Aimee
Aimee Schneider has been a Licensed Massage Therapist for humans since 2009 and completed Canine Massage Chicago’s 200-hour certification program in 2011. In addition to her private human and canine practice, she is an instructor and therapist for Canine Massage Chicago. While Aimee is trained to work with all sorts of dogs, she has a particular soft spot for the geriatric and differently-abled set. When she’s not massaging other people or their dogs, she can likely be found with her two fourteen year old pugs, Ethel and Lucy.
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Denise
Chicago Canine Massage (CMC) was created by Denise Theobald, a licensed massage therapist. Denise wanted to bring the service and benefits of therapeutic massage to four-legged family members. In the same way that it took time for human massage to become an accepted therapeutic practice, canine massage is still catching on. Recognizing the need for comprehensive training in the field of pet massage is why CMC began. Denise has been a licensed human massage therapist for over 22 years and has been working with animals for over 12 years. She has also been providing pet massage services through her human massage practice Deeply Kneaded Therapeutic Massage. Denise is a pioneer in the field of canine massage where she founded her canine massage business, Pet-ri-ssage Ltd. Petrissage provided massage therapy services in the Chicago area for many years, as well as educational seminars and weekend workshops for various organizational and veterinary clinics. Denise is a graduate of the Animal Sense Academy of dog training and is on staff as an assistant trainer and canine massage instructor. Denise also serves as staff instructor at Integrative Pet Care, a state of the art canine rehabilitation center in Chicago. Denise is nationally certified in human massage through NCBTMB, and a nationally certified canine massage therapist through NBCAAM (National Board of Certification of Animal Acupressure and Massage). She is a member of AMTA (American Massage Therapy Association) , IAAMB (International Association of Animal Massage and Bodywork), IAAOR (Illinois Alliance for Animal Owners Rights) and ABMP (Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals). Denise’s background in athletic training, personal training and sports massage adds a level of preciseness when working with the canine athlete. Her areas of advanced training and expertise include trigger point therapy (Janet Travell), neuromuscular therapy (Paul St. John), orthopedic massage (Dr. Ben Benjamin) and Sports Massage. Denise is a Canine First Aid Instructor and First Aid and CPR instructor with the American Red Cross. She is a graduate of Chicago School of Massage Therapy, holding expertise in reiki, Tellington Touch, and animal acupressure.
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Jessie
Jessie Norman was nationally certified as a Canine Massage Therapist in 2011 and became a Licensed Massage Therapist, for humans, in 2005. Jessie proudly serves as instructor and lead therapist for Canine Massage Chicago. She is the owner/operator of The Diddy Club, a dog walking and boarding service in Chicago that has been in operation since 2006. She also served as an Instructor of Massage Therapy at the Cortiva Institute for four years and remains there as a Massage Therapist in the professional Massage Clinic. She is mom to two beautiful border collies, Mahleep & Benson, who help remind her what life is really all about.
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Kimberly
Dr. Kimberly Curtis has been in practice as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine for 15 years, most recently for Handle with Care Home Veterinary Services. She is certified in both veterinary acupuncture and veterinary chiropractic and has been using these modalities in her treatment of pets for the past ten years. Dr. Curtis has extensive experience in animal rehabilitation having practiced at both TOPS Veterinary Rehabilitation and Therapet at the Veterinary Specialty Center. She is also well versed in the use of Chinese and Western herbs. A 1994 graduate of Tuskegee University’s School of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Curtis lives in Chicago with her two dogs Rasta and Sasha, and her two cats, Synclaire and Calista. She works with Integrative Pet Care, a Chicago rehabilitation and holistic wellness center for pets in Chicago. Read her article, “Veterinary Chiropractic: Just What The Doctor Ordered for Your Pet?”
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Jeanine
Jeanine Freeberg is a prescribing therapist at Integrative Pet Care in Chicago. She has a background in physical therapy (as a DPT) with children. When she graduated from PT school, a neighbor’s Great Dane had recently sustained a stroke. She realized then how much rehabilitation can help animals as well as humans. Jeanine holds a BS and a doctorate in physical therapy, and she is also certified in neurodevelopmental treatment (NDT). She has worked in canine rehab since 2002. Jeanine also works with Pawsabilities Rehabilitation Assistance Fund. She has presented at the Illinois Physical Therapy Association conference on canine rehabilitation and presented at the fifth international Sympoisum on Rehabilitationa and Veterinary Medicine on neurodevelopmental treatment for the canine. She has a 14-year-old Westie named Chandler.
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Terri
Terri Klimek is a life-long Chicago resident with a shelter/rescue dog (or two) in her life since her first puppy at age ten. After working with a local rescue group and hearing the reasons dogs were given up to rescues and shelters, Terri made it her mission to make a difference. She founded Training Tails with Terri, an organization that helps owners and their companions stay together by providing solutions to common problems people have with their pets. Terri is certified by Purdue University’s DOGS Program. She is on the Recommended Trainer List of Behaviorist John Ciribassi. She was certified in 2004 by Purdue University’s “DOGS” program for Principles and Techniques of Behavior Modification. Terri is a volunteer with As Good As Gold Golden Retriever Rescue of Northern Illinois, Inc., where she serves on its Board of Directors and as its Education Coordinator. She currently supports Good As Gold in a variety of areas including: temperament testing dogs for intake into the program, developing treatment and rehabilitation programs for problem dogs, and helping foster families implement programs for goldens who need a little more help.