Our Registered Massage Therapists

Shyla Bradford, Registered Massage Therapist

Shyla has been working as a Registered Massage Therapist for over 12 years and has had the opportunity to work in a wide variety of settings. Such as field coverage with amateur and professional athletes, clinical work, teaching, and work in hospital and long term care settings. This experience combined with a love of sport has led her to pursue a practice with a primary focus on rehabilitation. She utilizes assessment skills and a multitude of techniques to help her patients reach their goals of health wellness and peak performance.

Techniques offered;

• MFR (Myofascial Release) 
• NMT (Neuro Muscular Technique) 
• IASTM (Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization, including Grayson technique)
• Swedish massage ( relaxation massage)
• Sports Massage and taping including Kinesio Taping 
• Prenatal and Infant massage
• Deep tissue massage
• MLD ( manual lymphatic drainage)

Jason Artelle, Registered Massage Therapist

Greetings, I’m Jason Artelle, I’m a graduate of the Algonquin College Massage Therapy program in 2008 and I’ve been an RMT in ottawa for over 10yrs, I've also taught massage for Algonquin for 3 semesters.  I’ve worked in a variety of settings including with physios, chiros, onsite corporate massage, and mobile massage and have experience treating a variety of issues including motor vehicle accidents/concussion, sports injury, scar mobilization, prenatal care, and most in between. I use a combination of techniques such as swedish, Deep Tissue techniques, Neuromuscular techniques, fascial release, PNF stretching, and use have very basic training in craniosacral.

In my  spare time I’m a pool player, golfer and hobbyist woodworker.

Stephanie Stack, Registered Massage Therapist    

I graduated from Kikkawa College in 2012 and began my career working with a small clinic in North York. In 2014 I moved Canada’s beautiful capital city and joined another small clinic prior to joining the Massage Addict team in 2016. I believe that the combination of continuing education, experience and my personal and professional skills have given me the capacity to tailor each treatment to a patient’s specific wellness goals.  My greatest passions are using massage to help reduce the symptoms of anxiety and depression as well as working with people suffering from chronic pain to manage their condition.

Laura McWilliams, Registered Massage Therapist   

Laura grew up in Barrhaven, which is where it became apparent to her at a young age that her need to help took high precedence in her life.  Laura always held a soft spot for caring for others around her which led to her Massage Therapy career.  Laura graduated from the 3-year Massage Therapy program at Algonquin College with an Advanced Diploma in Massage therapy, excellent interpersonal and communication skills and 3 years exceptional experience working with the public and other RMT's.  

Laura's passions within Massage therapy include pre-natal massage, intro-oral massage and working with developmentally challenged children and adults.  She enjoys working with a wide range of clients and makes it her personal goal to help her clients achieve the best care they need to have the best healthy, happy and pain free life they can.

Christine Gomez, Registered Massage Therapist   

Christine graduated from Kine Concept Institute of Ottawa in 2004. She has 19 years of massage therapy experience. 

She has worked in busy massage therapy clinics in Toronto, Guelph and Ottawa.  She has also enjoyed working in the best spas in the Ottawa area.  These opportunities have developed her as a hardworking professional providing respectful and friendly service. 

She incorporates relaxation into most of her treatments. Treatments solely for the purpose of relaxation are happily welcomed! She likes an inviting spa-like atmosphere in her treatment room.  She is certified to help you relax with Indie head massage or hot stone therapy. 

Christine is a mother of three adults and one adorable grandson. She welcomes your family and particularly enjoys providing perinatal massage treatments.  

Christine has completed several kinesiology courses at Simon Fraser University including Sports Physiology and Sports Injuries.  She applies kinesiology to her assessment and treatment of injuries and the effects of various conditions on myofascial integrity. 

Christine is a certified yoga instructor which influences her approach to remedial exercise.  She has maintained a self practice for twenty years which helps to sustain her strong massage practice.  

Christine studied Thai massage therapy at Thai Massage Chiang Mai, Thailand, taking the “Five Week Intensive” course. Thai massage techniques influence her massage style. 

Christine is available full time exclusively at Massage Addict  for your convenience. She hopes to see you soon!

Alison Boal, Registered Massage Therapist    

I graduated from Algonquin College in 2006, so I am in my 19th year of practice. My area of expertise is trigger point release ( knots). I have had great success relieving chronic pain, migraines, frozen shoulder, impingements and more. I like working with clients and helping them improve posture and using fascial realignment techniques. I can do trigger point release in a fairly gentle way to provide relaxation. I do prenatal massage and cupping massage as well.

Chao “Rex” Su, Registered Massage Therapist   

Chao (Rex) Su, known as Rex. In 2021, Rex relocated to Canada and pursued the Massage Therapy program at Fanshawe College. Before establishing himself in Canada, Rex dedicated fourteen years to the Creative and Communication industry globally. He completed his Master's degree in Communication and  earned himself the moniker "REX" among peers at the University of Leicester, England, in 2011. Rex encountered his own trials – battling the relentless foes of headaches, backaches, and shoulder pains, born from the rigors of desk-bound endeavors and heavy physical overuse, much like many of us nowadays.

Growing up, Rex actively participated in various sports such as basketball, soccer, swimming and table tennis. These experiences instilled in him an appreciation for the significance of physical activity and rehabilitation in maintaining and enhancing the body's functionality.

Rex’s objective is to enhance his clients' overall well-being by developing individually-tailored treatment plans and employing a diverse range of massage techniques, along with facial release and tapotement techniques.