Kate Simpson, Remedial Massage Therapist
Kate graduated from the Diploma of Remedial Massage Therapy in 2006 as one of the top 4 students in her class. After that she further completed Certificates 3 & 4 in Fitness in 2007.
She spent a year abroad where she worked in Verbier, Switzerland on a prestigious Ski Resort doing Remedial Massage for the winter of 2008-2009. After finishing the ski season she spent the next 5 months travelling around and experiencing parts of Europe. Upon returning home later in 2009, Kate resumed contract work in both Corporate and Clinical settings, but in 2014 took a further 10 months off to travel from South America up to Canada.
In 2015 Kate launched her own business, Body Health where she focusses on Remedial Massage treatments clinically here at Jenkins Physiotherapy, corporately with the ORS group since 2007 and also with the West Coast Eagles football team since 2013.
In 2019 she completed her third qualification, the Diploma of Pilates Movement to add to her skill set, and is about to start her journey to complete the Bachelor of Psychology & Counselling over the next 3 years. She hopes to combine the physical and mental components of Allied Health appreciating the Mind – Body – Soul connection.
Kate is passionate about overall health and wellbeing in and to our bodies, she uses a variety of techniques in her treatments including Sport and Soft Tissue Therapy, Trigger Point release, Swedish Massage, Myofascial techniques, PNF Stretching as well as Postural & Comprehensive Assessments to best assist you in your healing process.
Kate treats the body as a whole and believes that the benefits of RMT can help prevent injuries and/or aid in the recovery of injuries, reduce stress and anxiety, help with migraine/headache/sinus symptoms, enhance muscle & joint performance as well as assisting the body to reach its optimum function again.