Meet Our Team
Alyssa Goudreau
Owner, Manual Osteopathic Therapist, Registered Massage Therapist
Priority Wellness has been a vision of Alyssa's since she began her Massage Therapy education in 2012. She has always wanted to offer quality, holistic therapeutic services and her dream has evolved into building a clinic space where she can offer these services with likeminded therapists.
Alyssa is a Manual Osteopathic Therapist, a Registered Massage Therapist, and a Certified Sport First Responder. Some of her modalities include; deep tissue/therapeutic massage, trigger point therapy, active release, muscle energy techniques, pregnancy massage, cupping, guasha, sports massage, TMJ therapy, Osteoarticular Corrections, Advanced Myofascial Remodelling, Craniosacral Techniques/ Cranial Osteopathy, and Visceral Manipulation.
When she is not working at the clinic, she is teaching Massage Therapy at MacEwan University and enjoys working as a trainer with local football teams. Alyssa loves adventure, hiking, and spending time outdoors with her two pups and husband!
Sarah Melenka
Registered Massage Therapist
Sarah was born and raised in Vegreville Alberta on a fourth-generation grain farm. She played 3 years varsity volleyball for the Nait Ooks and is currently on Team Canada’s Paralympic Volleyball team. From a young age she knew she wanted a career where she could help contribute to people’s health and well-being, and found exactly that as an RMT. Sarah focus' on assessing her patients as a whole and finds the root of the problem rather than only treating the symptoms. Within each style of massage multiple techniques are used including myofascial release (MFR), manual lymphatic drainage (MLD), trigger point therapy, and hydrotherapy. If she's not at school, at the clinic or on the court you can find her with a fishing rod in hand and spending time with her family and fiancé!
Ben Wang
Registered Acupuncturist
Ben was raised in the southern part of China, surrounded and influenced by Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture culture. He then grew interested in TCM, especially Acupuncture, and decided to make it a career. Ben practices modalities including Acupuncture, moxibustion, Tui Na, fire cupping, Gua sha, etc. He has seen especially great results in patients with different kinds of pain before and is eager to continue developing his skills treating various symptoms and conditions. Outside of the clinic, Ben enjoys fishing with friends, doing archery, or relaxing and watching movies at home.
Alycia (Aly) Folkman
Registered Massage Therapist
Having been a competitive dancer since she was three years old, Alycia (Aly) relied on massage therapy to prevent injuries, maintain flexibility and help relieve sore muscles. She got to experience first hand the benefits of massage therapy. On top of that, Aly has also always had a passion for helping people since she was young, which is why she chose to become a massage therapist.
Some of her modalities include myofascial release (MFR), proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) and dynamic cupping.
She aims to educate her patients as part of her treatment as well as provide a relaxing environment.
When Aly isn’t in the clinic you can find her hiking, camping, adding to her ever-growing lego collection or spending time with her cats.
Shennaya Saddleback
Manual Osteopathic Therapist, Registered Massage Therapist
Shennaya is a Manual Osteopathic Therapist and a Registered Massage Therapist of 2 years. She is from Medicine Hat originally and recently moved to Edmonton.
In her massage treatments, she enjoys a therapeutic approach, using techniques in fascial release, trigger point therapy, hydrotherapy, Swedish techniques, pre & post natal massage.
In osteopathy, a whole body treatment approach is the way to go; using treatment techniques in myofascial release, visceral manipulation, craniosacral therapy, and manual lymphatic drainage to improve overall wellbeing.
Besides spending time with her 6 year old daughter, she is passionate about running, practicing yoga, and hitting the gym. Other hobbies of hers include beadwork, painting & henna art!
Julianna Wilson
Reiki Master, S.I.T Practitioner, Access Bars Practitioner
Julianna Wilson is a practitioner in the realm of holistic health and healing with many modalities, and loves expanding her knowledge to new healing modalities. Julie started her training in Reiki in 2019, and after completing her Reiki Master training, she has continued her education to become a S.I.T. Practitioner and Access Bars Practitioner. Julie has always loved the intricacies of the human mind in respect to traumas, PTSD, anxieties, and the connections between the Physical and the Emotional and how it affects the body. Julie aspires to run her own group healings, energy healing workshops for adults and children, and to share “Subconscious Imprinting Technique” (S.I.T.) with everyone who needs it. Julie is a lover of everything Nature, and enjoys camping, canoeing, hiking, and spending time with her beloved plant babies.
Megan Mercier
Registered Massage Therapist
Megan has been working as an RMT since 2018 and has enjoyed every moment of it. Massage therapy has proven to be a very rewarding career, and allows her to do what she is passionate
about, which is help others. She mainly focuses on therapeutic/deep tissue work and offers other modalities such as cupping, relaxation massage, and prenatal massage.
When Megan is not at work, you can find her at the gym, baking, and spending time with family and friends.
Brian Komlance
Registered Massage Therapist
Brian grew up in Southern California and moved to Alberta in 2001 to be with his wife from the Edmonton area. He attended Makami College and completed the Advanced Clinical Massage Therapy program in December 2019.
Through his work as a Massage Therapist, Brian loves being able to help clients feel better, be in less pain, and have a better quality of life. He also loves continually learning by taking new courses. Brian completed the dynamic cupping course in June 2021 and is planning on taking more courses soon.
Brian and his wife have 4 adult children, 4 grandchildren, 2 Chihuahuas named Rosey and Lexi, a doxi/shitzu cross named Misty, and a crazy cat named Lunar. Our newest addition to the family is Maggie, a border collie puppy. When not working, Brian loves to spend as much time as possible with his family on the deck, sitting by the fire, or at the lake camping.