About Us
Melanie R. Olivieri RN, LMT, BCTMB, TLC, MLD-C, Reiki Master
Melanie believes in a (W)holistic approach to wellness, blending Eastern and Western modalities to help her clients. Believing that disease and unhappiness are caused by “dis-ease” between Body, Mind and Spirit, her goal is always to help her clients relax, explore new ideas and revisit old, and to rebalance so that they can lead healthier and happier lives.
As a Transformational Life Coach, she helps her clients in both individual and group settings using client-based, heart-centered talk therapy that incorporates many research backed techniques. The topics the client wants to discuss are open for exploration, allowing them
to shine the light on subjects that may be holding them back from living their best lives.
Melanie has been a Registered Nurse since 1994 and a Licensed Massage Therapist since 2014, Board Certified and Licensed in New York and Florida. These trainings give her a unique perspective with which to engage her clients. She specializes in Medical and Oncology massage, Lymphatic Drainage, Cupping and Reiki.
A member of AMTA, the American Massage Therapy Association, for the last 12 years, a volunteer for 11 and a member of the Board of Directors for the last 6 years she has helped to bring massage therapy more fully into the medical field. She is also a member of the Society for Oncology Massage and the American Holistic Nurses Association and is currently pursuing her Board Certification in Holistic Health Coaching.
What is it you want to change in your life? What would you like to change to have the life you truly desire? Where would you like to see yourself in 1 year? Or in 3 years? Work with Melanie to find what you would love to do to make the changes you want to make, rather than what other professionals tell you that you ‘have to’ do.
Christine Bailor-Goodlander, RN,LMT,BCTMB, MLD-C,TLC
As a Transformational Life Coach, Christine has trained with The Nurse Coach Collective and The Brave Thinking Institute (Mary Morrisey). Helping individuals discover their limiting beliefs and assisting them in getting past them, is the goal of coaching. Facilitating the uncovering of the internal paradigms that are holding one back from living the life they desire and deserve. The road to self-discovery is not paved with the dialogue of others but of what one finds deep within themself. As an End of Life Doula, Christine also uses her coaching skills to help grieving individuals and those facing death, so that they can move towards transitioning with peace and understanding and so that the grieving can do the same.
She is also the owner of The Body Essential Holistic Wellness Center (www.thebodyessential.net), located in Williamsville, New York. She has been a Licensed Massage Therapist since 1999, when she placed her full-time nursing career aside to pursue another area of healthcare. She is a Registered Professional Nurse and a Board- Certified Licensed Massage Therapist, holding licensure in New York and Pennsylvania, She graduated from Sisters' Hospital School of Nursing in 1985 and the New York Institute of Massage in 1999. Christine continued her education at St. Joseph's College in Maine in Health Care Administration, Siena Heights University, in Michigan in Applied Science and the CORE Institute in Tallahassee, Florida. Christine has been trained in a wide spectrum of massage practices and has chosen to specialize in Medical, Sports, Rehabilitation and Oncology Massage, pursuing certifications in these areas. She is ACOLS trained in Lymphatic Drainage and CETI trained as a Cancer Exercise Specialist.
As one of only two CORE Certified Structural Integrative Therapists in the Western New York area, Christine provides clients with an individual treatment regime, combining her specialized skills to obtain maximum benefit from the work. Christine is a past member of the faculty at the New York Institute of Massage and has also served as a Teaching Assistant in several settings. She is a Continuing Educator and the owner of BE Continuing Education, which offers a variety of CE programs for massage therapists. She is an active member of American Massage Therapy Association, where she serves on the Executive Committee as the 23/24 National Association President, Society for Oncology Massage and American Holistic Nurses Association. Christine is a previously a BOD member of AMTA NY and past BOD member of the National Association of Nurse Massage Therapists. She is also an End-of-Life Doula and owner of Empyrean End of Life Doula Consulting and Services. (www.empyreanendoflife.com)
Personal responsibility is highly valued by Christine and this is evident in her work, as she encourages her clients to explore what their bodies are saying to them and to discover the why behind it. She encourages her clients to take an active role in their healing process. Her clientele covers a wide demographic, and everyone is welcomed equally across the spectrum. Christine has gathered a highly qualified group of practitioners to provide services out of The Body Essential, where they strive to remain at the forefront of the holistic healthcare world to always bring their clients the best in health and wellness services in the Western New York region.