Therapists

Marissa M. Bracamonte has been practicing therapeutic bodywork and massage since 2006. She has studied extensively at the University of Oregon, Breema Center, and Boulder College of Massage Therapy. Along with her massage licence she is also a Breema bodywork practitioner and an Ashtanga yoga teacher.

Marissa attended and graduated from Boulder College of Massage Therapy as a certified massage therapist in 2008. While at BCMT, her education focused on, but was not limited to, orthopedic, sports, and prenatal massage, incorporating aspects of Swedish massage, shiatsu, and neuromuscular therapies including myofascial release, trigger point therapy and soft tissue manipulation. She completed internships at the University of Colorado working with Division I athletes and an orthopedic rehabilitation center.

As a Bodyworker, her intention is to foster and facilitate the innate healing abilities in others and promote health and wellness in their lives. By integrating trigger point therapy, cupping, myofascial release, and soft tissue manipulation, she works to restore function, manage pain, and reduce stress, inflammation, and tension in the body.

Marissa adapts each session to the client’s specific needs and preferences. Offering a restorative, deeply relaxing, therapeutic massage.

LaRissa specializes in focused deep tissue and total body relaxation Swedish massage. Her approach is intuitive and therapeutic.

She comes from a family of body workers and has always believed in the healing benefits of massage not only from chronic pain but for emotional mental well being. Her goal is to bring loving awareness to your body and mind through therapeutic touch.

Mercedes has been practicing massage and bodywork since 2011, where she graduated from Everest Institute in Portland, Oregon. She enjoys learning new and old techniques to meet her clients diverse range of needs. She is highly experienced in deep tissue and sports therapy, helping clients to relieve injuries and chronic/acute pain. Mercedes also has advanced training in trigger point therapy, myofascial release, cupping and aromatherapy. She loves massage and utilizes her education and personal nature to promote healing and educate clients on overall health and well being. She is devoted to providing a mindful and individualized experience to each client.

Natasha first developed a passion for massage while still in high school. She struggled through her own ailments as an athelete and while competing in showjumping. Following the birth of her first son she began a journey that led her back to school where she ultimately decided on a career in massage and herbology.

She attended Central Oregon Community College for massage training and graduated in 2013 as well as made the dean’s list in 2012. She has been working in the industry ever since and has had a variety of work environments to build skills in many areas of massage. She is adept at sports style massage, postural and overuse related injuries and dysfunctions, as well as a gentle energy for relaxation massage. She is often known for her ability to sustain deep focused pressure to very specific areas. She specializes in the treatment of neck and shoulder tension patterns and has a good understanding of lower back and hip dysfunctions as well. She uses a variety of styles including, Swedish, Ashiatsu barefoot massage, table Thai massage, cupping/gua sha, neuromuscular and myofascial release. She emphasizes working with a clients body and nervous system to bring about beneficial change.

Natasha is an Oregon native with a love for everything natural. She enjoys a wide variety of arts and crafts. Her most prominent hobby is studying various aspects of homesteading, she has a small piece of land where she enjoys gardening, raising animals and homeschooling her two young boys.

Carlee graduated from Aveda Institute in Cleveland, Ohio where she learned the art of Cosmetology and Esthetics. In 2008 she started her career working at a spa in her hometown. Upon returning to the west coast Carlee’s devotion to massage therapy led to her graduation from Sage School of Massage Therapy in Bend, Oregon. Through her love with dance she was drawn to kinesiology, anatomy, and massage therapy. Carlee’s goal is to help address chronic/acute pain with a relaxing-therapeutic approach by her expertise in anatomy and bodywork . She devotes her practice by integrating techniques derived from Swedish massage, deep tissue massage, trigger point therapy, Myofascial release and remedial massage. Her additional training includes sports massage, prenatal massage, and Barefoot Ashiatsu Massage, and hot stone massage. Carlee believes that massage therapy contributes to a person’s overall well being of the body, mind, and spirit. By adjusting each massage to the individual client, she will provide a very specific massage for your needs.

Kristen has been an LMT since 2011, when she completed the Certified Massage Therapist Program at the Massage Therapy Institute of Colorado. The school had an emphasis on medical/therapeutic massage, specifically (but not limited to) Neuromuscular Therapy, Myofascial Release, Deep Tissue, and Swedish massage.

Shortly after massage school, Kristen moved to Hawaii. During her years of residing there, she learned the art of Lomilomi and also studied other various realms of healing. She has worked extensively with chronic pain management, injury rehabilitation, and athletes. Over the years she has been influenced by a variety of manual and energetic therapeutic practices. A few of her favorites to incorporate in her sessions are Swedish, Deep Tissue, Myofascial Release, Acupressure, Thai Massage, Reiki, and Lomilomi.

Kristen’s work is highly effective and she brings compassion, intuition, and presence to all of her sessions. Her intention is to provide therapeutic relief from pain and stress while facilitating self-healing and deep relaxation.