The Team
Chanel Choquer
Owner / Creator
Registered Massage Therapist
Registered Yoga Teacher RYT 500
Mat/Standing Pilates Teacher
Chanel is a graduate from the Vancouver college of Massage Therapy in 2013, and has since been practicing nomadically between Tofino, Golden, and the Sunshine Coast. She is now laying some roots down in Sechelt, her hometown. You can find her creating a new multidisciplinary clinic space, in the heart of town. As a massage therapist, Chanel is dedicated to helping her patients reach their short term and long term goals. She uses a wide range of modalities, including: muscle energy techniques, myofascial release, neuromuscular therapy, PNF stretching, and trigger point therapy. Through personalized home care and patient education, her focus is to assist you on your health care journey - no matter where you may be on it.
Cassidy Breeze
Registered Massage Therapist
Cassidy graduated from Vancouver College of Massage Therapy in 2021 and started her practice here on the Sunshine Coast where she grew up. She strives to support her clients in finding a better sense of body awareness and overall sense of wellbeing. She combines relaxation techniques and deep therapeutic pressure to help relieve tension, address specific orthopedic concerns, and promote your body’s ability to rest and heal. Techniques such as myofascial release, joint mobilization, Swedish massage, and trigger point therapy are used in combination with a variety of homecare recommendations to help you achieve your individual goals
Alison Fraser
Registered Massage Therapist
I believe strongly in the connection between mind and body. Call it holistic wellness, psychoneuroimmunology (what a mouthful!), or pain science - current research all points to a dynamic relationship between our mental health, the nervous system, and how we experience our physical bodies. This is why I believe it’s essential to create a treatment space that feels safe and relaxing – a place where you can find ease, so your mind and body can both unwind. You can expect our time together to include some element of relaxation, whether that looks like breathwork, guided imagery, craniosacral modalities, or dermoneuromodulation. The body is constantly working to maintain a state of homeostasis – a delicate balance. Each input to the body impacts that balance, from the food we eat, to the physical demands of our daily lives, and our emotional stressors. At the risk of oversimplifying, the basic premise is this: the greater the intensity of an input, the more energy the body must expend to return to its balanced state. I favour lighter techniques, so the body has “less distance to cover” to restore homeostasis. My goal is to help ease discomfort and promote healing while minimizing inflammation and microtrauma – tissue states that can lead to aches and pains after treatment. For clients who have benefitted from craniosacral treatment in the past, I offer appointments for this modality exclusively.
***Please note that I do not offer what is commonly referred to as “deep tissue” massage. If you are seeking a sensation of very deep or heavy pressure, I have some amazing colleagues here on the coast who can support you in creating that experience.***
The details: My career in healthcare began in 2009, when I founded Flourishing Family Doula Care. My work included teaching prenatal classes, attending home and hospital births, providing prenatal and postpartum care, and offering breastfeeding counselling. I primarily worked with high-risk, vulnerable families. In 2013, I transitioned to laboratory work in both hospital and outpatient settings. Through this career, I gained experience in trauma rooms, palliative care, intensive care, and psychiatric units. My patients ranged from neonatal to geriatric, and all age groups between. Working in the hospital, I witnessed the profound impact of even a brief moment of therapeutic touch; this led me to embark on the inspiring career change that has brought me to today. I hope to see you here!
Jessica Leclair
Registered Massage Therapist
Jessica has been a practicing RMT since graduating from the Vancouver College of Massage Therapy in 2016. She was fortunate to spend the first 7 years of her practice at the same clinic, establishing strong and lasting therapist-patient relationships. Connecting and doing her best to understand her client’s needs is what she likes to do!
You may enjoy her treatments if you are seeking relief from physical, mental or emotional tension through deep relaxation, if you are hoping to slow down and to connect/reconnect with your body. Jessica has experience treating and supporting:
TMJ pain Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Shoulder Injuries Pregnancy and Postpartum Headaches Stress, tension and anxiety Tendonitis Chronic and/or new aches and pains And more…
Treatment are always based on you and what your needs are for that day. She offers both Massage Therapy and CranioSacral Therapy as part of her practice.
Massage Therapy: Her massage therapy treatments are a blend of Swedish massage, Myofascial release and a touch of CranioSacral therapy. This style of treatment is helpful in restoring a sense of balance and calm to the nervous system, while helping to relieve pain and improve ease of movement.
CranioSacral Therapy (CST) is a gentle hands on modality that provides deep relaxation while accessing restrictions in the body. CST feels like a nurturing and gentle pause, one that encourages your body's natural ability to heal. For more information about CranioSacral Therapy, please click on link bellow:
https://www.upledger.com/docs/faq-cst.pdf
Jessica is excited about starting her practice on the Sunshine Coast and looks forward to meeting you!
Kelsey MacDonald
Registered Massage Therapist
I have always had a keen interest in the body’s ability to heal itself, through food when I was a chef and now through touch as a RMT. I have been an avid resistance trainer for many years and spend much of my free time wandering the forests with my dog, Loki. I attended VCMT with the hopes of supporting people on their own journey to wellness and graduated in December 2023 with the Clinical Excellence award, distinguishing my patient-centred approach.
Molly Zimmer
Registered Massage Therapist
Molly believes in treating the body holistically and working with the natural patterns of the tissues, layers and systems to assist you in your healing. Her focus is on the multi-faceted function of the nervous system, and restoring postural alignment and functional mobility. Molly aims to empower and educate her clients on the whole-being connections, inviting you to participate in your own body's capacity for ease and balance within.
Her treatment approach combines myofascial release, Swedish massage, Cranial Sacral Therapy, Ortho-Bionomy, active and passive movement therapies, and a range of techniques customized to your individual needs that day. She also offers intra-oral treatment for TMJ issues, abdominal massage, treatments to support pelvic alignment, post-concussion, and full treatments of Cranial Sacral Therapy. (also covered under your medical insurance plan).
Molly graduated from the Okanagan Valley College of Massage Therapy in Vernon BC (2019) and has practiced in different clinical settings and communities between the Kootenays, the Okanagan and Vancouver Island. She has spent years visiting the Sunshine Coast and falling in love with this area and she couldn’t be happier to be joining this community and making the Coast her home. When outside the treatment room, Molly nurtures her deep connection to nature and movement through outdoor sports in the mountains or on the ocean, and continues to develop her education in the direction of neuroscience and counselling.
She looks forward to working with you towards your wellness goals!