Boating, diving, natural therapies, massage, dance, nutrition
Charissa Rousseau
Wellness Coach, Yacht Captain
Kailua-Kona,HI
Summary
Talented Owner with excellent marketing, customer service and facility oversight skills and more than 30 years of experience. Highly effective and comfortable working with people at all levels in organization.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner
Self
01.2009 - Current
- Managed day-to-day business operations.
- Developed and maintained strong relationships with clients, resulting in repeat business and referrals.
- Oversaw daily operations, ensuring all tasks were completed accurately and efficiently by team members.
- Increased customer satisfaction by implementing efficient business processes and providing exceptional service.
- Laser light therapist with 18 years experience in the field working with fibromyalgia, chronic inflammatory disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol, menopause, anti-ageing, anxiety, depression and many more ailments
- Massage Therapist, 30 years experience
- Natural mom and baby care
- Psychophonetics Counselling therapy with 17 years experience, trauma and family counselling.
Manager
Orchard's Marketplace
01.2001 - 01.2004
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Working woth diverse client needs
- Knowledge about drug/nutrient interactions
- Managing health food dispensary
- Working with multiple natural medicine suppliers
- Organizational and managereal skills of a high standard.
First Line Therapist
Dr Bernard Brom
01.1992 - 03.1996
- Built strong rapport with clients, fostering trust and open communication for effective therapy sessions.
- Maintained detailed case notes and documentation, ensuring effective tracking of progress and continuity of care across providers.
- Established clear boundaries with clients, maintaining ethical practice standards while preserving the therapeutic relationship.
- Provided individual and group therapy sessions to patients suffering from mental health issues.
- Autoclave Acupuncture needles
- Before and after therapy statistics
- Work out detailed nutritional programs for clients with Arthritis, Diabeyes, Cancer, Weightloss, Hormonal imbalances.
- Counselling
- Managed large natural remedy dispensary. Stock keeping, ordering, shipping nationwide
Education
Boat Captain - Boat Captain
Playa Cruises Pty SAS
South-AfricaPost Graduate - Person Centred Counselling
Psychophonetics College
South-Africa01.2009
Massage Therapy - Massage Therapy
Barry Green's School of Massage
California City, CA01.2001
Primary Health Care - Naturopathic Therapy
Pharma Natura (since Closed)
South-Africa01.1993
Archaelogy, Anthroposophy, Art History, Philosophy
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South-Africs12.1992
Skills
- Customer Relations
- Small business operations
- Relationship Building
- Verbal and written communication
- Conflict resolution
- High degree of personal responsibility
- Great people's skills
- Quality assurance
- Basic computer literacy
- Leadership skills
Interests
My Interests
I am a First Line Therapist, Laser light Therapist and Massage Therapist with 30 years experience. I am also a NIA fitness instructor and boat captain.
My areas of interest are natural beauty and anti-ageing with Laser Therapy, Integrative Massage and Nutritional Wellness Packages.
Timeline
Owner
Self
01.2009 - Current
Manager
Orchard's Marketplace
01.2001 - 01.2004
First Line Therapist
Dr Bernard Brom
01.1992 - 03.1996
Boat Captain - Boat Captain
Playa Cruises Pty SAS
Post Graduate - Person Centred Counselling
Psychophonetics College
Massage Therapy - Massage Therapy
Barry Green's School of Massage
Primary Health Care - Naturopathic Therapy
Pharma Natura (since Closed)
Archaelogy, Anthroposophy, Art History, Philosophy
Stellenbosch University