About Us
Cassidy’s Massage Clinic was established by Chris Cassidy, L.M.T. to offer only the most professional therapeutic massage available. Chris has been in practice for the past ten years focusing his therapy around patients with injuries and providing pain relief through neuromuscular release. The massage therapists at Cassidy’s Massage Clinic are dedicated to providing the absolute best in pain and stress relief. Cassidy’s Massage Clinic has gained the respect of physicians, physical therapists, and clients throughout San Diego.
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The Team at CMC
Cassidy's Massage clinic is made up of some of the best practitioners, massage therapists and just all-around good people in the San Diego area. Our goal is to provide you the BEST products and services. You can be assured you'll not only receive the best bodywork in San Diego, but you'll get it with a smile too!
Administration • Massage Therapists • Out-Call Therapists (Spa2Go)
Administration
Chris Cassidy - President / CEO
Chris Cassidy, LMT, graduated from The Academy of the Healing Arts in Palm Beach, Fl. after completion of his BA in English and Theatre from Boston College in Newton, Massachusetts. While building a practice in Palm Beach, Florida and servicing some of the most demanding clients, Chris developed his skills and gained the respect of many notable figures including physicians and prominent members of Palm Beach Society. Chris utilizes bodywork tools like neuromuscular re-education and trigger point release to effectively rid his patients of pain and help create a sense of balance in their life. Chris has always been interested in sports and holistic medicine, which led him into massage therapy and guided him to the San Diego Community.
Chris owns and operates Cassidy's Massage Clinic (formerly Elite Bodywork) a Medical and Sports Massage Clinic catering to athletes, people who have injuries and anyone that experiences tension due to the stresses of everyday living. Chris enjoys all sports but his first love is surfing and chances are if he is not working he will be out in the lineup. "I have created this center for athletes, people who are restricted due to injury, and anyone who demands the best for their body or are at least willing to head in that direction. We will continue to provide the absolute best massage therapy available and work with our clients to get them back to a healthy lifestyle, free of pain as quickly as is possible. If we cannot help you we will refer you to someone who can. Our bodies have incredible strength when we facilitate the natural healing process. Massage therapy simply speeds up this naturally occurring process thus enabling us to overcome pain and diminish tension."
Laura Evasovic - Office Manager / Director of First Impressions
Laura Evasovic, Office Manager, graduated from San Diego State University with a BA in Child and Family Development after furthering her education in Nursing and Business Administration. After graduation, she found that working for Cassidy's Massage Clinic would be a great opportunity to further her skills and do what she loves best, helping others.
Time away from the Clinic is spent enjoying the beach, concerts, exploring San Diego, reading, and of course, receiving massage. Originally from Reno, Nevada Laura enjoys water skiing, wake boarding, wake skating, hiking, snowboarding and mountain biking.
As the Office Manager, Laura is dedicated to making each client's experience in the clinic enjoyable, whether it be greeting you at the door or helping you along your path to wellness.
Elizabeth Packard
Elizabeth Packard, Administrative Assistant, has been a stay-at-home mom for the past year. Her decision to come back to work has brought her here to Active Wellness. Having previously worked in the spa industry she thought this would be a great place to help others with their goals and focus on their wellness.
Time away from the clinic is spent enjoying her family. We love the beach and being outdoors. Hobbies include surfing, yoga, walking and playing with her daughter. Elizabeth has lived in San Diego for 13 years and still loves to explore everything that California has to offer.
Her goals here at Active Wellness are to make sure every client is happy when they walk in and out the door. She wants their entire experience to be about staying on their path of wellness.
Massage Therapists
Cambria Woertz, LMT
Cambria Woertz is a graduate of Healing Hands School of Holistic Health in Escondido. She is certified in Sports, Deep Tissue, Shiatsu, Swedish, and Advanced Circulatory massage. From an early age Cambria has been drawn to the healing arts. Massaging friends and family came very naturally and she realized that she wanted to pursue a career in the field of Alternative Health and Wellness. Cambria is currently pursuing her interests in the healing power of whole foods and returning to school to obtain a degree in Naturopathic Medicine. In her spare time she enjoys mountain biking, playing tennis, running, hiking, and photography.
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Diana Hughes, LMP, EMP
Diana has been involved in the horse industry for the past 20 years, and arrived in the San Diego area in early 2005. After years of moving and traveling to many different western states, she found San Diego to be the most promising horse country of them all and is excited to explore its vast opportunities. Diana grew up in Butte, Montana and started riding at the age of six. She was blessed with two Welsh ponies that taught her how to ride. At the age of eight she received a beautiful Quarter Horse gelding named “Skip’s Schoolboy” and started her showing career that would span over 15 years.
During her three-year stay in Seattle she graduated with honors from Ashmead College, specializing in Swedish, Deep Tissue, and Sports Injury Massage. After passing all testing requirements, she became nationally certified and recognized by the NCBTMB as a Licensed Massage Practitioner. Post graduation she continued her education to obtain her Large Animal Certification. As an accomplished equestrian her lifelong dream has been to heal and maintain the health and well being of horses as well as their riders. Diana is committed to continuing her education in the ever-growing world of equine therapy. The variety of treatment programs available will allow her the opportunity to expand her knowledge as a therapist as well as an individual. Along with work at the clinic and on-site equine sessions, she also trains and rides Hunter/Jumpers at a barn in Carmel Valley. Her other hobbies include golfing, traveling, listening to music, playing pool, and swimming.
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Paolo Pellecer, LMT, NCBTMB
Paolo is a graduate of the Chicago School of Massage Therapy and has practiced bodywork for 14 years. In this time, Paolo's massage approach has evolved from basic to a genuine expression of touch empathy.
Paolo believes in custom massage and continually strives for a unique experience. Paolo's massage style is the product of work and training in numerous day spas and chiropractic clinics. Effective communication, easy rapport, and a strong intuitive touch are some of Paolo's strengths.
In recent years Paolo has been influenced and practiced more Asian massage styles, namely Thai and Tui Na, and the modern format Table Thai. Paolo is now dedicated in part to the teaching of massage therapy and massage workshops
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Dana Brown, LMT, HHP - Head Massage Therapist Olympic Training Center
Dana is originally from Lorain, Ohio, where she attended the Ohio College of Massotherapy and earned an A.S. in Massotherapy. She worked for the EMH Center for Health & Fitness, the Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA) and the Avon Chiropractic Center. She has experience working with professional athletes, recreational athletes, triathletes, cancer patients, fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, post-operative joint replacement patients and motor vehicle accident victims, just to name a few. Dana specializes in Neuromuscular Therapy, Sports Massage, Deep Tissue, Trigger Point, Swedish Massage and Prenatal Massage.
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Gwen McGuire, HHP, NCTMB
Gwen McGuire, a native of southern Indiana, graduated from Indiana University with a B.A. in Criminal Justice and a minor in Psychology. She also has an Associate in Science and a Certificate in Dental Assisting from Parkland College in Champaign, IL. She continued her education in Therapeutic Massage and graduated with honors from Carteret Community College in Morehead City, NC. Gwen specializes in Swedish Massage and has also been trained in numerous modalities ranging from Aromatherapy to Chair Massage, Connective Tissue and Trigger Point Therapy, Hot Stone Therapy, Hydrotherapy, Pregnancy Massage, and Reflexology.
As a Holistic Health Practitioner, Gwen enjoys educating people on the importance of maintaining balance and hopes to inspire others to instill a sense of wellness in their daily lives. In the future, Gwen plans on furthering her education in Sports Medicine. As a former collegiate athlete in soccer and cheerleading, Gwen understands the rigor the body endures and knows the significance of maintaining health and wellness. In her spare time, Gwen enjoys traveling, being outdoors, hiking, swimming, playing soccer and basketball as well as spending time with her husband while exploring their new home in sunny San Diego.
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David Dojnik
I was born and raised in MN. I did a lot of traveling and ended up in Colorado. I attended Boulder Collage Of Massage Therapy, graduating from their 1000-hour program. My studies included Shiatsu, Swedish, Deep Tissue, Integrative, and Thai massage. A strong emphasis in my studies was placed on Anatomy/Physiology and Kinesiology. While in school, I was able to intern at C.U. and D.U. working with their Division 1 athletes.
My passion is not limited to working solely with athletes, but with all who have a desire to learn about themselves and not afraid to work to bring about a better sense of well being in their daily lives.
My hobbies include Road and Mountain biking, kick boxing, inline skating, camping, backpacking, and hanging out with my dog.
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Pam Minix, Biomechanics Specialist, MAT, RTSm, NASM / CPT
Pam is one of Canada’s most educated and diverse health professionals. Within the first year of her career as a personal trainer she was appointed head of education at Fit-One and was responsible for leading seminars on health and fitness. Soon after that she was inspired to learn more about the biomechanics of the human body and earned her Masters as a Resistance Training Specialist (RTS). Her strategy for her clients is and always has been maximal results with minimal risks. This is what drove her toward her next step which was to complete the demanding Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT) internship in Denver with MAT developer Greg Roskopf. Since then she has been using MAT and her expertise in biomechanics/fitness to improve the quality of life of numerous clients ranging from children and athletes to stroke and cancer patients. Currently, she is working towards her Masters in MAT but she still makes time to do charity work and tutoring to create a greater awareness of the importance of health and wellness. Her passion for her work and certainty of MAT’s effectiveness has inspired her to continue to explore and focus on the “whole self” – the mind, body, and spirit.
In her spare time, Pam has excelled in many sports, including mountain and dirt biking. She also enjoyed being a member of competitive rock climbing, gymnastics and dive teams. Pam has spent many hours training her horse from age 6 months to 11 years. Her interests have led her to be a certified instructor for children and adults in mountain biking, swimming and rock climbing.
Pam has experience as a volunteer emergency paramedic for Alexandria, VA. In 2002 she took those skills to Africa where she worked primarily with orphaned children in Cape Town, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Tanzania. Pam also spent time in refugee camps teaching the women of different communities basic hygiene.
Pam is our MAT Specialist!
Cathi Brennan
Cathi Brennan is a Licensed Professional Massage Therapist and a member in good standing with the International Massage Association. She is a graduate of the International School of Bodywork Professionals (IPSB) in Pacific Beach. Cathi has specialized training in therapeutic Sports Massage, soft tissue therapy and injury recovery; she is also trained in Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue sculpting, Neuromuscular therapy, Sensory Repatterning and Pregnancy massage.
Cathi recently joined the CMC team and brings with her an in-depth anatomical knowledge of muscle movement and a blend of massage modalities. Each therapeutic massage session is designed according to your individual needs. She provides professional massage and health promoting touch so that each treatment renders mental and emotional relaxation while reducing muscle tension within the body.
Cathi is committed to personal fitness, and an avid beach volleyball player. She lives in Pacific Beach with her husband, dog and two cats which are all the loves of her life.
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Emile Garcia, LMT
Emile Garcia, LMT, is a native Oregonian. Born and raised inbetween Ashland and Portland, Emile attended Ashmead College of Massage, where he specialized in Swedish, Deep Tissue, and Sports Injury Massage. Throughout the last 5 years of practice at spa's, his massage style is a unique blend of relaxing deep tissue massage. Ensuring your satisfaction and always catering to your body's needs.
Emile also works with Autistic children. Also the head of sales for Cassidy Massage Clinic Corporate Chair massage.
His interest include, the beach, hiking, working out, Sleeping, dreaming, the Ocean, different cultures, space, traveling, golf....and so many more.
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Angelica Martinez
“In my early professional years I was asking the question: How can I treat, or cure, or change this person? Now I would phrase the question in this way: How can I provide a relationship which this person may use for his own personal growth?” -Carl Rogers, 20th century American psychologist.
In the spirit of the quote above, Angelica approaches body therapy from the perspective of developing lasting relationships with her clients. With nearly eight years of hands-on experience, she brings a variety of skills to her sessions that enable her to maximize the therapeutic benefit in a minimum of time. She specializes in applying massage therapy solutions to chronic pain, injuries and stress.
After graduating from Mueller College of Holistic Studies here in San Diego, she continued her education with Hugh Milne, founder of “Visionary” Craniosacral therapy, a deeply meditative and restorative modality. At SK Sanctuary, owned by Lyn Krant and Dr. Stephen Krant, she acquired specialized training in lymphatic drainage techniques that were applied to pre- and post-operative plastic surgery patients. She is now being personally mentored by Dr. Myk Hungerford, founder of the Sports Massage Training Institute. Dr. Myk is a recipient of one of the “Greats of the 20th Century” awards and was declared to be one of the foremost authorities in the field of massage therapy.
Angelica uses a whole-body approach that can be reduced to three steps. First, she’ll use deep tissue, neuromuscular and sports massage techniques to take away any pain. When the pain is gone, she’ll then use Swedish and lymphatic techniques to reduce any persistent inflammation or swelling in the tissues. When the nervous system has released these over-stimulated states, she uses craniosacral therapy and acupressure to teach the body deep and healing states of relaxation. Using this system, she is able to design treatments that address each client’s particular needs and goals.
Angelica has also spent the last three years sharing her passion for massage therapy with the students as Maric College San Diego. As an educator, her mission is to help students develop their own meaningful relationship with this profession and its many benefits.
“One of my greatest joys in life is helping people feel better. From gross to subtle, stress to relaxation, injury to health, I deeply value the connections and journeys I take with my clients. Thank you all for the trust you place in me to serve your needs.” - Angelica Martinez
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Carrie Lee Borwell, HHP
Carrie is a graduate of Mueller College of Holistic Studies in San Diego and Alive and Well School of Conscious Bodywork in Marin County, California.
She is a Holistic Health Practitioner with a background of both Eastern and Western massage modalities. Her favorite types of bodywork include Reflexology, Thai, Hawaiian Lomi Lomi, CranioSacral, Shiatsu, Swedish, Chi Nei Tsang, Ayurvedic and Sports Massages. She enjoys learning new tequniques and alternate ways of healing. She is a certified herbalist from a small school in Grass Valley, California and has experience working in the nutrition field.
She still attends school to major in biology and nutrition. She enjoys hiking, biking, surfing, horse-back riding, yoga, chi gung and tai chi, rowing, snorkeling, and sailing.
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Gregg DeMoor, HHP
Gregg graduated from Mueller College of Holistic Studies here in San Diego. Originally from Boston, Gregg had the pleasure of working with a special group of young adults that faced cognitive, behavioral, and physical challenges. Working closely with the clinical team he assisted in the development of a relaxation model. The positive effects of this routine clearly showed that touch had considerably increased 'time on task' and decreased behavioral episodes. This experience became the catalyst for Gregg to pursue a career in massage therapy.
Since having made the decision to become a Massage Therapist, Gregg has focused his attention on the therapeutic aspects of massage. He has over 2000 hours of massage education and teacher assisting and is dedicated to continually furthering his training, in order to deliver the highest level of care to his clients. He is passionate about the desire to aid in the management and recovery of pain, injury, stress, and skeletal muscular disorders. By pulling from a broad base of modalities, Gregg's goal is to support and enhance the quality of life and performance of his clients through therapeutic massage and ideas of wellness that support the client goals. Although a new practitioner, he has led a lifestyle congruent with massage therapy. He enjoys hiking, swimming, cycling, running, tai chi, gardening, cooking, and photography.
"I believe a client's path to wellness is a merging of avenues empowered by knowledge and effort."
Mark McGovern, H.H.P.
I am a Nationaly certified Licensed Holistic Health Practitioner with over 1,000 hours of training from the International Professional School of Bodywork in Pacific Beach. I became interested in massage after I tore my MCL and fractured my tibia snowboarding the backciuntry of Colorado. Through the healing process massage was used in conjunction with physical therapy. Fom there on I wanted to pass on the healing touch of bodywork. I personalize each massage to cater to my client's needs. The style of massage I do is a blend of different modalities to really help open up the clients and make them a little more free in their body. I specialize in Neurmuscular Therapy, Deep Tissue, Sports, Sweedish and Traditional Thai Massage.
James Ringhoff
Hello , my name is James Ringhoff. I am a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist who is experienced to practice on and off site Therapeutic Massage. I have graduated from a 780 hour Massage Therapist program from Myotherapy College of Utah which is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology. I have continued my education at the International Professional School of Bodywork in Neuromuscular Therapy and Reiki levels 1 and 2. One of my most important priorities and assets is to provide superior service to everyone I come in contact with. By receiving my therapeutic massage I believe you will experience the next level in therapy services. I do this by specializing in blending a variety of techniques to customize each session so you fully experience the benefits of a therapeutic massage.
The benefits you will experience from a massage is decreased muscle tension, a relief from mental and physical fatigue, increased circulation through out the whole body which helps bring new nutrients to the body and helps remove old toxins. You will have a focused, more peaceful mind set for a better sense of body awareness and a feeling of overall well being. With each session you and I will explore the healing powers of a therapeutic bodywork
Scott Olsen, HHP, NCTMB
Nationally Certified for 7 years, Scott Olsen is a Holistic Health Specialist who has worked alongside Chiropractors, Physical Therapists, Nurses and Trainers in planned approaches for identifying and improving patterns of limitation. He has helped competing athletes maintain intense training schedules and worked with Cirque Du Soleil’s performing artists. His involvement with post operative massage care was highlighted in a Channel 12 News health segment in the New York area. While professionally trained at the Boulder College of Massage Therapy, Scott continued studies and training in Europe and recently in China. He has integrated massage in Hospitals, Sports Medicine Centers and Fitness Clubs throughout his career. As a therapist he combines techniques from Neuromuscular Massage, Somatic Patterning, and Tuina (Chinese Medical Massage) to enable fast healing of strained or imbalanced muscles and to improve overall muscle recruitment.
Scott believes education is a key component to goal oriented massage. Long term results are achieved through awareness and the motivation to follow a plan. He looks forward to integrating a massage treatment program to match your goals for an active life.
Tara Rosiene – Washington State LMP, HHP, NCTMB
Tara is originally from Southeastern Connecticut and graduated with honors from Mt Holyoke College with a BA in Neuroscience and Behavior. Her fascination with healing, the human body, and her adventurous spirit soon found her in Seattle at the Brenneke School of Massage, now part of the Cortiva Institute. While in school, Tara expanded her 1000-hour education with electives in Reike, Somatic Unwinding, Structural Analysis, and Myofascial Release from her Hellerwork perspective. More recently, she’s begun study of Lomi Lomi, the Hawaiian style of massage, and you’ll find it throughout her work. In her free time, Tara enjoys hiking and exploring our National parks, biking, cooking, reading, and getting to know beautiful San Diego.
Spa2Go Staff (Massage Outcall)
Phil Somerai, LMT(CNA) BS
Phil graduated from The Healing Hands School of Holistic Health in Escondido, CA., has a Bachelors in Physical Science, Biology Minor from NAU, Flagstaff, AZ., and is state certified in nursing assistance. Phil's desire in helping people led to work in the home nursing field and he used his healing arts courses for continuing education credits which carried his nursing skills to a new level. Patients that benefitted from this knowledge of various massage modalities included the elderly and handicapped patients.
Phil has over 600 hours of course work done in various modalities and currently over 1000 hrs of corporate chair massage experience. Other modalities that he works with are Deep Tissue, Tui Nai, Advanced Circulatory/Sports massage, Geriatric massage, and Reflexology. Phil uses a combination of all these forms and his creative and intuitive skills that will benefit his client the best. Besides all the physical health improvements massage gives the body there are also emotional, mental, and spiritual releases that are dealt with. Reduction in stress is always accomplished. Phil enjoys most sports and is an avid soccer fan, and hails from New Jersey. He comes from a family medical background of doctors, nurses, and massage therapists. Like most people in California he prefers the west coast weather and lifestyle.
Eleni Vartelas, Esthetician Specialist
Eleni is a graduate of Poway Esthetics in Poway California. She is an Esthetician. As a skin care specialist, she is concerned with detoxification, hydration, relaxation and most of all beauty and balance of the skin. She also does make-up application, teaching, body treatments and waxing. All products used are the best of quality. The skin will radiate with the usage of 100% pure and natural products. Eleni loves working with tourism, spa parties and medical hospital/nursing homes. She has previously worked for Scripps Clinic, 6 years in the area of medical Statistics. Eleni's hobbies are cooking, traveling, water sports, spat time and spending time with family and friends.
Surrena Lovell
Surrena has 11 years experience in massage and prior to that she was a physical therapy assistant for 2 years. While working at Arthritis, Trauma, and Sports, Physical Therapy in Las Vegas, NV, she had the good fortune to witness several sports related surgeries, including rotator cuff tendon repair, a total shoulder, and menisci repair as well as a total knee. She does not specialize in one or more particular modalities, although she has been trained in many. Her approach is holistic.
Surrena has been an athlete all her life, starting out in gymnastics and down-hill skiing where she grew up in New Hampshire, and later picking up cycling, meditation, and swimming. Her passion for swimming was so immediate that after one year of year-round training she earned a scholarship at Virginia Commonwealth University as a sprint freestyler. Her other passions include yoga, herbs, and healing. She believes that relaxation is an art and a skill and that the breath is the cornerstone of transitions and change. Her gifts as a therapist are her intuition of the muscles and the energetic component of her work.
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