Leigh Hansen, LMT
Founder of Remedy Massage
For over a decade, Leigh Hansen has worked with clients to counteract the physical toll daily life takes on our bodies. By reducing muscular tension, restoring joint mobility and increasing kinesthetic awareness, Leigh moves clients away from stress and injury and toward optimal health.
After receiving her BA in Dance from New York University in 1991, Leigh pursued a performing career while teaching dance and creative movement at schools throughout NYC. She continued her education with postgraduate work at Columbia University in both dance and premedical studies. In the mid 1990’s Leigh studied with Julio Horvath, the creator of the Gyrotonic Expansion System and became a certified Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis instructor. She taught at Studio Riverside – Gyrotonic New York from 1997-2004 where she developed a passion for helping people decrease their aches and pains by increasing their mobility.
Leigh received her Associate Degree in Massage Therapy from The Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences in 2002 and opened her private massage practice on Manhattan’s Upper West Side that same year. She also has a certification in perinatal massage from Niara Healing Arts and was on staff at the Prenatal Massage Center of Manhattan for several years.
Leigh tailors her massage treatments to meet the specific and often changing needs of each client. Several times a year, Leigh returns to the classroom for master level seminars and workshops to stay up to date on the latest research and techniques in her field. Her work has brought relief and rejuvenation to a wide variety of people including injured athletes, individuals recovering from cancer, those dealing with the effects of chronic diseases such as Parkinson’s and lupus and exhausted, achy, new mothers.
Natalia Rivera, LMT
Maya Abdominal / Shiatsu / Reiki/Deep Tissue / Thai
Natalia Rivera is a Licensed Massage Therapist, Reiki Master, and Practitioner of Arvigo Techniques Maya Abdominal Therapy™.
She has worked as a massage therapist since 2006. Natalia has experience and training in Massage Therapy, Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Reiki, Reflexology, and the Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Massage™.
Natalia earned her Associate Degree in Massage Therapy with a concentration in Eastern bodywork from the Swedish Institute in New York City in 2006. She then received postgraduate certification in Thai Massage from the Sunshine School in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Margueritte McGee, RN, DiHom, Lac
Acupuncture/Homeopathy
Margueritte McGee is NYS licensed acupuncturist who is nationally board certified in Oriental Medicine from the NCCAOM. She has a BS in Nursing from George Mason University, a Diploma in Homeopathy form the British Institute for Homeopathy and a Diploma in Acupuncture from the Maryland Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine . Most recently she received a Certificate in Chinese Herbology from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine.
Margeuritte’s specialty is Internal/Functional Medicine, focusing on prevention and longevity. She determines a unique protocol for each client based on their sensitivities and lifestyle. Her treatments can often be a mixture of supplements, homeopathic remedies, traditional herbal formulas, acupuncture, moxabustion, cupping, and electrical stimulation.
Karen Kitz-Clancy, LMT
Swedish/Deep Tissue/Sports
Karen Kitz-Clancy has been a NYS licensed massage therapist for 20 years. She has worked in the spa and medical fields of massage, as well as in private practice. She is certified in Swedish, Sports and Deep Tissue Massage, as well as prenatal and reflexology. (She has been known to throw in Thai, Shiatsu, back walking, or hot stones too!) She has been a proud staff member of Remedy Massage since 2009.
Stephanie DeCaprio, LMT
Deep Tissue/Shiatsu/Sports/Swedish
The newest member of the Remedy Massage team, Stephanie received her Associates of Occupational Studies from the Swedish Institute in 2010. She was trained in both eastern and western modalities of bodywork. Her specialties are Shiatsu and Deep Tissue.
Marta Espitia, LMT
Deep Tissue/Sports/Prenatal
Marta Espitia has practiced massage therapy in New York State for over 10 years. She specializes in rehabilitative treatment using Massage Therapy to treat conditions such as neck pain, low back pain, sciatica, rotator-cuff injury, and plantar fasciitis. As a 20-year veteran of long-distance running, Marta enjoys providing relief from sports-related injuries using a combination of Sports, Deep-Tissue, and Medical Massage. Additionally, she has practiced Prenatal Massage for 10 years with a certification from Niara Healing Arts. Marta is a graduate of the Swedish Institute of Massage, has a BFA from New York University, is a Masters Candidate in Forensic Psychology from Argosy University, and is fluent in Spanish.