Therapeutic Massage

My name is Gareth Pressley.I was born in Cape Town and have lived on the Atlantic Seaboard most of my life. I graduated with a two year diploma course in Therapeutic Massage Therapy in 2005 at The Massage Therapy Institute (M.T.I).


I am registered with the Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa, (AHPCSA) which is a statutory health body established in terms of the Allied Health Professions Act, 63 of 1982 (The Act) in order to control all allied health professions, which includes Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Homoeopathy, Naturopathy, Osteopathy Phytotherapy, Therapeutic Aromatherapy, Therapeutic Massage Therapy, Therapeutic Reflexology and Unani-Tibb.


I have completed more than 400 hours of comunity service including stroke victoms, cancer patients, drug addicts, injured police/traffic officers, sportsmen & women and to a large extent, the elderly. Subsequently I have worked for the Arrabella and Radison hotels.

I have a problem solving approuch to massage and believe the answer to solving a problem is to find its root. I accomplish this through postural assessment, muscle testing and understanding the individual's life style and medical history. Taking all this into account I plan the massage treatment accordingly.