Archives: Practitioners

Ben has been utilizing Counterstrain since 2013, and it was in that first year that he became a full convert to this powerful treatment approach. After being a victim of a car accident, leaving him with both a concussion and musculoskeletal pain, Counterstrain proved itself to be singularly effective in recovery. His direct experience with a relief and healing that was not achieved with chiropractic, massage, or acupuncture sent him on a path to master this unique therapy. Benjamin’s has honed his intuitive and holistic approaches through years of applying Eastern modalities of bodywork. However, it is with the gentle precision of Fascial Counterstrain that he creates powerful healing treatments for individuals looking to overcome pain, optimize their performance, and deepen their connection with their health and body.

Kristie Wright received her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in 2011 from the University of Missouri. She started Libertas Physical Therapy in 2018, a cash pay clinic, to get away from insurance limitations and focus on her patients 1:1. Therapy sessions are primarily manual therapy with a focus on counterstrain. Additionally, patients receive education on general wellness and lifestyle/diet adjustments to achieve their best self.

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Lory Yeh, DPT, OCS, LAc

Lory’s introduction to Counterstrain was before starting graduate school. She observed the quick and positive impact of Counterstrain on patient’s symptoms while assisting at a rehabilitation facility. This was the motivation to earning her DPT at University of Southern California in 2009. She immediately went on to receive a Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in 2012. She has completed all the most current Fascial Counterstrain courses through the Jones Institute and utilizes this technique as the foundation of her manual therapy practice at InBalance AcuPT. Lory has a passion for understanding the human body and is constantly reaching towards perfecting her skills as a practitioner. Naturally, Lory continues on the path to mastering Counterstrain through Counterstrain Academy.

Miho Urisaka, PT, DPT, OCS received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of Southern California in 2009. She is board-certified in orthopedics by the American Physical Therapy Association and is the owner of Orthopedic Movement Physical Therapy in New York City, where she works with a wide range of patients from performing artists and athletes to those with chronic pain. Dr. Urisaka fell in love with Counterstrain when she recognized that it not only could help with difficult orthopedic cases, but also helped her patients achieve improved health through better sleep, by reducing brain fog, and alleviating digestive dysfunctions. She has a passion for discovering the intricate connections of the organs and other fascial structures that are typically overlooked in conventional musculoskeletal treatments.
She is an avid snowboarder and dog lover, and lives in Brooklyn with her husband and their two fur babies.

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I have worked in hospital settings as a Registered Nurse for over 20 years. I gained my Personal Trainer certificate in 1995 and taught Jazzercise as the owner for over 15 years. I am a 2014 graduate of INN obtaining my Health Coaching certificate. I work closely with my clients to help them obtain their highest level of optimal health.
Circulating blood through healthy movement is the very best medicine that can ever be provided, the best antidepressant, antibiotic, antiviral, energy pill and even pain reliever. From my own experience, it can be very discouraging to get up and move when you are in pain.
After experiencing firsthand, as a patient suffering from concussion syndrome and chronic back pain, relief with Fascial Counterstrain Therapy (FCS), I immediately began ongoing training through The Jones Institute for Fascial Counterstrain. Today, I have completed every Jones Institute class offered and use FCS therapy to help many men & women suffering from chronic pain of all sorts. I also instruct clean living, as well as disease management through nutrition and exercise. I believe that the best health insurance you can invest in, is your own health and wellness!

Saxony’s first experience with the Counterstrain technique was as a physical therapy doctoral student at Grand Valley State University. She was assigned to an outpatient clinic in Indiana where CS was the sole manual therapy used. This was not her first internship so she was able to make comparisons between CS and traditional methods she had experienced at previous clinics. What struck her the most was the fact that patients were getting 100% better. Many patients with chronic conditions were experiencing relief quite quickly and with less effort. No unnecessary pain was produced during their treatments. These results were something she had never seen, nor would again with any other manual therapy technique.
After she earned her doctorate, she took a position in Chicago at ARC Physical Therapy honing her technique in CS.
She has recently moved back to her home state of Michigan where she started her own practice, Think Physical Therapy PLLC. This gentle, holistic technique that gets to the root causes of painful conditions rather than treating symptoms is too beneficial not to promote (and too fun not to practice).
Saxony also works at the Grand Rapids Home for the Veterans where she serves clients with a multitude of chronic conditions and diagnoses. In addition to her Doctorate of Physical Therapy, she also has a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Communications/Public Relations and has experience as a Pilates and dance instructor.