Carolyn graduated with Honours from Durham College’s Massage Therapy Program in 2022. She uses classic Swedish techniques coupled with individualised treatment plans to focus on areas of discomfort to alleviate muscle tension and pain. With training in relaxation, deep tissue and therapeutic massage, Carolyn uses a variety of moderate and deep pressure techniques to help her clients achieve their wellness goals. She believes that everyone should have the opportunity to benefit from the stress reduction and healing that massage therapy treatments provide.

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Debbie has been in practice as a Registered Massage Therapist since 1999 and a Certified Reflexologist since 2001. Deb graduated from Sutherland-Chan School and Teaching Clinic and has received additional training in various modalities that she is able to incorporate into her treatments, such as myofascial release techniques and ultrasound therapy.

In 2002, Deb joined Hands In Demand. She has gained knowledge and experience on many conditions such as chronic pain, headaches, frozen shoulder, acute injuries, arthritis, sports injuries, sciatic pain, pregnancy, and anxiety and depression.

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Stephanie Banning, graduated from Sutherland Chan in 1992, and has worked for the last 30 years in a variety of settings. She has continued her studies in Gerontology and Thanatology incorporating her knowledge to help with clients that are grieving or in palliative care.

Stephanie currently teaches at Humber College, teaching palliative care internships, helping students understand the power of positive touch even at the end of life. Stephanie has studied Esalen treatments and focuses on head/neck and repetitive work related injuries. She has worked with dementia patients and is very focussed on client care. Stephanie continues to study for knowledge is the key to success.

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Andrea graduated from Trillium College’s massage therapy program in 2014. She has experience working in different health and wellness environments from multi-disciplinary clinics to spa’s and highly values any opportunity to collaborate with, and learn from, other practitioners. She enjoys providing customized treatments for each client’s goals whether it is relaxation/stress reduction, pre/post-natal care, alleviating chronic pain, headaches or TMJ symptoms. Treatments are focused utilizing various techniques such as Swedish massage with moderate pressure, trigger point therapy, joint mobilizations, myofascial techniques and passive stretching for reducing pain while increasing range of motion. Andrea also provides individualized home-care options to support the benefits of treatment.

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Rose Birt is a Spiritual Development Coach and Reiki Master with over 20 years experience as an Intuitive Practitioner. Rose works within the Durham Region community as a mental health support, advocate, and educator, and is a proud mom of a transgendered child. She strives to make community connections and expand our network of support wherever needed. Your work with Rose is based on trauma-informed principles, positive psychology, and compassionate empowerment. Rose looks forward to meeting you on your path!

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Ana graduated with honors from Trillium College in 2023 and, since then, has embarked on a journey to provide therapeutic experiences to clients on the path to wellness.

Driven by a natural empathy and a desire to promote holistic well-being, Ana is committed to learning and growing in the field. Her foundation in various massage techniques is supplemented by a dedication to staying current with industry trends and best practices.

With a deep passion for the art of massage therapy and a heartfelt desire to help others relax, unwind, and recover, Ana is excited to contribute to the well-being of her clients and looks forward to expanding her expertise and experience as she embark on this fulfilling career path.

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Liang graduated with honours from Protege School Massage Therapy program, and has been a Registered Massage Therapist since 2017. He provides therapeutic massage treatments for stress reduction, rehabilitation and pre/post natal massage. His passion for assisting the body to heal will ensure that his treatments will offer both relaxation and evidence-based focus, and each treatment he provides is custom tailored for each client’s individual needs. Before joining the team at Hands in Demand, Liang had experience in teaching health science subjects such as human anatomy and physiology. Liang has also completed medical school and practiced as a physician before coming to Canada.

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Monica has been a Registered Massage Therapist since graduating from Humber College with an Advanced Diploma in Massage Therapy in 2012 and has been practicing at Hands in Demand since the start of her career.

Monica has always had a passion for massage and is fascinated with the human body and all that it endures on a day to day basis. She prides herself on a client centered practice and places emphasis on assisting clients in meeting their goals. She strives to help clients overcome any discomfort they may have and places importance on all issues – big or small.

Monica is well versed in working with a wide range of clients including those seeking relaxation, athletic massage, pre and postnatal massage, as well as those with injuries associated with motor vehicle accidents, and workplace injuries. Monica has suffered with headaches and migraines in the past and is passionate about helping those who also suffer with this discomfort. She regularly utilizes active release techniques, positional release techniques, and trigger point therapy to help have a positive effect on soft tissues.

Monica is a life long learner and has taken many continuing education classes. Most recently she has become certified in Cupping Therapy, where she offers individuals treatments focused on relieving tension from restricted connective tissue (and other soft tissues) to promote healing.

Along with a client and goal centered practice, Monica places a huge emphasis on and highly encourages individual self care. She believes not only physical, but mental and emotional health and well-being is essential for a happy and balanced life.

You will often find Monica connecting with nature and hiking with her furry four legged friend, Stella. She loves connecting with people through her love of nature and the outdoors.

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Charlene Hasted is a graduated of Everest College and has been a practicing massage therapy for 4 years. While attending college Charlene participated in many volunteer community programs including Walk for Breast Cancer, Street Hockey for prostate Cancer, the Toronto Marathon, Drum-a-thon and Variety Village. Charlene’s history playing baseball and her interests in the injuries she saw on the field brought her to massage therapy and remains the focus of her treatments.

Charlene gained valuable experience working with with athletes, injuries from sports and motor vehicle accidents, seniors and teens from several clinical settings. Although she has spa experience as well her treatment of injuries and helping athletes maintain top performance. Charlene has gained a wide range of experience by working in several different environments and continuing her volunteer activities at sporting events.

Charlene believes in focusing on each individual and gearing their treatment towards them and their lifestyle. Charlene works closely with her clients to ensure the best possible treatment and experience is provided.

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Kathy became a massage therapist in 2023 and has been working as an esthetician since 2010 at the highest end spas in Toronto.

Kathy believes that her knowledge, skills, and sincerity towards to clients make her practice very special and therapeutic.

She is a positive, social, and loving person who knows how to personalize her service for 100% positive feedback and loves to work as a personal trainer in her spare time.

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Shairoz (shy-rose) Lalani attended the Canadian College of Massage and Hydrotherapy in Toronto, and received her license as a Registered Massage Therapist in 1997. She also received her diploma as a Certified Reflexologist in 2000, and her Masters in Reiki in 2001.

Shairoz practiced as an RMT in a hospital and chiropractic environment for the first four years, and subsequently opened her own clinic in May of 2001 in Mississauga. In November 2005, she relocated to Durham Region.

As a health care provider, Shairoz finds this line of work very fulfilling, as she makes an impact on people’s health and well being every day. It is a pleasure for her to be able to relieve her client’s aches, pains, and stress levels. Shairoz believes that relaxation is a very important element in healing. Even when conducting a specific therapeutic treatment, she aims to make the treatment as relaxing as possible for the client.

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Ashley Lewis graduated from Durham College (DC) in June 2024 with honours.

Her learning journey didn’t end when she graduated. Ashley continues to expand her knowledge as a Registered Massage Therapist (RMT) providing the best care to her clients. After completing her academic journey at DC, Ashley learned various services including: Therapeutic massage, relaxation massage, deep tissue/trigger point massage, and myofascial cupping.

When working with Ashley, her main priority is to provide the best care to all her clients and help educate the importance of self-care.

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Christin graduated in 2009 with a 3 year advanced diploma in Massage Therapy from Algonquin College. She loves the work that she does and the clients she gets to meet. Every day she is amazed by the human body – its ability to withhold stress and strain and its ability to heal itself. On a day to day basis our bodies do so much for us and she believes massage is a great tool to give something back. She strives to bring together deep tissue and balancing work in a relaxing way and places emphasis on educating clients on how to maintain their muscular health and wellness.

Christin has a special focus in her practice on women’s health and has done further training in pelvic health, perinatal and infant massage; offering care from conception to motherhood and beyond. She also has a therapeutic background and is well versed to treat a multitude of different conditions including carpal tunnel, disc herniation, sciatica and postural imbalance. Christin believes that taking care of yourself doesn’t have to be another stressor; it can be something that seamlessly fits in to your life and she will work with you to help integrate wellness into your day to day.

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I am a graduate from Humber College, class of 2019, where I worked directly with patients during the on and off-campus internships from year 2-3. During these internships I had a chance to work with infants, pre/post-natal mothers, athletes, patients who suffered with ABIs (acquired brain injuries), diabetes, physical and mental disabilities/illnesses, as well as patients who lived in long-term care facilities. I enjoy working with all populations with a focus on are patients that are pre/post-natal mother’s and their infants, any sport athletes, as well as patients that are looking for rehabilitation treatment plans. Throughout the future years I hope to further my knowledge and skills by partaking in courses and am looking at going back to school to become an Osteopath.

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Amanda has been practicing Massage Therapy for 7 years, and graduated with Honours from Trillium College in March 2016. She is registered and in good standing with the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario. Before Amanda pursued her dream of Massage Therapy she was a Personal Support Worker with 15 years experience in health care. Amanda is trained in Swedish Massage, cupping, hydrotherapy, trigger point relief therapy, lymphatic drainage techniques, joint mobilization, and more. Whether you are coming in for relaxation massage or for a specific treatment of an injury or condition, Amanda strives to provide each client with the best client care and treatment they require.

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Jill began her massage therapy career after graduating from Sutherland-Chan School and Teaching Clinic in 1998. It has been a rewarding 25 year plus career with many ebbs and flows. Jill has worked in multi-disciplinary and solely massage therapy clinics. Collaborating with other health care professionals has been fulfilling and informative. Applying Swedish massage techniques with moderate pressure along with range of motion and stretching helps clients achieve relief and relaxation.

Jill enjoys incorporating modalities such as Indie Style Head Massage to further provide relief from neck and shoulder pain and discomfort as well as from headaches. Helping clients with their health maintenance is very humbling.

When not working, Jill enjoys downhill skiing, cottaging, being in nature and travelling.

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Stacey (she/her) graduated with honours from Centennial College in 2008. She provides treatments for rehabilitation, pregnancy, general health maintenance, and the reduction of stress and anxiety using Swedish massage, for clients across their entire lifespan, from infancy to seniors. Her primary clinical interests are the effects of massage therapy on mental health and related symptoms, and the use of massage for maintaining long term physical function.

Stacey is a part-time teacher in Centennial College’s Massage Therapy program, where she enjoys helping students succeed in their journey to become Registered Massage Therapists. She is also the author and co-author of a number of journal articles and chapters in textbooks, and is an interested and active participant in various aspects of massage therapy research. Her work keeps her up to date with the newest findings in the area of massage, including complementary and alternative medicine.

In addition to her advanced diploma in Massage Therapy, Stacey has a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in Philosophy with an emphasis in applied ethics from Trent University.

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Kaitlynne graduated from Medix College in 2022. Prior to that she was a Personal Support Worker for 9 years. She has always had a strong desire to help people and see them reach their highest potential in life and wellness.

Kaitlynne enjoys working with treating a broad range of Patients and conditions, from Pre/ Post Natal, Children’s, Sports Injury, Acute and Chronic Injuries, Nero- Muscular, and of course Relaxation to name a few.

She uses her vast understanding of the body and how it functions alongside her critical thinking skills to assess and create a massage and treatment plan that is truly unique to each individual. She is eager to find new ways to treat her Patients.

When she is not working Kaitlynne can usually be found on a new adventure somewhere enjoying the outdoors with her family.

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Hillary Powell graduated from The Canadian College of Massage and Hydrotherapy in 1999. Since then, aside from practicing Swedish massage she has studied myofascial release, deep tissue, craniosacral therapy and temporomandibular joint dysfunction.

Hillary uses these techniques on a variety of client issues including sports injuries, migraines, scoliosis and back and neck injuries/ surgeries. Craniosacral therapy is safe to treat clients of all ages including children as it is very gentle.Her goal is to further her skills and knowledge in these areas of therapy in order to provide clients with the most effective treatments.

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Ahrani became certified as a Registered Massage Therapist in 2024. Her strong interest in how our posture impacts body mechanics, and how misalignment can contribute to pain and discomfort brought her to this field of work.

Ahrani utilizes a range of General Swedish Massage techniques, complemented with stretching, to achieve the goal of alleviating muscle tension and discomfort.

In addition to her RMT certification, Ahrani has a background in criminology and social service work. This helps her bring a unique blend of client care and empathy to her practice.

She always encourages clients to incorporate homecare exercises into their daily routines. Committed to empowering clients, Ahrani strives to enhance your overall well-being in every session.

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Lisa graduated from Centennial College in 2000 and has worked with a variety of clientele ever since. Lisa has worked with acute and chronic injuries, pregnancy related concerns, preventative health maintenance as well as on-site treatments for the elderly or physically disabled.

Lisa has taken several courses in assessment and treatment of hips, shoulders and cervical spine. Training as a Doula, as well as extensive training in childbirth education allows Lisa to provide a thorough treatment to pregnant clients.

As Clinic Owner, as well as RMT, Lisa strives to provide the best treatment plan possible for each and every client who comes to Hands in Demand.

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Christopher (Chris) graduated with honours from the Durham College massage therapy program in 2022. He is also a yoga instructor, receiving his RYT 200 hour certification in 2014. With his current knowledge, he is able to create an effective plan that is suited to the needs of any individual that comes into the treatment space. He will always bring his best forward through the use of Swedish massage, deep tissue massage, trigger point therapy, and various stretching techniques. He will work to find just the right pressure and try to find the best home care exercises that can help you beyond treatment.

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Kathrine graduated from Medix College of Healthcare in 2021. Though completing the Massage Therapy program through the pandemic was challenging, it prolonged her time in the program and allowed her to dive deeper into her studies and fine tune her style of practice.

Kathrine has always had an interest in Alternative Health Care and has a passion for helping others feel their best. Her aim is to create a treatment plan suitable to her client’s individual needs and work with them to provide the utmost quality of care. Kathrine takes a mindful and holistic approach to assisting you in meeting your health goals. She is experienced in myofascial release, trigger point therapy, pre and post natal massage, and acute and chronic injury.

Kathrine specializes in postural imbalances and loves to utilize her techniques and educate her clients to assist them in integrating optimal movement patterns in their day to day life.

When Kathrine is not at the clinic treating clients, she is spending time with her husband and two sons. She is passionate about fitness, art, photography, reading, nature, and connecting with friends.

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