About Me

I am a fully qualified and insured professional massage therapist.

Having spent over 9 years in the banking world, I suddenly felt the need to pursue a different path, but one which would still enable me to help others. I have always had an interest in physical wellness so massage therapy appeared to provide the perfect way forward for my new career.

In 2012 I enrolled with the well respected Western School of Massage, graduating as Best Student with my Diploma in Swedish Massage. This was quickly followed up with my Diploma in Remedial and Sports. And so began my journey as a therapist, launching Rest Relax And Repair Massage, in 2013.

Over the subsequent years I have continued to add to my range of therapies. This allows me to not only offer stand alone treatments but I can also fall back on the wide range of skills in my toolbox, to provide you with an individual session catering to your needs. Whether you are looking to reduce ongoing pain, relieve stress and anxiety, enhance relaxation, or maintain a sense of holistic wellbeing(looking at your health from a big picture perspective, consider yourself as a whole, incorporating your mind, body, emotions and spirit), I will work with you to help you achieve your aims.

I would describe my style of massage as gentle remedial, so not in the – no pain, no gain camp. Although, I can give those stubborn areas the attention they need, I still like to leave you with the overall feeling of relaxation and ease. And hopefully not too sore the next day!

When not massaging, I like to top up my own wellbeing cup by taking my beautiful dog Loki out for walks and exploring new places with him. I also like to dig around in my wee garden and hope to travel around Scotland more over the coming years. I love being in nature and find being by the sea is such a restorative experience.

So if you feel you the need to restore your cup to full, then I would love to help you on your self care journey. Please see my range of therapies and get in touch if you have any questions, or would like to arrange a booking.

I am a member of the Scottish Massage Therapists Organisation which has been set up to help regulate and maintain a high standard of massage given by all its members. You can check out their web site at https://smto.co.uk (opens in new tab).

Continued Professional Development

Professional therapists should carry out continued professional development to maintain and build upon their skills, keep up to date with current practices and expand their treatment range. This involves a variety of activities including work based learning for example – case studies and reflections; self-learning – researching and reading new material; professional -submit an article to a journal and educational – attend a course, workshop or meeting.

Here is a list of my CPD to date –

  • Sept 12 – May 13 – Diploma in Swedish Massage from the Western School
  • April 13 – Emergency First Aid Course from Focus Training (Valid until 6th April 2016)
  • May 13 -June 13 – Diploma in Seated Acupressure Massage(On-site) from the DT Therapy School
  • Oct 13 -June 14 – Diploma in Remedial And Sports Massage from the Western School
  • Nov 13 -March 14- Diploma in Acupressure from BSY Group
  • April 16 – Emergency First Aid Course from Focus Training (Valid until 17th April 2019)
  • April 16 – Diploma in Pregnancy Massage/ Abdominal and Full Body from Gateway Workshops
  • June 16 – Certificate in Hot Stones Therapy Massage from The Scottish Beauty School
  • August 16 – Certificate in Ear Candling from The Scottish Beauty School
  • November 17 – Diploma in Indian Head Massage from The Scottish Therapy Academy
  • April 19 – Emergency First Aid Course from Focus Training(Valid until 28th April 2022)
  • September 18 – Diploma in Thai Hand And Foot Massage from Therapy Training School
  • May 19 – Diploma In Hands Free Massage from DT Therapy School
  • September 21 – Diploma in Indian Face Massage from The School of Natural Health Sciences
  • April 22 – Emergency First Aid Course from Western School of Massage
  • May 22 – Certificate In Deep Tissue Massage from The Scottish Beauty School
  • November 24 – Certificate In Crystal Sole Healing – Crystal Reflexology from Philip Martin Training
  • April 25 – Emergency First Aid Course From Scott Training (Valid until 06th April 2028)