Vancouver Arbutus Clinic Kerrisdale

Carla Wiseman R.M.T., D.T.C.M. Carla Wiseman graduated in massage therapy 1986 and then returned to school and became a Doctor of Chinese Medicine in 1993. Since that time she has continued to pursue education. In 1995-1996 she studied with Julian Scott and Teresa Barlow for 6 months. The course specialized in diagnosis and the treatment of children and infants with acupuncture. Then she became interested in other aspects of energetic medicine. She took the first two levels of neuroemotional technique www.netmindbody.com. Next course was allergy elimination with Ellen Cutler.

Gaelen Gibson is a Registered Massage Therapist and a self-professed geek.  She graduated in 1995 she has continued to study different techniques and anatomy based courses as well as energetic modalities.  The pathway she follows grew from a belief that the body must be treated as a whole and although you have a future goal you must deal with what is presented with today.  In the past she worked almost exclusively with deep tissue techniques but found that although it worked for some people, she gets better and longer lasting results using techniques that encourage the body’s innate healing process rather than ‘forcing’ body to submit. 

Tanya is a recent graduate of the West Coast College of Massage Therapy. She practices Swedish Massage, Muscle Energy Techniques, Facial and Trigger Point Release and is eager to advance her skills in different massage modalities. Tanya welcomes the opportunity to develop the best method and treatment option for individual clients. She is available on Monday and Wednesday.

Pardeep Dherari R.Ac, has a NIS based practice serving children and adults. Since being introduced to NIS by Dr. Carla Wiseman in 2007, he has seen clients meet their wellness goals with rapid and long term results. NIS views health complaints or issue with a very different perspective than many other health-care options.  Where most options treat and deal with the symptoms of a complaint, NIS addresses the real underlying cause to provide long-term, sustainable results.

For example: Asthma is a symptom that indicates inflammation of the airways, causing respiratory difficulty.  Rather than treat the inflammation (or symptom) only, NIS seeks to determine and address the issues that are causing the inflammation in the first place.

Sheryl graduated from UBC with a bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry in 1989. Her first introduction to bodywork was the month long Bodywork Training at the Kripalu Yoga Centre in Massachusetts in 1995. She graduated from the West Coast College of Massage Therapy in Vancouver in 1997, and has been in private practice since, in both Toronto and Vancouver. She studied privately for three years under Kristi Magraw, original founder of BodyMind Integration, and studied Shiatsu at the Swedish Institute in New York City. She also taught massage therapy and related sciences for two years at the Swedish Institute.