Larissa completed her Bachelors in Physical Therapy at the University of Sao Paulo Brazil in 2007. In 2011, she completed her Masters in Science in Rehabilitation Science at the University of Alberta. Larissa has completed numerous other post-graduate courses including Anatomical Acupuncture through the Acupuncture Foundation of Canada, Mulligan Manual Therapy (2012), and pelvic floor courses (2019/20).

Larissa is fluent in Portuguese and English