Our Practitioners

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Rachel (Florez) Attard LMT. Her career in massage started in 1995 at Irene's Myomassology Institute in Southfield, Michigan. There, she learned the foundations of Massage Therapy and bodywork, which shaped her career path.

Over the last two decades, she has practiced in various settings, including West MI Myotherapy, the Artistry Beauty Institute, Local Massage Therapist for Musical Touring Acts and Performers, and Reflexology Research Intervener MSU College of Nursing. For the last 15 years, her primary focus has been her role as a Massage Therapist, Team Leader, and Integrated Health Partner at the Wege Institute for Mind, Body, and Spirit at Saint Mary's Healthcare.

Her areas of expertise include but are not limited to:
Thai Massage for Rehabilitation

Fibromyalgia massage

Reflexology 

Tuina

Herbal Hydrotherapy

Because Rachel loves sharing her gifts and wants to reach out to more people beyond her patients at her clinical practice, she founded Medical Mile Massage and Yoga Therapy Center, LLC, in 2017. The practice continues to grow with talented wellness professionals ready to introduce effective, time-tested treatments that are good for your body and soul. 

Craig Houchen is a board-certified acupuncturist, a member of several acupuncture associations, and formerly sat on the state board of Acupuncture for Michigan. He attended the Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the International Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, South West Acupuncture College and studied at The China-Japan Friendship Hospital in Beijing. Craig is a lead investigator for cancer research with Acupuncture for the Southwest Oncology Group and M.D. Anderson University.

Craig worked at the Wege Mind, Body, and Spirit Center at Saint Mary's in Grand Rapids, Michigan  from 2005 to 2020.

He has come to specialize in:

 Pain Management

Stress

Anxiety

Depression

ADHD

Migraines

Other neurological Disorders

Reproductive  Disorders

Craig believes that as Western medicine is complemented more and more with traditional, holistic practices, the quality of care will be better for the patient.

Jhaden attended Douglas J Aveda Institute in East Lansing, MI completing their Esthetician program in 2003. While attending Spring Renewal’s massage therapy program (2004), she worked as a licensed esthetician in Saugatuck and Grand Rapids. In 2013 her journey led away from touch therapies into working primarily with animals. Then in 2019, Jhaden was introduced to Access Consciousness, becoming smitten with their Energetic Facelift. After completing the required training, it was time to come full circle and re-enter the world of touch. Now she is happy to offer Access Consciousness Bars and Facelift to the Medical Mile community.

Zoe is a certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) through The International Institute of Yoga Therapy, a certified Wellness Counselor through Cornell University, and a trained Reiki Master Practitioner with a B.S. in Psychology from Grand Valley State University. Over ten years of specialized training, formal education, and personal experience have inspired her work with folks seeking complementary support to address chronic pain, mental health, and quality of life through yoga therapy, holistic wellness counseling, and energy therapy. 

Sessions facilitated by Zoe can address physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual discomfort and dis-ease. She has experience working with people living with high stress, chronic anxiety, depression, persistent pain, trauma, M.S., fibromyalgia, heart conditions, cancer, kidney disease, high-risk pregnancy, grief, and spiritual distress. Zoe strives to create a safe, compassionate, and welcoming environment that invites her clients to participate in their journey toward optimal health and well-being at their own pace.