Hi, I'm Makayla.
I'm a Geelong local, an ALA Certified Decongestive Lymphatic Therapist and Remedial Massage Therapist. Pivot Point is the single-practitioner studio I've built around the work I love most — attentive, and shaped to your body, whether it's treatment plans and breaking down the care you need, or getting you on the table with a remedial or manual lymphatic treatment.
It started with my family. My Mum coming home from long shifts and I'd work the knots out of her shoulders, or releasing the tension in an everyday headache through a nice scalp massage. A family friend who worked as a therapist saw something in it, lent me a table, and let me practice. A few years in allied health, formal training through VFA, and an ALA DLT certification in Clinical Lymphatic Therapy after that — and Pivot Point is the room I built around it.
- Diploma of Remedial Massage (VFA Geelong)
- Certificate III in Allied Health (The Gordon)
- Decongestive Lymphatic Therapy (ALA Certified)
- Working with Children Check (WWCC)
- NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Registered for private health fund rebates
- Workcover treatments
- Brief consult. A chat about why you're here and what you'd like to leave with.
- Assessment. A few simple checks so the work is built around what's actually happening.
- Treatment. The work itself — adjusted continuously based on what your tissue is telling me.
- Aftercare. Things to do (or avoid) over the next few days.
Bouldering, riverside walks, and board games. The curiosity helps — bodies are puzzles, and I love to help the pieces align.
181 Melbourne Rd, Rippleside VIC 3215. By appointment. Health fund rebates available.
Drag or swipe through. Each session is shaped to the person on the table — these are the starting points.
Manual Lymphatic Drainage
Slow, deliberate, light-pressure work that follows the lymph pathways. The clinical specialty of the practice.
- Post-surgical recovery (cosmetic and otherwise)
- Working alongside compression protocols
- Fluid retention and puffiness
- Immune support and downregulation
Remedial massage
Firmer, targeted work for the muscles and connective tissue underneath the ache.
- Tension headaches and neck stiffness
- Lower-back and hip restriction
- Sport recovery and overuse
- Postural pain from desk work
Pediatric massage
Gentle, age-appropriate work for younger bodies.
- Sleep and relaxation
- Growing-pain discomfort
- Supporting kids with additional needs
- Nervous system dysregulation
Pre & post-natal massage
Pregnancy-safe, position-aware massage after trimester one and every stage thereafter, with gentle recovery work after birth.
- Pregnancy aches and swelling
- Postnatal recovery
- Fluid retention through pregnancy
- Sleep and rest
Lipoedema & Lymphoedema treatment plans
From June 2026 the practice expands to include personalised treatment plans for people living with Lipoedema and Lymphoedema — combining MLD with compression strategies, education, and longer-term care.
Register your interest by booking an enquiry call from the booking page.