Staff
Ali Hecht
President
Massage Therapist #MA 41809 / Skin Specialist FB9721846 / International Massage Association Insured #188477
As CEO of Total Wellness Professionals, I have created a concept for our clients to receive all different types of wellness services at locations that are both convenient and relaxing for them. Because I have provided outcall services for our cliental for over five years, it became evident to me that most individuals choose to have their spa services performed in the privacy of their own homes or their preferred location. The advantage of receiving a relaxing service and not having to drive home after is obvious.
I was born and raised in New Jersey and later moved to Florida to pursue my education in the natural health industry. I received my education from the Florida College of Natural Health and completed my Associate of Science in Natural Health with a concentration in Advanced Therapeutic Massage and Skin care. In October 2004, I studied with world-renowned Yoga teacher Jimmy Barkan and became certified in the Barkan Method of hot yoga. After receiving my degrees, I worked at major destination resort spas Mandarin Oriental, Miami FL and Chateau, Deer Valley Utah as well as a local hot spot Man Kind in Fort Lauderdale.
The concept of TWP was born from my experiences of working at onsite spas. Although the ambiance is generally soothing and relaxing, there is an unspoken time schedule which must be adhered to; many times leaving the client to feel they must get up and leave the room, still in a treatment induced euphoric state. I didn’t like this aspect of the treatment experience in spas regardless of how content a client seemed. Hence the birth of TWP, where we come to you and your time frame becomes our time frame, and your comfort and satisfaction is our only priority.
Our Staff continues to grow with a steady steam of new clients, and our education of all current holistic trends grows with us. I, along with my staff continue to educate ourselves in our chosen specialties. Because South Florida is my home, I am committed not only to adding to the positive growth here, but in supporting my community with involvement in different local charities and functions. Please allow us the pleasure of brings you your next spa service in the comfort, relaxation and privacy of the location of your choice.
Stephanie Nickleach
Operations Manager
I am a native to Fort Lauderdale and when I graduated high school started pursuing my modeling and promotions career which allowed me to travel to so many destination places. I have been to Greece, Spain, and Puerto Rico and have worked for Tommy Hilfiger, IZOD, and Shape magazine and had amazing experiences in my young life. After 6 years of modeling I was at a crossroads with career paths and realized modeling may be a very short lived career. I decided to go back to school and better myself finding a new passion for Massage Therapy. One day I had a business meeting with Ali Hecht, the founder of TWP, and she mentioned how she was doing with her company and massage therapy as a career and she told me I should consider massage therapy as a career choice and to grow with the company. Since I had a natural urge to want to help people, I decided massage school would be an amazing option that I could in fact create my own schedule was so appealing to me. I was also very excited about the business side of the company. The fact I know I am bringing in constant leads with my contacts makes me feel like I’m doing something to help us all as a company! We are a large team and need to all work together!
I enjoyed school so much! I learned so many techniques for the trade and ideas on how to utilize my knowledge. I gained a sense of enlightenment that I hadn’t had previously. One of the best experiences I have ever had. While I was in school, I was working for Ali through TWP doing promotions, hostess’s events, and helping build and grow TWP. Now, after being out of school for about 2 years and still working with TWP, I like to consider myself Ali’s right hand woman. I’ve also gained my own style with massaging that makes me unique and having clients rebook is fantastic. I specialize in Swedish, deep tissue, salt scrubs and aromatherapy. The reason why I enjoy doing massage is because I love the spa like atmosphere but love the flexibility with making my own appointments. I’m energized from the aromatherapy scents and really get into the music. Every massage stroke has a rhythm and flows with the music, which puts the client in a deeper relaxation. I also love doing more therapeutic work as well especially the sport events. I like to be challenged, when a client comes to me with a certain muscle dysfunction and it’s my job to study everything, from their walk, posture, respective stress, or even the way they sleep. Its amazing just changing certain habits can make a difference. And making a difference is what I want to do with my life.
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