Education and Experience
Aug 1995 / Feb 1996 Attended and graduated from Space Coast Massage Institute, (500 hours) Melbourne, FL
June 1996 Passed FL State Board / National Certification Exam
July 1996 to Sept 2001 Independent contractor at Space Coast Massage Therapy, Melbourne, FL
Dec 6, 1998 Certified in Neuromuscular Therapy, Advanced Massage Institute, Cocoa Beach, FL
Sept 2000 Opened private practice in Indialantic, FL
May 2001 Incorporated as A Bridge To Wellness, Inc
Sept 2001, Moved to larger office in Melbourne, FL
April 2005 Received Washington State Massage License
Sept 2005, Moved A Bridge to Wellness, Inc.
to Vancouver, WA
Feb 2006 to June 07 Independent contractor at
New Heights Physical Therapy, Vancouver Wa
June 2007 Received Oregon Massage License
Dec 2009 / July 2011 Named to Oregon Board of
Massage Therapists Multi-Discipline Task Force
July 2001 /Oct 12 Named to Oregon Board of
Massage Therapists Scope of Practice Committee
Jan 2013 / Sept 2017 Worked part time at
Phillips Chiropractic Clinic, Vancouver, WA
Continuing Education
Dec 2, 1995 Myofascial Componants of Shoulder Pain /
Peter Whitridge 8 hours
Dec 8, 1995 Positional release /
Roland Grigley 5 hours
Jan 7, 1996 On site Sports Massage Therapy /
Mike McGillicuddy 4 hours
Dec 15-16, 1996 Neuromuscular therapy 1, cervical, shoulders, head / Tom Neilson 14 CE's
March 15-16, 1997 Advanced Flexibility / Rod Stewart 12 CE's
Dec 11, 1997 Massage Instructors Workshop / Benny Vaughn 6 CE's
Aug 1-2, 1998 NMT 2, low back, pelvic, hips /
Tom Neilson 14 CE's
Oct 1, 1998 Ethics, FL Laws & Rules Ch. 480 /
Candace Klein 5 CE's
Oct 2, 1998 HIV/Aids / National Fire & Safety 3 CE's
Dec 5-6, 1998 NMT 3 Repetitive Strain,
TMJ, extremities 14 CE's
Dec 6, Became Certified in neuromuscular therapy, Passed written and practical exams
Nov 15-17, 1999 Myofascial release 1 /
John F Barnes, PT 20 CE's
Oct 1, 2000 Ethics, Laws, Rules Ch. 480
SCMI, Jody Stork 4 CE's
April 13, 2002 Neurokinetic therapy /
Benny Vaughn 8 CE's
Nov 15-17 Myofascial Release Pelvis/
John Barnes / Joan Miller 20 CE's
Feb 21, 2003 Ethics and professionalism, FL law, Medical Errors, Infectious Disease /HIV aids/
Institute for Integrative Healthcare studies 8 CE's
June 17, 2004 reflexology Fundamentals /
Laura Norman 10 CE's
April 2-3, 2005 Pediatric Myofascial Release,
John Barnes / A. Hill & J Rosevear 12 CE's
July 2005 Ethics, FL law, Med Errors,
infectious disease 8 CE's
April 27-29, 2006 AMTA - WA 2006 Convention.
6 classes 17 CE's
Feb 13, 2007 Intro to Structural relief Therapy
/ Taya countryman 3 CE's
Jan 2 - Mar 15, 2007 Anatomy & Physiology Class
& Lab, Clark Comm College 50 hours
April 30-may 1, 2007 Structural relief therapy Low back & Pelvis /
Taya Countryman 12 CE's
Aug 5, 2007 Communicable Disease, Med Errors Ethics,
FL law & Rules 8 CE's
April 6, 2009 You & CHP, Workshop For
Practitioners & Staff 8 CE's
April 26-27, 2009 Structural Relief Therapy for Hips,
Upper leg, Knee / Taya Countryman 12 CE's
June 27, 2009 Structural Relief Therapy for the Torso /
Taya Countryman 6 CE's
June 28, 2009 Structural relief therapy Assessment& Integration /
Taya Countryman 6 CE's
July 6, 2009 HIV/AIDS Med Errors, Fl law & Rules, Ethics /
Innovative Educational Series 7 CE's
July 7, 2009 Care for Special populations, /
Elite Educational Series 2 CE's
Oct 22, 2009 recordkeeping for CAM Providers /
Charles Simpson, DC 4 CE's
March 24, 2010 The Value of Orthopedic Assessment /
Whitney Lowe 1.5 CE's
July 22-25 Myofascial Release ll / John Barnes 20 CE's
Aug 3, 2010 The Anatomy of Communication /
Ben Benjamin 1.5 CE's
Feb 12, 2011 Unraveling the Mystery of Low Back Pain /
Ben Benjamin 1 CE
July 11, 2011 Ethics, Laws & Rules, Med Errors,
HIV/Aids / Informed CME 8 CE's
Sept 9, 2011 Oregon Board of Massage Therapists
meeting 1 CE
Feb 27, 2012 Orthopedic Massage Introduction /
Whitney Lowe 4 CE's
Mar 17-18 2012, Orthopedic Massage Techniques,
Lower / Whitney Lowe 16 CE's
May 21 2012 Ethics and Standard V /
Elite Continuing Education 6 CE's
April 30, 2013 CPR for Healthcare Providers
/ Pro Trainings 5 CE's
July 26, 2013 FL laws & Rules, Preventing Med Errors 4 CE's
March 15-16, 2014 Precision NMT, form & Function,
Precision NMT Midwest 16 CE's
Oct 24, 2014 FL Laws & Regulations / CE massage 2 CE's
Nov 21, 2014 Medical Errors / CE Massage 2 CE's
Nov 26, 2014 Research and Massage Therapy /
CE Massage 3 CE's
Nov 26, 2014 Professional Ethics and Standard V /
CE Massage 6 CE's
April 12, 2015 CPR / Protrainings 5 CE's
Sept 13-13 2015 Advanced Myofascial Techniques,\
Ilia & Sacrum / Til Luchau 16 CE's
Aug 19, 2016 Advanced Myofascial Techniques,
Ankle Issues / Til Luchau 8 CE's
Aug 20-21, 2016 Advanced Myofascial Techniques,
Arm, Wrist & Shoulders, l & ll 16 CE's
April 5, 2017 CPR for Healthcare Providers /
ProTrainings 5 CE's
May 9, 2017 Ethics for Massage Therapists /
East West College 4 CE's
June 30, 2017 Fl Laws & Rules / Elite CME 2 CE's
June 30, 2017 Preventing Medical Errors /
Elite CME 2 CE's
July 1, 2017 Business & Professional Ethics /
Advanced Massage Providers LLC 4 CE's
May 3, 2018 Research In Massage Therapy /Institute for Integrative
Healthcare Studies 3 CE's
March 31, 2019 Pro Trainings, LLC. CPR / AED 4 CE's
April 9-11, 2019 Myofascial Unwinding,
John Barnes 20 CE's
Total 502 Hours