The Therapeutic Massage Center proudly presents eight different independent licensed massage therapists with an enormous amount of experience and varying expertise. Meet our therapists to see who may be the best fit for you.
Kendra Jennings has been at the Therapeutic Massage Center since it’s debut over twenty years ago. She received her training at Kishwaukee Community College, and has gone on to take countless continuing education over the years including Reiki and Cuppping, and has a plethora of knowledge. She is a bright spirit and brings whimsy to our world.
Katie Espy graduated Northern Prairie School of Therapeutic Massage and Body work in 2005, and has been licensed since 2006. She aims to customize her massages for her clients specific needs. She loves seeing a variety of clients including kids, teens, adults and geriatric folks and is skilled in many different modalities to fit their individual needs best. This includes deep tissue, prenatal massage, Ashiatsu, Trigger Point, Swedish, hot stone, and most recently has taken a classes on Equality, cupping and has a new certification dealing with death and grieving. She has a very intuitive touch and believes that experience is the best teacher.
Heath Ramsden comes to us after working at MOI and then NW for 12 years. There, he gained a wealth of knowledge in the treatment of all kinds of aches, pains, and orthopedic injuries. Heath has a vast experience dealing with both pre and post-surgical patients. He is well versed in how to optimize a surgical outcome and help guide the client through recovery and re-entry into life. In his 13 years of experience, Heath has worked with a wide array of patients of different ages and varying levels of mobility and disfunction. He loves problem solving and has a passion for getting people out of pain and back into life.
Shoobie Shirley has been practicing massage therapy since 2012. She has wanted to become a massage therapist since she was 16 years old and loves being able to help people and make a positive impact where she can. She specializes in massage/vacuum cupping, hot stone, Lymphatic Drainage, Deep Tissue and Energy work. She tailors each massage to her clients specific needs and goals.
Brittany Heldt recently graduated massage school in 2019. She specializes in lymphatic drainage, cupping, hot stones, prenatal, warm bamboo, deep tissue and just over all a good relaxing and stress relieving massage. She looks forward to adding to this list over time! She has had a lifelong passion to become a massage therapist, she feels called to heal others.
Kaitlyn Essex attended Kishwaukee Community College in 2016 and became licensed in 2017. Since then she has been providing her clients with Swedish, Myofascial, deep tissue, hot stones, cups and most recently Ashiatsu. She has a passion for massage therapy because she enjoys helping people feel better and relax with a therapeutic perspective. She believes in treating the cause of the issue vs putting a bandaid on a situation.
Brittany Melton…. description coming soon!
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