About Kate

Education

• Hons BSc - University of Toronto 2011
• RMT - Canadian College of Massage and Hydrotherapy 2020

Credentials/Continuing Education Highlights

• Craniosacral Therapy Level 1
• Infant & child massage,
• Pregnancy massage

Philosophy

Communication and the understanding of the mind-body connection is essential for the delivery of effective & comprehensive healthcare, which Kate honed over 5 years working in youth crisis intervention. Kate is dedicated to understanding her client's individual needs and treatment goals through client-centered communication, assessments, and soft tissue therapy. Through her use of deep tissue techniques, trigger point release, fascial techniques and joint play, she applies evidence based techniques to promote healing and stress reduction, treatment of pain and dysfunction, and to provide effective pregnancy massage.

She enjoys exploring how fascial lines contribute to structural balance, to give her innovative approaches to treat pain and dysfunction. She is focused on adding new techniques to evolve her practice to meet the needs of her clients and community.

Personal experience/interests

Kate's childhood experience playing soccer and squash makes her no stranger to injuries, and inspired her fascination in understanding the human body, and influences her passion for soft tissue work to facilitate recovery and functional movement. Her interests in understanding the human body comes from these experiences and influences her passion for soft tissue work to facilitate recovery and functional movement.

Favourite structure to treat: Kate's favourite structure to treat is FASCIA! Fascial work has become an integral part of Kate's treatment approach for pain, myofascial dysfunction, postural dysfunction and stress.The Fascial system of connective tissue is one of the largest sensory organs of the body, containing more sensory receptors than the skin, and provides structure for everything from blood vessels and organs to joints and muscles. It also contains various types of sensory receptors associated with pain sensitivity, proprioception and autonomic nervous system function.