All of our therapists are highly trained in therapies that have proven track records and sound principles.
Structural Integration Practitioners have been trained at the GSI in Salt Lake City, UT and Boulder, CO and are certified.
Thomas raupp
Structural Integration/Certified Rolfer
Thomas received his bachelor’s degree from Oakland University in Medical Technology and graduated in 1995 from the Guild for Structural Integration, Boulder Colorado. Thomas is also accepted as a certified member of the Rolf Institute and has over 40,000 contact hours in Structural Integration. He has worked in inpatient and outpatient settings in multiple Physical Therapy clinics and two major hospital groups.
Thomas takes pride in exceeding expectations in and out of the office, and often spends time teaching classes on fascia and how alignment affects day-to-day lives and performance. Thomas founded Studio 4 Bodywork in 2006 and has been considered “…the best hands in Birmingham”.
Brian kirsch
Structural integration/rolf practitioner
Brian Kirsch graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a degree in Special Education and Physical Education. During his studies at Eastern Michigan, his interest in the human body and the way the body functioned led him to discover the Rolf Method.
Shortly after earning his undergraduate degree, he ended up attending Rolf school at The Guild For Structural Integration in Salt Lake City, Utah. During his studies, he had the privilege of training with three of the most well-known and gifted practitioners in the field: Emmett Hutchins, Neil Powers and David Davis.
He now teaches all of his clients the importance of having good posture, alignment and maintaining a healthy body. He has a strong passion for helping people and seeing them become comfortable in their own bodies.
Kelly Wellings
Massage therapist
Kelly was born and raised in the suburbs of London, England. After university, she worked in investment banking and then decided she wanted to see a bit of the world before settling, so she trained hard and played squash at various tournaments around the world.
She met her husband when they were both playing squash professionally. They immigrated in 2001 and spent their first 3 years near Dayton, Ohio, then moved to Brooklyn, New York for another 3 years, and finally came to Birmingham, Michigan 13 years ago where they still live today with their two children.
Kelly has a BSc (hons) degree in Sports Science and French from DeMontfort University in England and got certified as a sports massage therapist in England before coming to the United States.
Three states and two children later, she decided to pursue massage therapy again because she strongly believes that it is one of the most powerful tools for healing the body and mind. She studied at Oakland Community College, and got her license in 2014 and has been working in the field ever since.
It’s not often that people can say they truly enjoy their work, but she feels so lucky to work in a profession where she can help make a positive difference in the health and well-being of her clients.
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