Vista is a 2010 graduate of West Coast College of Massage Therapy (WCCMT) with the 3000 hour program and an instructor and clinic supervisor at WCCMT. She is also registered with CMTBC and RMTBC.

Vista (pronounced Veesta) incorporates a variety of techniques such as trigger point release, myofascial release, joint mobilization, musculo-tendinious attachment release, muscles energy technique, passive and active stretching as well as Swedish massage within her treatments after doing a comprehensive assessment to pin point exactly how to be most effective.

She is particularly experienced in relieving back and neck tension and headaches. Vista believes in educating her clients on postural correction and stretching/strengthening exercises to maintain their good health.

Vista continuously educates herself by taking post graduate courses to be able to better help her clients and students.

She is looking forward to meeting you and providing you with an excellent massage therapy experience.

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As a graduate from the 2500 hours program at Vancouver College of Massage Therapy, Chase has trained in a wide variety in massage techniques ranging from Swedish and myofascial to deep tissue, trigger point release and sports massage. He believes being trained and experienced in all aspects of massage is important because each patient can be unique in their needs and treatment. His passion for helping others, combined with his own personal experiences dealing with sports related injuries, are what pushed Chase into perusing a career as a Registered Massage Therapist.

Chase enjoys spending most of his free time playing sports, he continues to play soccer and basketball competitively throughout most of the year and often plays golf and softball in the summer season. He feels the balance of having massage with Chiropractic, Physiotherapy and Acupuncture have always kept him healthy and able to maintain his active lifestyle.

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Shawn first began studying the human body in the Human Kinetics Program at the University of British Columbia. While he did not know at the time what his career would shape into, Shawn always knew he wanted to work with the human body. His background and foundation in health sciences, physical education, dance, and a desire to help others eventually led him towards the path of massage therapy.

Shawn graduated in 2012 from Utopia Academy’s 3,000 hour Registered Massage Therapy Program in Vancouver, BC. Shawn’s approach to therapy involves a good balance of relaxation and therapeutic techniques to create a calm and relaxing, yet effective treatment. Shawn utilizes a variety of techniques including traditional Swedish, trigger point therapy, myofascial release, neuromuscular techniques, active and passive stretching, and joint mobilizations. Throughout his career, Shawn has also taken courses in Graston Technique and muscle energy.

Aside from furthering his career as an RMT, Shawn is actively continuing his journey in dance, art, rock climbing and yoga. One of his goals is to combine his knowledge of health and movement to help dancers and athletes in maintaining strength and flexibility, injury prevention, and decreasing rehabilitation time.

Columbia Integrated Health Centre is excited to have Shawn bring his passion and expertise to the health team in delivering the highest quality in patient care!

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Rachael has a Master of Counselling (MC) degree through City University of Seattle and is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) through the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC). As she is passionate about providing the most ethical and effective counselling services to her clients, Rachael continues her learning through perusing the relevant literature, attending workshops, gaining certifications, and collaborating with other professionals.

Rachael works with adults of all ages, backgrounds, and identities, offering a person-centred, compassion-focused, collaborative space for healing and self-discovery. Empathetic support is provided, fostering a deeper understanding of very real and very human experiences, such as anxiety, depression, grief and loss, emotional regulation, chronic pain, injuries, identity issues, life transitions, adverse religious experiences, and childhood trauma.

Pain, trauma, grief, and other issues are viewed through a lens of compassionate inquiry and acceptance so that they can be witnessed and understood more deeply. Rachael understands her role as a compassionate witness and a warm, empathetic presence, co-creating an authentic and transparent connection that feels safe and open to process life’s challenges.

Having experienced the benefits of counselling in her own life, Rachael understands the vulnerability and the courage it can take to open up to a stranger. That sometimes it can feel worse before it feels better. AND she has experienced the life changing power of having all the hard stuff witnessed and processed within a safe space. Rachael is ready to sit with you through the challenges and celebrate with you in the wins. Welcome. You can come just as you are here!

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Martina graduated from Utopia Academy’s 3000 hour Registered Massage Therapy Program in Vancouver, BC. Her graduating case study, which focused on the use of myofascial release therapy to decrease the symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, was awarded second place by the Massage Therapists’ Association of BC in the summer 2012 competition.

Prior to massage therapy Martina enjoyed an active lifestyle in Whistler snowboarding, hiking, dirt biking, and pursing a love of the outdoors. With these activities came injuries and thus began her own journey of therapy involving massage, physiotherapy, chiropractic, naturopathy, and the practice of yoga. Martina is grateful for these experiences and understands first hand how a joint effort between therapist and client, as well as an integrated approach to therapy, can achieve long lasting results.

Within her practice, techniques used include relaxing swedish massage, myofascial release, GTO release, trigger point therapy, passive and active stretching, and patient education. Her treatment approach is tailored to the individual, using light to deep pressure depending upon the preference and needs of the client.

Martina is constantly improving her knowledge base and looks forward to continuing her studies. A life-long interest in health and a belief in the body’s ability to heal itself keeps her enthusiastic in helping you achieve your health and wellness goal.

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The breath… so simple, so essential, yet so often taken for granted. It is what can bring us from a state of anxiety into a deep state of relaxation within mere seconds. However, the breath in conjunction with massage can produce an even more powerful therapeutic outcome. In order for the body’s natural healing mechanisms to awaken, it must be brought into a state of ease – as opposed to the very common state of unease or dis-ease that so many of us live from today. It is for this reason that Brendan puts a strong focus on breathing and relaxation during his treatments.

Brendan graduated on the Dean’s List at the Vancouver College of Massage Therapy. His critical mind has developed a keen interest in orthopedics and myofascial release intertwined with the relaxing and stimulating effects of Swedish and sports massage. Through the years, he has also developed a high-level of professionalism and empathy, both of which help to create a safe environment for all.

Brendan believes that therapists are only catalysts to helping others achieve their optimal level of health. Aside from helping clients accomplish their short- and long-term health goals, his mandate is to empower each of them to take full responsibility for their health and life outside of the clinic room.

In his free time, Brendan enjoys organic gardening, playing volleyball, practicing yoga, lifting weights, and exploring nature and the outdoors locally and overseas. He strives for balance in all aspects of life.

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As a graduate of Vancouver College of Massage Therapy, Yumi has been trained extensively to treat various orthopedic conditions. Combined with her Health Sciences degree and background in personal training, she looks beyond the condition itself and takes a more holistic approach to her treatments.

Yumi believes in providing the highest level of patient-centred care to help individuals meet their unique needs and goals. She is excited to be part of a team of professionals dedicated to restoring wellness in the community!

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Sophie realized at a young age that she was meant to work with her hands. She knew she was not cut out for desk work – all that sitting would drive her crazy! After a few years waitressing (okay, maybe more than a few), she went through BCIT’s Women in Trades program, and discovered she had a knack for plumbing. But as much as she enjoyed working with her hands in this capacity, it still wasn’t a perfect fit.

A chance conversation about massage school with a friend turned out to be the catalyst for Sophie to apply to Utopia Academy. She was accepted to the program, bought a massage table, and has never look back! Sophie graduated from Vancouver’s Utopia Academy 3000 Hour Massage Therapy program in May 2011.

Sophie believes massage is an important part of self-care, and that time spent “on the table” is your time – to reconnect with your body, and give yourself a break. Regular massage is a simple and enjoyable way to reduce stress. Sophie relies on a variety of techniques including traditional Swedish, myofascial release, joint play techniques and trigger point therapy to treat your body’s ailments. She incorporates specific treatment of your main complaint into a relaxing and calming massage.

In the spring and summer Sophie spends her free time paddling outrigger canoes, and in the fall and winter you will often find her curling (the sport played on ice with rocks, not the kind of curling you do with hair).

As of 2015, Sophie has become Graston© Certified.

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Dr. Hyegwi Koh is a registered Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine practicing Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine licensed in British Columbia, as well as a Reiki Practitioner. She continues to expand her clinical skills and knowledge by engaging in research associated with TCM and Acupuncture. She is passionate about educating her patients on the natural healing processes of Acupuncture, Cupping and the incorporation of herbs to manage and treat many diseases based on TCM principles. Her belief is that with TCM, one of the primary principals is that “once energy flows in the right pathways of meridians, there is no sickness in the human body”. Her focus on health care with TCM is not only to manage a variety of pain symptoms, but also to treat gynecological disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, neurological disorders, musculoskeletal conditions as well many post surgical complications. Furthermore, she incorporates pulse diagnosis in her TCM treatments which provides her with a detailed analysis of a patients’ comprehensive health condition. In many cases, she may make nutritional and dietary recommendations to assist in the enhancement of a patients’ overall lifestyle. Aside from seeing patients for clinical care, Dr. Koh has had experiences in the educational field of TCM. She was an instructor at the Oshio College of Acupuncture and Herbology in Victoria, BC as well as an adjunct professor at Central College in New Westminster, BC. She also lectured at the Canadian College of Shiatsu Therapy in North Van, BC, and believes that education is a critical component of health and wellness. On her personal time, in order to ensure that she practices self care, she trains regularly in QiGong, a traditional form of Tai chi. She also practices KenDo and Iaido, both of which are martial arts technique involving swords and coordinated movement patterns.

Finally, in joining the health team at Columbia Integrated Health Centre, she endeavours to use her TCM clinical skills and knowledge to treat her patients in the most responsible and respectful manner while educating them in the hopes that they live a healthier and more balanced life.

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Deborah is a graduate from Vancouver College of Massage Therapy who has always had an interest in health sciences and wellness. Equipped with an extensive knowledge of the human body, she is passionate about helping people of all ages with acute and chronic conditions.

She has a special interest in postural education, pain relief, relaxation, myofascial therapy, neurological conditions, women’s health, therapeutic exercise and rehabilitation. She takes time to customize a treatment plan based on the individual needs of each client so that they may achieve and maintain their health goals. Deborah continues to educate herself and take courses to develop new techniques to advance her patient care.

In her spare time she enjoys the outdoors, yoga, spending time with loved ones and tapping into her creative side through art.

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Mitchell graduated from the 2500 hour full-time program at The Vancouver College of Massage Therapy. His treatments focus on being therapeutically specific for each person, ranging from light Swedish techniques to deep myofascial and trigger point therapy. Mitchell’s ability to quickly assess and problem solve an individual’s unique needs set him apart from other therapists. He believes that although we are all made up from the same carbon-based material, everyone perceives pain and becomes injured in such diverse ways that it is important to listen to a person’s needs and concerns from treatment to treatment.

Since he was young Mitchell has been involved in many sports such as lacrosse, baseball, table tennis, and stand-up paddleboarding. Participating at a competitive level he’s had to deal with his own injuries and pain. Manual therapies like massage and chiropractic continue to help him achieve his athletic goals. He is still an avid paddler doing both stand-up paddleboarding and outrigger paddling.

Mitchell is keenly interested in modern research findings for manual therapy and pain management. He plans to create his own research projects to advance the understanding and effectiveness of massage therapy and looks forward to learning more advanced and specialized techniques.

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Liang is a Registered Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner, who treats diseases by understanding the real needs of patient. He believes in one of the primary principals of TCM that “The energy flow within the human body can be channelized to create balance and health, and sufficient vital energy inside the body will prevent invasion of pathogenic factors”.

Liang brings his wide range of knowledge and experiences to your treatment regimen and is always ready to help you to regain the balance and health by using his exquisite medical skills in Acupuncture, Glass Cupping Therapy, Tuina Massage, along with Herbal Remedies. He is also very happy to engage in a conversation about Life and Health.

Liang’s special interests include:

√ Pain relief (Acute and chronic overuse injuries and injuries incurred from poor posture or long hours desk work, Sports Injuries, Motor Vehicle Accidents, etc.)

√ Internal Medicine (Insomnia, IBS, Constipation and other digestive issues, Migraines, etc.)

√ Stress/Anxiety Relief, Depression, ADHD, etc.

√ Gynecological Health ( PMS, Menstrual Disease, Hormonal Imbalance, etc.)

Liang speaks English, Mandarin and Cantonese.

Book a session with Liang now, it is not only a treatment to ailments, but also an improvement to the quality of life.

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Rodrigo Zimmermann is passionate about caring for others and participating with patients in the process of improving their mobility and overall wellness.

He believes the body is a vehicle that shapes our experience of life and through his studies to become an RMT at the Vancouver College of Massage Therapy (VCMT), he had the opportunity to observe how beautifully complex and intrinsic our body is.

He learned an array of techniques, such as Swedish, Myofascial release, Orthopedic, Sports Massage, and Neuromuscular techniques, which have enabled him to contribute to the process of helping his patients find physical, mental, and emotional balance. His treatment style focuses on putting the patient in a parasympathetic state so that the body can rest from and digest all the challenges, pain, and anxiety of daily life.

Rodrigo enjoys Martial Arts and gymnastics, having practiced Karate and Kung fu for around 11 years. Through the practice of martial arts, he grew an interest in how movement intrinsically affects our whole body and how our nervous system plays a role in it.

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