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About Allison.

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Born and raised in southern California, Allison was an active athlete growing up. While playing college basketball, she pursued a Bachelor’s degree in P.E./Athletic Training and interned for two years as head student trainer for the men’s baseball and women’s basketball teams. This is where her interest in massage & bodywork really took flight. 

She began her bodywork journey in Santa Monica, California, getting Certified & Licensed soon after graduating from college and started working in the L.A./South Bay area as an independent contractor for two chiropractors, a bodywork office, as well as offering on-site chair massages, home visits, and later a having a private practice in a golf community center. Allison has worked on all ages & walks of life... infant to 88 years young...professional athletes, long shoremen, weekend warriors, hospice patients, marathoners, teachers, stay-at-home-moms, retirees, students, accountants...EVERYbody has "personal kneads"!

After a 5 year hiatus from her passion, she enrolled at East West College in Portland, to pursue her Oregon massage license.  Right after being licensed she began working for a chiropractor while growing her practice from her home studio. In 2013, her dream of having a "real office" finally came to fruition by renting a 150 sq ft space in Canby.  Since then, she's grown into a beautiful upstairs suite in downtown Canby.
​"I absolutely love what I do & am honored that my clients choose to come back to me!"

Some interesting things about Allison...mother of 2 amazing daughters, has a deep love for animals & the outdoors, lived & worked on a pear farm for 8 years, managed to remodel a 100+ year old farmhouse, feels most at home near the ocean & close to God.

Education.

  • California State University, Dominguez Hills.  Bachelor's Degree with Honors.  Physical Education/Athletic Training. 
  • California Healing Arts College. Santa Monica, CA.  Massage Technician Certificate. Swedish, Deep Tissue, Sports, Aromatherapy, Reflexology. 200 hrs.
  • East West College of the Healing Arts. Portland, OR.  Kinesiology, Upper Body Assessment & Treatment, Lower Body Assessment & Treatment,  Therapeutic Relationships, Pathology. 300 hrs.
  • Passed Oregon Board of Massage Therapists Licensing exams in 2010.
  • Certified in Functional Movement Techniques (RockTape), IASTM, (RockBlades), Myofascial Cupping, Oncology Massage. Has also studied: Active Myofascial Therapy, Prenatal massage, Myofascial Release, Structural Integration, Chair massage​
  • Currently working towards becoming a certified Corrective Exercise Specialist (National Academy of Sport Medicine).
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