With more than 15 years of experience, Rachel has been helping clients move better and feel better since graduating with honours in 2010. More recently, she completed her Bachelor of Health Science, reflecting her ongoing commitment to lifelong learning and integrating clinical experience with evidence-informed practice.

Rachel’s interest in manual therapy began during her youth as a competitive synchronized swimmer, where persistent back pain first introduced her to the benefits of massage therapy. This early experience sparked a lifelong fascination with anatomy and physiology. Today, as a tennis player and a black belt in Japanese-style kickboxing, she applies that knowledge to a deeper understanding of athletic training and functional movement.

Rachel is particularly passionate about working with individuals navigating complex, persistent, or hard-to-resolve pain. Her clinical focus on helping people experiencing chronic muscle tension, fascial restrictions, including scars and fibrosis, nerve-related pain, entrapment syndromes, postural imbalances, repetitive strain injuries, headaches, and TMJ dysfunction. To best serve her clients, Rachel pairs her athletic experience with advanced training in myofascial release, connective tissue therapies, and movement-based pain management strategies.

Her approach begins with listening. Rachel believes every person’s story provides valuable clues to understanding their pain and dysfunction. She combines continuous assessment with a detailed understanding of fascial and musculoskeletal anatomy, biomechanics, and movement to identify contributing factors.

Treatment is individualized and may incorporate a combination of joint and soft tissue mobility work, neuromuscular techniques, guided movement, breathing strategies, nervous system down-regulation, and home care suggestions. Rachel believes the best outcomes occur when therapist and client work together, empowering individuals to better understand their bodies and supporting long-term improvements in mobility and quality of life.