About

The Master Touch Story

Master Touch Wellness has taken more than 25 years to bring together all my knowledge, expertise, education, and experience from various allied health professions. My professional journey began in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, where I earned my BA in Applied Human Kinetics with a minor in Psychology. Also, during my time in Canada, I worked as a Physical Therapy Technician for six years and as a Certified Personal Trainer with ACE accreditation for 15 years. 

After living and working in the Windsor area for many years, I decided to jump across the river to the Detroit area to take a job with Henry Ford Hospital as an Exercise Physiologist for a year. From there, the universe then said, “It's time to make some changes. You're heading to Chicago,” where I have called home for the last 30 years.

In Chicago, I started my next stage of evolution with learning how to work with the body differently than I had before. I became a massage therapist through the Chicago School of Massage (CSMT) and have been a Licensed Massage Therapist for the last 25 years. After graduating from CSMT, I was hired six months later to teach the Anatomy and Physiology part of their program. I continued on to teach the full program with Cortiva Institute for 15 years.

Once Cortiva decided to take a different path here in Chicago, I also took a different path. I started working more with the mindset of clients and became a Certified Life/Wellness Coach, bringing the mind, body, and spirit, and our connection to self and others, together using all my skill sets to create lifestyle changes for clients, students, and myself.

Master Touch Wellness is a blend. It brings experience, science and education together to 
create an opportunity for change in our daily habits. With my fitness background, I work with the body to help strengthen core and stability to meet the demands of daily living. With my Massage background, I work with the body to create change in our tissues from the demands of daily activities. With my Wellness Coaching, I work with changing our mindset to help us understand why our habits can get the best of us and keep us stuck in the mud of daily living. With my Teaching background, I help other allied health professionals learn how to work with our bodies based on the science and artistry of massage therapy.