West Kelowna Registered Massage Therapy Practitioner List
Aimee Stothers
Aimee is a graduate of the Okanagan Valley College of Massage Therapy. She is a compassionate and caring therapist who strives to help her clients reach optimal health.
Prior to becoming an R.M.T. Aimee worked as a Behaviour Interventionist and Community Respite worker with children and young adults of a special population.
Through this experience, she recognized her passion for helping others and her need for being directly involved with individualized plans to see others succeed and reach their goals.
Since following her pursuit of becoming a Registered Massage Therapist, Aimee has found she has a special interest in women’s health.
She has keenly begun advancing her knowledge and education in areas specific to pre-natal, post-natal and post-surgical and thoroughly enjoys working with this population.
Andrea Pierotti
Andrea made the decision in high school to become an RMT after seeing how massage therapy helped with her mothers pain and dysfunction, following a major car accident.
She graduated from the West Coast College of Massage Therapy’s 3000 Hr program and has been an active registrant since 2007. She has spent the last 10 years practicing in Ladner, where she grew up.
Andrea works with clients of all ages and has experience treating both children and adults with developmental disabilities.
Conditions she has treated and had success with include but are not limited to: – Low back pain or injury – Sciatica – “ Office worker syndrome” – Impingement syndrome, frozen shoulder and rotator cuff disorders – Tension Headaches – Whiplash – Pre and Post natal massage – Tennis elbow, Golfers elbow – Plantar Fasciitis – Thoracic outlet syndrome – Acute and chronic injury
Brittney Young
Brittney is a graduate from the Registered Massage Therapy program at Vancouver Career College in Kelowna, BC. She completed her RMT education in 2019. Brittney completed her Bachelors of Human Kinetics at the University of British Columbia – Okanagan in 2014, where she focused her studies on tissue and injury repair, anatomy, and exercise physiology.
Brittney believes that every body is designed uniquely and each requires an individualized approach. Her focus is on understanding the clients condition and working with the body to find the best method for recovery. In order to accomplish this, Brittney uses myofascial release, Swedish massage, trigger point therapy and muscle energy techniques to discover why the pain is occurring. She likes to give her patients stretching and strengthening home care techniques to enable them to accomplish their health goals and manage their pain. Outside the clinic, Brittney spends time at the yoga studio, skiing up at Big White, or going for hikes around the Okanagan. Brittney looks forward to helping you reach your goal of health and feeling your best.
Blake French
Blake French graduated from the Vancouver Career College Kelowna Campus in January of 2017. Working within the student clinic at the college Blake spent hundreds of hours assessing and treating a variety of conditions and has had success with a multitude of soft tissue afflictions and injuries.
Some of the techniques he uses include Swedish Massage, Myofascial Release, Sports Massage, Joint Mobilization, Deep Tissue Massage and Hydrotherapy. He is extremely passionate about performing a thorough assessment of his clients presenting complaint and working together with them to find the optimum path to restore abilities and decrease pain.
Benjamin Work
Benjamin Work graduated from Okanagan Valley College of Massage Therapy (OVCMT) in 2008 and has been working in private practice since. In addition to his clinical experience he has worked as a Bodywork Trainer for a spa in Kelowna and as an Outreach Supervisor for OVCMT. By utilizing a variety of techniques such as Deep Tissue Massage, Neuromuscular Therapy, Myofascial Release, Joint Mobilizations, Swedish Massage and Rehabilitation Exercises he can provide treatment for many types of complaints.
Some of the areas he enjoys working with include chronic pain management, overuse and acute injuries, preventative massage and helping patients prepare for their athletic pursuits.
Corbett McCabe
I graduated from (OVCMT) Okanagan Valley College of Massage Therapy in 2010, and over the past 8 years have completed a series of courses for Fascial Integration with Natale Rao. This has allowed me the opportunity to work not only with our Muscular/Skeletal system but also to focus on Cranial/SacraI, Osteopathic, and Visceral Techniques (movement and releasing our organs). I am always learning and trying to improve as a therapist, over the past few years, I have returned to OVCMT and I am an instructor for the myofascial classes. I offer the highest quality of care for my clients. I am friendly, knowledgeable and care about all aspects of your treatment. I customize each treatment to meet your specific needs by incorporating a variety of assessment and techniques that are best suited to you as an individual. As part of my service, I will provide you with knowledge of self-administered pain management such as stretching and strengthening exercises as well as the proper use of heat or cold therapy.
Catherine Aujla-Fieldt
Catherine is passionate about helping people achieve their health goals by reducing acute and chronic pain, as well as by providing a way to reduce stress. She aims to do this by getting to know the patient and their health history, addressing the root cause of the pain as well as helping the patient learn about why they are experiencing the symptoms they are and how they can manage them both with massage therapy as well as on their own with stretching and exercise. Catherine understands that each person is an individual and strives to create a personal treatment plan for each patient.
Catherine enjoys working with a wide variety of people and especially enjoys prenatal massage, and working with kids. Over the years she has continued to further her education and uses a wide variety of techniques including myofascial release and trigger point therapy.
When she’s not at the clinic you can find Catherine cooking, hiking, gardening, or hanging with her cat.
Areas of Focus: Pregnancy and postpartum, myofasical release, trigger point therapy
Education: Registered Massage Therapy Program (Vancouver Career College – Kelowna Campus)
Memberships: CMTBC, RMTBC
Dani Mackenzie
Dani is a Registered Massage Therapist with a passion for getting her clients moving and feeling better. With an understanding of the importance of physical and mental wellbeing, Dani works hard to make the atmosphere comfortable and easy-going for her massage clients, while getting to the root cause of the problem and establishing an individualized treatment plan.
Having experience with many different walks of life from kids to geriatrics, neurological disorders, athletes, and clients struggling with mental health, Dani loves to work with all clients on their journey to optimal health. She is always wanting to learn and grow through her journey as an RMT, and she believes there is no task too big nor small.
When Dani isn’t working in the clinic, you will likely find her spending time with her dog, enjoying the outdoors, or catching a live show in the evening with some friends.
Areas of focus: Myofascial release, trigger point therapy, deep tissue and postural alignment
Education: Registered Massage Therapy Program (Vancouver Career College – Kelowna Campus)
Memberships: CMTBC, RMTBC
Jesse Weber
Jesse has been a resident of the valley for most of her life, has had a variety of experiences with education and travel, and grew up with a love of sports and the outdoors. Prior to her graduation from the West Coast College of Massage Therapy in New Westminster in August 2014, she earned a Bachelor of Human Kinetics degree from UBC Okanagan.
Her passion for massage therapy stems from its versatility in addressing a wide range of issues, as well as its environment of constant learning and questioning what we think we know. She also believes in the idea of treating the body as a whole, and targeting the source of the issue rather than just the symptoms. Jesse is dedicated to giving her patients a thorough care experience, with assessment, a treatment plan, and customized home care and patient education, all with an emphasis on communication.
Her treatments utilize a variety of techniques including Swedish massage, myofascial, joint mobilizations, active techniques, and visceral manipulation. She looks forward to working with you towards your wellness goals.
Kerri-Ann Hutton
Kerri-Ann started her career path as a professional contemporary ballet dancer in Toronto then felt she needed a more grounded focus and gained her diploma as a Child and Youth Worker. After several years of counselling clients, she obtained her certificate from Yoga Therapy Toronto and combined her yoga teacher training with counselling for her clients. In 2015, she returned to school to focus on healing others through massage therapy. After completing her Ontario board exams, Kerri-Ann immediately completed her BC board exams to ensure she was registered and made the journey west with her family.
Kristi Maguire
Kristi grew up not too far from here, in Kamloops, BC. It was her first experience in seeing a massage therapist many years ago that sealed the fate for the direction of her career. She earned her massage therapy diploma at Okanagan Valley College of Massage Therapy (OVCMT) in Vernon, BC graduating in 2002. Upon competing her program and becoming registered in the province of BC, she settled in to West Kelowna and has been practicing locally ever since.
Kristi believes in the effectiveness of massage therapy and has enjoyed working with numerous clients over the years. Whether the goal is to develop a better physical balance, a better mind-body connection, less physical or mental/emotional stress from daily life, massage therapy can play an integral role in assisting with those goals.
In the early stages of her career, Kristi originally had the vision of opening up her own multidisciplinary clinic, but life experience had a way of showing her what she truly desired and needed. She discovered that a sense of peace and balance for her clients and herself was best served in a quiet location away from the hub of the downtown core, and thus Maguire Massage Therapy was born in 2011.
Lauren Speaker
Lauren is a graduate of the three-year Massage Therapy program from Okanagan Valley College of Massage Therapy in Vernon, British Columbia. There, she completed 3000 practical hours of hands on training before graduating and passing her board exams in 2013.
Since graduation, Lauren has been actively practicing Massage Therapy in the Okanagan. She has developed her skill as a Therapist by working with a wide variety of injuries over the years. She has a real interest in anatomy and physiology of the human body. She loves that through Massage Therapy she is constantly learning new things.
She is deeply passionate about promoting health and wellness in her community. It is her goal as a therapist to assist with preventing injury, recovering from injury, managing and reducing pain naturally, and determining the root cause of the issue causing pain or dysfunction.
Niki Martinus
At Gecko Massage Therapy, I am focused on providing a high level of professional and effective massage therapy services. Look around our website and if you have any comments or questions or would like to book an appointment, please feel free to contact me.
Suzanne Peterec
Suzanne completed her massage therapy studies at Georgian College in Ontario, after completing her degree in Medical Science.
Suzanne made roots in the Okanagan after relocating from Ontario in the summer of 2011. Since then, she has kept herself busy with additional schooling in recreation therapy, and enjoying the many trails and running routes in the Okanagan. She looks forward to providing you with the best patient care in a brand new clinic, in the town she now calls home.
Tiffany Gilmore
Tiffany was born in Kamloops and raised in the North Shore in Vancouver. She moved to the Okanagan in 2016 and has never looked back. Tiffany graduated from the RMT program in 2018. Tiffany uses a variety of techniques including myofascial release/Swedish massage and deep tissue. She is also certified in Soft Tissue Release. She has a daughter and two dogs. Tiffany is excited to help her clients create freedom to move.