Maureen is the owner of Alliance Massage Therapy Centre. Through 20 years of massage experience, Maureen has accumulated extensive skills in all aspects of massage therapy’s facets. Altering each treatment to the specific needs of the client, Maureen is dedicated to finding the treatment plan with the highest level of success.
Mike has over 21 years of experience as a Registered Massage Therapist in British Columbia and he also speaks fluent Polish. His treatments focus on managing pain through a variety of deep tissue techniques, such as:
Mike is also dedicated to helping patients manage their pain through remedial exercises.
Kelly has been practicing massage therapy since 2004. Her focus is on:
Denise graduated from the 3000 hour program at WCCMT in 2005. She is dedicated to achieving a high standard of care with an emphasis on patient home care and client education. The knowledge she has acquired assists her treatment of a variety of issues including:
Alecia graduated with her Registered Massage Therapy (RMT) in 1999. One of Alecia’s main interests is in sports rehabilitation. She represented Canada by playing softball in the Olympics held in Atlanta in 1996.
Jennifer graduated in 2004 from West Coast College of Massage. She is interested in all forms of therapy, including:
Kathleen graduated in 2015 from West Coast College of Massage Therapy with a diploma in massage therapy. She brings a wealth of experience in the field of massage therapy, with her career background as a holistic practitioner for over 10 years. In the pursuit of increased knowledge; continuing education has allowed Kathleen to integrate her treatment style. Her main approach to treatment focuses on muscle imbalances, structural alignment and soft tissue restrictions, and she is versatile and adaptive according to the condition presented. Some of the manual techniques she uses include: myofascial release, joint mobilizations, trigger point therapy, deep tissue; and deep relaxation techniques to help calm the nervous system. Kathleen loves her active lifestyle, and she often explores the coastal mountain range in the summer and winter months. Kathleen looks forward to meeting new clients, and is dedicated to helping them achieve optimal health and wellness.
Graduating from the West Coast College of Massage Therapy’s 3000 hour program in 2013, Lea has been working full time as a Registered Massage Therapist ever since. Whether it be lingering back pain, headaches and migraines, or a new injury from an accident or fall, Lea has the knowledge to treat them all. Some of her techniques include deep tissue massage, soft tissue rehabilitation, and myofascial release.
When not helping people with their rehabilitation process, you can find Lea on the hiking trails around the Lower Mainland with her dog or watching late night movies at the Drive-In Theatre.
Isabelle graduated from the 3000 hour program at West Coast College of Massage Therapy in 2011. Her passion to help those in need adds to her treatments in improving their well-being. She loves to motivate each patient, individually, to be proactive in their lives as an important part of of leading a healthy lifestyle. Isabelle is active herself, playing volleyball regularly, as well as partaking in a variety of seasonal outdoor activities. She utilizes modalities such as myofascial release, trigger point release, joint mobilizations, and Swedish massage that accommodate to treatments of chronic pain, stress management, headache/migraine relief, postural imbalances, and sports injury rehab.
Cosmina has been practicing as a Registered Massage Therapist since 2015. She is passionate about health, wellness, and the therapeutic benefits of massage therapy. She is committed to working with clients to develop a treatment plan that supports their individual goals for rehabilitation, mobility and optional function. Her treatment methods include:
In her spare time, Cosmina enjoys being outdoors and is active in running, dancing, Pilates, hiking and paddle boarding.
Andrea graduated from West Coast College of Massage Therapy in December, 2005. In 2015 she graduated with a Bachelor of Health Science degree from Thompson Rivers University.
Since passing the board exams in 2006 she has worked throughout the Metro Vancouver Region, Kamloops, Sun Peaks Resort, BC, and Whitehorse, Yukon Territory while doing locums for other RMTs, and has been at Alliance on a permanent basis since 2021.
Andrea likes to treat using Hot and/or Cold Stones, Myofascial Release and Swedish Massage to help your muscles feel more relaxed.
She looks forward to working with you to help you achieve your wellness goals.
Dr. Basra believes in an integrated approach to chiropractic care. Treatments combine the effectiveness of chiropractic, deep tissue massage, Active Release Techniques (ART), physical therapy, sports rehabilitation and core strengthening. Through the utilization of a multi-disciplinary approach to chiropractic care and sound patient education on home care procedures, her goal as a successful physician is to solve the root of your current problem and prevent the reoccurrence of pain and injury.
Conditions treated include neck and lower back pain, headaches, carpal tunnel syndrome, TMJ pain, extremity pain (shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee and ankle), as well as auto and sports injuries.
Each treatment session is half an hour long. Treatments include a comprehensive history and examination, referral to your medical doctor for any necessary x-rays if needed, and implementation of a personalized treatment plan. Treatment plans are supported by sound patient education which allows for a successful partnership in reaching set health goals.
Dr. Basra is a graduate of the University of British Columbia and completed her Doctorate of Chiropractic from the University of Southern California Health Sciences in 1998. She has been in private practice in the greater Vancouver area since 2000.