hol·is·tic

A philosophy which takes a comprehensive approach to achieve balance and wellness in all aspects of your life: physical, mental, and emotional.

Therapists

Paula McQuaid P.T., L.M.T.

Paula McQuaid P.T., L.M.T., C.S.T, founder of Nantucket Holistic Health is a licensed physical therapist and a licensed and certified massage therapist who has over 12 years of medical experience. She has owned and operated Nantucket Holistic Health for the past five years. She is a graduate of the University of New England and The Central Mass School of Massage and Therapy. She has worked in neurological, orthopaedic and rehabilitation healthcare settings as a physical therapist. Paula continues to provide excellence in physical therapy at Our Island Home, Nantucket’s only nursing home. As an educational instructor, she has taught at The Central Mass School of Massage and Therapy and at Our Island Home. Paula has extensively studied osteopathic and other manual techniques. She has created her own treatment technique called Body Balancing. Body Balancing integrates the whole body layer by layer to achieve alignment of the spine, decompression of the central nervous system, balance of the internal organs and relaxation of the mind.

Extensive Training through The Upledger Institute, Barral Institute, Chikly Health Institute

• CranioSacral I&II
• Visceral Manipulation I&II
• VisceroVascular Manipulation
• Lymphatic Drainage I & II

• SomatoEmotional Release I&II
• Neuromeningal Manipulation
• The Brain Curriculum I

Brooke Tejada L.M.T.

 

Brooke Tejada has been a licensed massage therapist for the past three years. Brooke has focused on providing a compassionate approach to pain and stress management. She is a firm believer in massage being an integral part of a healthy lifestyle. Brooke customizes each massage to meet the client’s specific needs. With a deep interest in helping people heal on all levels, her clients can release their pain and stress.

Rebecca Ryan L.M.T.

Rebecca Ryan is a certified colon hydrotherapist. Rebecca has been a colon therapist for 4 years. Rebecca owns and operated Body Essentials in Chatham Massachusetts. She is also a member of the International Association of Colon Hydrotherapy. She is well versed in non-industrialized nutritional diets. She is a certified Body Ecology Consultant and a Weston A. Price Foundation Member.

 

Karen Clickner, N.D., L.M.T., L.C.T.

Karen Clickner is a doctor of Natural Medicine and clinical herbologist. She is the owner and director of ISIS Holistic Clinic in Brookline, Massachusetts and its London affiliate. Karen’s early degree work was in philosophy and international law, but she came to realize the importance of bringing holistic options for treatment to the public in an organized and effective format. After comprehensive training in Europe in naturopathy, she worked for a number of years in Madrid before moving to Florida. Since that time, she has become certified as a colonic hydrotherapist, myofascial therapist and continued her study of clinical herbology through the Australian College of Phytotherapy and Texas Chiropractic College.

Karen has taught throughout the United States and Europe and her articles have been featured in various publications including AMTA Journals and The Wellbeing Journal. She was “Herbal Advisor” which aired on World Radio in Geneva, discussing herbal options for illness. She maintained a private practice in London and Geneva for many years, and has brought that experience to each of our programs of therapy which she has designed personally.