Meet Marissa (M) Founder + Practitioner
Hey, I'm Marissa, known to all simply as M and I'm the founder of Viktor Men's Grooming + Wellbeing Lounge and yep I do it all. Waxing, facials, scalp treatments, massage and private chats & consults.
I combine my formal training in counselling & psychosexual therapy with a practical, grounded approach to male wellbeing. Think of it as professional care with a dash of wing woman support, cheeky humour and a chilled vibe.
My approach is simple: expert care, honest conversation and a space men can drop their guard, de-scruff or unwind with no judgement, no pressure and no drama.
For years, men seeking grooming or wellbeing services had little choice but to walk into a female focused beauty salon, generally in a busy shopping centre, spaces that often weren't designed for how men relax, reset or open up. They also provide only part of the grooming men want.
Viktor was built differently.
This is a private, masculine lounge in Calolundra CBD where men can step out of the pressure, slow their nervous system and reset properly without judgement or discomfort.
Modern recovery is often marketed as extremes: ice baths, saunas or pushing harder. But true recovery isn't always intensity.
True reset and optimal testosterone happens when the nervous system feels safe enough to switch off, through touch conversation, grounding and space made just for men.
Every detail of the lounge exists for that purpose: masculine, men only, private, chilled.
A Personal Understanding of Men's Wellbeing.
My passion for supporting men's wellbeing orginated after losing my late husband in 2014 to alcoholism brought on by PTSD.
That experience gave me firsthand insight into how silently man men carry stress, trauma and emotional pressure - often without spaces where they feel safe enough to talk or seek support, not "fixed".
It was this journey that led me to study counselling with the goal of creating a place men could access understanding, conversation and true care before reaching crisis point.
Why Viktor Exists
The lounge is named after my late father, Vicktor.
He was diagnosed with Parkinsons disease in his 50's and witnessing the changes in his body, confidence and sense of manhood was life changing for me. Medication affected not only his physical health but also his sexual wellbeing - something many men experience but rarely talk about openly.
Watching this shaped my understanding of how closely men's physical health, identity and intimacy are connected. It's what led me to study psychosexual therapy and dedicate my work to supporting men's wellbeing in a deeper way.
More Than A Treatment Space
The lounge was intentionally designed to feel less like a clinic and more like a second home.
A place where men can sit in the sports lounge, have a drink, catch up on the latest sport, simply decompress before or after a session before returning to a world that demands so much.
No clinical atmosphere. No expectation to perform wellness. Just a private masculine environment where men can relax, reset, have a laugh and take a moment for themselves.
When a man feels at ease, real recovery and restoration begins.
I look forward to welcoming you, M