Advice, insights and stories from our therapists and community.

Jacalyn Lynch

Co-Founder & Registered Massage Therapist

Before studying massage therapy, she was a competitive gymnast for over ten years and continued with the sport as a coach. She also competed and coached in track and field (pole vault, hurdles, sprints).

Because of her experience in sports, Jacalyn believes stretching, strengthening, and self-care go hand in hand with an effective massage treatment. She is impassioned with how the body works as a whole and makes sure to incorporate all appropriate aspects to ensure the patient’s goals are met.

Jake Baker

Co-Founder

Jakes passion for health care stemmed from his career in hockey and his life long interest in sports. After playing years of competitive and professional hockey Jake was able to see the importance and value of body maintenance and enhancement.

After seeing and dealing with many injuries over the years he was able to experience many different types of treatment. What fascinated Jake the most was how much therapy has evolved over the years. His vision for Revamp Wellness is to always be at the fore front of the leading therapies for patients.

Kristy Cowie

Front Desk Receptionist

Kristy has always enjoyed helping people any way she can. She has 10 years experience in customer service and has worked as a medical receptionist for 3 years. Her goal for you is to make sure you always feel heard and taken care of. Kristy will help you with all of your front end needs, from direct billing to booking and everything in between. She is very familiar with our system and goes above and beyond for each and every patient.

Stephanie Gillespie

Registered Massage Therapist

Stephanie is a graduate from West Coast College of Massage Therapy, out of New Westminster. In her two years there, she volunteered at many different outreaches to provide therapeutic massage therapy for people with many different conditions: depression, anxiety, musculoskeletal injuries, Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis, and Pregnancy, just to name a few.

Before starting her career path to become an RMT, she gained a number of experiences working in the Health and Wellness field as a Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor. She still loves to teach indoor cycling classes and even enjoys her own personal workouts on the bike whenever possible. However; what she enjoyed most was leading an ‘Active Age’ class to help rehabilitate those who had suffered from strokes or heart attacks to get them back into healthy mobility. Being able to help people of all ages become more aware of their body, strength and overall wellness was what originally kicked off her idea to become an RMT and she hopes to keep up both careers equally.

Tawnya Smith

Registered Massage Therapist

Tawnya graduated in 2014 from the 3000 hour program at WCCMT in Victoria. During her education, she volunteered for Team Canada Rugby, Team Canada Swimming, Team Canada Rowing, Olympic Figure Skaters, as well as world level triathletes. Tawnya’s experience as a high-level athlete competing in gymnastics for ten years, and now competing in Crossfit, have made her keen to continually learn and understand the human body. She uses her education and experience to help athletes and clients perform to the best of their ability.

As an RMT, she focuses on modalities such as Swedish Massage, Myofascial Release, Trigger Point Therapy, Active Release Therapy, Deep Tissue, and Joint Mobilization.

Melanie Snow

Registered Massage Therapist

Melanie attended the Vancouver College of Massage Therapy and graduated from a 3000 hour program in 2014. Her interest in the body and health began while studying Anatomy & Physiology at the University of the Fraser Valley in 2010. At UFV, she has completed three years of coursework and is currently working towards her Kinesiology degree. In addition to her 5 years of massage experience, she has focused her continuing education in Soft Tissue Release, Manual Lymph Drainage, Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization and Functional Release. She was certified as a yoga teacher with the yoga alliance in 2017, and enjoys offering a holistic approach by incorporating therapeutic yoga, stretches and breathing exercises into her treatment plan. In 2018, Melanie became apart of the faculty at WCCMT and taught massage to students providing therapy at a men’s drug and addiction center. Melanie is passionate about helping athletes reach their peak performance, whether in preparation, maintenance, or recovery of their sport. In her practice, she has experience with professional athletes and has worked for sports events such as Iron Man Canada, HSBC Rugby Sevens, and was a core member with the BC Lions massage therapy team for 3 seasons. In her leisure time Melanie keeps an active lifestyle including yoga, hiking, strengthening and in 2018 ran her first full distance marathon and is always in pursuit of a new athletic goal.

Kristina Tangaro

Registered Massage Therapist

Kristina moved from Kamloops, BC in 2018 to attend school at the Vancouver College of Massage Therapy (VCMT) in Vancouver, and graduated in August of 2020.

Her passion for massage therapy stems from her personal desire to have an impact on helping patients achieve their goals and further expand their understanding of their body’s kinesiology. Throughout school she has had the opportunity to be apart of many clinic outreaches – working with athletes, the elderly, and individuals with both systemic and central nervous system pathologies. This along with her many clinic internships has allowed her to broaden her hands-on skills which has further allowed her to continue to learn and work towards helping her patient’s achieve their goals.

Prior to attending school, Kristina worked as a Certified Dental Assistant for 10 years in a variety of different clinical settings. After graduation she is looking forward to moving to Langley, starting her career at Revamp Wellness as an RMT and getting a dog!

Brianna Tham

Registered Massage Therapist

Brianna is a graduate from the Massage Therapy program from the West Coast College of Massage Therapy in New Westminster in 2017. Brianna has worked with the BMO Marathon, the Vancouver White Caps FC2 team, Canadian Men’s National rugby team, the BC lions and at BC Women’s Hospital. She also has experience in working with the MS society, pre/post-natal mothers, senior centers, and amputees.

After several years of playing hockey and swimming competitively and playing on her high school rugby team, Brianna experienced a number of injuries. Those injuries led to an interest in learning about the human body and pursuing a career oriented around it.

Before joining Massage Therapy, Brianna attended the University of Fraser Valley, graduating with her level 1 and 2 certificates in the carpentry and joinery.

Kurt Baker

Registered Massage Therapist

Kurt is a recent graduate of the Massage Therapy program at the Vancouver College of Massage Therapy (VCMT). He spent the last 9 years as a personal trainer and CrossFit Coach. His profound interest in the human body and movement began at a young age when he discovered how to change his body with weight training for football, hockey and lacrosse.

During that time, he worked with a wide range of clientele ranging from elite national level athletes of multiple sports, to weight loss, to those with the goal of aspiring to get fit.

Kurt’s goal is to share his passion for wellness with his patients by not only treating, but by educating them on how their body works, how it should move, how to prevent further injuries and ultimately, how to improve performance.

When Kurt is not at the clinic, you can find him training at the local CrossFit gym, playing football or snowboarding one of the local mountains.

Calli Birch

Kinesiologist And Acupuncturist

Calli attended university in Brenham, Texas receiving an associates degree in arts at Blinn College before transferring to the kinesiology program at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas to complete two more years attaining a bachelor’s of arts with an emphasis in pre-physical therapy. Her desire to be a physical therapist stemmed from her love for sports. She has been an athlete her whole life participating in a variety of sports and played college softball throughout her four years of university.

With intense sports comes a lot of injuries and she wanted to learn how to help and heal injured people as well as prevent future injury from occurring. Motion is lotion and the body deserves to be strengthened and healed in a holistic manner. Throughout school she has had the opportunity to work with many groups such as the GO project, the Austin wheelchair basketball league and various rec centers focusing on adaptation in physical activity. These experiences, as well as internships with physical therapy clinics has provided Calli with a vast knowledge of health, rehabilitation and the human body. ⠀

Dr. Kamran Eghtesad

Chiropractor

Dr. Kamran Eghtesad grew up in Vancouver, BC. Growing up in Vancouver he enjoyed learning about health and wellness. This led him to Simon Fraser University where he studied Kinesiology. From there he began to explore his options in health. He worked with local high school football teams addressing acute injuries. Also, worked on the manufacturing side of creating and designing custom foot orthotics. Conducted ergonomic assessments at PepsiCo to reduce workplace injuries. All these different jobs had one thing in common, they allowed people to do what they love without injury or pain.

This led Dr. Eghtesad to attended Palmer West Chiropractic College in San Jose, California, where he graduated with Cum Laude with a Doctorate in Chiropractic. While in San Jose he spent his free time teaching anatomy and conducting cadaveric dissections to further understand the human body. He also worked with Stanford University Neuroscience and Pain Lab to publish research to explore artificial intelligence for neck MRI’s.

Dr. Dana Bloomquist

Chiropractor

Dr. Dana Bloomquist has always had a passion for leading an active lifestyle. Horseback riding injuries led her to try out chiropractic care in her teens, which inspired her to pursue a career in the health and wellness field. She completed a Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology from the University of the Fraser Valley, in Abbotsford, BC and worked as a personal trainer for 3 years. She then went on to graduate with academic honours from Palmer College of Chiropractic West, in San Jose, California. She is certified in Active Release Technique (ART), Functional and Kinetic Treatment with Rehabilitation (FAKTR), Functional Movement Screening (FMS) and Functional Movement Taping (FMT).

Dr. Bloomquist believes in implementing an active, patient-centered approach in determining the root of the problem and by identifying ways to decrease problem repetition. She strives to help patients to not just live day-to-day, but for them to thrive and live optimally. Treatments include integrating soft-tissue techniques with joint mobilizations, and healthy living education. When not in the clinic, Dr. Bloomquist can be found exploring the beautiful trails of BC by foot, horseback and bike.

Dr. Courtney Bartel

Chiropractor

Dr. Courtney Bartel is a CIS Women’s Basketball alum and played for five years at UFV before earning her Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic West in San Jose, California. Dr. Bartel completed her degree in Kinesiology at UFV and continued on to graduate with Summa Cum Laude honors from Palmer. During her sports career, Dr. Bartel went to multiple national championship tournaments and earned a bronze medal in her senior year. Dr. Bartel’s passion for helping people has been fueled by her experiences of overcoming her own injuries and learning how to perform at peak levels of health and wellness.

Dr. Bartel returned to the Fraser Valley and now helps people with neck and back pain, headaches, joint pain, sports injuries, and accident recovery. She also enjoys helping young, emerging athletes play at the top of their game. Whether it’s out at community events or in the professional clinic, Dr. Bartel seeks to understand each patient’s specific concerns and bring patients closer to their goals for wellbeing.

Mike Hosseini

Physiotherapist

Mike’s approach to physiotherapy is to not only decrease your pain, but to identify the real reason behind your injury. Properly understanding why the injury occurred in the first place will lower its chances of happening again. To accomplish this, Mike treats with manual therapy, education, exercise and improving movement patterns.

Mike decided to become a physiotherapist after tearing his ACL while playing soccer at the age of 21. Working closely with his physiotherapist, he was sold on Physio as a career path. To pursue his goal, he made the big decision to move to Sydney, Australia and completed a Master of Physiotherapy degree. He then stayed in Australia to gain valuable clinical experience but is now back home, providing his Australian perspective to clients.

Johnny Guan

Physiotherapist

Johnny completed his Master’s degree in Physical Therapy at Queen’s University, and bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology at the University of British Columbia. Johnny has also completed two diplomas in General Studies and Sport Science at Douglas College. Johnny’s clinical experience includes time in both public and private settings. Johnny started his career in public practice (hospitals) and private clinics in Kingston and the Greater Toronto Area. In addition to his clinical experience, Johnny spent four years as a behavioral interventionist, and was a research assistant for a Parkinson’s disease and concussion study at UBC. Johnny has a variety of interests including treating patients with MSK (musculoskeletal), cardiopulmonary diseases, neurological conditions, vestibular issues, and concussion. He also enjoys helping patients who have injuries from sports, motor vehicle accidents, and other chronic conditions. In his spare time Johnny enjoys playing basketball, table tennis, tennis and badminton. He also loves volunteering and has spent eight years with organizations geared towards helping those with physical and behavioral challenges such as the Special Olympics and the Vancouver Chinese Policing Center.

Johnny is fluent in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin.

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Olivia Mah

Registered Massage Therapist

Olivia graduated in 2019 from the Vancouver College of Massage Therapy. During her education she had the opportunity to work with a variety of conditions and believes that finding the right combination of techniques to fit each clients needs is key to providing pain relief and restoring functional movement.

Prior to working as an RMT, Olivia spent 5 years as a competitive cheerleader. This experience showed her how important it is to have balance in the body and is what motivates her to help others and continue to expand her skills. Techniques Olivia may utilized during treatment include: Swedish, myofascial release, trigger point therapy, joint mobilizations and IASTM (Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization).

Julie Klimko

Registered Massage Therapist

Julie graduated from the program for Registered Massage Therapists at West Coast College of Massage Therapy in April 2020. Julie styles her practice to encompass the body and mind as a whole while treating patients with the utmost care and consideration. Her experience has led her to work with many different clients; those who struggle with pain, migraines/headaches, muscle tension, pre/post-natal pain, scar tissue, anxiety/depression and much more. 

Her unique blend of fascial work combined with gentle but effective deep tissue techniques positively affects her clients who are experiencing pain, needing help with an injury or are using massage to maintain a state of wellness. Julie is committed to making sure you get the most out of your personalized treatment session.

Kyah Phillips

Personal Trainer

Kyah Phillips is a certified personal trainer and group fitness instructor through BCRPA. She enjoys all aspects of health and fitness but most importantly, making a difference in her clients lives. Kyah finds the most beneficial style of training is HIIT, Supersets and Circuit Training. She believes her job as a personal trainer is to help create a balance so you can enjoy a healthy, happy life while feeling and performing your best.  On her spare time she enjoys hikes, spin classes and cooking. She originally did schooling for group fitness but fell in love with helping people achieve their fitness goals so she continued her education into personal training and is currently working on nutrition courses!