Janessa Dennis, LMT

Janessa (she/they) is a licensed massage therapist, holistic wellness practitioner, storyteller, and preservationist with over 13 years of experience creating restorative experiences rooted in healing, intention, and care. A graduate of the Cortiva Institute of Massage Therapy in St. Petersburg, Florida, Janessa began her practice in 2013 and has cultivated a bodywork approach that blends technical expertise with intuitive healing.

Her specialties include deep tissue massage, neuromuscular therapy, cupping therapy, and energy work, allowing her to support clients through chronic pain management, muscular tension, stress reduction, and whole-body restoration. Janessa believes healing is both physical and energetic and approaches each session as an opportunity to help clients reconnect with themselves and restore balance.

Throughout her career, Janessa has had the opportunity to work alongside respected healthcare and wellness professionals, including Dr. Chris Williams with the Tampa Bay Rays, Dr. Julie Mayer Hunt of Hunt Family Chiropractic, and Dr. Karen Wolstein, D.C., M.S. These experiences expanded her understanding of therapeutic care across sports performance, chiropractic wellness, and integrative healing spaces.

Janessa also brings a distinctive interdisciplinary perspective to her work. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Clark Atlanta University, where she studied Public History and related disciplines, and earned a Master of Science in Preservation Studies from Boston University with a concentration in Urban Planning and Development. Her academic work centered on memory, place, culture, and the stories communities carry across generations.

This background deeply informs her philosophy of care. Janessa sees massage and wellness work as a form of preservation itself: honoring the stories our bodies hold, understanding how stress and trauma are stored physically, and creating spaces where healing, restoration, and renewal can happen intentionally.

Her philosophy is simple: healing should feel affirming, intentional, and deeply human.