Serving Pincher Creek, Alberta and beyond
SIMONE FORGET, RMT
Meet Simone
Since 2006, I have been providing massage/bodywork and Structural Integration at ProActive Massage Therapy, combining thoughtful assessment, precise hands-on techniques, and practical education to help my clients recover, move better, and maintain their gains. I collaborate with other health-care professionals when appropriate to deliver coordinated, individualized care. My own experience with injury and trauma informs my empathetic and client-centered approach.
My background as a classroom teacher and interpreter/educator for Parks Canada and Alberta Parks has shaped my ability to translate complex science into clear, usable practices. I design and deliver in-clinic, online, and on-site workshops—teaching the MELT Method, the Roll Model Method, and self-cupping—so my clients can build body awareness and take an active role in their own recovery. I emphasize short, practical routines and movement cues that reinforce hands-on work and help clients sustain change between sessions or after a Structural Integration 12-series.
My curiosity about human anatomy fuels my ongoing professional development and my gentle, evidence-informed approach. Outside the clinic, I explore the natural world, study anatomy, and spend time with my four cats.
My practice is rooted in a simple belief: skilled hands-on care paired with thoughtful, guided self-care creates the most enduring results—resetting patterns in the treatment room and teaching the body to hold those changes for everyday ease.
The Journey
1969–1984: Lifelong Learning Begins
1986–1992: Teaching and Guiding in the Outdoor Classroom
1991–1997: Classroom Teaching and Emergency Response
1992–2004: More Teaching and Guiding in the Outdoor Classroom
2004: Motor Vehicle Accident: A Mixed Blessing
2006: ProActive Massage Therapy is Born
2016: A Deep Dive into Self-Care Instruction
2022–2025: Back Trauma and a New Direction: Structural Integration
2026 and Beyond
From childhood, I was captivated by the natural world. How living things moved, adapted, and interacted with their environment fascinated me. Summers meant being outside—camping, hiking, and exploring. I developed close bonds with the dogs and cats who were part of our family, deepening my sense of connection with other beings and their physical and emotional well-being.
As a teenager, the more I learned about nature, the more I wanted to share it. I spent several summers working with youth at summer camps and through YMCA programs, using recreation and outdoor pursuits to inspire a sense of wonder and connection to the natural world. As we cycled, canoed, skydived, caved, rock climbed, and hiked in the backcountry, I became increasingly intrigued and inspired by the capabilities, resilience, and adaptability of the human body.
After earning my B.Ed., I taught a variety of subjects and grade levels. I was especially drawn to courses that allowed students to move and learn outdoors. My favourite classes included Outdoor Pursuits, Environmental Education, Biology, and Physical Education.
During this time, I was a school teacher by day, and in the evenings, I nurtured my growing fascination with human anatomy and physiology by teaching First Aid and training as an Emergency Medical Responder.
My students and I spent weekends on overnight field trips in wilderness settings. These experiential learning opportunities offered the most powerful moments of growth and development—for my students, and for me.
I eventually left the traditional classroom to pursue a Master’s Degree in Education. I wanted to study the most effective ways to inspire children and families to connect with the natural world through engaging recreation and meaningful education.
My work with Alberta Parks, Parks Canada, and Alberta Historic Sites led me into some amazing outdoor “classrooms.” My titles included Naturalist, Interpreter, and Environmental Educator—but I was always as much a student as I was a teacher.
In 2004, a soft tissue injury from a motor vehicle accident led me to seek rehabilitative massage care. The compassionate skill of my massage therapist—and the chance to experience what healing touch could offer—sparked something profound in me.
Inspired by my therapist’s work, and by the idea of using my own hands as tools of comfort and healing, I enrolled in a three‑year massage therapy program. There, I met mentors and instructors who were deeply passionate about both the science and art of healing. They nurtured in me a lifelong commitment to supporting others in their search for relief, health, and improved quality of life.
In 2006, I opened my own clinic—ProActive Massage Therapy—in Pincher Creek, Alberta, and began offering massage care in keeping with my training.
The field of soft-tissue care is continually evolving, and every person who comes to the clinic has unique needs. To better serve my clients, I continued to study and expand my skills, taking courses in Sports Massage, Orthopedic Massage, Breast Tissue Massage, TMJ/Intraoral Massage, Oncology Massage, and Myofascial Cupping. Each new skill allowed me to offer more precise, effective, and personalized care.
By 2016, it was clear to me that one of the most powerful ways to help someone is to teach them how to help themselves. I began exploring self‑care approaches to bodywork and in the years that followed, became certified to instruct the MELT Method (created by Sue Hitzmann, and the Roll Model Method (created by Jill Miller). These self‑care systems use simple tools and mindful movement to help people reduce pain, improve alignment, and reconnect with their bodies between hands‑on massage sessions.
As massage therapists, our bodies are the primary tools of our trade. A serious injury can be career‑ending. When I sustained back trauma, I was faced with the very real possibility of having to give up massage therapy. That prospect clarified something important: even after 20 years, I am still deeply passionate about the field of bodywork.
As part of my rehabilitation, I sought a whole‑body approach to posture, lasting pain relief, and improved function—and discovered Structural Integration. I found this method more effective than many other therapies I had tried in the past. With incredible emotional and financial support from my family, friends, community, and clients, I completed a 10‑month Structural Integration training program in Vancouver. I now integrate Structural Integration into the services I offer, helping clients address long‑standing patterns of tension and imbalance at a deeper level.
I am expanding Self-Care Instruction and new ways to support well‑being.
I am also training in feline body work so that I can offer massage therapy to cats in the future.