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About Me
Hi, I’m Tanya and I have been a Qualified Remedial Massage Therapist since 2014. Every year I have added to my knowledge base to become an accredited Decongestive Lymphatic Therapist, with additional qualifications in Oncology Massage and Scar Tissue Management.
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I specialize in manual lymphatic drainage, decongestive lymphatic therapy, compression bandaging, compression garment fitting, education on exercises and activity modifications for people living with lymphoedema and lipoedema.
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My family and I have lived and worked on the fabulous Fraser Coast since 2011. My background has been working in the Aged Care and Disability Support sector. I learnt many things in my time in these sectors about finding balance, living with pain, finding ways to manage pain, and the importance of support, self-care, kindness, human connection, and human touch as a means of supporting healing bodies and healthy mind spaces.
My career change came as a result of feeling there had to be more than just the rounds of medical appointments and pressures of living with a life changing illness that was currently available. I wanted to be able to offer a complementary service that not only supported my clients with a caring touch, but helped them to feel safe, supported, heard and to have some control over their therapy choices. When I discovered massage and the lymphatic system I fell in love with the difference it can make in managing peoples pain and helping them to take control of their own health and mobility. I knew that this was the path for me.
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As an evolving service, my intention for Hands on Lymphatics, is to create a space for healing, for caring, a space where people can be themselves, be raw, relax, take a breath and let someone else do all the supporting for that period of time. Hands On Lymphatics is a place where people can visit, confident that their therapist has a sound knowledge of what they are doing based on reputable, nationally recognized study, in a non-sterile, warm and welcoming environment.
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To this end I have established rooms in two thriving clinics on the Fraser Coast, one in Hervey Bay and the other in Maryborough, surrounded by other passionate, quality practitioners of various modalities that support a wholistic approach to healing.
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I would love to meet with you and answer any questions that you might have around how my services can help you. If I don’t have the answer, I will endeavor to find out or refer you on as necessary as there is a growing network of study and support in Australia that means you don’t have to feel alone.
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Qualifications
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Diploma Remedial Massage
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Decongestive Lymphatic Therapy
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Cert Oncology Massage Therapy Lvl 2
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Cert Scar Tissue Management
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Cert IV Business Administration
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Diploma Aged Care
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Cert IV Community Services/Disabilities
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Cert Preventing Dementia
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Cert IV TAE
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TESTIMONIALS
"I have been seeing Tanya for a while and she is absolutely marvelous. Her knowledge and friendly calm presence makes you feel immediately comfortable.
I am being treated for lymphoedema after recovering from cancer. This consists of manual lymphatic drainage massage treatment and low level laser therapy.
I highly recommend Tanya who is very kind and professional."
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Anne 72
"I have been seeing Tanya for over 5 years now, normally every 3-4 weeks. Initially I was having a remedial massage , but for the last 3 years I have benefited more from Lymphatic Drainage. I can’t recommend them enough, my body sure does need them. It has been 3 weeks since my last lymphatic massage and already my body is holding so much fluid. I regularly visit a naturopath, normally every 4 weeks. I have bone density testing done, which shows me things like my muscle tone and body fluid levels. When I have my tests after a Lymphatic drainage, my fluid levels are usually way down. My last visit to the naturopath was yesterday 17/10/22 and my bone density tests were showing that I was carrying 3 ltrs of fluid. Insane really, this tells me that my body is in desperate need of the Lymphatic Massage."
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Tanya 48
I have been having Lymphatic Massages for 10 months with Tanya and I swear by them and her service. Lymphatic Massage helped me with faster recovery after a very in-depth surgical procedure by reducing inflammation, swelling and scar tissue. To tell you the truth I was a little uncertain that this technique would do anything for me but Tanya was amazing. She explained everything to me and how the Lymphatic System works throughout every step of the massage. I couldn’t believe the results, the way it detoxifies my body by moving the fluid, toxins, and waste products back into the lymph vessels and flushes them out of my system. I also feel this helps with stabilizing my weight and is also great for my weight loss journey/transformation that I am going through. I highly recommend Tanya as a massage therapist, she is amazing. Give it a go guys, you will be amazed."
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Becky 40
"I have lived with big legs for most of my life and was always very self conscious about them. Tanya spoke to me about how it might be Lipoedema and after reading through all the information she gave me I agree. It was really nice to have someone listen to me and not say that I just need to change what I eat or exercise more. The information Tanya gave me has helped me to put a plan together of how I am going to manage my Lipoedema from here on in. I see her regularly now and love using the compression pump. It makes my legs feel lighter, and eases the joint pain in my knees. Thanks for the help Tanya, it makes a difference."
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Kelly 32
"I had a lumpectomy in 2017 and book in to see Tanya to help with lymphoedema in my arm and cording that has developed lately. She also worked on my scar which had become very tight and restricted how I could move. After she worked on my scar I found that the burning sensation that had been at the end of the scar had gone and I could move more freely than before. After several sessions there was a huge difference in how everything felt in that area and how much easier it was to move. I would definitely recommend seeing Tanya for Scar work."
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Cathy 38