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Hillsborough Massage Therapy LLC

               Therapeutic and Sports Massage
The Fab Five: Portia, Debby, Stella, Gary & Penny

Meet the Therapists

Penny Bussell Stansfield, NCTMB, LMT, CMT, CD(DONA) of Belle Mead, NJ, comes to us via England, France, and Arizona.  She is a graduate of the Desert Institute of the Healing Arts , located in Tuscon, Arizona. 

She is a certified childbirth educator, a professional childbirth assistant (known as a "Doula") and is a certifed Doula Trainer.  She is currently an instructor at Cortiva-SSMT.  She teaches workshops in high end spas nationwide for Mama Mio, a luxury skincare group of products.  Click Here for an article detailing Penny's Doula training and experience.


Penny's specialities include Prenatal (pregnancy) Massage, Senior Massage, and Hospice Massage.  As in Penny's very successful Tuscon practice, she also offers various types of Deep Tissue Massage and Relaxation Massage.  Penny developed and teaches our "Fabulous Massage" Workshops offered by us in our office and is also Certified to teach Infant Massage.


Penny Bussell Stansfield
Stella Nieves

Stella Nieves, NCTMB, LMT, CMT, CD(DONA) of Hillsborough, NJ is a graduate of Cortiva-SSMT, located in Piscataway, NJ where she later became a lead instructor for six years.


In addition to providing Swedish Relaxation and Integrative Massage Therapy, Stella is also certified in Neuromuscular Therapy, Myofascial (Deep Tissue) Techniques, and Pre-Natal Massage.  Stella is a Certified Doula (childbirth assistant) and has advanced training in CranialSacral Therapy. 

She has provided massage therapy since 1993 and has volunteered as a post-event therapist for the Boston Marathon and the March of Dimes Walk America.

Portia Resnick, NCTMB, CMT, is a graduate of Cortiva-Somerset School of Massage Therapy, where she is currently a member of the teaching faculty. 


Portia is also a Certified Athletic trainer and has worked with a number of competitive athletes and teams.  She was on the staff of the Washington DC Professional Women's Volleyball Team that traveled to the Salonpas Cup in Fortaleza, Brazil in 2002 and has worked with the 1999 NCAA champion UCLA Softball Team.


While Portia's focus is on Sports Massage, she is also a Certified Neuromuscular Therapist and provides Swedish and Integrative massage.  Portia developed and teaches the "Stretching & Strengthening" Workshops offered at our offices.

 


Portia Resnick
Debby Teal

Debby Teal, NCTMB, CMT, of South Bound Brook, NJ is a graduate of Cortiva-Somerset School of Massage.  Immediately following her graduation she became a Teaching Assistant and Supervisor of the Student Clinic.

In addition to providing Swedish Relaxation and Integrative Massage Therapy, Debby is also trained in Myofascial (Deep Tissue), Sports Massage and Prenatal Massage.  Debby has taken advanced classes in Thai Massage with Herbal Packs and Aromatherapy including the Raindrop Technique.

Debby has been elected to serve as a Delegate of the NJ Chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association for a two year term beginning in 2010.  She has also recently joined Penny & Stella in their volunteer work at Great Expectations located in Somerset, NJ.

Gary Verhoorn, NCTMB, CMT, of Neshanic Station, NJ is a graduate of Cortiva-Somerset School of Massage Therapy.  He is an accomplished athlete, having finished 40 marathons since 1991.  He has competed in hundreds of sporting events including the Ironman Triathlon, the Boston Marathon, the Marine Corps Marathon, the Chicago Marathon, and the New York City Marathon.  Gary has been a volunteer Massage Therapist at Ironman Lake Placid.

Gary has directed several of Central New Jersey's finest charity footraces, including the New Year's Day Resolution Run 5K & Walk,in Hillsborough, NJ.  He has helped organize and direct the Run With Aimee 5K footrace and supports its sucessor race, the Run With Rotary 5K and 1 Mile Ramble, held the last weekend in April in Montgomery Township, NJ.


He brings his athletic experience and knowledge to Massage Therapy.  His specialties include Sports Massage, Deep Tissue Massage, NMT, Swedish Relaxation and Integrative Massage.  Gary is a Certified Reiki II Practioner.  Gary also has advanced training and extensive experience in CranioSacral Therapy as taught by the prestigious Upledger Institute.  Get more information about CranioSacral Therapy.


Gary Verhoorn

 

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