My Story
Biography:
Originally from Timmins, Ontario, I moved to Ottawa to pursue a career in health care that would focus on body awareness and healthy lifestyle choices. I graduated from the International Academy of Massage Therapy in 2010 and am an active member of the CMTO (College of Massage Therapists of Ontario).
As a registered massage therapist, my goal is to use various traditional techniques such as trigger point therapy, myofascial release, joint mobilizations, stretching, deep tissue work and swedish massage to help treat imbalances within the body.
I remain committed to expanding my skill set and incorporating the latest research and methods into furthering my practice. Joint mobility, self-care techniques and functional movement training are complementary additions to successful and consistent registered massage therapy.
I am also the co-founder of Recover RX, Canada’s first recovery studio, where we bring NFL locker room recovery technology into a welcoming studio for athletes, active individuals, and anyone looking to restore and recover their body and mind. Recover RX is powered by Kinetic Edge, and is where my practice is located.
Education:
- CSMTA Advanced Sport Massage; Led by Kip Petch & Remo Bucci
- Scientific Principles of Sports Rehab; Clinical Athlete
Certifications:
- Sports First Responder
- Graston Technique Fully Certified; M1 & M2 Provider
- TMJD: Level 1, From The Neck Up: Julie Poulin
- Caveman Strong Personal Training
-Functional Range Conditioning, FRCms
On Working With Athletes:
Why have I chosen a path in working with elite athletes?
I choose to work with athletes because I want to work with the best.
The girls, boys, women and men who thrive on pushing themselves beyond the limits of the average person.
The individuals who’s drive, focus and work ethic enable them to be exceptional.
They’ll settle for nothing less.
Working with athletes goes beyond their time on the table.
It’s understanding their goals, getting to know their personalities and understanding what keeps them going when their body tells them to stop; to quit.
It’s getting to know their limits, better than they know their own, so you can moderate and adapt to their needs, most importantly when they can’t always see it themselves.
It’s knowing when to listen and when to speak honestly.
It’s about respect.
It’s knowing that it’s not about you - it’s never about you. There is no glory - no notoriety - no fame, that comes with supporting athletes.
We as therapists are their friends, their support system; a dependable and constant source of help in a world of uncontrollable variables.
They sacrifice career goals, missing important events, time with family and friends, relationships - all to achieve whatever mountain they have chosen to conquer.
We pick them up, fix them up and make them better, faster stronger, all for one thing to go wrong and start the process all over again. And we’ll do that - again and again - until they have reached the top of that mountain.
We rejoice in their victories and we grieve their failures.
We’re more invested in their success than many of them will ever know.
It’s an honour to work alongside the athlete and it’s what drives me to separate myself to become the best therapist I can be for myself, but more importantly for them.