“It’s feeling a lot like 2008,” said Christy Powers, who’s worked through three economic downturns since 1999. Operating out of Frederick, Maryland, a commuter-train ride from Washington, Powers said more and more of her clients — especially the large swath of federal workers — are “coming in telling me how stressed they are.” Others are halting services altogether to save cash.
Is Powers a financial planner? A real estate agent? Nope: She’s a massage therapist, and she and…

