Massage Therapists

Donna Turner, RMT

Donna Turner began her journey into massage in 1995 when she started taking classes at Mount Royal College. She worked out of her home for years while maintaining a full-time job. In the early 2000's. Donna's path led her to further her knowledge and education enticing her passion for massage. Donna continued taking individual courses specializing in different areas of the body. In 2005, Donna attended the Foothills College of Massage Therapy receiving her diploma. She continuously expands her knowledge, to include Cranio Sacral and Lymph Drainage Therapy. Through the 5 levels of Cranial Sacral therapy she’s learned the language of the body and with the 4 levels of Lymph Drainage Therapy found it amazing how such a gentle touch could produce such profound results. Next is the 4 levels of brain therapy which has lit a fire for more understanding with in her. Donna intends to continue on this path to find where it leads.
Donna has a passion for painting, and enjoys evolving her techniques through the knowledge of local artists in her time away from the massage table. She enjoys painting with acrylics and paints landscapes, animals and has just began portraits of people.
She also spends time knitting preemie toques and receiving blankets for the Foothills NICU.

Grace Michelsson, RMT

Grace's positive energy is infectious and leaves patients feeling mentally and physically restored. She has a love for the outdoors, and can often be found on her stand up paddle board. She has a passion for yoga, and is committed to expanding her practice. She has been practicing massage therapy for over a decade, and specializes in La Stone therapy. Grace offers many different forms of massage therapy, including CranioSacral massage.

Shanai Graf, RMT

Shanai’s interest in Massage Therapy began during a trip to Thailand where she fell in love with Thai massage. After returning home she immediately knew that she wanted to begin schooling to become a Massage Therapist. She graduated as a RMT from MacEwan University. She is also certified in Level One and Two Thai Massage from the Thai massage school of Chiang Mai.
Shanai views health and wellness as multidimensional and practices it as that. Throughout all of her training her appreciation for massage has only increased. She realizes how massage can not only relieve pain but also alter one’s emotional state.
Shanai’s passion throughout her massage practice is to help people truly relax and restore. She is a strong believer in the mind body connection. To her this means recurrent thoughts and emotions can affect our physiological functioning. She forms her treatment plan around this belief by incorporating a combination of relaxation and therapeutic massage into the practice. She believes our bodies are built to move and her goal is to enable people to find the desire for movement again.

Maureen Kenyon, RMT

Maureen Kenyon graduated from MH Vicars School of Massage Therapy in 2014. She has furthered her training to offer Swedish Massage, Myofascial Release, and Therapeutic Massage in many modalities.
Maureen has worked in the field of Personal Training since 2010, offering patients an unique perspective on injury rehabilitation and overall fitness. As a personal trainer, Maureen has instructed boot camps, senior exercise classes, and individual training goals. Her passion for health and wellness goes above and beyond, as she utilizes both aspects of her training to accurately assist her patients.
Maureen lives a healthy and active lifestyle; enjoying the outdoors, golfing, biking, and much more! She appreciates the time spent with her family and watching her son in all of his sports. Maureen and her family especially enjoy spending time with their newest addition, a golden retriever!

Lindsay Coghlan, RMT

Lindsay grew up in Okotoks and relocated to the Turner Valley area in 2016. She grew up playing hockey at a competitive level, and continued through University. As a yoga instructor she became more interested in learning about the anatomy and physiology of the human body. This lead her to seek an education, and career in massage therapy. Lindsay is passionate about listening to her clients goals, as well as being able to provide them with accessible education they can take home. Providing her patients with overall health and wellness. Lindsay specializes in therapeutic & deep tissue massage, with a balanced blend of relaxation and myofascial release. When Lindsay is not massaging and teaching yoga, she can be found running with her dog, out in nature, or on the couch watching Netflix.
“Take care of your body, it’s the only place you have to live.”

Whitney Neely, RMT

Whitney was raised in the Cochrane area and spent her childhood hiking, backpacking, travelling, playing softball and volleyball, and her first love, riding horses. She trained cow horses and competed in team penning even made top 10 once at the Calgary Stampede. Whitney developed an interest in massage therapy from her desire to help people and her own athletic experience. She began to research alternative health therapies and fell in love with massage therapy and all of its benefits. Whitney then attended the program at Medicine Hat College and graduated with high honors' in 2008. Whitney utilizes an overall health and wellness approach using deep tissue, myofascial release, aromatherapy, hot stone and various other techniques to help you achieve and maintain optimal wellness. Whitney has been working with the Canadian Pro Rodeo Sport Medicine Team for over 10 years. She enjoys providing her expertise to the rodeo athletes to help keep them at their optimal competitive strength and health. She is currently the Coordinator of the Massage Therapist group and a member of the Service Committee. Whitney currently operates a mobile massage therapy business. Her daughters will both be in school full time so she is ready and available to put more energy into her massage therapy practice. She has primarily been a stay-at-home mom in the Black Diamond area. She has two beautiful daughters who are also busy country girls with a passion for their ponies. Whitney is an active dedicated Mom with strong family values. She is an avid volunteer at her daughters school and on the C. Ian McLaren School Council. She also enjoys coaching their soccer and softball teams. She continues to hike, camp, and travel.

Diamond Valley Chiropractic and Health Centre
205 Centre Ave West
Black Diamond, Alberta
403-933-3088