About Jess
Strong hands, and the patience to use them well.
Jess Merrill is a massage wellness practitioner in the Creston Valley. She's passionate about deep-tissue and treatment-based massage, sports, nutrition and helping people function at their best, whether the problem is a new injury or something that's been nagging for years.
How she got here
Before massage there was rock climbing, mountain biking, Jiu-Jitsu, horseback riding, yoga, weightlifting and years of personal training. That history is the point. It taught Jess how bodies get hurt, how they compensate, and how much manual therapy can do when it's taken seriously instead of treated as an afterthought.
She believes everyone can move toward functioning and aging in a healthy way, and keep moving as much and as long as they want to. Massage therapy was the natural next step, and it quickly became the work she cares most about.
Training
- Okanagan Valley College of Massage TherapyFirst year of the two-year RMT program complete: physical and physiological studies plus supervised clinic hours. Jess holds OVCMT's spa practitioner certificate.
- 500-hour yoga teacher certificationMovement, breath and the kind of body awareness that makes a treatment plan stick.
- Advanced Techniques in TMJ Massage TherapyElevated Therapy Institute, August 2026. Jaw, face and neck work for clenching, grinding and jaw pain.
The honest part
Jess is not yet a registered massage therapist. That means she can't direct-bill insurance, and most plans won't cover a visit. If coverage matters to you, check with your provider about unregistered massage. What you'll get is a practitioner who is still in training, still curious, and very good at the work she does.
Come and meet her.
Call or text 778-212-0414, or send a request and Jess will text you back.