Sarah Nottingham - Massage Therapist

11/11/2021

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11/07/2021

09/23/2021

Do you have a plethora of tomatoes in your garden?

Your local food bank will appreciate them.
St.Pius Church a couple doors down from us at Ohana Wellness Clinic will graciously accept your extra garden vegetables and herbs.

09/23/2021

Hello Autumn 🍂

08/12/2021

School is coming..

Shannon Burton is one of our clinics Registered Paediatric Social Workers who has also had experience in the school board as a Social Worker/Attendance Counsellor. Shannon's method of therapy stems from these two areas of education and experience. From the ages of 6-18 Shannon uses the tool of reviewing report cards to assess the child or teens development on an educational level. She believes that with report card examination she can better help the patient through understanding their strong and weak areas. This is part of her initial intake and allows for a general understanding from others points of view. With this information Shannon can gauge the child's reading and writing, along with visual, verbal, and behavioural difficulties. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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With younger children ages (4-6 yrs), she Shannon specifically reviews "self regulation and well being" and "belonging and contributing" sections of Ontario report cards. To learn about the type of learning Shannon is working with, she will review "literacy and mathematic behaviours" sections as well as "problem and innovating". When report cards are unavailabe for Shannon's viewing or no longer relevant due to age, she will also review any psychological assessments and allow for the people closest to the child to offer their input. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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To book an appointment with Shannon or learn more about her practice, click the link in our bio or call the clinic at 416.820.8588⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

06/07/2021

05/25/2021

Meet Andrew Goldstein, MSW RSW- one of our Counsellors / Psychotherapists at Ohana Wellness Clinic. Andrew now has greater availability including weekday evenings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgoSOEYO4QI

Needing help, start by booking a Free 15 minute Meet & Greet or email us at therapy@ohanawellnessclinic.com Appointments currently virtual or by phone.

⭐More availability with Andrew Goldstein⭐⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Along with his usual client hours on Wednesdays mornings and Sundays, you can now grab weekday afternoon/evening spots too.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Andrew is trained in Psychotherapy for both Individuals and Couples as a Registered Social Worker.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Approaches to Therapy and Therapeutic Modalities:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
👉Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
👉Strengths-Based⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
👉Person Centered Therapy⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
👉Narrative Therapy⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
👉Mindfulness⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
👉Addictions Counselling⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Meet Andrew as he shares his practice and approach click YouTube link in comments.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⭐ Andrew's goal as a therapist is to create a safe space. He strives to learn and understand who you are and where you're coming from in order to better define your goals and aspirations together. Andrew views his work as a collaborative process where he encourages his clients to focus on their own strengths and abilities. His therapeutic process involves tapping into your own hidden resources and utilizing them for growth as well as uncovering potential roadblocks that are holding you back.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⭐ Andrew has experience in supporting grief counselling, relationship issues, spirituality, addictions, parenting struggles, anxiety, depression, and more.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

04/30/2021

Who else need a massage?

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04/30/2021

Did you have a Cesarean birth? Did anyone ever share the benefits of massaging your scar?

As April comes to a close so does this month's Cesarean Awareness Month.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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👋 Let's talk a out the benefits of receiving Massage Therapy on a C-Section Scar.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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✔decrease localized pain.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
✔breaks up adhesions within the scar and surrounding soft tissues.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
✔reduces any restriction with affecting organs.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
✔assists in muscle recruitment in your core muscles.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
✔reduces the appearance of your scar, by lessening its size, as well as helping it to fade.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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As a Massage Therapist our aim is to allow the scar tissue to properly function and limit any underlying restrictions. If left alone, scar tissue can become quite taut, restrictive and immobile. If left alone, it can potentially create problems down the road, such as low back pain. Massage is beneficial during the healing process but can also be done months or even years afterwards.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Cesarean is similar to many other operations in that they result in a surgical incision.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The full healing process involves mending abdominal muscles, fascia, and skin, and can take months or up to a year to fully heal. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The body’s innate ability to repair itself from surgery (or an injury) is to form scar tissue. Scar tissue is made of connective tissue making it stronger yet less flexible than say muscle tissue. Its haphazard formation accounts for greater structural support.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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If there are no complications, most women receive the green light from their doctors at their 6-week check-up to massage their scar.⠀⠀⠀

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03/10/2021

Wondered what Active Release Technique (ART) is? Check out our latest blog post on ART.

Active Release Technique, commonly called ART, is a non-invasive manual therapy technique. Its aim is to correct soft tissue restrictions...

03/09/2021

I've got a couple last minute openings for today at 2pm and 4pm :)

"I have elbows and I'm not afraid to use them"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
~your Massage Therapist⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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We have many ways to work out your trigger points aka "knots". Including fingers, thumbs, forearms....and yes even elbows!!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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👀 Curious to know what exactly is a therapeutic massage? Check out our latest blog post.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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https://ohanawellnessclinic.com/therapeutic-massage-therapy/
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Our RMT's want you to be in control of your treatment. They listen to what your treatment goal is and any preferences you might have. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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What is your favourite treatment?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
➡️ therapeutic vs relaxation⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
➡️ targeted vs full body⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
➡️ deep pressure vs soft pressure⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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📞 Book online or call (416) 820 8588 to make an appointment⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

03/07/2021

I can't believe it's been 6 years already. Happy birthday 🎂

Last week we celebrated our birthday, we turned SIX! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
While this last year has been a testament to patience, perseverance, and many many pivots, we are honoured to continue to provide our services to you. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Our birthday this year coincided with the news of a major downtown massage therapy clinic closing; it really shook our small Massage Therapy community. Toronto Bodyworks was a large facility, with a remarkable team of RMT's, that had been located in the downtown core for over 15 years. Many of our colleagues and peers have crossed paths with this clinic at some point. Sadly its another small business that is a casualty of COVID. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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So, this year we didn't celebrate, rather we embraced gratitude. To have the opportunity to practice our talents, to work alongside friends and peers, and have a place to hang our hats. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Given the occasion, never pass up the opportunity to eat cake. There's always time for cake.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This delicious Vanilla cake with raspberry filling and white chocolate decorations came from The Cake Smith, a local Bloor West bakery a block down from us. Highly recommend!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀