Marissa Dorry
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Marissa Graduated from EastWest College of the Healing Arts and licensed in 2015. With CranioSacral Therapy as a foundation, Marissa approaches bodywork on an intuitive and eclectic level; which she terms “Intuitive Touch Therapy”. Patiently listening to the needs of the body and drawing from various modalities to be incorporated, to customize each session to the specific needs presented by the body and tissues in the moment. Such modalities in her repertoire include CranioSacral Therapy, Deep Tissue, Shiatsu, Swedish, Myofascial, Tok Sen, Traditional Northern-Style Thai, and modified Thai for the Table. Her ability to read and attune with the body allows her to vary from hands-off/light to a moderate level of pressure. Marissa's passion for holistic wellness and life-long fascination of the complexity the human body lead her to massage. Her other passions include being surrounded by nature(botany, camping, gardening, hiking), anything artsy and traveling.
Shauna Fuller
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Shauna’s journey into the healing arts began in 2009, when she started her Reiki training. She is now a Reiki Master, CranioSacral Therapist, Intuitive Healer, and Licensed Massage Therapist. She believes the body holds the Wisdom to heal itself; sometimes we just need a gentle reminder, an avenue for going back inside. That is where Shauna starts her sessions, acknowledging the health and creating the space to allow your body to relax and heal itself.
Shauna specializes each session to the individual’s needs at that time. She is well versed in Swedish massage, deep tissue, trigger point therapy, and myofascial therapies.
She specializes in chronic pain and helps clients understand their pain through deeper connection to their body. Through goal-oriented work, Shauna isolates and focuses on specific muscle groups to alleviate tension and help injuries.
In her spare time you can find Shauna running, rollerblading, and dancing!
Fiona Lacey
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I believe that healing comes from the attitude we cultivate, with inertia from mindfulness and kindness, I meet those in need with openness, understanding, and a warm positive outlook. Patient care is of the highest importance to me. To see a client walk from my table with more ease and flexibility, than when they approached, is the gratitude I yearn for and the most fulfilling aspect of this vocation.
My education prepared me to be proficient in Swedish massage, which I have evolved to incorporate my CEUs in myofascial, sports, Rossiter and even equine and canine massage. I have a unique style which comes from my empathetic and highly intuitive personality. I have had 4yrs to practice and understand that each body is unique and so is each massage. I believe I am a healer and am devoted to easing pain and relieving stress for all beings.
Deanna Padilla Taylor
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After graduating from National Holistic Institute - San Francisco in 2012, I spent eight years as a licensed massage therapist with Marriott International: first with Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon Bay, then with St. Regis Hotel’s Remède Spa in San Francisco. My family and I relocated to Portland in late fall 2020.
My healing path began in 2003 when I was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer. Along with the conventional treatment (chemotherapy and radiation), I visited a naturopath, who recommended dietary changes and gave me regular massage treatments -- to help me to relax and sleep better, to help my body process the chemotherapy, and to support my immune system. These experiences left me doubtless that massage therapy was essential to my recovery. I felt called to share the gift I received, so I studied to become an LMT.
In session, I bring a safe, nurturing, and restful space within which my clients can fall into a deep state of relaxation, leaving stress and compression on the table and walking out rejuvenated and renewed. My work is a combination of Swedish, Shiatsu, Trigger Point, Craniosacral Therapy, Reflexology, and Deep Tissue. Over the years, I have felt increasingly fortunate to have impacted so many healing journeys.
I hail originally from Bogotá, Colombia. I'm married to a Texan and mother of a nineteen-year-old son, who is an undergraduate student at Lewis and Clark College. We also have a wonderful fourteen-year-old Labrador retriever. In my free time, I enjoy cooking with my husband, walking around the city, and doing origami.
Melody Christensen
Melody Christensen, a Massage Therapist for the past 17 years, has been deeply connected to her work with her clients. She has training in many different modalities including Swedish for relaxation, Deep Tissue/Sports, CranioSacral, Acupressure, Acutonics tuning forks, Reflexology, lymphatic drainage and myofascial release. Her specialties are Swedish and Deep Tissue. She holds space for clients in a way that makes them comfortable so they can truly let go.
Shasta Tresan
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Shasta is an East West College grad and believes strongly in the power of the mind-body connection. With a focus on injury prevention for athletes she believes massage is the perfect counterpart to any strength and conditioning regimen. Not only does massage increase flexibility and range of motion but it allows for more holistic health by aiding in parasympathetic nervous system support, stress relief, increased digestion, decreased muscle hypertonicity, and more generally gives space for the body and mind to heal.
Shasta’s sessions are interactive and cater to those who want to be involved in their healing process. She lives by the statement, “No one knows your body as well as you do.” Shasta’s modalities include Swedish Massage, Trigger Point Therapy, Traditional and Table Thai, Myofascial, Cupping, and Deep Tissue. She often integrates a variety of these techniques to leave clients feeling loose, revitalized and more comfortable in their own bodies. Her goal is give her clients the ability to be come the strongest, healthiest, and happiest versions of themselves.
While not at work you can find Shasta playing saxophone with her funk band, training for Olympic Lifting competitions, or enjoying a really good cup of coffee.
Aaron Hill
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Aaron Hill has been practicing as an LMT since 2008. His main modalities are Sports Massage, Swedish, Deep Tissue, Trigger Point, Myofascial Release, and Neuromuscular Therapy. After learning from his own past experiences, he has created a methodical style, unique to himself. It focuses on rebalancing the overall structure of the body to alleviate problem spots and give them room to recover. Aaron is passionate about learning how the body works, and loves sharing this knowledge to help others better understand how to improve their quality of life!
Zara Sluys
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Through the frontrunner’s finish line Zara learned Massage Therapy from the University of Western State’s pioneering massage program. Since completing her education in 2013, eight years of experience helped her refine the “ow’s, oh’s, and ah’s” of her profession. The strength of her compassion is surpassed only by the power of her grip, practicing deep tissue, trigger point therapy, scraping, and muscle energy techniques to relinquish the aches and pains of her clients. Never taking ‘good’ for good enough, Zara ensures her work is ‘great’, no daily pain out of her determined sight or reach of hands! Those who have learned to live with neck and back decline of mobility and hurt have found visceral rejuvenation! Soft when necessary, Zara’s work is known to ‘hurt so great’, knuckling and kneading out even the most stubborn of knots or adhesions! When the light ‘fluff and buff’ aren’t enough, Zara is tough! When she isn’t ferrying the stressed and pained into the Elysium realms of serenity, she spans time and space through her various readings and writings! Tired of seeing who’s able? Get yourself on Zara’s table!
Jana Martinez
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Jana graduated from Idaho State University in 2013 with an Associate of Applied Science in Massage Therapy and a Bachelor of Science in Health Science. In 2020, she became a Certified Personal Training and Corrective Exercise Specialist with National Academy of Sports Medicine. She combines myofascial release techniques with her knowledge of human movement to restore muscular balance throughout the body. In addition to helping you completely relax, Jana aims to help you improve your postural control and functional flexibility through restorative bodywork.
By popular request, Jana now offers one-on-one corrective exercise sessions here at Everett House. Sign up today to receive a comprehensive postural assessment and individualized exercise program that you can complete at home.
A lifelong student, Jana enjoys learning about new massage techniques, dance, step aerobics, and strength training. She is also passionate about community outreach and mutual aid. Her downtime is spent playing with her wonderful canine companion, and snuggling an awfully sweet snake.
Warren Ross
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I have been drawn to helping people from a young age. Massage allows me to do that in an exceptionally profound and personal way. I believe touch to be an integral part of what we are as creatures, and I want to show people that being vulnerable is okay. Many people today see vulnerability as weakness or fault when, truly, it allows us to connect and relate to others, and ultimately heal from trauma. I believe that our bodies and minds possess an amazing capacity to heal themselves but often forget how to do so. I believe there is a healer inside us all, and that we create our journey through actions and thoughts. As a practitioner, I am here to simply hold space for you and facilitate the healing nature of your being. I graduated from Southwest Institute for Healing Arts in 2015 and specialize in Myofascial, Thai Therapy, and Reiki.
Faviola Palomera
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My approach to massage incorporates a blend of listening through touch, balancing the nervous system, myofascial release, breath-work therapy, and deep tissue. My goal is to empower people to feel connected to their body. To me the most valuable and essential aspect a massage therapy is providing safe touch. I think human touch is something we’ve really taken for granted and we can really see the effects of that with what’s currently going on in the world. Bodywork can really make a difference in someone’s trauma recovery.
I look forward to providing a session that supports you in your healing goals.
Madison McClellan
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These days it is so easy to become detached mentally, to not feel like ourselves, and I believe it is so important to deepen our understanding and awareness of how detached we can get from our bodies. We begin to ignore them, sometimes they're the last thing we think about going through our busy days, and there are many inconvenient and painful effects of this. We hold our stress and past experiences in our aching muscles that are begging for our attention. I believe massage deepens the mind-body connection which promotes awareness and a heightened sense of how one's body is functioning. I've found this connection creates excitement and curiosity in people to be a part of their healing journey. I want to empower people to get back into their bodies. It is absolutely a team effort and my goal is to be a knowledgeable teammate in healing that allows my clients to feel safe, heard, and cared for. Currently, the modalities I offer are Deep Tissue, Sports, Trigger point, and Swedish.
Taycee Haugen
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Taycee has always been fascinated by the healing arts. She started her studies with herbalism, energy work, sound healing, shamanic practices, and massage. She loves blending all of these to encourage the mind-body-spirit connection.
She offers a deep sense of presence and nurturing touch. Her modalities include Swedish, deep tissue, connective fluid strokes, myofascial release, structural integration, craniosacral, tuning fork sound healing, and reiki energy work.
Her sessions are catered to client requests, and what she feels the body needs during the assessment. To alleviate pain, her techniques focus on specific muscles, surrounding connective tissue, and increasing mobility to support recovery.
She encourages clients to have a better awareness of their bodies, insight into the root cause of the discomfort, and to feel empowered in their healing process. She is passionate about making people feel at ease, relaxed, and rejuvenated.
In her free time, she enjoys doing therapeutic tarot readings, studying herbalism, dancing, and Balkan singing.