www.avalonbodyworks.com

Staff Therapists
We adhere to a high standard of practice and professional ethics. All of our therapists have advanced
training in one or more disciplines. They have passed rigorous national certification exams and are
professionally licensed by the State of South Carolina.

In addition, all of our therapists are members of professional organizations such as
American Massage Therapy Association and Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals.

Laura Gilstrap
LMBT, CNMT, CPMT # 4774

Laura is a native of Pickens County, where she lives with her husband, Mike, their dog,
Clement and cat, Stella. Laura graduated from UT-Knoxville with a Master's Degree in
Speech Pathology. She currently works part-time for Greenville Memorial Hospital.

Laura is a 2006 graduate of Southeastern School of Neuromuscular and Massage
Therapy in Greenville, SC where she served as assistant Swedish instructor and
Student Clinical Massage supervisor for one year. In addition to being a SC licensed
Massage and Bodywork Therapist and Certified Neuromuscular Massage Therapist,
Laura is also a Certified Prenatal Massage Therapist and Certified Infant Massage Instructor.

Laura specializes in Swedish, Prenatal and Deep Tissue massage. Laura's clients come
from many walks of life, but she especially enjoys working with young people. Laura
offers Parent/Infant Massage classes where she teaches new parents hands-on massage
techniques they can use at home to benefit their children.

Laura's hobbies include gardening, hiking and fly fishing.

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Jackie Leonard
LMBT # 6525

Jackie has lived in Pickens County for the past 26 years with her
husband Bill, daughter, Amanda and son, Chad.

Jackie graduated in 2009 from Carolina Bodywork Institute and is a licensed Massage
and Bodywork Therapist. After a 25 year career in health care management Jackie
decided to pursue her dream of becoming a massage therapist.

Jackie specializes in Swedish, Deep Tissue Massage and Neuromuscular Therapy. She is
currently working to expand her areas of practice to include Hot Stone Massage and
Reflexology. She works with a wide range of clients and enjoys helping others through
massage therapy.

Jackie enjoys spending time with her family, reading, hiking,
camping and boating at the lake.

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