Our Coaching Team and Programs
Passionate Wellness Experts
Meet the heart of Nirvana Wellness LLC. Our team of dedicated service providers brings a wealth of experience and compassion to our wellness coaching program, both online and in person.
Stephanie Canfield, LADC, Certified Hypnotist
Trauma Support Specialist
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"I help parents and professionals get freedom from the symptoms of past trauma.
Patti Marrin, Clinical Hypnotherapist
Professional Mindset Coach
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"I am passionate about helping individuals involved with adoption and abandonment get the life they were meant to live."
Mona Edmonds, Master Reiki Educator, Essential Oils Professional and Energy Healer
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"I am passionate about supporting others to be their best self through supportive wellness practices and healthy relationship connections."
DR. MELANIE’S APPROACH
Dr Melanie is a Physical Therapist following her dream of helping others in their pursuit of wellness and healthspan through manual techniques called Fascial Counterstrain. She believes in healing our bodies through more holistic and naturopathic methods, and not just increasing our lifespan, but rather healthspan; meaning focusing on more of those years remaining healthy and free from disease.
WHAT IS FASCIAL COUNTERSTRAIN?
Fascial Counterstrain is a hands-on technique designed to address and release spasms in all tissues in the human body that lead to pain and dysfunction. After an injury or trauma, infection, long-term poor health choices, or postural strain, our body’s deep fascial layers reflexively contract as a protective mechanism. This leads to painful, contracted areas called tender points. We use these tender points to properly identify and address the specific system of dysfunction; visceral/organs, lymphatic/venous, arterial, nervous, etc. These gentle manual techniques are painless, and dissolve the painful tissue spasms by decompressing the involved structures and shutting off the localized pain receptors. This leads to better carryover and long lasting relief!
WHAT TO EXPECT
Dr Melanie sees a large variety of diagnoses and patients of all ages. From chronic pain, spine and radicular pain, headaches/migraines, orthopedic and joint injuries, TMJ, lymphedema, among many others. A session at Vital Energy (60/90/120min) includes a complete initial assessment of your past medical history (injuries, surgeries, etc) and your current complaints and limitations, and addresses your therapy goals. She will evaluate your current functional abilities and identify areas of dysfunction. From there, you will discuss an appropriate plan of care and, with consent, she will begin treatment. The majority of these treatments will be Fascial Counterstrain, as described above. Other treatments may include therapeutic exercise, education, kinesiotape, instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization, and functional dry needling.
