Mary Ann Maloney, LMT, CLT, MLD/C, CMMP
FL MA #60126
Services provided: Protege Functional Integration, Medical Massage (CMMP), Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD/C and CLT), Myofascial Release, Reiki, Reflexology, Prenatal Massage, Spiritual Life Coaching
NOTE: Mary Ann does not take online bookings.
Please call the office to schedule an appointment.
Mary Ann has been a Licensed Massage Therapist since 2009 and has since earned several certifications. She specializes in integrative treatments using multiple modalities to ensure her clients get the customized treatment they need. Her current courses of study are myofascial release and Functional Somatic Integration. Mary Ann now specializes in treating specific issues and no longer performs full body massages. Because she believes that physical dysfunction is sometimes accompanied/caused by energetic and spiritual causes and stress, she pursued additional methods of helping her clients. To that end, she became a Reiki Master and Certified Spiritual Life Coach.
Mary Ann is Nationally Board Certified in Massage (BCTMB). She is committed to furthering her knowledge of massage, energy work, and coaching so that she is always learning more ways to better serve her clients.
Prior to being a massage therapist, Mary Ann was a chemist in the pharmaceutical and nutritional supplements industries. She and her husband moved to Florida in 2010. They enjoy exploring Florida, going to live theater, and supporting Tampa Bay sports teams.
Misa McCue, LMT, CMMP
FL MA #79505
Services Provided: Active Isolated Stretch, Manual Lymphatic Drainage, Medical Massage, Prenatal Massage, Reflexology, Table Thai, Myofascial Release
NOTE: Misa does not take online bookings.
Please call the office to schedule an appointment.
Misa graduated from the Massage Therapy program at Manatee Technical College in 2015. She completed her coursework with Honors and is a professional member of ABMP (Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals). She holds a Bachelor’s of Arts in International Studies from Bunkyo University, Japan. Born and raised in Japan, her environment consisted of keeping the balance of Mind, Body and Spirit in daily ritual.
Misa’s continuing education classes have included getting certification in Medical Massage, Reflexology, Prenatal Massage and Table Thai. She often incorporates her Medical Massage and Reflexology knowledge in her focused sessions. Misa’s intention for her work is to create a respite from the stress filled world, leaving each client rejuvenated and with an increased sense of wellbeing. She is determined to help people with muscle and stress related pain. She manipulates and tailors her sessions for individual needs.
Misa takes a whole health approach to massage by understanding how massage encourages total health in the mind and body when relaxation and comfort are achieved. She joins other MTC therapists who believe in lifelong education, and is constantly learning something new, whatever the subject might be.
Misa moved to Florida from Japan 18 years ago. She enjoys the beauty of Gulf Coast and happy to call Sarasota County her home. When not working, Misa enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters.
Duy Steinbock, LMT, C/MLD
FL MA # 87104
Services Provided: Manual Lymphatic Drainage
NOTE: Duy does not take online bookings.
Please call the office to schedule an appointment.
Duy (pronounced “Yee”) continually strives for excellence in her work, evidenced by graduating as the #1 student in her class from the Sarasota School of Massage Therapy in 2017. Her current focus is in providing manual lymphatic drainage (MLD), a type of manual therapy best suited for clients who are getting ready to have surgery or are recovering from surgery, may have sluggish immune systems, swelling, or are curious about other types of therapy. She is certified through the Academy of Lymphatic Studies and took an advanced MLD course for management of post surgical procedures in 2022.
Duy (pronounced “Yee”) continually strives for excellence in her work, evidenced by graduating as the #1 student in her class from the Sarasota School of Massage Therapy in 2017. Her current focus is in providing manual lymphatic drainage (MLD), a type of manual therapy best suited for clients who are getting ready to have surgery or are recovering from surgery, may have sluggish immune systems, swelling, or are curious about other types of therapy. She is certified through the Academy of Lymphatic Studies and took an advanced MLD course for management of post surgical procedures in 2022.
Duy comes from Pennsylvania. She enjoys volunteering at Mote Aquarium, yarn crafts, video and board games, yoga, long walks with her dog, and making a mess in the kitchen.
Lisa Tarr, LMT
FL MA # 63841
Services Provided: Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue Massage, Focus Massage, Sports Massage, Silicone Cupping, Infusion Massage (Essential Oils), Table Thai, CBD Swedish and Deep Tissue Massage
Lisa has been practicing as a Licensed Massage Therapist since 2011. After working 20 years in the Staffing industry, Lisa realized her passion for alternative health and wellness was inevitably going to be her new career path. She has developed a massage style that incorporates an integrative approach using her intuition and a variety of techniques including table Thai stretching, gua sha, silicone cupping, myofascial release, and sports massage techniques. Her goal is to help her client’s experience deep relaxation, relief from muscle tightness, and increased mobility so they can leave the massage table feeling balance and restored.
Lisa strives to live a healthy and physically active lifestyle. In her free time, she enjoys being outdoors, exercising and spending time with family and friends.
Jing McClure, LMT
FL MA # 90122
Services Provided: Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue Massage, Focus Massage, Manual Lymphatic Drainage, Protégé Functional Integration, CBD Massage, Silicone Cupping
Born in China, Jing earned her Associates Degree in Economics at Fushun College in China. She moved to the United States in 2009 and to this area in 2014. Jing graduated from Cortiva Institute and received her massage therapy license in March 2018. Immediately after receiving her license, Jing began working as a massage therapist in a spa in St. Petersburg. She joined the MTC Team in March 2019. In 2022, Jing became certified in Manual Lymphatic Drainage.
A life-long learner, Jing is currently working towards obtaining her Medical Massage certification, which requires extensive training and practice. In addition to MLD Certification, she is also studying Functional Integration Therapy. She is committed to helping her clients out of pain and relieving stress.
David Billingsley, LMT
FL MA # 93454
Services Provided: Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue Massage, Focus Massage, Bamboo Fusion Massage
David graduated at the top of his class with honors from the Massage Therapy program at Manatee Technical College in 2019. He started at Massage Therapy Connections as part of the Protégé Program, which only accepts highly recommended and skilled graduates. Upon completion of the Protégé Program, David attended multiple classes with the Science of Massage Institute. Applying that experience, David incorporates Medical Massage knowledge into his Swedish, Deep Tissue and Focus sessions. David is also certified in Bamboo-Fusion Massage; a very versatile technique, utilizing gentle heat and bamboo rods as either a luxurious Swedish style spa treatment or for deep tissue work.
Florida raised, David places a high value on community service, and regularly supports charities, such as St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. He has made his goal in life, “to leave the world better than he found it, one body at a time.” He advocates regular maintenance massages, along with a healthy diet, and creative hobbies to help the body unwind and keep the mind sharp. In early 2022, David began a life-long adventure of powered paragliding and, when not giving massages, can often be found flying around local fields, parks, and beaches.
Leah Cataldo, LMT
FL MA #93852
Services provided: Swedish, Deep Tissue and Focus Massage, Thai Stretching, Hot Stones, Bamboo Fusion, CBD Massage, Infusion Massage (Essential Oils), Silicone Cupping, and Integral Sound Healing
Leah has a passion for helping others to feel and live their best lives. She has been striving to accomplish just that since she joined the field in January of 2018, after graduating from Sarasota School of Massage Therapy. Leah’s signature massage style is quite unique in that she blends together the therapeutic benefits of a deep tissue massage with the flow of a Swedish massage to create a deeply relaxing and rejuvenating experience. This certain technique allows her to perfectly tailor every treatment to fit the needs of her clients and their areas of concern. Leah is also able to enhance her massages with Thai Stretching, Hot Stones, Bamboo Fusion, CBD Cream, Essential Oils (Infusion Massage), and Silicone Cupping. She also completed her Level 1 Integral Sound Healing certification in January of 2023 and is able to offer her clients healing on a cellular level with sound!
In her free time, Leah enjoys tending to her vegetable garden, raising and releasing Monarch butterflies, spending quality time with her family and her pet corgi named Lilly, and living her most vibrant life through several self-care practices. She also likes to get out and experience the Florida sunshine with kayaking, bike rides, and nature walks.
Erica Fagan, LMT
FL MA #97597
Services Provided: Deep Tissue Massage, Focus Massage, Myofascial Release, Silicone Cupping, CBD Swedish and Deep Tissue Massage
Erica moved to Sarasota, FL in 2011 and hasn’t looked back since. After a few different attempts at careers, in the fall of 2020 she enrolled at Manatee Technical College in Bradenton, FL, graduating in 2021, with an A average and an induction into the National Honors Society.
Erica prides herself on her drive and passion for learning. A week after gaining her Massage license, she took the practitioner seminar for Modern Cupping Therapy, which relies more on the movement of silicon or vacuum cups rather than those that are stagnant. Through this course, she received certification for generalized practice, scar tissue removal, and lymphatic draining cupping.
A few months later, she took the introduction course for John Barn Myofascial Release and was intrigued. To date, she’s taken three different myofascial release courses which greatly enhance her practice.
She also loves to continue her studies independently, taking online courses through the Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals and combing through YouTube to find different techniques she can utilize in her sessions. Ultimately, Erica believes that each body has a unique need in each session and does her best to accommodate whatever her client needs.
Outside of her room, Erica can be found in the kitchen making delicious and healthy meals, at the gym, or on her couch enjoying either YouTube or a good book. She loves being outside and finds that attending meditation retreats occasionally help not only her mental well-being but also enhance her ability to practice her craft.
Apryl Perez, NMT, MFR, IMT, CFT, LMT, FSI
FL MA #82225
Services provided: Functional Integration Therapy
NOTE: Apryl does not take online bookings.
Please call the office to schedule an appointment.
Apryl has been a licensed therapist for over 20 years. She is a global specialist in manual
therapy and functional movement specifically within the medical and rehabilitation field.
Apryl’s focus on chronic pain and anxiety led her to develop the formal technique of
Functional Somatic Integration (FSI), which she teaches to other doctors and therapists of
all backgrounds. Apryl is a life-long athlete, medical intuitive and has worked with people
from every walk of life. She finds great joy in educating her clients through their bodies
natural healing process and believes that your health is your most valuable commodity.
Recently relocating to Florida from California, Apryl is thrilled to be a part of the Massage
Therapy Connections team!
Read more about what is incorporated into a Functional Integration Therapy session with Apryl here.
Nancie Yonker, LMT
FL MA #14259
Services Provided: Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue Massage, Focus Massage, Prenatal Massage
Nancie has been a bodywork practitioner and massage therapy educator for the past 28 years. She graduated from Sarasota School of Massage in the early 90’s. In 1994, she began teaching massage therapy there and for the last 16 years has been the Massage School instructor at Manatee Technical College. She offers Swedish, Deep Tissue, Focus and PreNatal Massages.
Nancie is a consummate learner. Over the years she studied a myriad of modalities from energetics to neuromuscular dysfunction. Bodywork is so far reaching that it inspires a whole cascade of physical effects tapping into deep associations between emotions, thoughts and touch. Nancie believes that a big part of what makes our modern life style unhealthy revolves around stress. She has the experience and tools for reminding your body of its own inherent wisdom and sense of balance. Her head, hands and heart know the power of touch.
Nancie was the instructor for both original founders of Massage Therapy Connections, Shea Shulman and Nancy Strand, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to have her on our team!
Lynn Calabrese, LMT
FL MA #26900
Services Provided: Swedish, Deep Tissue and Focus Massage
Lynn is an experienced massage therapist, graduating from the Sarasota School of Natural Healing Arts in 1998. Since then Lynn worked with a chiropractor for one year and then twelve years as a massage therapist at the Longboat Key Club as well as in her private practice.
Lynn specializes in swedish relaxing massage, deep tissue massage, sports massage/stretching, and trigger point massage. She tailors her sessions to meet the comfort levels and needs of her clients.
Mary McGinnis, LMT
FL MA # 103033
Services Provided: Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue and Focus Massage. CBD Massage
Mary believes massage is an integral part of a person’s wellness routine and that massage therapists are an important part of a person’s health and wellness team.
A Vermonter, Mary relocated to Sarasota to attend Sarasota School of Massage Therapy. There she studied anatomy and physiology and was introduced to a number of massage and energy modalities. Her massage technique blends the variety of that experience to create a customized flow that meets each client’s needs. As a runner Mary has spent many hours on the massage table preparing for or recovering from the stress running can put on the body. She has raised a family and spent many years working in the corporate sector. She easily identifies with her clients and their needs to bring individual quality care to each of them.
Natasha Meineck, LMT
FL MA # 102877
Services Provided: Swedish Massage and Deep Tissue Massage
Natasha, a recent graduate of the massage program at Manatee Technical College, began her professional health journey when working as a classical actor for 14 years extensively touring throughout the world. Out of necessity, she learned that consuming the right nutrients and practicing yoga allowed her to live at a high-functioning pace. Since then, she’s become a 500-hour certified yoga instructor (teaching since 2011) and a nutritional therapist.
Her real love of yoga and massage grew out of times of deep tension, when no pills, potions, pins, pressure (or pain!) seemed to bring any respite. For her, an integration of yoga, bodywork and introspection did. Natasha is currently becoming certified in a form of myofascial release called Residual Strain Therapy (a method for releasing long held fascial adhesions).
She is very happy and grateful to be working with Massage Therapy Connections.
Tenna Anderson, LMT
FL MA # 103066
Services Provided: Swedish, Deep Tissue and Focus Massage, Prenatal, Reflexology
Tenna is an experienced massage therapist, graduating from Eagle Gate College – Professional Massage and Bodywork in 2010. Since then Tenna has worked in multiple avenues of massage therapy such as spas, chiropractic offices, home health and hospice, as well as independently. She recently relocated from Utah to Florida and loves it here!
Tenna has always had a passion for caring for others and has some medical background as she finished high school with her CNA. Tenna truly loves the wellness and healing industry. She loves to help others find relief to their aches and pains as well as sharing in their wellness journey. Tenna combines her knowledge and experience with her ability to connect with others to truly offer a relaxing and therapeutic experience.
Outside of massage, Tenna loves to be with her family. She is married to her best friend and together they have three kids. They love to travel and do anything adventurous! She has participated in many races – 5K, 10K, half marathons – and loves the challenge of race day! Tenna loves to laugh and find the joy in all that life offers. And whenever possibl, always stops for dessert!
Jennifer Tiernan, LMT
FL MA # 54335
Services Provided: Swedish, Deep Tissue, Focus, Prenatal
Jennifer Tiernan LMT graduated from the Sarasota School of Massage in 2008 and has been passionate since about enhancing peoples quality of life with massage. She also embodies the values of the field through communication, safety and trust with clients. She uses a blended style of massage of techniques gathered over the years for each individuals needs, understanding that no two bodies are the same.
She specializes in Swedish, Deep Tissue, Focus, and Prenatal massages.
Front Desk Team
You’ll be welcomed when you come in by one of our Front Desk Team. We truly are glad to see you make a commitment to your health!
From L to R: Donna Koehnen, Karen Reinke, Veronica Figueroa, Christina Blaugh
