INNER BRIDGES PHYSICAL THERAPY

Ellen Helinski has over 17 years of experience as a clinician, educator and
mentor.  After earning her Bachelor and Master’s degree in Physical Therapy from Notre Dame College she worked in a variety of physical therapy settings including acute care, long term care, outpatient orthopedics, school-based pediatrics, home health, work hardening and sports PT.  Ultimately, her
interests led her to pursue formal training in the field of Orthopedic Manual
Therapy both in the U.S. and Germany.  Ellen’s passion for anatomy and rehabilitation led her to begin an education in a highly specialized therapy called Integrative Manual Therapy (IMT) which combines mechanical and soft tissue approaches within a holistic model of healthcare.  She completed
her certification in IMT, participated in an intensive mentoring program and
worked for many years for the Centers of Integrative Manual Therapy. 
During this time, Ellen began teaching continuing education seminars in
combined manual therapies and anatomy dissection in the U.S. and abroad.  Ellen has and continues to serve as a mentor to many students seeking advanced skill in manual therapy.
 
In addition to her therapeutic teachings, she has lectured on manual therapy
research, research paradigms and how to write an effective case study.  Ellen is a founding member and past-president of the Integrative Manual Therapy Association.  She was the creator, contributor and past editor of The Journal of Integrative Manual Therapy.  In 2009 Ellen began her private practice in Cambridge, MA which focuses on advanced manual therapies for complex patients.  In 2011 Inner Bridges was voted Boston’s Best 2011 and appeared in the February edition of the Boston Phoenix.  Most recently, Ellen has expanded her practice to include Inner Bridges Physical Therapy in York, ME and looks forward to becoming a part of the Southern Maine Healthcare Community.

Merrillyn Hener graduated with a master’s degree in physical therapy from Boston University in 1996. After 10 years of PT practice in a variety of health care settings, she shifted to an integrated rehabilitation approach by combining
western therapeutic practices with reiki, yoga & visualization techniques.
Merrillyn is also a certified reiki practitioner, hatha yoga teacher & avid
practitioner and teacher of Raja Yoga meditation. She continued to expand on
these interests when she began studying Integrative Manual Therapy in 2007.
Initially she worked manual therapy into her traditional outpatient physical therapy practice, but her love for this specialty prompted her to join the Inner Bridges team in September 2009.

Additionally, Merrillyn founded the Rehabilitation for All Foundation, which worked to bring needed physical rehabilitation to under-served African countries such as Ethiopia and the Congo from 2002-2007 uring which time she worked and lived in Addis, Ababa Ethiopia.

Mary Jean McGuire, M.Ed, M. T., I.M.T., C, is a licensed massage therapist and a certified Integrated Manual Therapist. Mary Jean has been practicing manual therapy since 2004 and worked at Center IMT of Greater Boston for 1 year where she worked with a diverse patient population. For the past four years, Mary Jean has combined her skills as a developmental educator and a manual therapist at the Anne Sullivan Early Intervention Program working with special needs children from birth to age three. Mary Jean has an advanced Masters Degree from Boston College specializing in the pediatric neurological population and a wealth of experience in conducting developmental evaluations and working with special needs children and their families. She has more than twenty five years experience in the field of special education and pediatrics. Additionally Mary Jean is a Reiki Master practitioner and teacher and has trained in a variety of other healing modalities. She is fluent in Spanish, an avid traveler, and has done volunteer work throughout Central America, Mexico and Haiti.

Andrea began her physical therapy career after graduating from the University of Vermont in 1999. She then moved to Colorado and worked in outpatient and home-based physical therapy settings with a strong emphasis in pediatrics for 7 years before starting her own practice, Integral Therapeutics, where she treated both children and adults for 4 years. She places great value on education and has enjoyed  mentoring students and teaching in the PIMA Medical Institute Physical Therapy Assistant Program. Andrea took her first Manual Therapy class in 2001. She was immediately impressed with the benefits it provided to her patients leading to her extensive studies and training in manual therapies. Her interest in a whole body, integrated approach to treatment lead her to Inner Bridges Therapeutic Practices in 2011. Andrea is excited to be a part of the Inner Bridges team where she continues to work with both children and adults, using a combination of traditional physical therapy and manual therapy techniques. 

Linda has a strong background in business and finance and is responsible for the finance and employee related operations of Inner Bridges. Please contact Linda at our main office or via E-mail should you have questions about billing orinsurance.

Rebecca is available Monday through Friday 10:30-4:30 for scheduling requests and administrative questions. She can be contacted at our main number, 617-491-7400, or via E-mail. Rebecca has a varied background including nonprofit development, choir directing, facilitating multicultural dialogue, and nannying. She is thrilled to be on the staff of Inner Bridges, where she is surrounded by positive energy and thoughtful people.

Maureen  is available as needed for holiday and vacation coverage as well as the contact for special programs. Questions or other inquiries can be left for her at our main number 617-491-7400 and she will return your call in a timely manner.