Meet our staff

The Boston Bodyworker offers you the newest breed of bodyworker. All Practioners at The Boston Bodyworker are Nationally Certified and work full time careers in their respective fields. Therapists of The Boston Bodyworker are skilled in Advanced Clinical Massage specialties. On top of the experience and schooling required to work at The Boston Bodyworker, all therapist must complete an intensive 6 month training program in Orthopedic Massage where they receive their certification. The program is taught by one of the industries most respected educators, Whitney Lowe. Whitney Lowe is the founder of OMERI (Orthopedic Massage and Educational Research Institute).

This advanced training gives us the ability to understand your issues by carefully assessing and evaluating your condition and moving directly to the problem areas. Our therapists work closely with one another, giving you the added advantage of a team of professionals who are available to each other to discuss proper treatment protocols and patient care solutions. Our Bodywork professionals now work hand in hand with a variety of doctors such as general practitioners, physical therapists, chiropractors and surgeons. This integration of healthcare helps us achieve the results and goals you are seeking from our services. The union of eastern and western medicine brings us one step closer to understanding the human body and all of its intricacies. Welcome to the evolution of Muscular Therapy. Welcome to The Boston Bodyworker!

Drew Freedman, LMT, CKTP, NCTMB

Drew Freedman, owner and founder of The Boston Bodyworker is a graduate of the University of South Florida Sports Medicine Program and The Sun Coast School of Massage Therapy. He is Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork as well as a Certified Kinesio Taping practitioner. On top of Drew’s daily commitments to The Boston Bodyworker, he also serves as an Instructor with the industry’s most sought after educator, Whitney Lowe, founder of the Orthopedic Massage and Research Institute (OMERI). Together, they educate therapists of various disciplines, the importance of… MORE

Dr. Hanh My Doan, DC, L.Ac.

Dr. Doan is a Doctor of Chiropractic medicine as well as a Master of Acupuncture and Chinese medicine. Dr. Doan operates her independently owned business inside The Boston Bodyworker. Dr. Doan comes to Boston after spending the past several years treating patients in Washington. She has also provided acupuncture and chiropractic services at various VA hospitals in New York, treating such conditions as acute and chronic pain syndromes, sports injuries, sciatica, neuropathy, fibromyalgia, arthritis, headache, migraine, stress, chronic fatigue and carpal tunnel syndrome… MORE

Melissa Ambrose, LMT, NCTMB, CKTP, OMT

Melissa, a Central MA native, now living in Brighton received her Bachelors Degree from Clark University where she majored in Sociology and minored in Business. A four year soccer player at Clark, Melissa experienced her fair share of injuries. While none were season-ending, they were enough to make her stop and think about the potential consequences she could have faced were they more serious or mistreated. As with most athletes, she had the mentality of doing whatever it took to be out on the field. This led her to expand from her normal training regiment and experiment with the different… MORE

Scott Corliss, LMT, NCTMB, OMT

Scott’s interest in fitness and whole health came at a very young age when he started his martial arts training at On Site Family Karate Academy in Portsmouth, NH. Over the last 16 years he not only studied the culture and value of martial arts but also gained vital knowledge of the importance to keep the mind, body and spirit alive through physical and mental health. Scott’s instructor was a licensed massage therapist for over 20 years in New York and always passed along his knowledge to his students which was the cornerstone to the beginning of his career… MORE

Sal Morando, LMT, NCTMB, OMT

Sal is a Boston native who thrives on learning as much as he can in bodywork. Sal was always interested in health and the body. During his second year of college and still unsure of the healthcare direction he wanted to take, Sal lost his eye sight to a rare mitochondrial disease called Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy and is now considered legally blind. For a while, Sal assumed his health related career was impossible, but was enlightened when he discovered the field of massage therapy and bodywork. Along his journey of training and learning, he has met and studied with mentors and… MORE

Janet Hellweg, LMT, NCTMB, OMT

Janet is a Reiki 3 Master and Myofascial Release Massage therapist. She believes in bringing healing to the body by realigning. There are numerous techniques Janet applies to help in the restructuring of one’s body to eliminate pain and restore its original function. Janet received her original training from a small massage school in Amesbury, MA. Janet is trained in Swedish, Sports, Trigger Point Therapy, Myofascial Release, and Orthopedic massage. Since graduating over five years ago she has become a Reiki 3 Master and fully certified in Myofascial Release, a form of Structural… MORE

Carolyn Wharton, LMT, NCTMB

Carolyn grew up in Ithaca, New York, and was interested in massage from a young age. She was always massaging her family and friends, and began to realize that she had a knack for getting out those painful knots. Carolyn became a Bostonian two years ago and began her massage therapy career by receiving her Massage Therapy degree from Cortiva Institute in Watertown, MA. She has been trained in a wide variety of modalities, including Swedish, deep tissue, myofascial release, sports massage, and active isolated stretching. She is also currently receiving additional training… MORE

Richard Shum, LMT, NCTMB

Richard Shum is a Boston native who became interested in Orthopedic Massage Therapy because he wanted to make a direct impact in people’s lives and their wellbeing. The people who influenced his decision in becoming a Licensed Massage Therapist are his grandparents who would greatly benefit from bodywork. He strongly believes in the path of alternative therapy and a healthy active lifestyle.

Rich studied massage at Cortiva Institute in Watertown, MA, and… MORE

Steven Beltis, LMT

Steve was born in Boston, and grew up in Abington, MA. He started to develop an interest in massage after massaging his family’s neck and back muscles at the dinner table. He was able to learn how to relieve knots, and tight muscles through touch and pressure. Steve continued to work on his family and friends throughout high school and college. Though he knew he had strength in massage, Steve followed family tradition pursuing a business degree. Eventually he graduated in 2006 from Bentley College with his bachelor’s degree in business management. Steve enjoys working… MORE

James McMackin, LMT, NCTMB

James, who also goes by Jamie, is trained in a wide variety of modalities in clinical and orthopedic massage including Deep Tissue, Myofascial Release, Bamboo Fusion, Trigger Point Therapy, and Sports Massage. He is currently enrolled in Whitney Lowe’s Orthopedic Massage Certification course.

James was born in Connecticut and moved to Chicago during high school. After college he worked a variety of random jobs, including truck driver… MORE

Hallie Baker, LMT

Hallie’s interest in massage therapy stems from a strong desire to help others improve their ability to live a more stress-free life by alleviating their physical discomfort. Originally from McLean, Virginia, Hallie graduated from American University in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. During school vacations she often travelled, eventually visiting Southeast Asia, including Thailand, where her interest in the health benefits of massage therapy began.

After graduation Hallie began to explore career options and eventually… MORE

Jillian Generazio, LMT

Jillian is a Boston Native. She graduated earlier than expected from Western New England College where she studied Psychology, History, and Early Childhood Education. Jillian has always been involved in health and wellness from running in track and cross-country to working as a fitness instructor during her college years, training the girls Rugby team at WNEC.

Jillian began her massage therapy career by attended and graduating from Cortiva institute in Watertown, MA. She has been trained in… MORE