Staff Bios

Margaret Wallis, R.M.T., C.I.M.I.
Margaret founded the Wallis & Associates Wellness Clinic in 1992 and quickly expanded the business to include the Wallis for Wellness Education Centre and Wallis Corporate Wellness. As a Registered Massage Therapist with a background in Kinesiology from the University of Waterloo, Margaret not only enjoys treating patients, but is an International Infant Massage Instructor and has been the National Media Spokesperson for a product launch for Johnson & Johnson Canada. Currently she is the National Spokesperson for Boiron Canada, one of the largest manufacturers of natural health products in the world and Chattem Canada, the manufacturer of ICY HOT® a dual action topical pain reliever.

For the past 14 years, Margaret’s practice has placed great emphasis on the area of pregnancy, labour support and infant care. She has completed research workshops at The Touch Research Institute at The University of Miami's Jackson Medical Center and at the Touch Research Centre in Montreal. As a result of this expertise, Margaret works with professionals at both Mount Sinai and Sick Children’s Hospitals in Toronto. Her collaboration with a Registered Nurse has resulted in the development and teaching of an extensive course called Treating with Confidence, Pregnancy, Labour and Birth that has been accredited by the College of Massage Therapists as a continuing education program for therapists. Margaret’s passion and expertise in the field of infants is often called upon by a variety of National media outlets.  

In addition to her work as a therapist, Margaret is a dynamic and well respected speaker. She spends much of her time sharing her extensive wellness knowledge through workshops, conferences and speaking engagements for corporations, schools and a variety of organizations. Her passion for extensive experience in media presentations has resulted in regular appearances on numerous National health related television shows including City Line, Canadian Living TV, Life Network's Health on the Line, TV Ontario's Your Health, Global TV’s Body & Health and Roger’s Medical Intelligence. She has also been called upon as a guest on radio talk shows across the country and has had articles published in Today’s Parent and Lodging Canada.

Married with two children, Margaret enjoys cooking, staying active, cycling, golf, skiing and time on the beach. Her most recent personal goal is to successfully complete a triathlon. Her priority is always her family and she treasures the time that she spends with them. 

Lynn LaClair-Kerr, R.M.T., BSc., Bed.
Lynn has 20 years of experience in the field of education and has been a Registered Massage Therapist since 1997. Her specialties are on-site massage and palliative care massage (working with clients who have life threatening illnesses).

Tammy Hicks, R.M.T., C.I.M.I., H.S.M.T
Tammy is an honours graduate of Kikkawa College, where she was awarded the Clinical Excellence and Professionalism Certificate. She has been practicing Swedish Massage since 2001 and specializes in pregnancy massage, labour & delivery support and hydrotherapy. Tammy also holds certificates in Hot Stone Massage Therapy, Suikodo: a form of energy work and Myofascial Integration: a connective tissue therapy. Her most recent certification is in infant massage. With three small children of her own and five years of hands-on experience, she is extremely excited about sharing her knowledge and expertise. Tammy looks forward to providing you and your family with the exceptional quality of care that Wallis and Associates is known for.

Linda Fehr, R.M.T.
Linda recently graduated with Honours from the Massage Therapy program at Kikkawa College. She holds Level 1 certificates in Suikodo and Myofascial Integration as well as Massage for Pregnancy and Labour. Linda comes to Massage Therapy from a diverse background, having previously obtained a Bachelor of Music degree and a Certificate in Physical Fitness Instruction. Her areas of interest include pregnancy and labour support, palliative care and in particular the mind, body, spirit connection. She hopes in future to become involved with research but for now is excited about continuing to learn and grow with the team at Wallis & Associates.

Lisa Blanden, R.M.T.
Lisa graduated with honours from both the University of Waterloo in Kinesiology and the Canadian Therapeutic College in Massage and Hydrotherapy. She has extensive work experience in rehabilitation settings and has treated elite athletes ranging from the Canadian Football League to triathletes and national karate team members. Lisa is an active member of the Japan Karate Association with over 23 years of experience. She is the undefeated National and PanAmerican Champion since 1992, and in her free time, Lisa enjoys flying single-engine aircraft. Lisa is pleased to bring her clinical work experience and personal background in elite competition to Wallis & Associates.

Sharon Scott, R.M.T.
Sharon is a graduate from both the University of Western Ontario and Sutherland Chan Massage Therapy School and Teaching Clinic. She has been practicing massage therapy since 2004. Sharon has a keen interest in pregnancy massage, and hopes in the future to become certified in infant massage. Sharon is proud to be a member of the Wallis and Associates Wellness Team.

Jessica Barbosa, Bkin., R.M.T.
Jessica graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Kinesiology Degree from Brock University in 2004. Throughout her journey at Brock, Jessica gained extensive clinical experience working with varsity athletes as an athletic trainer. This challenge enabled her to gain experience in both the development and execution of rehabilitation programs.

In 2005, Jessica successfully graduated from The Canadian Therapeutic College in Massage and Hydrotherapy as a Registered Massage Therapist. With the combination of her education as a Kinesiologist and her strong treatment based skills, Jessica looks forward to building her practice as a therapist with the Wallis for Wellness Team!

Laurie Baluyot, BSc Athletic Therapy, R.M.T.
Born and raised in Montreal, Laurie graduated from Concordia University in Athletic Therapy. It was during this time that she gained her clinical experience of rehabilitation in sports by working with many athletes, both amateur and professional. She has also acquired on-site experience by working as a therapist for various sports team ranging from the minor leagues to the professional leagues. Laurie then moved to Ontario and graduated from the Canadian Therapeutic College in Massage and Hydrotherapy. Along with her background in athletic therapy, she plans to use this knowledge as a foundation block to flourish as a Registered Massage Therapist. In her free time, she likes to read and travel back to Montreal to see her family and friends. It is with enthusiasm that Laurie joins the team at Wallis & Associates.

Jennifer Lusby BA, BSc.(PT)
Jennifer graduated from the University of Toronto in 1993 with a BSc(PT). She also holds a degree in Physical Education from the University of Western Ontario. In addition to her practice at Wallis & Associates, Jennifer also works part time at the Georgetown Hospital Campus of the William Osler Health Center. Jennifer’s particular area of interest is orthopaedics and manual therapy. Jennifer practices an active hands-on approach to therapy. Jennifer is a certified Pilates Instructor and regularly participates in presenting workshops and speaking at corporate functions.

Natacha Rey, B.H. Sci. Hom.
Recently having moved to Toronto from Australia, where Natacha was a respected homeopathic practitioner in a Family Practice on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland where she specialized in treating children and babies. Through her experiences as a nanny abroad in France and Australia Natacha developed an interest in the management of childhood health problems and teamed up with doctors, midwives and massage therapists to provide a 'complete' treatment.

Since arriving in Toronto Natacha has worked for one of the largest manufacturers of homeopathic medicine in the world in training, education and sales. Natacha has also worked in the entertainment industry as a personal assistant and wellness coach to celebrities such as Eve Ensler – The Good Body.

Natacha received her Bachelor of Health Sciences in homeopathy from the Australian College of Natural Medicine and has also studied nutritional medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, reflexology and aromatherapy.

Victoria Resendes, BSc, ND
Victoria graduated from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario with a Bachelors of Science degree majoring in Biology. From there, she continued her post-graduate education at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto where she completed the four-year full-time program and received her Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine designation. She also has additional training and certification in Cosmetic/Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture.

As a licensed ND, Victoria is dedicated to helping people live healthier, more balanced lives. She is an eclectic practitioner of naturopathic medicine and uses a variety of evidence-based therapies to create treatment plans for patients based on their individual health concerns.

As an associate of the Wallis for Wellness team, Victoria has participated in a variety of educational events and charity fundraisers. She has done guest appearances on the TV programs Rogers Daytime and CTS’ Real Life, speaking on the importance of health, well-being and preventative medicine.

Clinically trained to safely combine natural therapies with mainstream medical treatment, Victoria follows a complementary, patient-centred approach to health care and aims to provide primary and supportive care for all her patients, young and old.

Melissa Piccinin, RNCP
Melissa Piccinin is a Registered Nutritional Consulting Practitioner. She has an undergraduate degree in Clinical Nutrition and a certificate in Food Science from the University of Guelph. Melissa is a Certified Nutritional Practitioner, registered with the Certified Nutritional Practitioners Council of Canada, and a Registered Nutritional Consulting Practitioner registered with the International Organization of Nutritional Consultants.

Melissa’s company, Inner Harmony Nutritional Consulting, has been in operation for 5 years and works in the community to bring awareness of good health through seminars, workshops and individual consultations. Melissa can now be seen as a regular guest on Daytime on Rogers TV.

Melissa is married with 3 children. Two boys and one girl [twin boy and girl]. She plays volleyball and soccer and enjoys activities with her family.

Paula Toye, BA (PHE), Dip SIM, C Ped, C Ped (C)
Paula graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education and Sheridan College with a Diploma in Sports Injury Management. After 5 years in the athletic therapy field, Paula spent 4 years gaining pedorthic experience in Kingston and Halifax. She received her American pedorthic certification in 1994 and her Canadian designation in 1997.

Paula is an active member of the College of Pedorthics of Canada with the Exam Certification Committee acting as an exam proctor since 1997 and the Panel of Experts Committee whose responsibilities are developing and revising exam questions and exam practicum since 2004. She was an instructor of the Professional Certificate in Pedorthics offered through Continuing Studies at the University of Western Ontario from 2001-2003. Paula has appeared on Daytime Peel on Rogers TV and CTS’ Real Life.

Paula is known as "The Shoe Guru" by her patients and colleagues. She believes in the importance of educating her patients on footwear and acts as a consultant for a group of athletic footwear retailers throughout the Greater Toronto area. Paula has years of experience working with recreational, Olympic and professional athletes. She is currently practicing pedorthics specializing in sports injuries and orthopaedic conditions in Brampton and Toronto. A former provincial athlete, Paula is passionate about cycling, hiking, yoga and wine pairing dinners.

Jodi Livingstone
Jodi Livingstone is the owner of Jodi Livingstone's Pilates. She is a certified Pilates instructor, Personal Trainer Specialist and Fitness Instructor Specialist. She has been involved in the fitness field for over 15 years teaching a variety of classes from kickboxing to Pilates.

Jodi teaches Pilates at the University of Toronto, as well as group and private Pilates classes. She currently instructs core-training classes to athletic teams and students studying to earn personal trainer certifications. She is also involved in the corporate setting, instructing lunch hour fitness classes at companies in Brampton, Mississauga and Toronto.

Jodi also has numerous personal training clients whom she enjoys motivating and watching excel.

Faith is a regular attendant at Life University, where she began in the early 60’s. Like everyone else, she has been bumped and bruised but her optimistic resilience never allowed her to stop at the status quo.

By the end of the 80’s she had three children, returned to College for a Hospitality and Tourism Management Diploma and became a single parent. During the decade she won the "Perfect, Perfect, Perfectionism Award" and her control streak was amazing! She also won the not-so-coveted "big fat liar award", as she had become completely disconnected from how she truly felt about her life.

Throughout the 90’s she worked on a double major, Discovering Your Truth and Living It and Entrepreneurship at It’s Best, as well as a PHD "Parenting Here Daily" by remarrying, embracing a stepson, blending four children and then having a fifth child with her pleasantly stunned husband of then two years.

During the same time she and her husband opened and closed a business, and she continued to work on contract as a marketer, educator and fundraiser under the extreme financial pressure that comes with a business loss.

Today Faith is married to her best friend of 12 years, enjoys being a parent to mostly grown children, and is a proud grandmother. She owns and operates two small businesses; TELL Public Relations and Marketing and Orlando Coaching. She has coached/mentored individuals, parents and business leaders. Faith has been a coach featured on the television show, The Right Fit, W Network and has had 50 articles published showcasing local events and businesses. She volunteers in her community and is surrounded by many loving relationships.

Faith finds mentoring/coaching exceptionally rewarding. Faith feels, "It is an honour to be part of the change that can happen in a person’s life when they get serious about designing the life they want. I love to see them get passionate and live boldly! I believe there isn’t anything that can’t be overcome."

Minni Sehota, B.A., R.I.H.R.,int., Psychotherapist and Counsellor
Minni Sehota has been of service to her community for over 20 years. She has several years of experience with grief counselling and support. She has completed her Genesis training in bereavement group facilitation. Her volunteer experiences include hopices, crisis counselling for sexual abuse survivors and youth counselling. Minni has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Toronto and a Psychotherapy Diploma from the Transformational Arts College.

Minni incorporates a more holistic approach in her therapy sessions that involves mind, body and spirit. She is also trained in body psychotherapy, energy (chakra) balancing, medical intuition, guided imagery and meditation.














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