Christina’s passion to treat pain and discomfort developed while receiving treatments in rehabilitation from a car accident, severe scoliosis and a posterior spinal fusion.
She graduated with honours from Bryan College in 2013 and has since been increasing her knowledge through multiple courses like movement based rehabilitation, ID 1: Core concepts , ID 2: Lower Extremity, Paediatric massage, Oncology massage/lymphatic drainage, Sensorimotor Retraining Techinque, and Sensory Integration.
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In 2019 she expanded and opened the peadiatric division Little One’s Aqua Therpay offering hydrotherapy, registered massage therapy, and many workshops for infants and toddlers. Her love for treating babies, infants, toddlers, and teens grew in the past seven years.
>” We have to encourage, and educate the next generation to learn about their health, development, and lifestyle choices. Teach them how to take care of themselves, and not center their focus on what’s on the outside. That is my mission.”
In her practice, she utilizes a fusion of different Swedish massage techniques coupled with the perfect compliment of hydrotherapy and movement based therapy; Targeting the source of the pain and correcting incorrect muscle patterns for pain free function. Christina is quite versatile in applying the deepest amount of pressure to applying the lightest touch.
>“I wanted to create a clinic where the entire family can get treated, a place to ‘ Ease your pain, Clear your mind, and soothe your soul”
Christina also provides many services, like corporate lunch and learns and wellness programs.She is determined to educate and continue her career in other avenues of holistic healing,and Occupational Therapy. She strives to increase the quality of people’s lives by tailoring each treatment to their specific needs.
Melissa is an Aesthetician and Cosmetician who has spent the past 18 years dedicating her time to furthering her knowledge in all aspects of the beauty industry. Her passion for learning is insatiable, and is evident in her many academic credentials over the past two decades. She recently pursued her long time goal of becoming a Registered Massage Therapist and graduated the accelerated program at Oxford College, with honors.
By combining her years of experience within a spa atmosphere and her clinical practise throughout the last 2 years, Melissa has perfected the balance of providing effective pain relief while ensuring a calm and relaxing atmosphere for her clients.
Her goal is to maintain a safe, client focused practice by continuing to further her education, knowledge and skill set within the wellness industry. She is excited to join the team at Alternative Healing and is eager to explore all the avenues Massage Therapy has to offer!
Kristy graduated from McMaster University with a degree in Kinesiology and followed up her degree with a diploma in Massage Therapy one year later. Since graduating she’s had the opportunity to work in a variety of settings including spas, chiropractic clinics, onsite for movie and television sets, corporate offices and much more. Kristy is friendly and inviting and dedicated to helping her clients live a healthy lifestyle. Whether it be to manage pain or relieve stress, Kristy will be able to tailor a treatment to meet your specific needs.
“I am passionate about helping others and genuinely care about the well-being of my clients. I believe that massage therapy has something to offer everyone whether it is for the purpose of injury rehabilitation, preventative care or pure indulgence of relaxation. I try to be mindful that clients have a lot of choice in where they can choose to go for massage services and I want to make sure they know that they can trust me to take care of them. I try to keep in mind that the client has likely been looking forward to their massage for days or weeks and my goal is to make that hour they spend with me, the best hour of their week. I set that intention with every massage”.
