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The VMTC Therapists

Danielle de Graaf
BSc, RMT, CMLDT

An Annapolis Valley native, Danielle has been practicing massage therapy since 2002. She graduated with honors from ICT™ Northumberland College in Halifax, NS after completing an undergraduate diploma in Biology at Bishop’s University. She decided to return to the Valley to launch her career at King’s Physiotherapy Clinic Ltd., a well-established multi-disciplinary clinic in New Minas. 

After six years of practicing, working mostly with WCB (Worker’s Compensation Board), MVA (Motor Vehicle Accident) and private claims, she decided to make a change and began working with Sarah 
Hayes at Kingsport Osteopathic Clinic. This change allowed her to increase hours at her home-based practice, Blue Horizon Massage, and have more time with her family. In 2009, Danielle joined the team at VMTC, and in January 2016 became the new owner of this well-established business.

Over the years Danielle has enjoyed enhancing her skills by taking courses in Pregnancy, Deep Tissue Therapy, Cupping, and Muscle Energy Techniques and now is trained in IASTM. In 2007, she began taking courses to be certified in Dr. Vodder’s Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD). To learn more about MLD please refer to the ‘Services’ tab. Danielle enjoys working with all age groups and hopes to increase the awareness of the benefit of Massage Therapy and MLD to the young athletic community to enhancing their performance and overall health. 

​Danielle specializes in Deep Tissue, TMJ dysfunction, and MLD. She also accepts MVAs in her practice.

Ashley Beaton
RMT

Ashley was born and raised in New Glasgow, NS and had decided to pursue Massage Therapy as a career in 2016, officially becoming a Registered Massage Therapist in May of 2018. Graduating from the Canadian College of Massage and Hydrotherapy (CCMH) in Halifax, NS, Ashley is now living in the Annapolis Valley and hoping to expand her knowledge and skills to the area.

Ashley is a firm believer in the healing capacity and benefits of Massage Therapy for individuals who have experienced an injury, and who experience everyday pain related to pregnancy, arthritis, tendinitis and headaches. She can aid in the daily management of pain, spasms, and trigger points that are associated with a various number of conditions like postural dysfunction and neurological conditions.

Ashley specializes in Myofascial Release, Trigger Point Release, Postural Dysfunctions and decreasing pain. She is dedicated to each client to find the originating cause of the complaint and to use her skills from her 2 years of study to help the client in anyway possible.

Ashley’s future goals are to specialize in Pre/Post Natal Massage, Pediatric Massage and extend these skills to Labor and Delivery to become a Doula and work closely with women in Pregnancy.

Tina Melanson
RMT

​Tina graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science in Physical
Education and a Bachelor of Education. In 1999, she received her diploma in massage therapy from Sault College in Ontario.

Tina is passionate about sports - as an athlete and as a volunteer. She has volunteered at several Canada Winter Games, World Junior Hockey Championships, World Junior Volleyball Championships and many other sporting events in the Maritimes.

Tina specializes in Myofascial Release, Sports and Deep Tissue massage, and repetitive strain injuries.

Amy McCormick
RMT

I am a recent graduate of the Canadian College of Massage and Hydrotherapy (CCMH) in Halifax, Nova Scotia. I also have formal training as a Personal Care Worker, working in long term care facilities and home care. Manual therapies have been a passion of mine since high school, beginning with hydrotherapy and working with an Athletic therapist. Although sports were a big part of my life in the past, my path lead me in another direction. I began working in long term facilities and in-home care with individuals of all ages dealing with physical and psychological diseases or disorders in various stages of progression.

I believe that the healing power of touch not only benefits the physical body, but the mind, body and spirit as a whole. From birth, touch encourages growth and development and as we grow it becomes less and less a part of our lives. We loose touch with our inner spirit, our bodies deteriorate with age and our minds with it. That said, I aspire to bring those beliefs into my practice.
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As my passion for working with individuals in chronic pain or disabilities (physical or emotional) continues, I offer a variety of treatment options to help benefit each individual during the healing process. This includes hot and cold stone therapy, hydrotherapy, in-home treatments if transportation is unavailable, and the option to have me come into a long-term care facility.

Anthony Sherrard
CCA

​Anthony is a graduate of the Nova Scotia Community College, School of Health and Human
Services, where he obtained his Continuing Care Assistant (CCA) certification. Upon completion,
Anthony accepted a position with the Nova Scotia Health Authority at Valley Regional Hospital.

Anthony decided to expand his health training with taking his Indian Head Massage Practitioner
course from Footsteps Reflexology Inc. In 2017, Anthony continued his training with Footsteps
Reflexology Inc. and has completed his Reflexology training.

​Anthony looks forward to furthering his education in more holistic courses.

Diane Terry-Lee
d.Ac, RMT 

​Diane recently moved to Wolfville from Fredericton NB where she had been working as an RMT since 1996 & an Acupuncturist since 2007. Her massage therapy training was with Kine Concept & Acupuncture with The Canadian College of Acupuncture & Therapeutics.
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Diane has been trained in Swedish Massage, CranioSacral Therapy & Myofascial Release.
Acupuncture is used to treat many different pathologies the key is proper diagnosis the intake form for acupuncture treatments is more extensive to facilitate proper diagnosis. Acupuncture is a lifelong study.

Diane is currently studying a two-year Graduate Mentorship Programme with Sharon Weizenbaum of the White Pine Healing Arts Center in Amherst Massachusetts.