Practitioners
Claire Markell, Owner and Founder
Licensed Massage Therapist • Physical Therapist Assistant • Certified Yoga Teacher
Claire Markell, has worked in healthcare and fitness for over 25 years as a licensed and certified Massage Therapist with the American Massage Therapy Association, and is also a Physical Therapist Assistant and a 500 hour Yoga Alliance yoga teacher.
As the former founder and owner of Integrative Therapeutics, a complementary healthcare clinic in Natick, Massachusetts, Claire believes that there are many paths to healing and wellness, and is committed to honoring the individual needs of each client and student.
Claire collaborates with other clinicians and practitioners as it optimizes results and offers the most efficient care. Her bodywork practice combines a number of modalities including myofascial release, site specific trigger point work, cold laser therapy and thoughtfully sequenced self-care stretching and strengthening. Client participation is essential to maximize benefits of treatment.
In 2008 Claire completed her first 200 hour teacher training program with Jimmy Barkan. She continues to study with many teachers in a variety of styles, as well as studying with Jimmy Barkan at his trainings annually. She is now an Advanced Barkan Method teacher.
Claire is a graduate of Lasell College and the New England School of Massage Therapy.
Nicole Parkhurst
Licensed Massage Therapist and Health Coach
Nicole is a Licensed Massage Therapist and Usui Reiki practitioner. In addition to her massage school education, she has also received one-on-one mentoring with Claire for several years. Although she is highly trained in all areas of bodywork - Swedish massage, deep tissue, myofascial release, trigger point therapy, PNF, prenatal massage, and more - Nicole is primarily a “problem-solver.” She performs highly targeted work in order to treat her clients’ areas of concern, utilizing many different techniques in order to achieve client goals. As a certified health coach, she also brings a unique perspective to the table in addressing her client’s health goals, offering a comprehensive approach to whole-body wellness.
Nicole is also a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition’s in-depth Health Coach program. After overcoming her own challenges with Lyme, allergies, digestive problems, and dietary restrictions, Nicole decided to become a health coach to help people with similar conditions. Although she covers a wide range of health coaching topics, she focuses mainly on issues regarding Lyme disease, auto-immune conditions, digestive issues, and dietary restrictions. She encourages her clients to set goals and offers support and guidance to help empower them to reach those goals.
In addition to offering Reiki appointments, Nicole also incorporates Reiki into her bodywork sessions as needed.
