15 years ago I graduated from the Okanagan Valley College of Massage Therapy and became a Registered Massage Therapist. I traveled and worked in Spas in New Zealand for a year before returning to BC and began practicing massage therapy at Broadway Wellness and Pomegranate Midwives in Vancouver, later when we moved, from my home in Nakusp a small village in the Kootaney's. Currently I offer treatments in my clinic space situated between UVic and Cadboro Bay.
As a trauma-informed therapist in training I believe, with the proper support, that our bodies and nervous systems have the inate ability and wisdom to heal. I gently encourage the curiosity of the sensations your body is trying to tell you and how we can all be an active participant in our healing journey. I approach each individual with compassion and reverence to our connection of our physical body and our mind.
With the birth of my son in 2011 and my daughter in 2014 it gave me a great deal of appreciation for massage therapy as necessary support during postpartum and as a parent of young children. When I'm not with my treatment table, I'm cycling with my family around Victoria, playing soccer, or experimenting in my kitchen with a new Smitten Kitchen recipe.
As a trauma-informed therapist in training I believe, with the proper support, that our bodies and nervous systems have the inate ability and wisdom to heal. I gently encourage the curiosity of the sensations your body is trying to tell you and how we can all be an active participant in our healing journey. I approach each individual with compassion and reverence to our connection of our physical body and our mind.
With the birth of my son in 2011 and my daughter in 2014 it gave me a great deal of appreciation for massage therapy as necessary support during postpartum and as a parent of young children. When I'm not with my treatment table, I'm cycling with my family around Victoria, playing soccer, or experimenting in my kitchen with a new Smitten Kitchen recipe.
2020
-Somatic Experiencing Intermediate I
2019
-Somatic Experiencing Beginner I, II & III
Somatic Experiencing® method is a body--oriented approach to the healing of trauma and other stress disorders. It is the life’s work of Dr. Peter A. Levine, resulting from his multidisciplinary study of stress physiology, psychology, ethology, biology, neuroscience, indigenous healing practices, and medical biophysics, together with over 45 years of successful clinical application. The SE approach releases traumatic shock, which is key to transforming PTSD and the wounds of emotional and early developmental attachment trauma.
-Yoga for RMT's Restoring the Nervous System and Exploring Embodied Experiences and Practices with Lindsay Campa RMT
2018
- Standard First Aid with CPR-C-AED - Recertification
-Compassionate Inquiry in Vancouver with Dr. Gabor Mate
2017
- Massage Therapy During the Childbearing Year Part 6- Breast Treatment by Paula Jaspar MEd, RMT
- Pain Science for Pelvic Health: Neurodynamics and Manual Therapy by Sandra J. Hilton PT, DPT, MS
- Mental Health and the Body Symposium hosted by the RMTBC with speaker Dr. Gabor Mate
2016
- Yoga for Self Care for RMT's by Leigh Anne Milne RMT, E-RYT500
2013
- Biodynamic Myofascial Mobilization of the Extremities by Natale Rao RMT
2009-2011
- 8 Integrated Fascial Therapies Courses with Natale Rao, RMT
2008
- Visceral Manipulation Level 1 with Natale Rao RMT and Healther Inglis, RMT
- Massage Therapy in the Childbearing Year--Part 2 Labour, Birth and Post Partum with Paula Jaspar RMT
- Massage Therapy in the Childbearing Year-- Part 4: Infant Massage with Paula Jaspar RMT
- Thai Massage Level 1 & 2, Chaing Mai Thailand
2007-2008
- Craniosacral Therapist Certification Program at Langara College
2007
- Lumbosacral Myofacial Release workshop with Natale Rao RMT and Randy Persad RMT
- Birth Doula Training Certification at Douglas College
2002-2005
- Massage Therapy diploma program at Okanagan College of Massage Therapy (3000 hour program)