Welcome! Come learn a little bit about our staff and what they specialize in at the Comfort Zone. We will continue to offer available hours 7 days per week. All therapists have an on-call schedule to cover this commitment. Please call to make your appointment whenever convenient for you, and we will have a therapist available for you.

Name: Jan Oltmanns
Days Available: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Bio: Owner and Nationally Certified Massage Therapist. Modalities include Relaxation, Sports, Swedish, Deep Tissue, Neuromuscular, Manual Lymph Drainage, Senior, Chair, Pregnancy, Child and Infant Massage, Upledger Cranio Sacral, Myofascial Release, Stone massage, Reflexology and Raindrop Therapy. Your session may include Aromatherapy, Somatic or Facilitated Stretching. Jan has a background in management, computer training, and 25 years in the nursing profession. Jan is a member of Professional Woman's Network, Duluth Entertainment Convention Center, Greater Downtown Council, and Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce. Jan is also teaching the evening class at Lake Superior College in the Massage Therapy Program.

Name: Jessica Douglas
Days Available: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Bio: Jessica is our Receptionist/Office Manager. She has been with the Comfort Zone since the spring of 2004.

Name: Summer Johnson
Days Available: Wednesdays 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Bio: Summer graduated from the 600 hour program at Lake Superior College in the spring of 2007. Summer is a member of the Zenith City Business Builders Chapter of BNI. She offers the following modalities: Relaxation, Deep Tissue, Swedish, Sports, Hot Stone, Senior, Pregnancy, Infant, Raindrop Therapy, and Chair Massage.

Name: Danielle LePage
Days Available: Wednesdays 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. and Fridays 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Bio: Danielle is a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist who graduated from Lake Superior College in the spring of 2007. She has over 600 hours of training. Danielle's modalities include Relaxation, Deep Tissue, Sports Massage, Pregnancy, Infant, Lymphatic Drainage, Swedish, Raindrop Therapy, Hot Stone Therapy, and Chair Massage.

Name: Kathleen Hawkes
Days Available: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Bio: Kathleen is a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist who attended the Lake Superior College Massage Therapy Program and graduated in the spring of 2008. She has a background in art and has studied art at various institutions around the country. She comes to the Duluth area from New Hampshire. The modalities Kathleen offers include: Relaxation, Deep Tissue, Hot Stone, Raindrop Therapy, Pregnancy, Infant, Sports, Lymphatic Drainage, Senior, Cranio Sacral, and Chair massage.

Name: Karla Southworth
Days Available: Mondays and Tuesdays 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Bio: Karla graduated from the Lake Superior College Massage Therapy Program on May 12 of 2008. She thoroughly enjoys being a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist and is excited about the opportunity to inspire you to relax and renew your mind, body, and spirit. Karla offers the following modalities: Relaxation, Deep Tissue, Swedish, Senior, Pregnancy, Lymphatic Drainage, Sports, Raindrop Therapy, Hot Stone, Somatic Stretching, and Chair massage.

Name: Patrick Cox
Days Available: Tuesdays 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Bio: Patrick is a Certified Massage Therapist who recently moved back to the Duluth area from Thief River Falls, where he has been practicing massage since 2007. He graduated from the Massage Therapy program at Lake Superior College in 2006. Patrick offers the following modalities: Relaxation, Deep Tissue, Swedish, Sports, Senior, and Chair Massage.

Name: Tess Vidovic
Days Available: Fridays 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Bio: Tess graduated from the Massage Therapy Program at Lake Superior College in the spring of 2010. She is a Certified Massage Therapist who specializes in pregnancy massage. Tess offers the following modalities: Relaxation, Deep Tissue, Swedish, Senior, Pregnancy, Lymphatic Drainage, Infant & Child, Hot Stone Therapy, and Chair Massage.

Name: Dave Burson
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Bio: Dave is a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist who has been practicing massage for over 20 years. He received his training at Heartwood Institute, which is located in Northern California. He is the director of and instructor for the Lake Superior College Massage Therapy Program. Dave is a member of the American Massage Therapy Association. He offers client centered therapy by working with each client to decide together which specialty or combination of specialties will best meet the client's needs. Dave offers the following modalities: Relaxation, Deep Tissue, Swedish, Sports, Senior, Pregnancy, Lymphatic Drainage, Infant & Child, Hot Stone Therapy, and Chair Massage.

Name: Laura Richardson
Days Available: Thursdays 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. and the last Saturday of the month 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Bio: Laura graduated from the Massage Therapy Program at Lake Superior College in the spring of 2010. She is a Certified Massage Therapist who specializes in Deep Tissue and Relaxation massage. Laura also offers the following modalities: Relaxation, Deep Tissue, Sports, Senior, Pregnancy, Lymphatic Drainage, Infant & Child, Hot Stone Therapy, and Chair Massage.

Name: Eric Bong
Days Available: Mondays 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Thursdays 5 p.m. - 9 p.m., and the first Saturday of the month 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Bio: Eric is a Certified Massage Therapist who graduated from the Massage Therapy Program at Lake Superior College in the spring of 2010. He specializes in Somatic and stretching education. Eric offers the following modalities: Relaxation, Deep Tissue, Swedish, Sports, Senior, Pregnancy, Lymphatic Drainage, Infant & Child, Hot Stone Therapy, and Chair Massage.

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