Victoria Moutahir
​Owner, Massage Therapist - LMT, Board Certified, CMLDT, CIMI

Victoria has owned and operated Body Kneads, Inc. since 1999. She graduated from the Bancroft School of Massage Therapy in 1997 and has been a licensed massage therapist since 1998. Victoria has received certifications in orthopedic massage, spa therapies, reflexology, and infant massage instruction. She has been teaching since 2004 and is currently an adjunct instructor at the Community College of Rhode Island. Her focus, now, is on continuing to make Body Kneads a successful massage therapy practice and her teaching at the CCRI Therapeutic Massage Program.
​Victoria takes great pride in Body Kneads, Inc. and has a team of highly trained therapists who strive to help clients make massage a preventative therapy for a healthy lifestyle.
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Jenna Terranova-Frisby
​Massage Therapist - LMT, Board Certified, CMLDT, CLT-LANA, Prenatal Massage

Jenna is a nationally certified massage therapist with advanced certifications in Oncology Massage and Pregnancy Massage. She is a graduate of the Community College of Rhode Island’s Therapeutic Massage Program. Jenna specializes in Swedish massage and integrates deep tissue, trigger point, and stretching techniques to customize each treatment.  She is passionate about helping people find pain relief through massage.
This passion leads her to become certified in Oncology Massage. She has received over 100 hours of hands-on training in a hospital setting and through workshops with Tracy Walton. She is also a Certified Manual Lymphatic Drainage Therapist trained in the Vodder technique by Klose training. This allows her to work on clients that are post surgery, at risk for lymphedema or in the early stages of lymphedema.
​Jenna uses a combination of techniques and energy work to create a relaxing and beneficial treatment for all oncology massage clients.

​Jenna is available at our Providence & East Greenwich locations.
Therapeutic Massage, Deep Tissue, Relaxation, MLD, Oncology, Pregnancy, Reiki.
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Kate Stearns
​Massage Therapist, LMT, CMLDT

Kate is a licensed massage therapist with an advanced skill set that incorporates Swedish, deep tissue, and Shiatsu massage techniques. She is a graduate of Community College of Rhode Island’s Therapeutic Massage Program and holds an Associate of Applied Sciences degree. Using a foundation of relaxation techniques, she incorporates deep bodywork and trigger point therapy into areas of chronic tension or specific concern.
​Kate believes in providing a grounding and integrating massage experience in order to promote a feeling of whole-body well-being. She is also a certified Manual Lymphatic Drainage therapist, allowing her to work with clients to reduce the pain and edema associated with sprains, recent surgeries, hematomas, and the early stages of lymphedema.
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Kate is available at our Providence location.
Therapeutic Massage, Deep Tissue, Relaxation, MLD.
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JOHANNAH MACBETH
​Massage Therapist - LMT, BOARD CERTIFIED, AS, REFLEXOLOGIST, CNHP, CNC, MH

JoHannah is a graduate of the Bristol Community College Therapeutic Massage program. She received a Complementary Healthcare Degree to further her knowledge and understanding of the human body. JoHannah also studied the Ingham Method of Reflexology at the International Institute of Reflexology in Saint Petersburg, Florida with the renowned nephew of Eunice Ingham, Dwight Byers. Various experiences in reflexology have blessed her with the opportunity to give sessions in private homes, on sick beds, with laboring mothers, chronically ill clients, cancer patients and survivors, athletes, infants, and emergency room patients both nationally and internationally in Haiti and Peru. 
​JoHannah’s passion for helping individuals on their journey towards natural healing does not stop with Reflexology.  As a holistic health enthusiast, she holds credentials as a Certified Natural Health Professional, Certified Nutritional Consultant, and a Master Herbalist from Trinity School of Natural Health in Warsaw, Indiana. JoHannah studied traditional therapeutic massage therapy at Bristol Community College with P. Kimberly Griffith and Thai Massage with Suriyan Punyafoo in Chiang Mai, Thailand at the Sunshine Massage School.  Incorporating a variety of these full body techniques into her practice provides originality and uniqueness to her treatments.  
On the days that JoHannah is not massaging she is a teacher's assistant in the Therapeutic Massage Program at the Community College of Rhode Island while furthering her personal education to eventually become a doctor of acupuncture. 

JoHannah is available at our Providence & East Greenwich locations.
Therapeutic Massage, Deep Tissue, Relaxation, Reflexology, Aromatherapy.
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Elizabeth Rodriguez
​​Massage Therapist - LMT, CMLDT

Elizabeth graduated from Lincoln Technical Institute’s Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork Program.  She specializes in Swedish and relaxation massage and is a current member of American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA). Elizabeth habla español.

​​Elizabeth is available at our Providence & East Greenwich locations.
Therapeutic Massage, Deep Tissue, Relaxation. MLD
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Katheryn Imes
​Massage Therapist - LMT, Board Certified, Prenatal

Katheryn is a graduate of Community College of Rhode Island’s Therapeutic Massage Program and holds an Associates of Applied Sciences degree in Massage Therapy. She is excited to be part of the Body Kneads, Inc. team of massage therapists. Katheryn integrates into her practice the various techniques of body work she studied, including Swedish, Deep Tissue, Shiatsu, and Sports Massage.
She is fascinated with the physical structures and functions of the body and combines her knowledge of anatomy and movement with positive energy and a sense of calm to support our clients in their goals of health and well-being.
Katheryn is also a doula and received her training from both DONA International and the HealthConnect One Community-Based Doula Program. As a doula, she has provided support to adolescents, women and their families during pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, and postpartum and plans to incorporate pregnancy and perinatal massage into her practice in the near future.
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​Katheryn is available at our Providence location.
Therapeutic Massage, Deep Tissue, Relaxation, Pregnancy, Oncology Massage.
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Heidi Sena
​​Massage Therapist - LMT, CMLDT

Heidi graduated from the Community College of Rhode Island’s Therapeutic Massage Program with high honors.  As a mother of 4, she understands the importance of relaxation and enjoys offering an integrated massage using Swedish and Deep Tissue Techniques to help clients experience deep relaxation to help relieve stress and pain.  Heidi is a member of the American Massage Therapy Association and enjoys taking classes about wellness and happiness.
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​Heidi is available at our East Greenwich location.
Therapeutic Massage, Deep Tissue, Relaxation, MLD
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Sheldon Townsend
​​Massage Therapist - LMT

Sheldon graduated from the Community College of Rhode Island’s Therapeutic Massage Program and holds an Associates Degree in applied science.  Sheldon's interest in therapeutic massage was born from his experience as a soccer coach, coaching young players in Jamaica and in the United States.
​Sheldon coached field dynamics and health with the Rhode Island Reds FC in Providence RI (2012 - 2014) and presently coaches middle school soccer at The Gordon School in East Providence RI, with additional responsibilities to develop and run soccer enrichments (ages 3- 10) and summer programs (ages 3 - 14) since 2013.   
Massage training at the Community College of Rhode Island provided a firm foundation for expansion in four modalities, namely, Shiatsu, Swedish, Deep Tissue massage and Sports-Specific Massage. Sheldon's work with these four modalities, combined with his practical knowledge of the dynamic human body, provides a client-centered approach to massage.

Sheldon is available at our Providence & East Greenwich locations.
Therapeutic Massage, Deep Tissue, Sports, Relaxation.
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Amelia Smith
​Massage Therapist - LMT, REIKI

Amelia graduated from the Community College of Rhode Island’s Therapeutic Massage Program and is a member of The American Massage Therapy Association. She uses her training in swedish, deep tissue, shiatsu, and sports massage to tailor each session to meet the specific needs of each individual. She believes that massage can support physical and mental wellness and hopes to provide a nourishing environment to do so. Amelia thinks her interest in massage therapy stems from her background as a baker and a farmer, when she used her hands to grow and create food, now she gets to use her hands to promote wellness.
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Amelia is available at our East Greenwich location.
Therapeutic Massage, Deep Tissue, Relaxation, Reiki
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Katherine Berroa
Thai Bodywork Practitioner, Reiki

Katherine is a certified Thai Bodywork Practitioner approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB). She received her certifications through the Thai Bodywork School & Coaching the Body Institute in Evanston, Illinois. Her practice has evolved into the study and practice of Coaching the Body (CTB) protocol formerly known as Clinical Thai Bodywork. This therapeutic practice has received high demands from people with severe body aches of a myofascial origin with a need to stabilize painful and unstable body patterns. Through the implementation of anatomy-conscious techniques not found in traditional Thai massage, this health-conscious practice integrates yoga, trigger point therapy, energy healing, and breathing techniques from which contracted muscles are released, pain is eliminated, and flexibility is regained providing the client with deeper stretches and the restoration of normal motion across the joints.
Katherine is a certified Amrit Yoga Instructor, Yoga Nidra Facilitator and a Reiki Master in the Usui system of Reiki. She received transmission of the Incan Munay-Ki shamanic rites of the Laika in 2011 from which she provides sessions of shamanic energy medicine and teaches workshops in shamanism.  Katherine also possesses a degree in Management and Legal Studies from Bryant University. 

Katherine is available at our Providence & East Greenwich locations.
Thai Bodywork, Reiki Relaxation Treatments
Body Kneads Therapists are proud members of NCBTMB, AMTA & ABMP.

LMT = License Massage Therapist
CMLDT = Certified Manual Lymphatic Drainage Therapist
CIMI = Certified Infant Massage Instructor

Eddie Krauss
Office Manager, Webmaster, Social Media

Eddie is the Office Manager for the Providence and East Greenwich locations and the webmaster. He studied Graphic Design and Fine Arts at Quinebaug Valley Community College in Connecticut and has his own graphic design company, KRAUSS DESIGNS. In addition to being the king of organization, he also enjoys dancing and singing around the office and answering the telephone. When he is not at Body Kneads, Eddie is a pianist/singer, freelance graphic designer and performs onstage frequently at the Bradley Playhouse and other community theaters in Connecticut.