With 35 years of experience in rehabilitative and integrative manual therapies, Gigi has successfully addressed various types of pain and dysfunction. Drawn to anatomy and physiology, and meaningful human connection, Gigi shifted her career focus in 1990 from software engineering to Manual Therapy and "human engineering'.
MANUAL THERAPIST
GIGI DEGERLUND WILLETT
DMI LMT ACBT NMT AAT
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ABOUT
In her private practice, Gigi values teaching clients the importance of self-care and body awareness in preventing injuries, managing stress and fostering a "self-supportive" lifestyle.
In the classroom, she has instructed one-year curriculum of Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology. She enjoyed sharing her enthusiasm in occupational school settings with students as they learned and explored the amazing human body.
As a Certified Practitioner and Instructor of Lowen Systems DMI Fascial Fluid Dynamics, she has taught and assisted in Lowen Systems continuing education seminars.
EDUCATOR
Gigi is passionate about the combined roles of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and the brain related to chronic pain and health. In 2011, her curiosity and desire to further help her clients led her to study the Polyvagal Theory, the Vagus Nerve, trauma-informed manual therapies, and the associated neurobiology and neuroscience of the ANS, expanding her awareness of injury and pain management.
By recognizing the ANS's role in sending safety signals and facilitating interactions both internally and externally, Gigi effectively addresses key components to underlying causes of chronic pain and offers her clients insights on how to achieve this for themselves.
ANS-PAIN-BRAIN CONNECTION
MODALITIES: Manual Visceral and Neural Therapy, DMI Fascial Fluid Dynamics, Neurofascial, Myofascial, Cranial, Lymphatic, Acupressure and Oriental Therapies, Trauma-Informed Manual Therapies and Autonomic Nervous System Regulation.
MENTORS: Mark Manton Dipl Ac LMT, Peggy Daugherty NMT LMT, Dr William Fisher DC, Frank Lowen SI LMT, Ernie Quinlisk PT, Gail Wetzler BI-D PT EDO DPT, and various Barral Institute instructors.
MODALITIES AND MENTORS
Gigi utilizes her extensive multi-systems training to guide her in identifying and releasing tensions in the support tissues of your body. She assess neural and visceral inputs gaining as much information as she can to facilitate treatment. She believes in collaborative care with clients and multi-disciplinary healthcare providers alike to deliver optimal outcomes.
Her whole-body approach combines compassion with a dedication to life-long learning. In her office, each person, infants to elderly, will receive their own specialized care and individual treatment. She is a client teammate and learns from her clients every day.
"It is important to remember that the human body is a unity, and we should observe the client/patient not as a series of disconnected segments - but as multiple and different elements that work in unison.
A dysfunction of tissue will adversely affect neighboring and distant tissues."
- Bruno Burdoni DO PhD
Lowen Systems Dynamic Manual Interface - Fascial Fluid Dynamics - DMI Certified Practitioner and Instructor
Barral Institute - Visceral Manipulation, Neural Manipulation curriculum
Therapeutic Horizons - Biological Analogs - Cranial, Circulation, Heart, Brain, Pelvis curriculum
Integrative Manual Therapy - IMT - Dialogues in Contemporary Rehabilitation
Advanced Bodywork Seminars - Advanced Neuromuscular Therapy
Fischer Seminars for Advanced Manual Medicine
AnchorPoint System Acupressure - Oriental Bodywork, Breathing and Meditation
Acupressure Sports Therapy
Polyvagal Trauma-Informed Manual Therapies, Autonomic Nervous System Therapies, Associative Awareness Technique
Cognitive Coaching - Thinking Collaborative
C3 Collaborative Care Collective Annual Summit - 2024, 2025
Massage Therapy Institute of Colorado - Certificate of Honors
Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals - Certified Member
Colorado Department of Higher Education - Division of Private and Occupational Schools, Instructor Credential, Health Occupations, 1995-2000, 2005-2010
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
