Practitioners

Marie- Claire Ruttan RMT

Clinic Owner, Registered Massage Therapist, & Reiki Master/Teacher

Marie-Claire has graduated from Oxford College in 2016 and is a Registered Massage Therapist in good standing with the College of Massage Therapist’s of Ontario. Although she focuses on pain management and specializes in back, hip and knee pain, Marie-Claire assesses the body as a whole to provide a treatment that is mindful of how the body functions as a unit.

Marie-Claire is also a Usui Reiki Master/Teacher level and was first introduced to the practice in 2011 in Pickering, Ontario. Reiki is a wonderfully holistic therapy that uses subtle energy to help with many ailments. Reiki helps with chronic and acute headaches and migraines, frozen shoulder, emotional blockages, depression and helps to give her clients a renewed sense of well being.

Sarah Cancelliere RMT

Clinic Owner, Registered Massage Therapist

Sarah is a graduate of the Massage Therapy Program at Fleming College.  After a very fulfilling and successful career for 21 years as a Certified Level 2 Dental Assistant, her love for treating the entire body as a whole unit to isolate and find the “why” is what lead her to change careers. She has a lot of experience working alongside some Dentists that took her along in their continuing education to fully understand the correlation between the way teeth come together, coupled with the way the jaw joint itself is situated, has shown that it has a great deal of impact on the incidence of TMJ (jaw joint) dysfunction.  Symptoms of this can include “clicking”, “popping” noises, jaw locking, jaw “tiredness,” inability to consume chewy foods, tension headaches, feelings of sinus congestion, or even tinnitus (ringing in the ears).  During her career as a Dental Professional, she has been able to be an active participant in helping patients find relief of some of these symptoms and find overall balance.

Since becoming an RMT, she has continued this passion with some continuing education courses on both TMJ Dysfunction Massage, along with further Intra Oral Massage Techniques courses to extend her knowledge of this complex joint.  Assessing the body as a whole, finding the “why” of a client’s postural stresses, aches and pains, etc., and creating a unique treatment plan to treat the whole body for these issues, is Sarah’s main focus in therapeutic care.

Sarah utilizes an array of different modalities to assist her treatments successes with cupping, hot stone and cold stone cryotherapy, and Indie Head massage. She believes that remedial exercise (stretching and strengthening dysfunctional muscles) are one of the keys to maintaining the changes made to the client’s tissue during a treatment, providing greater relief in joints and muscles between treatments.

Michelle McLarnon RMT

Registered Massage Therapist

Michele graduated from Sir Sanford Fleming College as an RMT in 2023.  She has a compassionate approach to therapeutic care utilizing Swedish massage for relaxation, deep tissue, and myofascial release complemented by home care and therapeutic exercise to allow the client to “take charge” in their progress and recovery to achieve desired treatment goals.

Michele was born and raised in the Yukon but has lived throughout southern BC and Alberta.  Michele’s family stretches back generations in the Peterborough area and she now proudly calls this home.

Paul Polak RMT

Registered Massage Therapist

Paul was born and raised in Hamilton, ON. After moving to Thunder Bay, then Niagara Falls, Paul and his family moved to the Peterborough region in 2020. He spent 18 years in the manufacturing industry including steel, rail and pipe fabrication. A graduate of Sir Sandford Fleming College, he enjoys working with clients of all ages and conditions. He uses a variety of techniques to help clients feel better and achieve their health goals. Paul also spent 10 years in the Canadian army where he was able to travel and train throughout the province as well as parts of Europe.

When not working Paul enjoys spending time with his wife and 2 daughters. They can be found travelling near or far with their trailer, on their bikes exploring trails at a local fishing hole, practicing karate or SCUBA diving.

Taylor Ahern RMT

Registered Massage Therapist

Taylor is a new graduate from the massage therapy program at Sir Sandford Fleming College, and has found a passion for providing individuals with relief from pain and skeletal muscle tension. She believes that stretching and exercise is an important part of the therapeutic process and likes to incorporate this into her practice. Providing clients with a positive and relaxing experience for all conditions, including acute and chronic conditions, headaches, skeletal muscle tension, fatigue, and depression, is what she looks forward to the most about being an RMT. 

When not practicing massage, Taylor is surrounded by her family racing standardbred horses and competing as a competitive equestrian show jumper. She is fascinated by equine massage and is hoping to take her knowledge into the equine world to benefit both horses and their partners.

Seana Collins Mander RMT

Registered Massage Therapist

Seana graduated from Sir Sandford Fleming College, with an advanced diploma in Massage Therapy. She registered with the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario and is a member in good standing.  She enjoys working with people of all ages, backgrounds, and ailments. Seana spends a lot of her practice working with postural complaints and acute or chronic injury. She uses her understanding of massage therapy to decrease pain and help people get back to the things they love to do. 

When Seana is not at the clinic, you can find her playing roller derby with Peterborough Area Roller Derby. 

Keelan Drumm RMT

Registered Massage Therapist

Keelan graduated from Sir Sandford Fleming College with an advanced diploma in Massage Therapy. She is registered with the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario and is a member in good standing. Keelan’s treatment focuses on the use of manual techniques to relieve pain, increase range of motion and relax the mind and body while also educating clients on the factors contributing to their condition and their associated symptoms.

Growing up in Peterborough, Keelan played soccer for the city into her early twenties and her dedication to athletics allowed her the opportunity to travel internationally and compete at the varsity level. As injuries occurred, manual therapy played an important role in her rehabilitation. Whether it’s a sports injury, post-op rehabilitation or general maintenance, the goal is to get clients back to what they enjoy.