About Melanie & Stretch…

With over 16 years of combined direct experience, I am an RMT, marketing professional, entrepreneur, and health & wellness expert. After graduating from the Marketing Administration program at Seneca College in 2007 with honours, I began my professional career in advertising. Over the course of 6 years, I worked for globally recognized agencies like Wunderman, Y&R and Padulo Integrated, where I was responsible for the management of strategic marketing tactics of high profile accounts such as; PC Financial, Dell Canada and Kraft Canada.

Heeding the call of entrepreneurship, I left the ad world in 2012 continuing with freelance marketing consulting before making the switch to health & wellness. Inspired by my personal fitness transformation, I endeavoured to help others discover the power of fitness and opened my coaching and personal training business in 2014.

Between 2014 and 2020, I built a successful training business, created Tae-She, (A Taekwondo inspired fitness class for women), competed as a bikini category athlete in bodybuilding, appeared on Rogers Daytime television and received multiple publication features in Canada’s top fitness magazine Inside Fitness.

Although coaching and training was rewarding, I knew there was another piece to the puzzle. My passion for therapeutic work was ignited when I discovered Fascial Stretch Therapy. Witnessing the powerful results of FST with my personal training clients lit a fire within me.

As demand for FST grew, I seized the opportunity and opened Stretch Therapy & Wellness in March of 2020. I continued to build Stretch throughout the pandemic, slowly gaining momentum. With the desire to expand Stretch’s service offering to include manual therapy, and with idle time available, I decided to go to school for Massage Therapy in the winter of 2021.

I graduated from the accelerated program at ICT Kikkawa school of massage therapy with honours in June of 2022 and have been a Registered Massage Therapist since October of 2022.

Since then, Stretch has grown into a thriving, multi modal therapeutic practice, offering Massage Therapy, FST, cupping and hot stones.

My methodology involves comprehensive assessments, strategic treatment plans leveraging various modalities and thoughtful rehabilitative exercise programs.

Stretch is an RMT owned and operated boutique clinic that offers a soothing hands on experience and impactful therapeutic results. By providing evidence-based therapy that focuses on results, I want Stretch to be the place my community knows they can trust for quality care.

I offer therapeutically focused appointments that focuses on chronic pain conditions and mobility dysfunctions, (See the “Therapeutic Treatments” page for more information) and classic massage therapy appointments that focus on stimulating the “rest and digest” nervous system. See the “Swedish & Deep Tissue Massage” page for more information. All appointments have the option of including Fascial Stretch Therapy, Cupping, Hot Stones. Whether performing a highly technical treatment aimed at achieving a specific goal, or getting lost in the flow of a relaxation massage, I find my work deeply fulfilling.

Looking back on my experience, it’s clear to me that my life’s purpose has been to serve others in a way that helps them achieve their potential. Whether it is in business or health, I assist in illuminating the path to success through fostering a growth mindset and self awareness. I believe our potential as humans is infinite and healing our superpower. Health being the key to achieving potential. I’m here to serve as a conduit for all those who seek greater health and a better tomorrow.

Please feel free to reach out with any questions via email at Melanie@melaniedardanou.com

I look forward to working with you,

Melanie Genest-Dardanou, RMT