratch-therapy-leaf-shadows-wall-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"100vw\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1190\" height=\"1572\" src=\"https:\/\/webaxis.org\/therapy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/scratch-therapy-treatment-room-sydney.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"The treatment room in low amber light, with a checked blanket on the bed, an olive tree and leaf shadows on the wall.\" sizes=\"100vw\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webaxis.org\/therapy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/scratch-therapy-treatment-room-sydney.jpg 1190w, https:\/\/webaxis.org\/therapy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/scratch-therapy-treatment-room-sydney-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/webaxis.org\/therapy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/scratch-therapy-treatment-room-sydney-775x1024.jpg 775w, https:\/\/webaxis.org\/therapy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/scratch-therapy-treatment-room-sydney-768x1015.jpg 768w, https:\/\/webaxis.org\/therapy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/scratch-therapy-treatment-room-sydney-1163x1536.jpg 1163w\" \/><\/picture><div class=\"scratch-therapy-shell scratch-therapy-hero__content\"><p class=\"scratch-therapy-label scratch-therapy-label--light\">Our story<\/p><h1 class=\"scratch-therapy-hero__title scratch-therapy-heading\" id=\"st-71c7d8d-title\"><span>We started this because<\/span> <span class=\"scratch-therapy-hero__accent\">we couldn\u2019t find it anywhere else.<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/section><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05a0419 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"05a0419\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-722d143 elementor-widget elementor-widget-st-story\" data-id=\"722d143\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"st-story.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"scratch-therapy\"><section class=\"scratch-therapy-story scratch-therapy-section\" aria-labelledby=\"st-722d143-h\"><div class=\"scratch-therapy-shell\"><div class=\"scratch-therapy-story__top\"><div class=\"scratch-therapy-story__intro\" data-st-reveal><p class=\"scratch-therapy-label\">How it began<\/p><h2 class=\"scratch-therapy-story__quote scratch-therapy-heading\" id=\"st-722d143-h\">\u201cWatching them was enough to make us fall asleep on the spot.\u201d<\/h2><div class=\"scratch-therapy-story__body scratch-therapy-body\"><p>We came across scratch therapy the way a lot of people do \u2014 scrolling through TikTok late at night and landing on videos of back scratching. Watching them was enough to make us fall asleep on the spot. It turns out that kind of slow, rhythmic touch can trigger a tingling sensation across the scalp and skin, the same response ASMR is known for, and helps calm the nervous system by easing the body out of fight-or-flight and into deep rest.<\/p><p>That was enough to make us genuinely curious about what scratch therapy really was. We started practising on our own family and friends, learning what worked and what didn\u2019t \u2014 and that curiosity is how Scratch Therapy came to be.<\/p><\/div><\/div><figure class=\"scratch-therapy-story__photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/webaxis.org\/therapy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/scratch-therapy-scratchers-comb-brush.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Close-up of filigree scratchers in a coconut bowl, a crystal comb and a soft scalp brush.\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 40vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webaxis.org\/therapy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/scratch-therapy-scratchers-comb-brush.jpg 960w, https:\/\/webaxis.org\/therapy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/scratch-therapy-scratchers-comb-brush-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/webaxis.org\/therapy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/scratch-therapy-scratchers-comb-brush-768x576.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><ol class=\"scratch-therapy-story__timeline\" role=\"list\"><li><p class=\"scratch-therapy-story__when\">Late one night<\/p><p class=\"scratch-therapy-body\">Scrolling TikTok, we landed on videos of back scratching \u2014 and watching them was enough to make us fall asleep on the spot.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"scratch-therapy-story__when\">Then, curiosity<\/p><p class=\"scratch-therapy-body\">That slow, rhythmic touch can trigger a tingling sensation across the scalp and skin. We wanted to understand what scratch therapy really was.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"scratch-therapy-story__when\">Practice<\/p><p class=\"scratch-therapy-body\">We started practising on our own family and friends, learning what worked and what didn\u2019t.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"scratch-therapy-story__when\">Now<\/p><p class=\"scratch-therapy-body\">That curiosity is how Scratch Therapy came to be.<\/p><\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/section><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e37cc98 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e37cc98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fbf802 elementor-widget elementor-widget-st-feature\" data-id=\"6fbf802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"st-feature.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"scratch-therapy\"><section class=\"scratch-therapy-feature scratch-therapy-feature--dark scratch-therapy-feature--img-left scratch-therapy-feature--natural scratch-therapy-section\" aria-labelledby=\"st-6fbf802-h\"><div class=\"scratch-therapy-shell scratch-therapy-feature__grid\"><div class=\"scratch-therapy-feature__copy\" data-st-reveal><p class=\"scratch-therapy-label\">The emblem<\/p><h2 class=\"scratch-therapy-h2 scratch-therapy-heading\" id=\"st-6fbf802-h\">Two hands, slow and unhurried<\/h2><div class=\"scratch-therapy-feature__body scratch-therapy-body\"><p>The Scratch Therapy emblem shows the heart of every session: two hands gently scratching through the hair, framed by an arch, sprigs of leaves and small sparkles.<\/p><\/div><\/div><figure class=\"scratch-therapy-feature__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/webaxis.org\/therapy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/scratch-therapy-emblem-lockup.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The Scratch Therapy Studio emblem: two hands in a woman\u2019s hair inside an arch, above the script logo.\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 45vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webaxis.org\/therapy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/scratch-therapy-emblem-lockup.jpg 640w, https:\/\/webaxis.org\/therapy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/scratch-therapy-emblem-lockup-300x293.jpg 300w\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/section><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b0d720 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0b0d720\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-652736f elementor-widget elementor-widget-st-cta\" data-id=\"652736f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"st-cta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"scratch-therapy\"><section 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