Kaitlyn Benn, RMT

10/08/2024

It’s that time of the year again. I will be offering massage therapy from January 2nd, 2025 until Mid April 2025. Currently, I am not putting my schedule online (likely mid November). If you would like to schedule appointment with me, you can private message me or text me if you have my number. I will be on a rotating, biweekly schedule:
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday - Week 1
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - Week 2

I will be offering a wide range of availability and one Saturday a month.

Please note: I will be off from February 17th to the 25th.

Please let me know if any of you have questions.

I am looking forward to seeing you all again!

11/03/2023

Hello all! My massage therapy schedule is now available online. If you wish to book, please click the link below:

Save time and book your appointments online with Napanee Family First Chiropractic 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

10/24/2023

Hi Everyone!
It’s that time of the year again where I am gearing up to begin Massage Therapy at Napanee Family First Chiropractic. I will be working three days a week with a variety of availability including evenings and one Saturday a month. If you would like to book an appointment, you may private message me. I will open up my schedule online in the next couple of days. Thank you and I look forward to seeing you all on the table again!

11/29/2021

Good Afternoon Everyone. I hope you all enjoyed your summer and are all doing well! I wanted to let everyone know that I am returning to Napanee Family First Chiropractic from January 2022 to April 2022. If you would like to book in for a massage therapy appointment, you may do so by booking online at napaneefamilychiropractic.com or you can call the clinic at 613-354-1409.
Thank you!

11/20/2020

To all of my valued clients,
I have already spoken to some of you personally about some upcoming changes, but I am finding it somewhat exhausting to have the same conversation with everyone individually. This is not to say we cannot have a discussion when I see you all at different times, but I feel it’s time I made a public announcement.

As of April 2021, I will be leaving Napanee Family First Chiropractic to pursue a new job opportunity unrelated to Massage Therapy.
This decision was extremely difficult to make as I love being an RMT and will miss being a part of your health and wellbeing. After a great deal of contemplation, although I feel I am able to continue Massage Therapy full time for another 10 years, I have understood from day 1 of getting into the profession that I would eventually have to make some sort of career change. As many of you know, Massage Therapy can be extremely taxing on a therapist’s body so although the timing wasn’t ideal to make the change, I cannot pass up the job opportunity that has been offered to me.

I have also had concerns of another lockdown happening so another reason for leaving is that I want something that can offer a little more stability as it was a little worrisome being out of work for three months as an RMT.

I am going to maintain my license, but I am unsure of where, how often and in what capacity I will treat clients. That will all be dependent on how busy I will be with my new job and my family.

I want to thank everyone for their support throughout my ten years of practice and Napanee Family First Chiropractic for providing me with an amazing space and clinic to practice in.

I will miss all of you!!

11/03/2020

10 years of being an RMT today! I have been very lucky and very grateful to have served our community and achieve goals that I never dreamed of getting into the profession. Thanks to all my wonderful clients who have supported me throughout the years❤️❤️❤️🎉🎉🎉

06/03/2020

Hi Everyone,

Please be advised of the following changes to my schedule:

Week 1

Wednesday - 3:00pm - 8:00pm
Thursday - 10:00am - 5:00pm
Friday - 9:00am - 3:00pm

Week 2
Monday - 11:00am-5:00pm
Tuesday - 11:00am -5:00pm
Wednesday - 11:00am - 5:00pm

Eventually I will be opening up another day, but until I adjust to the "new normal", this is what I am able to offer at this time. For the time being, I am not offering any appointments over an hour in duration.
Thank you!

05/29/2020

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

Hi Everyone,

I want to thank everyone for their patience and understanding over the last three months. As most of you know, the Ministry of Health (MOH) mandated on March 19th that all Massage Therapists suspend their treatments as we were deemed a non-essential service. I personally closed on March 16th due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

On May 27th, the Ontario Chief Medical Officer announced a new health directive that allows for the gradual reopening of certain Regulated Health professions in which Massage Therapists were included in. It is important to note that even though we are now permitted to work that not all Regulated Health Professions will be opening immediately or at the same rate. There are certain criteria that need to be met before the commencing any type of treatment.

I am tentatively planning to gradually reopen on June 11th. I would like to provide some clarification on how my personal reopening will go:

*As set out by our regulatory body, the CMTO, we are to prioritize our clients with essential care needs first. With this in mind, please note when restrictions ease, any of my clients that had their appointments cancelled over the last few months due to the COVID-19 outbreak will be offered appointments first. I am unable to accept any new clients at this time until I am able to serve all my existing clients.

Since this is a GRADUAL reopening I will not be working the same amount of days or hours as I was pre COVID-19. Fewer clients will be seen daily as we need to allow for longer breaks to properly sanitize the space after each treatment.

Some of the criteria that mus be met before reopening are as follows:

*RMTs must complete mandatory training on how to safely use and dispose of PPE through Public Health Ontario's "Infection Prevention and Control Fundamentals"

*Massage Therapy Treatments will only be provided by prioritizing clients with essential care needs (meaning a client's overall health and/or function would considerably decline if they do not receive treatment)

*RMTs must have the proper PPE prior to reopening.

*The anticipated benefits must outweigh the risks to both the client and RMT

Other considerations and criteria:

*Clients will undergo a virtual pre-screening for COVID-19 at the time of booking an appointment and again upon arrival. If a client answers yes to any of the questions, I will not be able to provide treatment. Please note if you exhibit any signs or symptoms of COVID-19, you will be asked to leave the clinic. This is for everyone's safety that may enter or work at the clinic.

AT YOUR APPOINTMENT:

*You will be asked to wait in vehicle until your appointment time or until the therapist instructs you to enter the building.

*You must sanitize your hands upon entering the clinic space and after your treatment. Hand sanitizer approved by Health Canada will be provided.

*The therapist will thoroughly wash their hands, forearms and elbows with soap and water prior to and after treatment. The therapist will also immediately sanitize their hands upon entering the treatment room and exiting the treatment room.

*A wipe-twice method will be used to both clean and disinfect all contact surfaces soft and hard. (wipe once to clean, wipe again to disinfect)

*Blankets, sheets, pillow cases and face cradle covers will be changed between each client as usual and laundered after each use as usual.

*Any items that cannot be disinfected easily will be removed from the treatment space. In my particular case, I will no longer be able to provide a heating pad during treatment.

*The client and the therapist must wear a mask during the entire visit. The RMT will wear a new surgical mask for each client. The client is asked to bring their own reusable or disposable mask. If they do not have one, the client may purchase one from the RMT.

*We discourage the use of the public washroom at this time as we must sanitize the washroom after each use which will take 5-10 minutes to allow for proper disinfection.

This is certainly a lot of information to digest and includes some drastic changes to the appointment you were accustomed to pre COVID-19. For now, these measures are mandatory and necessary in order to keep everyone healthy and safe.

Going forward, I am going to be contacting my clients individually to assess their individual need for treatment. I kindly request that if you are not in dire need of treatment to please allow those clients who's condition and/or function has deteriorated, to be treated first.

I have truly missed all of my clients and have thought about you all daily. I look forward to gradually seeing you all again!!

Thank You

12/16/2019

11/18/2019

Update - Schedule Changes

As of February 3rd, 2020, I will no longer be offering Monday evenings. In lieu of this, I will be offering alternating Sundays starting January 26th, 2020 from 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM.

As of March 4th, 2020, I will be moving my alternating Wednesday evening shift to alternating Thursdays starting March 5th, 2020 from 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM. I will be working every Wednesday from 10 AM - 4:45 PM.

If you have any questions regarding these changes, please do not hesitate to contact me.

08/01/2019

We are growing again! Our multi-disciplinary clinic in Napanee, ON is looking for a Registered Massage Therapist to join our team. Napanee is a small but rapidly growing town located between Kingston and Belleville, ON. Our current RMTs are booking months in advance, and we are looking for a motivated, hard-working individual to help cover our client list. This position begins with part- time afternoon and evening hours, with the opportunity to expand. The start date is as soon as possible. For more information or to submit a resume, please e-mail to soyemadelyn@gmail.com
www.napaneefamilychiropractic.com

05/10/2019

We're pleased to announce our May member spotlight, Kaitlyn Benn, RMT!

Kaitlyn Benn, RMT graduated from Trillium College (Kingston Campus) in June 2010. She practices in Napanee, Ontario in a multidisciplinary clinic. She has been a member of the RMTAO since 2012. She actively became involved with the RMTAO in 2016 through assisting in the coordination of continuing education courses offered by the RMTAO with colleague Stephanie Webb, RMT in Kingston, Ontario as well as participating in Queen’s Park Day in November 2018.

Why did you choose to become a Registered Massage Therapist?

Kaitlyn: Since high school, I was always interested in health sciences and helping others. When I was 20, I was working as an Intern Funeral Director in Kirkland Lake, Ontario realizing for some time it was not the profession I saw myself doing long term. I became friends with a man who introduced me to his mother and sister who both had recently become Registered Massage Therapists. I was unfamiliar with Massage Therapy and had never had a massage therapy treatment nor was I aware that it was a regulated health profession. His mother, Maureen Creswell and sister, Lacey Creswell could see I was unhappy with my current field. Maureen gave me my first massage therapy treatment and talked about the schooling involved and why she felt it would be a great career path for me. A few months later, another Registered Massage Therapist and herself exchanged treatments allowing me to shadow both of their massage therapy treatments which sparked my true interest in the profession. I moved home, completed my exams for Funeral Service Education and became a Licensed Funeral director in September 2007, but had made the decision to change my career path. I enrolled with Trillium College in September 2008. I knew Registered Massage Therapy was my calling so to speak after beginning the program and am forever grateful for Maureen giving me the opportunity that I otherwise would not have had as well as seeing something in myself that I was too young to see.

What do you like best about your job?

Kaitlyn: I love the impact that we have on our patients. We are a unique healthcare profession in that we generally spend a minimum of 30 minutes with each of our patients, allowing us the opportunity to understand what each patient is experiencing physically, mentally and emotionally. I love helping other in anyway I can and I love working as a team with other healthcare professionals to get our mutual patients functioning optimally again. I love the flexibility the profession allows and having a positive impact on my patients’ lives. I love mostly everything about being a Registered Massage Therapist.

What do you like to do in your spare time?

Kaitlyn: I enjoy spending time with my family. Between my 2 ½ year old and three step children, my husband and I have a pretty chaotic, but super fun home life. We enjoy the outdoors, fishing, swimming, hiking, camping, etc. For myself, I am currently doing a certified aromatherapy course. I love learning, reading and interacting with others.

What advice would you give new Registered Massage Therapists?

Kaitlyn: To find the balance that works for you and knowing your boundaries when it comes to scheduling. I was not prepared for how mentally and physically draining massage therapy can be in the beginning. I think it is extremely important to finding the work-home life balance and knowing where your daily limit is with hands-on treatment. I would also say networking with other Registered Massage Therapists and healthcare professionals is also of high importance. It is beneficial to have an understanding of each profession and what they generally do. It is super helpful to go and experience treatments such as chiropractic, physiotherapy, osteopathy, etc. so that you are able to describe to your patients what they can expect, but also so that you know what avenue you may want to direct/refer your patient to when massage therapy treatments are not achieving the results you either anticipated or hoped for. Continuing education and joining the RMTAO, in my opinion, are a couple of the best investments (other than self-care) that you can do for yourself.

Why did you choose to become a member of the RMTAO?

Kaitlyn: Initially, I became a member to save some costs on our liability insurance, but in 2015 I began taking Aaron Rutter’s continuing education courses (based in assessment) and decided to set the goal of obtaining the Certificate of Excellence in Assessment. Through my membership, I was able to save money the courses and obtained my Certificate of Excellence in Assessment in 2017. Since becoming an active member of the RMTAO, I have come to understand and appreciate all that they do for our profession. They work endlessly on our behalf and are a strong association. It is money well spent with many opportunities and incentives.