Jess
LMT, CPT (NASM), CES, YES, Built Well for Birth Master Coach
Jess is the owner and founder of Optimal Therapeutics, bringing nearly two decades of experience helping people move better, recover smarter, and stay strong for life. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Rehabilitation Science with a minor in Nutrition Education and has spent the past 19 years specializing in sports and injury rehabilitation, massage therapy, corrective exercise, nutrition education, and prenatal and postpartum fitness.
A Licensed Massage Therapist and NASM Certified Personal Trainer, Jess also holds certifications as a Corrective Exercise Specialist, Youth Exercise Specialist, and Built Well for Birth Master Coach, and is currently pursuing her Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) credentials. Her approach uniquely bridges rehabilitation, strength training, mobility, and movement education—making her work especially effective for injury recovery, postpartum return-to-exercise, youth and developing athletes, and long-term movement health.
Jess has worked alongside elite medical and performance teams across Major League Soccer, Major League Rugby, MMA, the Alliance of American Football, the National Firefighter Challenge, and NFL and Combine athletes, experiences that deeply shaped her passion for evidence-based care and sustainable performance. That same passion extends to working with youth athletes, where she emphasizes proper movement, recovery strategies, and injury prevention to support lifelong athletic development.
Drawing on her extensive clinical and hands-on experience, Jess created the Optimal Therapeutics Apprentice Program, designed to mentor and train the next generation of massage therapists. She also provides community education classes and continuing education courses for licensed professionals, supporting growth and integrity within the field.
In the clinic, Jess especially enjoys sports massage, prenatal care, myofascial work, nutrition coaching, corrective exercise, and prenatal and postpartum training. She also teaches couples massage, supportive massage for the young athlete, and infant massage classes.
Outside the clinic, Jess is a wife and mother of three who spends her weekends outdoors with family, attending sporting events, and traveling for her daughter’s cheer competitions.
Jess is available for appointments at the Riverton location, as well as through virtual coaching services.
Her mission is simple:
Keep every’body’ moving.
A Licensed Massage Therapist and NASM Certified Personal Trainer, Jess also holds certifications as a Corrective Exercise Specialist, Youth Exercise Specialist, and Built Well for Birth Master Coach, and is currently pursuing her Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) credentials. Her approach uniquely bridges rehabilitation, strength training, mobility, and movement education—making her work especially effective for injury recovery, postpartum return-to-exercise, youth and developing athletes, and long-term movement health.
Jess has worked alongside elite medical and performance teams across Major League Soccer, Major League Rugby, MMA, the Alliance of American Football, the National Firefighter Challenge, and NFL and Combine athletes, experiences that deeply shaped her passion for evidence-based care and sustainable performance. That same passion extends to working with youth athletes, where she emphasizes proper movement, recovery strategies, and injury prevention to support lifelong athletic development.
Drawing on her extensive clinical and hands-on experience, Jess created the Optimal Therapeutics Apprentice Program, designed to mentor and train the next generation of massage therapists. She also provides community education classes and continuing education courses for licensed professionals, supporting growth and integrity within the field.
In the clinic, Jess especially enjoys sports massage, prenatal care, myofascial work, nutrition coaching, corrective exercise, and prenatal and postpartum training. She also teaches couples massage, supportive massage for the young athlete, and infant massage classes.
Outside the clinic, Jess is a wife and mother of three who spends her weekends outdoors with family, attending sporting events, and traveling for her daughter’s cheer competitions.
Jess is available for appointments at the Riverton location, as well as through virtual coaching services.
Her mission is simple:
Keep every’body’ moving.
Tiffany
Licensed Massage Therapist, NASM Certified Personal Trainer
Tiffany is a dedicated and driven therapist who loves to assist in the healing and recovery of her clients. She found her calling as a massage therapist after she experienced the benefits of massage while going through some major life changes. She wanted to be able to provide others with the same health and healing she received. While in school, she found out how passionate she was about Sports Massage, and she was fortunate enough to have many opportunities to volunteer with local athletes, including the Utah Warriors Rugby team and the Utah Falconz women’s football team. The highlight of her volunteer opportunities, though, was being able to work with some incredible first responders with the Firefighter Challenge League. She continues to work with all of these athletes, as well as working in our Tooele location.
In addition to specializing in Sports and Recovery Massage, she is also a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, which has helped to increase her knowledge of the human body and better help clients with their performance and recovery goals. She also focuses on Lymphatic Drainage, RAPID-NFR, Thai Yoga, and Therapeutic massage.
Before becoming an LMT, Tiffany was a stay-at-home mom to her four amazing children. When she isn’t working in the clinic, or traveling with the Firefighter Challenge, you will find her with her kids, planning their next fun vacation or just chilling at home together. You can schedule with Tiffany at our Tooele location.
In addition to specializing in Sports and Recovery Massage, she is also a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, which has helped to increase her knowledge of the human body and better help clients with their performance and recovery goals. She also focuses on Lymphatic Drainage, RAPID-NFR, Thai Yoga, and Therapeutic massage.
Before becoming an LMT, Tiffany was a stay-at-home mom to her four amazing children. When she isn’t working in the clinic, or traveling with the Firefighter Challenge, you will find her with her kids, planning their next fun vacation or just chilling at home together. You can schedule with Tiffany at our Tooele location.
Amber
Licensed Massage Therapist
Amber is a passionate and professional massage therapist with a zest for life! She's lived in the Salt Lake Valley all of her life and absolutely loves it. She's a happily married wife and a mother to one amazing young man. Her family enjoys a variety of outdoor activities all year round. During the warmer weather they love to go camping, hiking, hunting and fishing. During the winter months they go sledding and often go ice fishing, sometimes even staying out on the ice overnight!
When she's not out having fun with her family, she loves getting to work with some pretty amazing people as a licensed massage therapist and couldn't imagine a more rewarding career.
She found her passion for massage at the age of just 13 years old when she discovered it was something she was naturally talented in. That passion quickly grew as she learned more and more about the many benefits of massage therapy and how it can really help people from all walks of life! She has been a licensed massage therapist for 12 years now, specializing in sports and injury massage, and prenatal massage at our Riverton clinic.
She loves working with a variety of people, from professional athletes to weekend warriors to the average Joe who needs some stress relief. She's so grateful to have found a career that both continuously feeds her passion and allows her to help others live their best lives. Just knowing that she can help someone achieve their goals and make a positive impact in someone's life is incredibly fulfilling for her.
When she's not out having fun with her family, she loves getting to work with some pretty amazing people as a licensed massage therapist and couldn't imagine a more rewarding career.
She found her passion for massage at the age of just 13 years old when she discovered it was something she was naturally talented in. That passion quickly grew as she learned more and more about the many benefits of massage therapy and how it can really help people from all walks of life! She has been a licensed massage therapist for 12 years now, specializing in sports and injury massage, and prenatal massage at our Riverton clinic.
She loves working with a variety of people, from professional athletes to weekend warriors to the average Joe who needs some stress relief. She's so grateful to have found a career that both continuously feeds her passion and allows her to help others live their best lives. Just knowing that she can help someone achieve their goals and make a positive impact in someone's life is incredibly fulfilling for her.
Destiny
Licensed Massage Therapist
Destiny is originally from Wyoming, and came to Utah to pursue massage therapy. She specializes more in sports massage, deep tissue, along with trigger point therapy. She has loved working at Optimal Therapeutics because of her clients, and always looks forward to watching and hearing about their progress.
Destiny also enjoys all of the opportunities she has gained from working with the Utah Warriors Rugby Team and University of Utah Athletics to the Firefighter Challenge League. All of the memories and friends she has made are what make this job so rewarding.
Destiny also enjoys all of the opportunities she has gained from working with the Utah Warriors Rugby Team and University of Utah Athletics to the Firefighter Challenge League. All of the memories and friends she has made are what make this job so rewarding.
Raven
Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Yoga Instructor
Raven is a newly graduated massage therapist with a passion for helping others feel their best through movement, mobility, and therapeutic touch. Her background teaching hot yoga sparked a deeper interest in anatomy and the way the body moves, functions, and heals.
Raven enjoys working with a variety of massage modalities and is passionate about tailoring each session to meet her clients’ individual needs. She has special interest in sports massage, Swedish massage, deep tissue, myofascial techniques, and prenatal massage. She loves learning about the body and continues to expand her knowledge and skills so she can help clients reduce tension, improve mobility, support recovery, and feel more connected to their bodies.
At home, Raven is a wife and mother to three children. She enjoys staying active, practicing yoga, and spending time with her family. Her love for movement and wellness extends beyond the massage table, and she is passionate about helping others create a healthy, balanced relationship with their bodies.
Raven is excited to begin her career in massage therapy at our Riverton location and is committed to creating a welcoming, personalized experience for every client. She looks forward to helping you feel relaxed, restored, and ready to move your best.
Raven enjoys working with a variety of massage modalities and is passionate about tailoring each session to meet her clients’ individual needs. She has special interest in sports massage, Swedish massage, deep tissue, myofascial techniques, and prenatal massage. She loves learning about the body and continues to expand her knowledge and skills so she can help clients reduce tension, improve mobility, support recovery, and feel more connected to their bodies.
At home, Raven is a wife and mother to three children. She enjoys staying active, practicing yoga, and spending time with her family. Her love for movement and wellness extends beyond the massage table, and she is passionate about helping others create a healthy, balanced relationship with their bodies.
Raven is excited to begin her career in massage therapy at our Riverton location and is committed to creating a welcoming, personalized experience for every client. She looks forward to helping you feel relaxed, restored, and ready to move your best.
Sharlee
Licensed Massage Apprentice
Sharlee is one of the newest members of the Optimal Therapeutics team and a licensed massage apprentice currently pursuing her goal of becoming a licensed massage therapist. She was drawn to massage therapy through her passion for health and fitness and her interest in how massage can support the body through both everyday life and physical activity.
Sharlee is especially excited about the Optimal Therapeutics apprenticeship because it provides the opportunity for one-on-one learning, hands-on experience, and mentorship alongside experienced professionals.
Having experienced the physical demands of being an athlete herself, Sharlee understands the value of having an outlet for tension, recovery, and overall wellness. Her goal is to create a welcoming environment where clients feel cared for, comfortable, and able to relax and recover. Whether someone is an athlete looking for recovery, carrying everyday tension, or simply looking for a moment to relax, Sharlee hopes to provide the same sense of care and relief that inspired her to pursue massage therapy.
Outside of massage therapy, Sharlee enjoys staying active and prioritizes health and fitness in her own life. She and her husband recently moved to Salt Lake so she could pursue her dream of becoming a massage therapist and build a career she is genuinely passionate about.
Sharlee is grateful for the opportunity to learn and grow through the Optimal Therapeutics apprenticeship and is excited to continue developing her skills while helping clients feel their best.
Sharlee is especially excited about the Optimal Therapeutics apprenticeship because it provides the opportunity for one-on-one learning, hands-on experience, and mentorship alongside experienced professionals.
Having experienced the physical demands of being an athlete herself, Sharlee understands the value of having an outlet for tension, recovery, and overall wellness. Her goal is to create a welcoming environment where clients feel cared for, comfortable, and able to relax and recover. Whether someone is an athlete looking for recovery, carrying everyday tension, or simply looking for a moment to relax, Sharlee hopes to provide the same sense of care and relief that inspired her to pursue massage therapy.
Outside of massage therapy, Sharlee enjoys staying active and prioritizes health and fitness in her own life. She and her husband recently moved to Salt Lake so she could pursue her dream of becoming a massage therapist and build a career she is genuinely passionate about.
Sharlee is grateful for the opportunity to learn and grow through the Optimal Therapeutics apprenticeship and is excited to continue developing her skills while helping clients feel their best.
Dr. Josh Johnson
Chiropractor
Dr. Joshua E. Johnson graduated from Western States University, Oregon, with a doctoral degree in Chiropractic Medicine. His course work included all aspects of medicine including but not limited to reading diagnostic images and reports, making a diagnosis, anatomy, nutrition, and neurology.
Dr. Johnson was interested in law, but after a sports injury introduced him to the benefits of chiropractic care, his interest in science called him to the art of healing. He discovered that he had a natural gift for chiropractic work and loved the challenge and changes that come with the work. He is willing to work through even the toughest cases. He cares deeply about his patients and their well-being.Dr. Johnson spent the first 6 years of his practice in Las Vegas, Nevada specializing in caring for patients who had been in accidents and those with sports and neurological trauma. He then returned to Utah where he continues to specialize in motor vehicle related trauma, wellness care, sports medicine, corrective care, and trauma-related musculoskeletal conditions. He is an avid learner and continues to expand his skill set through continuing education and exploring opportunities.
Dr. Johnson has three amazing kids with whom he spends as much time as possible. He takes every opportunity to explore the majestic mountains of Utah either hiking or mountain biking. He has a vivid imagination that he uses to write complex stories and poems. And he has yet to meet a food he didn’t like.
Frequently Asked Questions
What forms of payment do you accept?
We accept cash, HSA, FSA and all major credit and debit cards.
What is your cancellation policy?
Your appointments and well-being are very important to us. We understand that sometimes, unexpected delays can occur, making schedule adjustments. If you need to cancel your appointment, we respectfully request at least 24 hours notice.
Our Policy:
Any cancellation or reschedule made less than 24 hours prior to your scheduled appointment time will result in a cancellation fee. The amount of the fee will be equal to 50% of the reserved services. If you are more than 20 minutes late for your service, we may not be able to accommodate you. In this case, the same cancellation fee will apply. We will do our very best to reschedule your service for another time that is convenient to you. We require a credit card to hold your appointment. Cancellation fees will be charged to your card on file.
Our Policy:
Any cancellation or reschedule made less than 24 hours prior to your scheduled appointment time will result in a cancellation fee. The amount of the fee will be equal to 50% of the reserved services. If you are more than 20 minutes late for your service, we may not be able to accommodate you. In this case, the same cancellation fee will apply. We will do our very best to reschedule your service for another time that is convenient to you. We require a credit card to hold your appointment. Cancellation fees will be charged to your card on file.
Do you accept walk-ins?
We do recommend making an appointment as availability is limited, but we do sometimes have same day appointments available. We would recommend calling or texting in to confirm availability.
Can I request a particular massage therapist?
Yes. When making an appointment, you can request a particular therapist.
Do you travel or do team/group events?
Absolutely! We love to travel and work with teams or groups. Contact us directly for details and an individual quote for your team or group.
Do you sell gift cards?
Yes we do. Our gift cards are perfect for any occasion. You can find the online purchase link on our location pages or you are able to purchase in person at either location.
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Gift Certificates are valid at either location.