Archives: Practitioners

1985 Graduate of Mount Saint Mary’s College, BA in Mathematics
1996 Graduate of Synergy Therapeutic Massage School, Blue Ridge Summit PA
2000 Established a full-time practice at the Poenix Wellness (Formerly The Gettysburg Holistic Health) Center and have built a thriving practice while continuing to learn and grow with the best manual therapies available ever since.
I enjoy being able to successfully apply Fascial Counterstrain techniques to resolve many chronic pain issues in otherwise generally healthy individuals.

I began using Counterstrain Techniques in 1997 and took my first Counterstrain Class: Intro to Fascial Counterstrain with Bryan Tuckey, PT in 2015.

I am passionate about the human body’s complexity. I believe that perfect health is our birthright and the foundation of our body’s blueprint. I have learned that pain and disease are caused by infection, inflammation, or trauma and are the body’s ways of alerting us that something needs our attention. My mission is to utilize the non-invasive manual therapies I have learned to help the body heal itself. Through my trained and experienced hands and with the assistance of these integrative methods, I help facilitate the healing flow that resides within my patients’ bodies.

After graduating from La Trobe University in 2004 with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy, Nad has worked in both public and private settings (including the military hospital) before setting up own practice in 2007 in Canberra and 2014 in Melbourne.  Nad has a passion for manual therapy and therefore has pursued many courses, as a result  this allowed him to help people with chronic pain and complex problems.

Nad considers a privilege to treat people with his hands and to facilitate the healing process by using Counterstrain (since his first course in 2009).

Nad feels that the Counterstrain approach has allowed him to be part of forefront of manual medicine. He is excited and passionate about solving the clients pain puzzle.

Nad practices in Hawthorn in Melbourne and once a month in Canberra, Australia. Please feel free to call or book online at either location through our website. 

Graduated from the University of Minnesota Physical Therapy program in 1980.
Volunteer Firefighter/EMT for the City of Falcon Heights for 10 years
Volunteer for NorthWoods Humane Society 10 years
Ride American Saddlebreds/drive Hackney ponies since 2014
I love being a physical therapist, and thank God daily I have found Counterstrain to further help my patients!

Dr. Guynes Graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a Masters in Science in 2000. She later completed her Doctorate of Physical Therapy through Marymount University in 2007. She has been certified in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (Cert. MDT), more commonly known as The McKenzie Method, since 2004. She also obtained a Certification of Manual Therapy (COMT) through Maitland-Australian Physiotherapy Seminars in 2007. She has completed a 4 part series through Herman and Wallace for the treatment of women’s health pain and dysfunction in addition to the Herman and Wallace male pelvic floor course. She has also served as a lab assistant for Herman and Wallace pelvic floor courses. She has been utilizing trigger point dry needling (TDN) in her practice since 2011. She has taken numerous classes on the fascial counterstrain technique over the past several years and has found the technique to be extremely helpful in her treatment of patients. She treats patients with orthopedic issues, with a special interest in spine pain and dysfunction, as well as numerous women and men’s health issues, and hypermobility syndrome.

Neil graduated from the University of Toronto in 1994 with an Honours Bachelor of Science, completed a postgraduate Bachelor of Physiotherapy in 1998, and a research Master’s degree in Rehabilitation Science in 2000. He also holds advanced qualifications in strength and conditioning, exercise physiology and coaching. Neil has broad experience in orthopedic and neurological physiotherapy, patients with complex and chronic conditions, and pain neuroscience. He was introduced to Counterstrain while working at the Australian Institute of Sport, took his first course in Jones Counterstrain in 2013, and transitioned fully to Fascial Counterstrain in 2016. He is passionate and excited about the power of Counterstrain and the constant development and evolution of the technique.
In addition to 23 years of experience as a physiotherapist, Neil has held coaching, sport science and strength and conditioning roles at international levels of sport, and was the Australian Coach for MTB at the 2008 Olympic Games. Neil maintains a passion for cycling, as well as skiing and hiking with his family in the picturesque ski town of Kimberley, British Columbia.

Lynn Harris, Licensed Massage Therapist, and Certified Neuromuscular Therapist, has over 30 years of experience, with advanced training in craniosacral therapy, and Lymphatic Drainage. She has been studying Fascial Strain/Counterstrain since 2015 which she now specializes in. Through using Fascial Strain/Counterstrain, Lynn has achieved success in treating complaints such as neck and low back problems, whiplash, frozen shoulder, sports injuries, TMJ, and headaches.