Meet the Team
Meet the Thrive Team! Our healthcare professionals bring together different areas of expertise, experience and approaches to care. Get to know our team and find the practitioner and treatment approach that best fit your needs.
Dana Warford
Registered Massage Therapist
Meet Dana
Dana is a Registered Massage Therapist who takes a whole-body approach to treatment, looking beyond individual areas of tension to understand how the body works and moves as a whole.
With previous experience as both a personal trainer and physiotherapist assistant, Dana brings a broad understanding of movement, physical function and rehabilitation to her massage therapy practice. She has worked with a diverse range of clients, including athletes, and draws on this experience to tailor treatments to individual needs and goals.
Her treatments combine therapeutic massage, deep tissue and fascial techniques, lymphatic drainage, mobility-focused work, relaxation and nervous system regulation. By incorporating techniques that address both superficial and deeper soft-tissue structures, Dana aims to support physical comfort, movement, recovery and overall well-being.
Dana’s goal is to help clients feel more connected and in tune with their bodies while providing thoughtful, individualized care that considers the body as a whole.
Treatment Approach
Dana believes that effective massage therapy involves understanding how different areas of the body work together, rather than focusing solely on individual areas of discomfort.
Her approach is individualized and may incorporate deeper muscular and fascial techniques, mobility-focused treatment, lymphatic drainage and gentler methods intended to encourage relaxation and nervous system regulation.
Drawing on her experience in personal training and rehabilitation settings, Dana considers movement patterns, physical demands and individual treatment goals when developing her approach to care.
Dana also offers specialized treatments, including Brazilian Lymphatic Drainage Massage, Facial Massage and Systemic Treatment Massage. These services provide additional options for clients seeking a more focused treatment experience, whether addressing muscular tension, sensations of heaviness or puffiness, or seeking relaxation through gentle, rhythmic techniques.
Whether someone is seeking support with muscular tension, physical recovery, mobility or relaxation, Dana strives to create a treatment experience that is both therapeutic and restorative.
Areas of Focus
Therapeutic Massage • Deep Tissue Massage • Fascial Techniques • Sports & Athletic Recovery • Mobility & Movement • Brazilian Lymphatic Drainage Massage • Facial Massage • Systemic Treatment Massage • Muscle Tension • Relaxation & Nervous System Regulation
Book with Dana
Dana welcomes clients seeking therapeutic massage, support for muscular tension and movement concerns, sports and athletic recovery, relaxation, or one of her specialized massage therapy treatments.
All treatments are individualized according to each client’s needs, goals and assessment findings.