Creekside Spa is a luxurious facility, owned and operated by Andi Goodnough and Mary Larson. They met while sharing a small studio on Elk Avenue. Both of them saw a need for a downtown spa that offered convenient and consistent hours as well as quality treatments. So, in the fall of 2011, they established Creekside Spa and developed a team of talented therapists. We hope your experience at Creekside Spa will take your vacation, and health to a higher level. A variety of treatments are offered to meet your unique and individual needs. Relax and unwind as you experience the difference that a day at Creekside Spa will make.

MEET THE THERAPISTS

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Andi Goodnough, LMT, co-owner

Andi is a 2005 graduate of The Rocky Mountain Institute of Healing Arts- Durango, Colorado. She discovered the healing arts after set backs from injuries, and the alternative methods to promote recovery were impactful. Andi's specialties are providing a client with a therapeutic yet nurturing approach to massage. She tends to find connection with what each body needs by listening intuitively and bringing in the knowledge of how the body works. She moved to Crested Butte in 1990 to "Ski Bum" and to enjoy mountain living with friends and family. Andi is also the proud mother of two boys Gage and Sawyer.

Mary Larson, LMT, co-owner

Mary Larson studied massage at Mountainheart School of Bodywork in Crested Butte where she received certifications in Massage Therapy and Transformational Neuromuscular Therapy. She is also certified in Aqua Alma Aquatic Bodywork and Ortho Bionomy. She has owned a massage practice in Crested Butte since 2004 and enjoys creating spaces for healers to practice in addition to facilitating wellness for others. Mary enjoys being a business owner in Crested Butte and is also co-owner of Mikey’s Pizza, a local’s favorite, with her husband Mike. When she is not at her businesses you can find Mary on the trails and slopes enjoying the best of Crested Butte.

Gabby Kellman, LMT

Gabby was inspired to become a massage therapist, when she received my first massage. She has been practicing massage therapy, since graduating from Mountain Heart School of Massage, Crested Butte, CO, in 2005. She holds a dual degree in Environmental Studies and Chemistry from Western State Colorado University, where she also studied Anatomy and Physiology. She has received continuing education in Osteopathic Massage Techniques, Ortho-bionomy, Sports Massage, Indian Energetic Massage, and Reiki. She loves being a massage therapist, because it integrates her knowledge, and shares love and happiness with the world by helping people feel good. Gabby loves the outdoors: mountain biking, skiing, hiking, and camping. She also enjoys drawing/painting (artist of Mountain Express bus, “One Love”), volunteering, cooking, reading, and generally trying to understand more about the world.

Renee Emmitt, LMT

Renee moved to Crested Butte in the winter of 1984. For a nature lover from Tennessee who guided river rafts and led backpacking trips, Crested Butte was an ideal home. Throughout her college career, her forte was in anatomy and physiology with an emphasis in sports related medicine. Her interests led her to Mountain Heart School of Massage and Bodywork where she studied a variety of modalities including Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue/Neuromuscular, Prenatal and baby massage, Hot stone therapy, Energy work and Acupressure. Renee finds great joy in working with her clients at Creekside Spa. In addition to being a massage therapist, Renee is passionate about her amazing family, her dear friends, skiing, mountain running, mountain biking, hiking, banjo playing, music, art, animals, and traveling.

Joelle Haley, LMT

Joelle Haley has been practicing massage since 2006, when she graduated from Mountain Heart School of Massage and Bodywork. She has experience working with all different body types and specializes in Relaxing Swedish and Therapeutic Deep Tissue Massage. She enjoys meeting new people and working with their individual needs. Her favorite activities are to hike and ski with her two Huskies.

Ryder Miller, LMT

Compassionate and enthusiastic massage therapist whose life purpose is to help others! I feel strongly for the heartfelt work I do for my clientele.

I attribute my healing touch and excellent feedback to my own alignment within the constructs of nature bringing harmonization to the life force energy that runs in us all. I have found these subtle energetic aspects of life to be very tangible to my clients, bringing them deep physical, mental, emotional and spiritual relief.

Affirming comments from numerous clients such as “wow, that was the best massage I’ve ever had”. This is what validates my hard work and ultimate purpose!

I absolutely love helping people as a LMT, believing it is my life’s intent to make a profound difference in 1000s of lives through my career.

Chelsea Peluso, Esthetician

Chelsea Peluso, a licensed Esthetician for 17years, she was the Radiance Skin Care & Waxing owner in Paonia, Colorado. Chelsea loves working with her clients to meet their face and body needs. No stranger to Gunnison County, Chelsea met her husband Ian in Crested Butte around the late 90s, and they’ve enjoyed many years together in the mountains of Colorado. They are thrilled to be back in the Gunnison area to raise their two sons, Max and Sam.

Danii Eicholtz

Born and raised in Michigan, Danii to Crested Butte in the summer of 2020 in search of healthier living. She decided to become a massage therapist in hopes of helping people live brighter, pain-free lifestyles. She graduated from the massage program at Blue Heron Academy in 2018. Her specialties include deep-tissue, sports massage, joint physics, myofascial release and Swedish techniques. Her goal as a therapist is to help teach clients ways to long-term improve their body maintenance. When she’s not massaging she can be found skiing, hiking, camping, mountain biking, or working at one of the local dog-daycares.

Grant Prince, LMT

Born and raised in Michigan, Grant came to the Gunnison Valley in 2002 to attend Western State College and has lived here on and off since, leaving periodically to pursue his passion for travel. In 2015 he found his true calling in massage and bodywork when he decided to attend Mountain Heart School for Massage in Crested Butte. Graduating in 2016 and fueled by a deep desire to help people live better he began working immediately to alleviate the pain and stresses of his clients. With a belief that a healthy body makes one a happier person he specializes in Neuromuscular, Deep Tissue and Swedish modalities to address the different desired outcome for everyone he works on. Always seeking out the root of any pains that the body might be experiencing his goal for every session is for the client to walk out feeling like a new person with a better understanding of their body and how to maintain it. Looking to learn more about the human body he continues his education by regularly assisting in classes at Mountain Heart School. In addition to continuing education Grant calls strongly on an intuitive feel for doing bodywork that makes every session personalized and unique to the one receiving it.

Jill Pitt, LMT, Ae

Jill has lived in the Gunnison Valley for almost 18 years. She graduated from Meridian Technology Centers Massage Therapy Program in her hometown of Stillwater, OK in 2006. She then went on to graduate at SkinWorks School of Advanced Skincare in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2009 and gained her Cosmetology license. She knew she wanted to be in the healing arts field since she was 8 years old and suffered from a rare bone disease that caused lots of chronic pain. She was turned on to massage therapy by her grandmother, which was the only form of pain relief that helped her long term. Being able to provide relaxation and pain relief through all the services she offers gives her great pleasure. She loves being involved in the community and raising her two kids here.