Quick answer
It depends on your reason. For general stress and wellbeing, every 4 to 6 weeks suits most women. For a specific pain or stubborn tension, weekly or fortnightly until it settles, then a maintenance session every few weeks.
There is no single right answer, and anyone who gives you one is guessing. How often you should have a massage depends on why you are coming: general stress and wellbeing needs a different rhythm from a specific, stubborn problem.
As a rough guide, most women come every 4 to 6 weeks for general wellbeing, and more often when they are working through a particular issue. Here is how to find the rhythm that fits you.
It depends on why you are coming
A massage for general stress and tiredness is maintenance: you are keeping a baseline of tension from building back up. A massage for a specific problem, a locked shoulder, sciatica, a knot that will not shift, is treatment: you are working towards a change, and that usually needs sessions closer together at first.
So before asking how often, it helps to be clear on which you are after. The two have genuinely different rhythms.
For general stress and wellbeing
If you are coming to manage everyday stress, sleep better, and stop tension accumulating, every 4 to 6 weeks suits most women. That is often enough to keep the baseline low without the tension fully rebuilding between visits.
During an especially demanding stretch, work pressure, poor sleep, a hard few months, you might come more often for a while, then ease back. There is no commitment; you simply book when your body is asking for it.
For a specific pain or stubborn tension
When you are working on a particular problem, weekly or fortnightly sessions tend to make the biggest difference at first, while the tissue is changing. Tension held for years rarely releases fully in one hour, but two or three closer sessions often shift it noticeably.
Once it has settled, most women drop back to a maintenance session every few weeks to stop it returning. We talk through what makes sense for your situation at the end of each visit, never as a sales pitch.
Maintenance keeps tension from building. Treatment works towards a change. They run on different clocks.
Can you have too much massage?
For most people, regular massage is safe and beneficial. After deeper work it is normal to feel a little tender for a day, so it is sensible to leave a few days between intensive sessions rather than booking back-to-back. If you have a health condition, your GP or consultant can advise on what suits you.
If cost is part of the question
Regular massage adds up, so if you know you want a steady rhythm, the six-session packages work out cheaper: £330 for six, which is £55 a session instead of £60. Sessions are booked individually and used whenever suits you.
If you are new to massage and unsure how your body will respond, start with a single session and see how you feel before committing to a rhythm. Here is what to expect at a first visit.