ITM Massage Team Members & Specialties

 

  

Cheryl 

Cheryl Koehler is a Nationally Certified massage therapist and a graduate of Michigan School of Myomassalogy. She is trained in myofascial release, medical massage, deep tissue, and Swedish massage. Her specialties are medical massage and stress and pain management, and she has had particular success with relieving pain in fibromyalgia patients. Cheryl also has had extensive experience working with auto-, sports-, and work-related injuries and returning her clients to pre-injury status. She likes to begin her work by helping each client set goals, and she then uses her experience to develop the most effective treatment plan to achieve those goals.
 

 Jim A.

Jim Altman has been a certified massage therapist for over 20 years, with most this time spent working at the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit. Over the years, he has developed specialties in working with people suffering from TMJ problems, neck, shoulders, and lower back pain.  He uses a combination of reflexology, Swedish, and deep-tissue massage techniques and is also proficient in chair massage. Jim also has worked with Pain Management doctors and their patients.

Of his second career as a massage therapist, Jim Brownson says, "I want to help as many people as I can to feel better through a wide variety of massage modalities and the healing properties of human touch." He is a nationally certified massage therapist under NCBTMB and a professional member of ABMP. He is also certified with the American Heart Association in CPR and First Aid for children and adults. Jim has had special training in deep-tissue massage, chair massage, hot-rock therapy, reflexology, craniosacral therapy, prenatal massage, myofascial release, and Reiki, and loves to work on feet. He is a retired Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army.

   Maite  

Maite Collazo is a graduate of the National Institute of Technology in Dearborn, where she trained in various modalities, including Swedish, prenatal, reflexology, trigger points, and deep-tissue massage. Maite likes to educate her clients on the benefits of massage and how it can improve their everyday life. She uses light-to-very-deep pressure according to her clients' needs. 

  Malika  

Malika Horgan graduated from a 2-year program in Morocco in 1993, received training in lymph drainage and sports massage in France, and also graduated from Irene's Myomassology Institute in Southfield in 2000.  She has also studied Shiatsu in Japan for 8 months.  Malika combines these different techniques and 15 years of experience in the field to address her clients' problem areas.  She specializes in upper body and lower back, and begins each massage with myofascial release techniques that can help increases blood circulation and release stress.  She employs medium-to-deep pressure and also incorporates Shiatsu techniques to help stimulate production of red blood cells.  She loves stretching clients on the massage table, and ends her massages with reflexology on hands, feet, and head.

    Nicole (Nikki) 

Nicole (Nikki) Buchwald holds an Associate’s Degree in Applied Sciences with a major in Therapeutic Massage from Baker College, and is certified in Reiki Levels I and II, as well as adult and child AED/CPR and First Aid training. As a member of The American Massage Therapists Association (AMTA), she is always interested in learning new techniques and expanding her knowledge and abilities to help people feel their best. With a goal of total body wellness, Nikki makes use of a variety of modalities, including lymphatic drainage, Swedish, deep tissue, hot stone, sports, prenatal, therapeutic, and palliative-care massage, Reiki energy therapy, myofascial release, reflexology, stretching techniques, and aromatherapy. Her pressure ranges from very light to deep to suit each client’s individual needs, and she has experience working with clients ranging in age from 5 to 95. 
 

Tina  

Tina Laga attended the Michigan School of Myomassology and graduated in September of 2003. She has trained in various modalities, such as myofascial release, Swedish, prenatal, carpal-tunnel release, relaxation, and trigger-point therapy.  Her pressure ranges from medium-to-deep tissue massage. Tina enjoys working on her client's specific problem areas and incorporates stretching and appropriate techniques in her work to create a relaxing massage.

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