Marlissa has always been very passionate about helping others. Her goal is to facilitate everyday life as well as home, work, and sports environments by relieving pain, restoring normal function, and enhancing athletic performance. She hopes to educate and empower her patients by using various evidence-based soft tissue manipulation, hot/cold stones and customizable home care exercises. 

During treatment, she likes to incorporate hot and cold stones to help with circulation, releasing toxins, facilitating sleep and helping get deeper into the muscles tissues.

Marlissa also supplements the use of slow deep tissue work, sinking into and holding tender spots until a release is felt. She follows deep tissue work with a lot of flushing/clearing and spurts of relaxation to counterbalance. She will also add passive manipulation as well as active modalities to maximize each treatment when needed.

Marlissa's goal is to create a safe space for you to openly give her feedback about pressure, heat and techniques so that she can tailor each treatment to fit your individual needs and comfort.

Marlissa grew up in Victoria with a very active lifestyle as an accomplished national stream synchronized swimmer. She competed for 8 years and in 2013 was a part of one of the first groups of athletes to attend the Pacific Institute for Sports Excellence (PISE) to help supplement her training as a high-intensity athlete. This experience fascinated her by how far one can push the body's limits but also showed her how equally important it is to take care of oneself to ensure high level performance while avoiding injury.

She is a proud graduate of West Coast College of Massage Therapy (WCCMT). She enjoys living an active lifestyle that includes indoor bouldering, outdoor rock climbing, and lifting weights. Marlissa also enjoys baking, making crystal jewelry and any types of arts and crafts during her spare time.