Staff

Molly McMillan, OTR/L, founder and owner

Molly McMillan, OTR/L is an Occupational Therapist with over 30 years of experience working in diverse clinical settings. She founded Monadnock Myofascial Release, PLLC after moving to the Keene, NH area in 2008.

Since 1996, she has studied extensively with myofascial release founder John Barnes, P.T. She is an expert, and a valued mentor in his MFR Approach. She is one of only 8 presenters in the world who teach for his company, MFR Seminars internationally. And, she is the only presenter who teaches three of his classes, Pediatric MFR, Fascial Pelvis MFR, and MFR I DVD seminar.

Molly has chosen to use this form of myofascial release, as her private practice’s primary modality because she has found its' theory and practice to produce successful results in a minimal amount of time. She experienced this herself at her first MFR class, and has now worked with hundreds of clients experiencing the same relief of pain, and improvement in function and quality of life.

Molly has been featured in a national O.T. publication, Today in O.T., on the Oxygen Network in The Journey with Caroline Myss, and in their Town Hall Meeting. She presented an Introduction to Myofascial Release webinar for Occupational Therapy online, and she presented at the NHOT conference. She is asked to write articles for both the Keene Sentinel and the Monadnock Shopper News' healing sections.. She has presented at numerous hospitals, medical and dental offices in NYC and in NH. Molly is a MFR mentor who holds study groups at both offices for MFR practitioners, and has offered self-care and educational classes for clients. She has a passion for helping clients using her knowledge, and her skill to educate them, and guide them on their wellness journey.

Molly lives in Keene, NH with her family. She enjoys all outdoor activities, most recently especially hang gliding, but always hiking and paddle boarding. She is grateful for the beauty of this region and the wonderful community she's come to know in the Monadnock Region.

Telephone:

603 355-MMFR (6637)

 

Aryana O'Connor - Office Manager and Massage Therapist

Aryana is our office manager and a licensed massage therapist. She is the first person you will speak with and see either on the phone or when you walk in the door. Aryana is responsible for putting together patient files, contracting insurance companies, scheduling patients and making sure the daily operations run smoothy. She strives to make each patient’s visit to MMFR a wonderful experience that they will never forget.

Aryana has over 15 years of massage therapy experience, beginning with her first client at the age of 15. She was self taught with textbooks from her local library until she was old enough to attend school at River Valley Community College in Keene. Aryana graduated from massage therapy school in 2008 and took classes for pre-natal, sports, deep tissue, reflexology and hot stone massage. Aryana has also attended the John F Barnes healing seminar, soft tissue mobilization course and MFR 1. She plans on taking more John Barnes courses as well as other continuing education courses to enhance her skill set and better suit the needs of her clients

While she is not at the office, you can find Aryana with her husband Niles and their 6-year-old daughter Audrey. You might even see the whole family walking their dog, Amara, around the Keene area. She loves the ocean, hiking, music, painting and spending quality time with friends and family. 

Telephone:

603 355-MMFR (6637)

 

Christopher Persson MS,OTR/L

Christopher Persson has been an Occupational Therapist for 25 years. Chris holds a Masters of Science Degree in Occupational Therapy from Springfield College in Massachusetts.  He has worked nationally with diverse patient populations within acute/subacute rehabilitation, outpatient rehabilitation, skilled nursing facilities, psychiatric units, and home healthcare settings.  Chris comes to MMFR with training and experience in utilizing manual therapy, myofascial release, and functional training within these settings to manage and remediate symptoms and maximize functional performance.  

Chris resides in Stoddard, NH and enjoys spending time with his wife Kimberly, his son William, and his 2 dogs Molly and Angel.  Chris and his family are active can be found paddleboarding the regional lakes, surfing at the coast, hiking and biking the local trails, and trying to keep up with William on the local motocross trails.

Telephone:

603 355-MMFR (6637)

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Andrew Temby, OTR/L

For 26 years, I’ve been treating people all over the country as an Occupational Therapist, in many different settings from orthopedic to neurological. I’ve become increasingly aware of how profound and powerful an effect the empathetic use of one's hands has on facilitating lasting restoration of natural movement patterns, mercifully easing pain and making lives easier to live in more fully. 


I've discovered through its use that MFR helps people suffering through a wide spectrum of  challenging conditions. On a personal note, my wife and I both recognized it was no coincidence that, almost immediately after I committed myself to pursue this path exclusively, the grand opportunity to work at Monadnock Myofascial Release has materialized. I am so grateful to be here, and I look forward to working with you.”


Telephone:

603 355-MMFR (6637)

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Courtney Germano, PT, DPT

Courtney Germano, PT, DPT is a Physical Therapist with 8 years of clinical experience in an outpatient orthopedic setting working with clients from 6 months to 96 years for a variety of neurological and orthopedic diagnoses, and chronic pain conditions. She began her John Barnes, MFR training in 2019, and has been using these techniques this along with other modalities within her client treatment programs. She has found them highly successful, and she gains satisfaction from guiding her clients back to a pain free active lifestyle. Besides MFR she has other training in women's health and in addressing pelvic floor issues. She's worked as a doula for birthing mothers and their partners that offered her valuable insight into the 4 trimesters of pregnancy and the birthing process.  In addition, Courtney brings with her a rich history of body awareness. She has been teaching yoga since 1998 and loves to be able to assist patients in returning to a joyful, pain free, and fulfilling practice.

Courtney lives in Henniker with her 17 year old. She loves to garden, dance, watch the birds, paddleboard when the weather is right, and take the time to cook for friends and family. She is still teaching yoga, and continues to learn as much as she can about all things - especially regarding the body and mind and their fascinating capacities. 

Telephone:

603 355-MMFR (6637)

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Sarah Dublin - Bookkeeping, Billing

Sarah is our bookkeeper and billing specialist with over 10 years of experience. When Sarah first learned that Monadnock Myofascial Release was looking for help with insurance billing she had never heard of myofascial release and went straight to the website to find out what it was. The first thing that caught her eye was mention of how myofascial release can help those who have hamstring injuries and Sarah indeed had a hamstring injury that she had not been able to find relief for using other modalities. Sarah was so excited about the prospect of being part of the MFR team and learning more about this work. Sarah came on board to help MFR with bookkeeping in 2019 and booked her first appointment soon after. Sarah has only grown with the company and taken on more responsibility since then. 

While she doesn’t work in the office you may see her pop in from time to time. You’ll most likely hear from her in the form of an email with an invoice attached. Sarah understands insurance billing can be confusing and frustrating, especially when you’re experiencing pain, and hopes to make the process simpler and easier for patients. She welcomes questions via an email or phone call.

Sarah resides in Walpole with her husband, Steve, and their fur-babies. She enjoys walking dogs, gardening, bird watching and anything else that gets her outdoors. Sarah values honesty, integrity and kindness.

Telephone:

603 355-MMFR (6637)