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ruth warren
Registered Massage Therapist (does direct billing to most insurers)
Ruth loves working with her hands and after successfully running an urban farming business for 5 years, she was utilizing a lot of massage therapy to keep her body moving on the job. Becoming an RMT felt like a natural transition into a new career of rewarding hands on work.
Graduating from Vancouver College of Massage Therapy with a BA at UBC already in her tool belt, her massage style is mix of relaxation and clinical-based orthopaedics. She works together with clients using assessment and active listening to creatively design individual treatment plans with goal based results in mind.
When she’s not massaging, Ruth enjoys growing vegetables, hiking, cycling, chilling out in hot tubs and playing way too many board games.
emma sise
Registered Massage Therapist
(does direct billing to pacific blue cross)
Emma's grounded demeanour and strong, slow treatments provide a space for self-awareness and integration for all of her clients, whether in cases of healing from acute injury, working through chronic pain and systemic condition management, or enjoying holistic relaxation and release.
Client-centered care and collaboration is at the core of her massage practice, as well as guiding the breath as a tool to deepen and expand the experiential capacity of the nervous system. Her goal is to support you in cultivating curiosity and attunement in the intentions that you bring to the treatment room.
With a background in fine art and somatics, a reverence for tactility and self expression has been central to Emma's life from an early age. She graduated with honors from Vancouver College of Massage Therapy in 2022 and knows her learning from the human form will be life-long.
dr gabrielle steinberg
“Healthcare As Unique As You."
My practice is rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine. I use acupuncture, cupping and herbs as well as dietary modifications according to your needs, constitution and lifestyle. I also have a background and extensive experience giving deep tissue massage and craniosacral therapy and frequently offer these therapies as stand alone treatments or in combination with acupuncture. Breathwork is another tool I regularly use in my practice. See gabriellesteinberg.com for more information.
My passion is health on all levels. I have explored, studied and worked in health for many years and it is an ongoing journey of personal discovery and learning how to better be in service to others.
No two patients are alike. I believe in deeply listening to my patient to create conditions for healing, get to the core of the problem, provide treatment and tools that empower people to know their body in a deeper way and be able to keep themselves in balance.
My years of experience guide my treatment so I may best support you on your way to good health. I work with people of all ages and different stages of life- from newborns to older adults from puberty to pregnancy to menopause, through various health challenges, recovering from injury, chronic illness and life end stages.
Areas of focus include: Acute and chronic pain management, injury recovery, women's health issues, stress and anxiety management, digestive health and more.
Personal growth studies include years of yoga and meditation, energetic medicine and Ayurvedic medicine, all of which give me deep insights and wisdom into wellness for the individual and community.
fabio bocchetti
Fabio is a physiotherapist, trained in Brazil, with a 5 year program in Osteopathy. Fabio uses his training and experience to identify the causes of many physical conditions and to restore the balance of the different tissues of the body. He has resided in Vancouver since 2016.
Fabio believes that the body has a remarkable ability to heal itself, and the role of any practitioner is simply to give it the tools to achieve it. The founder of Osteopathy, Andrew T. Still, once said "Find it, fix it, and leave it alone."
In his hometown of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio gained a lot of experience treating people from different age groups from children to the elderly, and both professional and amateur athletes. He treats a vast array of complaints, not only restricted to sprains or muscle spasm, but also digestive issues, insomnia, and some types of headaches.
Services available in Portuguese. (Servicos tambem disponiveis em portugues.)
mirka foltynova
Registered Massage Therapist (does direct billing to most insurers)
Commonly treated conditions:
- Postural dysfunctions
- Joint dysfunctions
- Pain management
- Overuse injuries
- Sport injuries
Mirka is very enthusiastic about physical activity and helping people to return to their daily life activities. She combines massage therapy with therapeutic exercises to not only treat injury and pain, but also prevent it.
Treatment is focused on patient’s goals like decreasing pain, improving postural muscle imbalances, helping with headaches as well as helping with physical limitations that can decrease joy of life. These goals are achieved by combining various massage methods such as deep or calming Swedish techniques, passive and active stretches, myofascial release, joint mobilization and various others.
Mirka works with every patient as an individual and she provides specific treatments to address each person’s needs. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Sport Science from Europe. She is very passionate about knowledge and is continuously educating herself and keeping up with new approaches in massage therapy.
Mirka loves any physical activity and movement. She has been active and loving sports since she could walk.
The best way to contact Mirka is foltynova.mirka@yahoo.com
jeff gabert
Registered Massage Therapist
Jeff Gabert is a graduate of the inaugural massage therapy program at Langara College. Throughout the program he was fortunate to work with diverse populations and benefitted from the knowledge shared by fantastic teachers and fellow RMT’s. Jeff has a special interest in treating chronic pain and fatigue, particularly those dealing with arthritis. He regularly leads talks and workshops for the Arthritis Society dealing with coping skills and tips for pain management. Another area of interest for Jeff is sports massage and injury rehabilitation. He will be spending a week this summer travelling and working on the competitors of the BC Bike race, keeping them in riding shape.
Jeff seeks to aid the body in its natural healing process and help clients implement a homecare program that will facilitate their recovery.
By employing a variety of massage techniques including: Swedish, deep tissue, myofascial release, joint mobilizations and muscle energy; Jeff creates a unique and client centered massage treatment.
Outside of massage, Jeff enjoys cycling the seawall, weight training, playing music and a weekly trivia night. “I look forward to meeting you and working together.”
