Shayla, was raised in beautiful Salt Spring Island, BC and is still very much an island girl to the core. A natural caregiver, nurturer and empath, she always knew that Nursing was her life’s calling. After receiving her Diploma in Practical Nursing 2003, she was lucky enough to begin a 20 year-long career working at St. Pauls hospital in downtown Vancouver. While at St. Pauls, she worked in most medical, and surgical wards before moving on to the Emergency Room at Mt St Joesphs Hospital. When the Pandemic hit, her perspective shifted and she knew she needed change deciding to leave bedside Nursing after a lengthly, and fulfilling career.
Craving a slower paced lifestyle, she resigned and moved her family from Port Moody to Summerland, in the south Okanagan. It was during the same time period that she decided to enter the exciting field of Nursing Aesthetics, which had been a passion of hers for many years receiving facials and various treatments starting just as a teenager.
Shayla completed botulinum toxin courses up to Level 3 at Pacific Training Institute for Facial Aesthetics and Therapeutics, and as a PTIFAT alumnus, she offers upper face, mid face, lower face and neck therapeutic and cosmetic Botox. Shayla returned to PTIFAT to receive certification in Medical Microneedling to further expand her knowledge and broaden her offering. She is IV Certified, also offering Platelet Rich Plasma injections to the scalp or hairline, and to accompany micro needling to give your face the lift, the stem cells and the collagen elastin enhancement for full facial rejuvenation. Shayla has short term goals to provide her guests with new facial appointments; including a Gua Sha facial massage, hydration slugging, chemical peels and soon, an Aerolase Laser.
Shayla is a very active person, enjoying most sports including swimming, biking, running, yoga, hiking and soccer. She always has a current fitness goal that she is working towards and will race Penticton 70.3 2024.
A mother of two, one of her proudest accomplishments is completing the Ironman in Couer D’Alene, Idaho when she was only one year postpartum after her second baby. Shayla is kind, caring, compassionate, and a great listener. Her aim is to help her clients reach their personal anti-aging goals, by helping them look and feel their best while aging gracefully.
Come see her in clinic and see what she’s all about.