Jenna LaFleche, RMT

Nanaimo born Jenna LaFleche is a graduate of the Canadian College of Massage Therapy and is registered in good standing with the CMTBC. Currently living in Victoria, BC, she began her massage therapy education in 2009 while studying abroad in Munich, Germany at the Staatliche Berufsfachschule für Massage am Klinikum Großhadern.

In both Canada and in Europe she has had the opportunity to work with many different people from all walks of life. Jenna has expanded her knowledge and skill set in completing Level 3 of the Dr. Vodder Method of Combined Decongestive Therapy (CDT) and Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) in 2019. She offers custom compression garment fitting and local resources to better aid her patients who are managing post-surgical swelling, lymphedema, lipedema and venous insufficiency.

In 2021 Jenna has accepted a position to serve on the Board of Directors of the BC Lymphedema Association (BCLA - www.bclymph.org),

Jenna presents monthly lymphedema education webinars via Inspire Health, The Integrated Cancer Center, on Zoom since 2021, to help patients with the resources to learn self-management strategies (through exercise, self-massage and home care) and promote self-advocacy for the disease.

In September 2022 Jenna presented at the BC Lymphedema Association's South Vancouver Island Regional Workshop, a full-day in person educational workshop for patients, health professionals and medical supply vendors to come together and learn practical hands-on strategies for lymphedema risk reduction and management.