Our Staff

Polly joins the staff at the Barefoot in July of 2008. Polly is a Registered Nurse with extensive clinical experience in critical care, pediatrics,

community health along with wellness screening and education. During her 29 years of nursing, she developed her philosophy of wellness and wanted to

incorporate natural healing into her practice. This interest led her to SHI Integrative Medical Massage School from which she graduated as a Massage Therapist.

Polly has trained in Reflexology, Cranio-Sacral Therapy, Reiki and Healing Touch. She plans to study myofascial release and incorporate this therapy into her practice.

Her speciality is incorporating a sensitive touch of combined modalities to create a deeply calming and healing personalized experience.

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Karen Wert, LMT

Karen is also a graduate of the SHI School and has been practicing massage since 1998. She specializes in stress reduction,sports massage,
trigger point, pre-natal and ashiatsu (deep tissue barefoot) massage. Ashiatsu combines the best elements of traditional Thai massage,
barefoot shiatsu from Japan and Keralite massage from southern India. Many say it is the deepest and most luxurious of all massages.
She is an 11 year member of the AMTA and has experience working with all age groups, from babies to elderly adults.
In her words..."Massage is my passion,not my job".
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Renee McCall RPh, LMT

Renee is a Licensed Massage Therapist and also holds a BS in Pharmacy. She has been in healthcare for 17 years as a Pharmacist,
but her interests led her to pursue holistic care in massage techniques and whole-food nutrition. She has been active in continuing
her education with clinical seminars and developing newskills that can be useful for her clients. Renee is an avid soccer player
(25 years worth!),loves to ski, hike and ride bikes...generally loves to stay fit. She is familiar with the many aches and pains that
accompany sports activities and practices gentle joint movements with stretching, myofascial release,trigger point therapy, along
with variations of basic massage to meet the specific needs of each client. Renee is a Certified "Baby's First Massage" Instructor
and will be implementing this instruction in the future.

Shelly attended the University of Cincinnati, is a 2006 graduate of the Cincinnati School of Medical Massage and is licensed by the
Ohio Medical Board as a Massage Therapist. Shelly practiced at Michell's Salon & Day Spa before joining the Barefoot staff.
She is certified as a Fertility Massage Specialist with a focus on women's health massges for conception, pre-natal and post-partum care.
She also specilizes in Restorative Body Treatments for skin health and balance. Shelly is also well known for her deep tissue,
athletic and Swedish (Zen) Massages. She is currently attending Good Samaritan School of Nursing,
as well as continuing her practice at the "Barefoot".