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Miri Disney-Faller, M.S.P.T. has been practicing in an outpatient setting since 2005 and previously worked as an Athletic Trainer. She has been using Fascial Counterstrain techniques daily for the last 5 years after previously using Strain/Counterstrain learned through the Jones Institute. She loves that it is a gentle technique that produces immediate results for a wide variety of conditions. As an experienced headache, spine and vertigo therapist, she has found that Fascial Counterstrain helps to get to the root of the issue with long lasting results.

I am a Licensed Massage Therapist in Kimberly, ID. I own a wellness center where we offer Fascial Counterstrain, Red light Halotherapy, and sauna care.
I found Counterstrain several years ago and it changed my life. I have a passion for trauma and chronic pain based care. As a law enforcement wife, I am especially passionate about working with first responders and their families.
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. Specializing in chronic issues, I offer treatments to help you feel better, move better, and live more fully.

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.

Shalina Amani, LMT, IHP, Doctor of Chiropractic Studies
Fascial Counterstrain Therapy | Integrative Health | Mind-Body Health

Clinical Interests: Chronic Pain & Complex Conditions • Fascia & the Nervous System • Mobility & Function • Integrative Health • Functional Medicine & Nutrition

Areas of Study & Research Interest: Neuroscience • Neurophysiology • Neuroanatomy • Neuroplasticity • Functional Neurology • Longevity • Meditation & Consciousness • Quantum Physics • Bioenergetics & Frequency Healing • Integrative & Traditional Medicine

Shalina Amani has pursued an interdisciplinary path spanning business, health sciences, manual therapy, and the study of the mind-body connection. A Texas native, she earned an MBA in Strategy & Entrepreneurship from Rice University and a BBA in Finance from The University of Texas at Austin, followed by doctoral-level studies in chiropractic and extensive postgraduate training in Fascial Counterstrain.
Her path into health and healing began through personal experience. After living with widespread chronic pain and fibromyalgia-like symptoms for nearly eight years, Shalina sought care from physicians and therapists around the world. She discovered Counterstrain in 2018, and her experience with the technique profoundly changed the direction of her life, ultimately inspiring her transition from business and finance into the study and clinical application of manual therapy.

Since 2021, Shalina has pursued extensive Fascial Counterstrain training through The Jones Institute and advanced study through the Counterstrain Academy Mastery Program. Her coursework spans multiple anatomical and physiological systems, including the nervous and central nervous systems, autonomics and cranial nerves, dura and somatics, arterial, lymphatic-venous, visceral and musculoskeletal systems, central sensitization, diagnostics, and multi-system anatomy dissection.

Her perspective has also been shaped by more than six years living and traveling throughout Bali and Asia, where she explored meditation, Ayurveda, traditional healing practices, and Eastern perspectives on the relationship between mind, body, and health. These experiences developed into a broader interest in where traditional and contemplative approaches may intersect with modern science.

Today, her continuing interests include neuroscience, neurophysiology, neuroanatomy, neuroplasticity, longevity, meditation, consciousness, and mind-body health. She is particularly interested in Dr. Joe Dispenza’s work exploring neuroscience, meditation, mind-body change, and concepts drawn from quantum physics as they relate to the body’s capacity for healing and transformation.

Her experiences with chronic pain and family caregiving continue to shape both her work and her long-term interests. She hopes to pursue further study and research into the relationships among the nervous system, fascia, chronic pain, meditation, consciousness, and human health, while helping clients improve function, mobility, and quality of life.

Outside of her work and studies, Shalina enjoys meditation, yoga, time outdoors, and continued exploration of health, science, spirituality, human potential, and the body’s innate capacity for healing.

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Elizabeth earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Saint Catherine University in 2019, and she began formally studying Fascial Counterstrain shortly after graduation. She has also been trained Myofascial Release, Trigger Point Therapy, Transverse Friction Massage, Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation, and Pain Neuroscience Education. However, she finds Fascial Counterstrain to be the most effective treatment approach in her toolbox for treating both acute and chronic conditions. Elizabeth is licensed to practice Physical Therapy in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Patients come to Elizabeth for her compassionate, whole-person, functional approach to physical therapy. As an Outpatient Physical Therapist, Elizabeth is passionate about guiding people through the healing process, helping them return to activity, and empowering them to be as independent as possible. She applies a biopsychosocial approach to assessing and treating patients, acknowledging that we are mind-body beings; our bodies and minds influence each other. Elizabeth pairs her skills in Fascial Counterstrain with exercises for correcting muscle length, strengthening, and normalizing muscle activation and control of movements. She takes time to clearly answer patients’ questions about their conditions and the healing process. She is committed to building trusting relationships with patients.

Elizabeth’s passion for Physical Therapy comes from her attractions to learning, teaching, lifelong activity, and health and wellness promotion. Outside of work, Elizabeth enjoys spending quality time with her husband and young son, biking, hiking, playing music, and actively developing authentic community with her church.

廖彥齊治療師，
2012年，中華民國專利證書新型第M442149號 中醫電針機之微型化電路結構，專利創作人之一。
2013年，高雄醫學大學物理治療學系畢業。
2014年，內政部消防署 初級緊急救護技術員 第 130 梯次 。
2015年，參與Strain Counterstrain繁體中文版翻譯。
2016年，擔任Strain Counterstrain在臺灣授課之前導課程操作示範。
2017 年，開啟多次飛往美國學習 FCS的旅程，親身體悟到Fascial Counterstrain 不只是一項治療技術，更是值得投入畢生的專業追求，決志要讓更多夥伴們可以認識並學習這個劃時代的突破。
2019年，擔任中華傳統整復推拿協會副理事長。
2020年，高雄醫學大學醫學影像暨放射科學系碩士在職專班肄業。
2022年，考取瓊斯機構認證成為第一位取得認證資格的臺灣人。
2023年，成立康體釋痊和居家物理治療所。