About Tessa

I am a holistic massage therapist, somatic practitioner, educator, and facilitator with nearly a decade of experience working 1:1 with clients, as well as building wellbeing educational experiences.

I work 1:1 with clients offering a blend of bodywork, energy healing & somatic coaching to support them to come more in touch with their body, emotions & sense of self. I have been lucky enough to offer treatments at retreats and wellbeing spaces around the world & now see clients privately in Cornwall.

Alongside my private practice, I have designed and led retreats, practitioner trainings, wellbeing programmes, and experiential learning spaces for organisations including Kaylo, triyoga, Apple, Facebook, and HSBC.

I have led teams of up to 200 multidisciplinary practitioners including onboarding, mentorship, and training, developing teaching frameworks, facilitation standards, and practitioner support systems designed to cultivate both professional excellence and human connection.

While Head of Wellbeing for Kaylo, I led the production and structural design of the Whole Health Approach, a core educational framework integrated into online courses and practitioner training. This led to me creating a programme featuring Dr. Gabor Maté, integrating somatic healing, trauma education, and experiential learning methodologies.

My work bridges holistic healing, emotional intelligence, and professional practitioner development — creating learning experiences that honour both high-quality training and the humanity of the people within them.

  • College of Integrated Chinese Medicine, Current Training

  • Mairead Heagney, Ireland | 2018 - 2025

  • Global Sisterhood | 2022

  • Mindful Talent | 2021

  • Bristol College of Massage & Bodywork | 2017

  • Reiki Academy London | 2015 - 2017

Qualifications

Experience

  • I have worked as a bodywork practitioner for nearly 10 years, offering bespoke massage & energy healing alongside somatic coaching. My sessions are designed to support people to let go of stress and physical & emotional pain & reconnect to their essence.

  • I teamed up with Rebelle Surf to create & facilitate Surf Alchemy, a female only surf & empowerment retreat. We were thrilled to have it featured in Conde Nast Travelers top female surf retreats in the world.

    • Designed and implemented educational wellbeing workshops for brands such as HSBC, Apple & Facebook.

    • Led a yearly wellbeing schedule for Farfetch including workshops on Money Health, Women’s Empowerment, & Burnout Recovery.

    • Designed and directed online courses and live training blending somatic healing, experiential learning, trauma education, and whole-health principles.

    • Created and led the Kaylo Whole Health Approach, building a foundational educational methodology centred on mind-body-energy integration.

    • Produced the Whole Health Approach course featuring Dr. Gabor Maté

    • Developed practitioner training frameworks including facilitation guidelines, trauma-aware standards, and teaching protocols.

    • Mentored and onboarded 100+ interdisciplinary practitioners

    • Co created and facilitated healing workshops, circles, and embodied experiences

    • Co created & facilitated high end retreats and festival experiences including a full scale festival schedule for over 3000 people at Soul Circus & Community Festival.

    • Managed & trained a team of over 200 multidisciplinary practitioners across five large studios.

    • Curated & co facilitated regular in studio retreats, workshops & events

    • Led the organisation’s full transition to online treatments during COVID-1.

    • Worked as an in-house practitioner, offering massage therapy & energy healing sessions.

  • Treatment department management, co retreat facilitation, offered up to 15 treatments pw.