Marlo Carswell
Dip. Ther. Mass.
Office Manager
Marlo completed her Diploma in Therapeutic Massage in 1997. She has been with NZCM since 2000 in various rolls including tutor, clinical supervisor and currently as office manager of the Wellington branch.
Joanna Tennant
Joint Wellington Coordinator with Carol Wilson. Involved in massage practice for the past fifteen years and teaching at the Wellington branch since 2000. Current teaching focus in the Musculoskeletal programme and in the development of on and off- site clinical practice.
Tracy Anderson
Dip. Th. Massage, Cert. Neuromuscular Th., RMT (TMA).
Tracy combines her clinical massage work with part time teaching and student clinic supervision. She is a certified Neuromuscular therapist and specialises in treatment therapies. Tracy is currently training in touch for health kinesiology. Tracy teaches NMT techniques in Wellington.
Camille Attard
Diploma Therapeutic Massage Therapy
Camille started her massage studies with the college in 2001 with the certificate of massage therapy then moved on to graduate in 2005 with a diploma. She absolutely adores massage and body work, and is currently chipping away at completing a Diploma in Kinesiology.
She tutor assists at the college in the weekends on the certificate courses.
Iselde de Boam
Dip. Th Mass '03 NZCM Dip Rem Mass '09 Q. Academy (Au)
Iselde is an active and motivated person who loves massage and approaches it with sincerity and a genuine concern for each person. She particularly enjoys postural analysis and tailoring a massage session to be of most benefit to the client.
Iselde has taught the Dip Rem Mass and Cert IV Swedish Massage in Australia and here she teaches practical skills in the certificate classes, CT1 & CT2.
Melanie Brown
MHealSc(Rehab) RMT NZCHP
Mely is a remedial massage and bowen therapist, with additional training in holistic wellness (sleep, food, stress etc) and a Masters degree in musculoskeletal rehabilitation. Her work time is shared between treatment bodywork in a physiotherapy/podiatry clinic, rehabilitation research at the University of Otago, and tutoring at the College on the research methodology and CT3 papers. She has a keen interest in the professional role of the massage therapist, clinical reasoning and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Sabine Cowan
Dip. Th. Massage 2008
Building a professional relationship between medical staff and massage therapists is at the heart of this therapist. For the last 2 years she has been getting involved in the treatment of a wide variety of people and their issues through prescribed massage at a busy medical centre. Sabine joined the staff at the college in 2009 as a part-time, assisting tutor a year after completing her Diploma. Here she relishes the opportunity to share her unique experiences and her passion for massage with students.
Brendan Cullen
Brendan is a qualified physiotherapist and has a Masters Degree in Anatomy.
He teaches Anatomy and Physiology, Pathology and Research Methodology on both the Diploma and Certificate Programmes.
Eva van Gaalen
Dip.Th.Massage, RMT(TMA)
Eva was a full time Massage Therapist between 1996 and 2008. During this period she also studied NMT, Bowen, Kinesiology, Orthobionomy and myofascial release techniques.
She has run her own clinic for three years, taught and contracted out on-site Massage, contracted to a Massage clinic and worked with other professionals in their clinic. She is currently home with two small children and is excited about sharing her knowledge and experience working part time at NZCM
Barbara Gibb
Dip. Holistic Pulsing, NZ HP Acc. Teacher, Cert. in CranioSacral Therapy.
Barbara is an established CranioSacral Therapist, Holistic Pulser and Energy Alignment Therapist working in Wellington and Nelson. Personal fluidity and change dynamics reflected in body-mind are a special interest area. She brings personal enthusiasm for growth and unfolding.
Trevor Hamilton
Trev started his studies at NZCM in 2000 attending weekend courses and eventually end up by completing his diploma in 2007.Massage is his passion and as well as teaching part time in the certificate program and CT1 of the diploma he runs a part time clinic in Mana, Wellington. Trev enjoys sharing and helping people understand their bodies better though massage in a fun and practical learning environment.
Gabriela von Kanel Fyfe
Dip Reflexology, Dip. Th. Massage, Cert Swiss Medical Assistant, Cert Transactional Analyst (Psychotherapy) CTA., Cert Supervision, Reiki Master, Cert TFH Kinesiology.
Gabriela has worked in the natural health field for over 15 years. Her current private practice (www.hvpac.co.nz) specialises in combining talking therapy (psychotherapy) and reflexology. Gabriela's current involvement with the College is in teaching reflexology.
Gabriela von Kanel Fyfe Hutt Valley Psychotherapy and Counselling & Natural Health Practice
gabriela@hvpac.co.nz
www.hvpac.co.nz
+64 (0)4 562-7722
Christina Brown
Dip. Th. Massage
Christina is involved as a Certificate Coordinator and tutor in the part time and fulltime programmes in Wellington. After seven years of clinical experience in Wellington and the Wairarapa, she is taking a break from massage to have her first child, but will continue to be involved in the teaching and administration at NZCM.
Lawrence Newman
Dip. Ex. Sci. (Distinction), Dip. Th. Massage, RMT (TMA).
Working in the massage industry since 1993, Lawrence has focused on sports and remedial massage in his private practice which complements his interest in competitive sports. He enjoys teaching and helping others achieve their potential. ‘My focus is always the same in regards to sports and things including stretching and fitness and again on rehab of clients back to full functionality’.
Michelle Richecoer
Dip. Th. Massage
Dip Th. Mass. Michelle has been working as an independent massage therapist at Ghuznee Health Associates since 2004. She has a special interest in working with people with mental health issues and heightened levels of stress. Michelle enjoys helping others find new possibilities in themselves.
Tessa Therkleson
PhD, Masters Research, Registered Nurse and Reflexologist
Tessa has been Director of Rato Health Clinic for 12 years offering holistic therapies for a variety of health conditions. She has a special interest in researching the therapeutic effect of external applications such as oils and plant substances. Tessa teaches reflexology at the College.
Julie Willbond
Dip. Body Th.
Julie worked in financial services prior to studying at NZCM. She now shares her time between the College’s professional clinic, a clinical practice at Wellington Hospital, onsite corporate massage and tutoring. Julie enjoys working with people to enable them to ‘feel the difference’ that massage brings.
Carol Wilson
Dip.Th.Massage, Dip Adult Ed, RMT (MNZ)
Carol wishes to inspire students to achieve all they can on their road of discovery of the human body, massage and themselves. Carol happily juggles home life, active Massage New Zealand membership alongside tutoring in Massage, Anatomy and Physiology and supervising Clinical Practice.