Our team
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
Heather Holmes DPT, OCS
Heather is originally from Havre, MT and attended undergraduate school at Carroll College earning her Bachelors in Psychology. She attended The University of Montana for Physical Therapy and graduated in 2011 with her DPT. She then pursued a clinical specialty in Orthopedics in 2014. She has been studying and practicing pelvic health since 2014 and is especially passionate about prenatal and postpartum care. She was fortunate enough to have wonderful clinical mentors that helped her develop her expertise.
Heather is married and has 2 young boys. She enjoys spending time with her family in the great outdoors of Montana. She became interested in prenatal/postpartum care when she went through her own pregnancies and physical difficulties following delivery and is dedicated to improving postpartum care. Heathers vision is to see PT become standard in postpartum care.
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
Jeff Soulia, DPT
Jeff earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Pacific University in 2007 after graduating with a degree in Human Physiology from the University of Oregon. Originally from Oregon, he met his spouse in graduate school and after spending time in Eugene decided to move back to her hometown of Missoula. Through his career he has taken a number of courses that have shaped his approach to working with clients including extensive training in rehab based STOTT Pilates, visceral manipulation through the Barral Institute, Selective Functional Movement Analysis (SFMA), and certification in dry needling. With additional courses including Running assessment and treatments, manual therapy, and craniosacral.
His experiences both in the clinic and within the current medical system have helped to form his belief that it is important to hear a person’s story, the whole story and look at the bigger picture of how different systems and regions are playing a role in a client’s current state of health.
In his free time, he enjoys all that the Montana outdoors has to offer, family activities with his spouse and curly haired daughter, mountain biking, and tinkering on cars.
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
Jocee Long, DPT
Jocee graduated from the University of Montana with her Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2014 and Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance in 2011.
She is certified in Dry Needling and trained in manual therapy, mobilization with movement, visceral manipulation through the Barral Institute and therapeutic movement systems to have an eclectic approach to find and treat the cause of pain and help people find their way back to their active life without pain.
She was born and raised in Montana and ventured to Eugene, Oregon for a few years to start her physical therapy career but returned to Montana to be close to family, friends, and the outdoor lifestyle. In her free time she enjoys being active outside.
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
Kristina Pattison, DPT, OCS, CSCS
Kristina obtained her Doctorate of Physical Therapy and Bachelor’s of Science in Health and Human Performance, Exercise Science, from the University of Montana. She is board certified through the American Board of Physical Therapy Examiners in orthopaedics, and holds a specialist certification in strength and conditioning from the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
She is certified in Functional Dry Needling, Pilates Reformer, and CoreAlign, and is specialty trained in rehabilitation of runners and fitness athletes participating in weight lifting. Kristina also specializes in performance development and return to work preparation for wildland firefighters and other mountain athletes.
Kristina is an avid ultra-distance mountain runner and former Missoula Smokejumper who also works as a coach for endurance athletes through her business, Flight Phase Coaching. She has lived in Missoula with her husband, Andrew, for 15 years. She is passionate about helping others achieve their greatest potential through improved physical health, fitness, and performance.
Physical Therapist
Alyssa Schock, DPT, Cert.DN
Alyssa was born and raised in Montana. She studied Human Performance and Athletic Training at the University of Montana, graduating in 2004. She earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in 2016 also at the University of Montana.
Her career has been centered around pelvic health for all genders throughout the lifespan. She has studied pelvic oncological rehab, participated in bringing women’s health care to other countries, built several hospital based prenatal care and education programs and developed skills to treat prenatal and postnatal patients. She is certified in dry needling, and pelvic oncology rehab. She has specialized manual training for joint mobilization and manipulation.
Over the last several years Alyssa has encountered a population of women who have not had great success with hormonal transitions and are experiencing symptoms of perimenopause and menopause including body pain, mental health dysfunction, and movement impairments. Her personal interest, research, and training has developed more positive outcomes in treating these symptoms. She looks forward to more research and treatment options for this population of women in the near future!
Alyssa is married and has 2 busy young adult children. She loves hiking adventures, traveling, and creative cooking.
OFFICE MANAGER
Chloe Brovold
Chloe joined our team in July 2021 as our Office Manager. She has a strong background of managing a physical therapy clinic with 10+ years of experience. She enjoys interacting with patients and thrives to make our patient’s experience welcoming and smooth. She is a certified Associate Professional in Human Resources, trained in HIPAA Law and Business Writing. Chloe also has her Montana Notary Public certificate. Chloe was born and raised in Montana and enjoys camping and spending time at the many wonderful lakes Montana has to offer with her two young children and husband.
