MEET OUR LONDON TEAM!

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 Laurie is a proud mother of two children and has grown up in the London area. After working for sixteen years in the field of Social Services, Laurie developed a love of helping people. She made the decision to go back to school for Registered Massage Therapy and just recently graduated. Laurie also completed her Level 1 Fascial Stretch Therapy training and has been treating clients for the past 1.5 years. 

Laurie has a lifelong dedication to the study and pursuit of helping others which has added to Laurie’s knowledge and expertise when treating individuals. Laurie believes that a team approach is the best way to care for people and providing care in an environment where individuals can access multiple practitioners who can collaborate to help each client fully realize their health goals.

  Tara graduated from the Fanshawe College Accelerated Massage Therapy program in 2018, and is currently working as an RMT. Since graduating, she has treated a broad range of health conditions and clientele. She has always been very passionate about promoting health and well-being. Tara specializes in deep tissue massage, and she is excited to bring her skill set to Stretch Health. She is invested in finding the root cause of a client's concern, and treating it with a well rounded and proactive approach. Tara has always had an appreciation for the importance and benefits of stretching, and she practices yoga, which will bring breath work and a unique flow to each and every treatment. She is excited to start treating clients and help them maintain a feeling of wellness throughout the body!

Cassidy is a fascial stretch therapist and a certified personal trainer. She graduated from Brock University in 2022 with a Bachelor of Physical Education (Honours). In 2019, Cassidy graduated from Fanshawe College with a diploma in Recreation and Leisure Services. She also holds a certification in Soft Tissue Release and plans to gain more certifications as she continues to learn and grow with the clients she works with. 

Cassidy is passionate about physical education, performance and rehabilitation. With years of being an athlete, she understands the need for quality movement that also promotes life long attendance in physical activity. 

She is excited to work with clients of all ages and fitness backgrounds to help gain and improve mobility to become efficient in daily activities.

Briana graduated from McMaster University in 2021 with an Honours B.Sc. in Kinesiology. In her time at McMaster, Briana captained her Field Hockey team while also working in various student  roles in the disciplines of strength & conditioning, athletic therapy, and exercise rehabilitation for both athletic and chronic disease populations.

Her desire for constant learning led her to then pursue an Honours Diploma in Massage Therapy at the Ontario College of Health & Technology. 

Briana returned to McMaster, this time to work as a Kinesiologist, creating and supervising exercise rehabilitation programs for clients with severe strength and mobility issues related to Spinal Cord Injury and Multiple Sclerosis.

Through her work as a Massage Therapist and Kinesiologist, as well as her own personal experience as an athlete, Briana has discovered that modalities integrating movement and mindful body  awareness increase the effectiveness of a treatment. This is what drew her to Fascial Stretch Therapy. She uses such modalities to help clients become more in-tune with their own bodies, ultimately allowing them to gain greater understanding and control of  their pain, healing, and overall quality of life.

Hannah graduated from the kinesiology program at Western University in 2020, and is currently completing her Masters of Science in Kinesiology through Lakehead University. She is passionate about learning about the human body and how exercise can be used to prevent and treat injuries and disease. Hannah brings her friendly and positive attitude to every interaction and is excited to help clients work towards their mobility goals.

During his 20+ years in the manufacturing business, Mike became well aware of the wear and tear the body takes in a labour-intensive environment. A workplace injury allowed Mike to return to school at Lambton College where he graduated from the massage therapy program in 2020. As an RMT and FST practitioner, Mike is excited to help his clients reach new levels of mobility and return to pain-free activities of daily living.

Cassandra graduated from Brock University in 2009 with a Ba in Kinesiology. She has been working in the Health, Fitness, and Wellness industry for over 21+ years. From Aquatics to Physiotherapist Assistant, to Coaching and Personal Training and rehab therapy; Cassandra also has several years of being an elite level competitive athlete  (Track & Field, Cross-Country, Rowing, Wrestling, Mountain Biking, and Competitive Obstacle Course Races aka. Tough Mudders and Spartan). Through her years of being an athlete, Cassandra has learnt the hard way as many do, the value of a proper prehabilitation  program. Through several injuries she has grown a love and pride for her own mobility, but also to coach and to teach Movement and Mobility to her clients as well as members that she Coaches. Cassandra currently is a Functional Fitness and CrossFit Coach; as well as personal trainer. She works with members and clients of all Abilities; She has clients with PTSD,  MS, as well as Parkinsons, individuals who have acknowledged the need for and to have a functional strength training program to maintain or gain strength, movement, and function to live the life they want.  From Sports injuries to pre and post operation, Cassandra has worked with many to build back and retain their quality of life.

Karin is a London native and has chosen to raise her children here. After work in the retail sector for 25 years she decided that a change was needed but she still wanted to help and interact with people. This is what led to her going back to school for massage therapy. After completing school and earning her diploma last year, Karin decided to add Fascial Stretch Therapy to her skill set.  Karin is a passionate and caring individual who loves helping people to improve and maintain a great quality of life. She is also very involved in the London volleyball community as a coach and absolutely loves developing and mentoring young athletes. Karin uses her leadership skills to promote health and well being in a team environment.

   Michelle is a certified Dance and Fitness Instructor with over 30 years experience. Teaching both land and water fitness as well as coaching TRX has facilitated many health benefits for her participants. However being a mother and a grandmother has motivated Michelle to really focus on teaching mind-body classes such as ZenBarre and Pilates and recently

LifeStretch. 

“I want to be able to teach into my 80s and though probably not the average person’s goal, having functional flexibility and mobility should be”  

    Andre graduated from York University in 2014, where he earned a Specialized Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology and Health Sciences with a focus on exercise physiology. As a Registered Kinesiologist since 2020, Andre has assisted many clients of all ages and all fitness levels to achieve their return-to-work/life goals working in outpatient healthcare. This mainly included injury prevention, rehabilitation, and occupation-specific training. He loves to stay physically active through resistance training and basketball. As a former athlete, he’s always had a strong interest in the human body and how and why it moves. He believes in moving more efficiently to tackle everyday demands, maintaining independence and instilling those beliefs for his patients.