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Brianna Cardenas, DMSc, PA-C, ATC, is a highly skilled and compassionate healthcare provider who is dedicated to helping patients achieve optimal health and well-being. With her diverse background in medicine, athletic training, and fascial counterstrain, Brianna is a trusted and experienced professional who is committed to providing exceptional care to her patients.

Brianna has her Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Training and has been doing manual therapy since 2011. Driven by her commitment to excellence, Brianna furthered her education by obtaining a Master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies, where she excelled in her studies and became a Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C). She later earned a Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc) degree, and completed her doctoral paper on ketamine for pain, PTSD, and depression. Her advanced training in pain management and skills in fascial counterstrain allow her to provide innovative and effective treatments for her patients.

Throughout her career, Brianna has worked in various clinical settings, where she has earned a reputation for providing evidence-based and patient-centered care. Her compassionate and empathetic approach to patient care, combined with her background in pain management, hormone replacement therapy, and family medicine, makes her a sought-after healthcare provider for patients seeking relief from chronic conditions.

Brianna specializes in hypermobility, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, and related conditions. Brianna also has experience as a patient with chonic illness, which contributes to her kind, empathetic, and trauma-informed approach to patient care.

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I am a Certified Massage Therapist. I found Counterstrain several years ago and it changed my life. I knew I had to learn how to help the people around me. I love that Counterstrain is gentle and effective, making it something beneficial and easy for anyone of any age!

Jim Sullivan OTR/L earned his Masters of Science in Occupational Therapy for from UNC Chapel Hill in 1995. He enjoys treating adults and children with various neurological, systemic, and orthopedic challenges. Jim has 29 years of extensive manual therapy training specializing in non-aggressive tissue release techniques including Strain Counterstrain (SCS), Fascial Counterstrain (FC), Myofascial Release (MFR), and Integrative Manual Therapy (IMT). Over the years he has taught courses on many topics including Neural Tissue Tension, Manual Therapy for the Pre and Post Surgical Joint, Women’s and Men’s Health, IMT for the Spine, Upper and Lower Extremity Compression Syndromes, Lymph Congestion Therapy, Cranial and Facial Pain and Palsy Rehabilitation, and more.

Collective Wellness was founded in 2022 in order to provide wellness services that support and foster the health of our clients. We offer a variety of treatments and services to improve and help you maintain your optimal health.

I graduated in 2009 with a degree in Physical Therapy from Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas in São Paulo, Brazil. In 2014, I pursued my professional journey as a physical therapist and moved from Brazil to Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada.

In 2016, I was introduced to Fascial Counterstrain through one of my best friends and was amazed by the results of the technique. Since then, I have made multiple trips each year to the United States to participate in various modules of FCS seminars.

In 2021, I founded Connecta Physiotherapy in Vancouver, Canada, as my own private practice. This allowed me to have more professional independence and continue providing high-quality, one-on-one treatments.

My approach to physiotherapy is centered on manual therapy, patient education, dry needling, and therapeutic movement. Fascial Counterstrain has been a crucial tool in helping my patients reach their goals.

Brian graduated with his Doctor of Physical Therapy from Hardin Simmons University in 2021. He grew up seeing and being around counterstrain from his dad (Joe Switzenberg) who has been using and learning the technique since the late 1990s. Brian now works at Joe’s clinic (Texas Manual Therapy) under his mentorship and has already begun his Fascial Counterstrain education with the plan to take all the courses and develop more counterstrain-focused clinics in the San Antonio region.

Fascial Counterstrain Therapy, LMT
Integrative Health Practitioner, IHP
Student of Doctor of Chiropractic, DC

Clinical Interests: Chronic Pain & Illness, Bioenergetics, Functional Medicine & Nutrition, Ayurvedic Herbology
Research Interests: Longevity, Neuroscience, Neurophysiology, Functional Neurology, Quantum Physics

Shaline Amani is an LMT and Student of Doctor of Chiropractic (DC). As a Texas Native, she earned an MBA from Rice University and a BBA in Finance from The University of Texas at Austin. She has spent 6+ years in Bali, Indonesia & Asia learning from Masters and Teachers in the Art of Natural & Energetic Healing.

After seeking out numerous doctors and therapists around the world to manage her experience of full body chronic pain fibromyalgia symptoms for 8 years, Shaline found Counterstrain in 2018. The treatment that she received made her a believer of the technique so much so that she decided to switch careers from finance to manual therapy, specializing in Counterstrain.

Shaline’s inspiration is her mother who, after numerous health setbacks over the past few years, has also experienced life changing results from Counterstrain therapy on a surgical scar, MCAS / histamine / allergy flare-ups, fracture related inflammation and pain, and brain and spinal cord treatment points for muscle weakness and other systems.

In the future, Shaline hopes to further Counterstrain and Neurophysiology research and help clinical patients improve their health and wellbeing, increase and maintain their mobility and strength, and self-educate on the role and impact of their own mind-body connection in relation to experiences of physical and emotional chronic pain.

She currently balances a schedule between Chiropractic School, caregiving for her mother, and client work. In her free time, Shaline enjoys meditation, yoga, outdoor jogs with her German Shepherd, and studying Dr. Joe Dispenza’s Neuroscience and Quantum Physics Research on Our Body’s Ability to Self-Heal.

To learn more about Shaline, please visit www.fasciacode.com. To make an appointment, please call or text 832-281-0742.