Our Practitioners

Victoria Varney
Owner, NCLMT (Nationally Board Certified Licensed Massage Therapist)
After completing a B.S. degree in Community Health Promotion in1996 at Liberty University in VA, Victoria Varney graduated from Bancroft School of Massage Therapy in 2000. She became Nationally Certified in Massage and Bodywork in 2002. She has been the owner of Insideout Health & Wellness since it opened in 2004 in Wenham, MA and continues to offer the community alternative approaches to wellness. Victoria is passionate about educating her clients regarding well-being and how they can be more comfortable and healthy both short and long-term. She specializes in Deep Tissue Massage, Chronic Pain and Injury Work, Sports Massage and Lypossage. Victoria loves the challenge of seeing her clients meet their wellness goals of looking and feeling better. Vicki is an avid gardener and reader. She loves interior design and landscaping.

Michelle Mead
LIC., ESTH. Aesthetics Type 6
Michelle Mead is a graduate of Catherine Hinds School of Esthetics and has been working on the North Shore for 20 years. Michelle is certified in Ultrasonic Facial treatments, microdermabrasion, P.C.A. and Glymed peels. Her other areas of expertise include anti-age treatments, problematic skin, and makeup application. She is also an expert in brow shaping and body waxing. Michelle’s passion for esthetics has only grown stronger over time with a desire to educate her clients on the latest innovation in treatments that will address their skincare needs. Michelle loves living clean and healthy. She enjoys learning and keeping up with current trends in skincare. Michelle is also a certified Hatha Yoga Instructor. She loves books, music, and lives with her family in West Peabody.

Monique Elario, LMT
LMT (Licensed Massage Therapist)
Monique studied Athletic Training at Dean College and quickly discovered that to best help her athletes, she needed to incorporate massage. She graduated from Spa Tech in Ipswich in 2010 with a concentration in Deep Tissue. She loves to incorporate her athletic training background into her massage while improving flexibility and range of motion as well as creating a very calming and relaxing atmosphere. She specializes in Swedish, Deep Tissue, Stretching, Range of Motion and Sports Massage. Monique is a lifelong resident of Cape Ann and loves all the beauty the community has to offer.

Bonnie, Lic. ACC
Bonnie graduated from MCPHS University with a Master’s degree in Acupuncture & East Asian Medicine and is a licensed and board-certified acupuncturist and herbalist. She began her journey to becoming a practitioner of traditional East Asian medicine when she realized her inherent strengths in compassionate listening and caring for others. She’s treated a wide variety of conditions and patient populations; from anxiety to shoulder pain and irregular menstrual cycles to headaches. No matter the condition, her treatment principle always involves diagnosing and treating the root cause. Bonnie’s originally from the south shore but now firmly believes the north shore of Massachusetts is the most beautiful part of New England. She enjoys exploring the outdoors with her dog and fiancé, cooking and learning.

Sean, LMT
Sean graduated from Cortiva Institute in Watertown, Ma in 2014. He also has a BSME from Lehigh University and a successful 25+ year career in the field of Process Control designing and implementing automated systems. Sean brings his intuitive approach of analyzing electromechanical systems to the field of bodywork. He has focused his continuing education of bodywork in the area of Myofascial Release to better understand the three dimensional connective tissue called “Fascia”. By listening, questioning and educating, he works with each person to resolve issues of tension and pain in their body. Sean’s passion for understanding the root cause of the problem helps to ensure client satisfaction. He is a native New Englander who grew up sailing the North and South Shores of Massachusetts.

Liz, LMT
Liz Ciolino, LMT Liz is a graduate of the Polarity Realization Institute in Ipswich, MA and has been practicing Massage Therapy for over 20 years with Nationally Certification over 18 years. Liz also graduated from North Shore Community College with an Associates degree from the Physical Therapy Assistant program working in various settings as a PTA for over 10 years. Liz specializes in Swedish, Deep Tissue, Stretching, Range of Motion (ROM) and Sports Massage. She enjoys working to help alleviate chronic pain from injury and orthopedic conditions. Her goal is to increase a person’s quality of life by increasing circulation, ROM, and functional mobility while decreasing stress, pain and muscle tension.

Zachary, LMT
Zachary attended Everest Institute in Chelsea Ma in 2015 after finding his purpose in life to heal others. His massage is always centered on clients needs and he is goal oriented. Whether you want to relax or get rid of a kink in your back, Zach will provide the results you are looking for. Deep tissue and trigger point are his speciality however, he is trained in most common massage modalities.

Ann, LMT
Ann graduated from Spatech in Holistic Massage in 2020. Formerly a yoga teacher, she was drawn to then learn massage. Ann is a compassionate, sensitive individual whose ideology consists of aligning the whole body through healthy lifestyle practices such as diet, exercise, meditation and massage. She practices swedish, pre-natal and hot stones. Additionally, she is certified in lymphatic massage, cupping and reiki.Her hobbies are in yin yoga, cooking, reading, walking the beach and sailing.

Lisa, LMT
Practicing massage therapy turned into an amazing passion since graduating from Spa Tech Institute in 2006 as a deep tissue massage therapist. Lisa’s primary focus is to assist people in decreasing their pain and stress levels while increasing their health and well-being.
Lisa currently practices deep tissue, swedish, neuromuscular, hot stone, pre-natal and reflexology and can offer suggestions on proper body mechanics to prevent injury and muscle imbalance. Her favorite part is when someone floats out of the massage room happy and relaxed with that special sparkle in their eyes!

Deidre, LMT
Searching for a more satisfying career, Deirdre enrolled in Spa Tech in Ipswich, graduating in 2016 as a massage therapist. Wanting to deepen her understanding of and respect for the holistic benefits of massage therapy to address the increasing and debilitating effects of stress we see all around us, Deirdre acquired additional certification in lymphatic massage and cupping, often incorporating these techniques into her massage to encourage relaxation, anxiety relief and pain reduction. She is also trained in pregnancy massage and most other traditional massage modalities and particularly loves to give special attention to tired heads and feet.