Jacob D’Amour

Jacob grew up in Bennington, VT and moved to Burlington after graduating from Champlain College. Outside of his work at The RehabGYM, he continues to pursue his passions for film making, reading, and writing. His film work has won awards at VTIFF and other festivals around the globe, and his short stories have been featured by several popular podcasts. He hopes to publish his first novel someday soon.

Amanda Lapierre, DPT

Amanda earned both her Doctorate of Physical Therapy and Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and Food Sciences from the University of Vermont. She specializes in all orthopedic based injuries and has a particular interest in treating sports related injuries and in post-surgical rehabilitation. She is passionate about assisting clients regain movement and control pain after physical injury using a variety of manual techniques and evidenced based therapeutic exercise. Outside of work, Amanda enjoys skiing, hiking, playing tennis, and spending time with family and friends.

Colleen Bruns, PT

Colleen is a graduate of Quinnipiac College in Connecticut and has been practicing outpatient physical therapy since 1999. She has the most interest in post-surgical patients, weekend warriors, and anyone willing to try to improve oneself, especially middle-age females. She is passionate about helping humans return to the activities/hobbies/sports that they love. She understands that not all injuries are the same nor should they be treated that way. In her free time, you will often find her working on her own self in this gym or outdoors with activities ranging from nordic skiing, downhill skiing, biking, hiking, paddling, swimming laps, walking, or tending to her many flower beds.

Heather Gorman, PT

Heather Gorman is a physical therapist and a certified athletic trainer. She received her Bachelors Degree in Athletic Training and her Masters in Physical Therapy from the University of Connecticut. Heather specializes in oncology rehabilitation. She is passionate in her belief of the need for Physical Therapy as part of the recovery process from cancer. Her focus is predominantly with the exercise portion of rehabilitation to improve strength, endurance and overall functional activity level. Her passion for oncology rehabilitation stems from her personal experience with her family members’ fight with the disease. Outside of work she is busy running her children to various sporting events, but during her free time enjoys hiking and being on the beach.

Jackie Gamache, DPT

Jackie earned both her Bachelors degree in Exercise and Movement Science (in 2014) and Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree (2016) from the University of Vermont. She has since been treating a wide range of conditions, including, but not limited to post-surgical/orthopedic, neuromuscular, vestibular and neurodegenerative conditions.

In graduate school, she was involved in research focused on neurological effects of both aging and Parkinson’s Disease. Her research background in both natural aging and Parkinson’s disease has made balance training, fall prevention, and exercises tailored to Parkinson’s Disease one of her professional passions. She has taken a variety of continuing education courses including LSVT BIG for individuals with Parkinson’s, Vestibular Rehabilitation Training with American Institute of Balance, and courses with Postural Restoration Institute and many others. She is an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and its Neurology Section. After undergoing her own orthopedic surgery during college, Jackie feels it is a privilege to work alongside her patients as they navigate recovery: sharing in the challenges and victories of the rehabilitation process and empowering clients with both knowledge and confidence to achieve their goals.

Jackie grew up in Maine and is a well-rounded weekend warrior, either busy with yoga, pilates, weightlifting, running, hiking, or skiing. She regularly volunteers in her community with both Girls on The Run and Vermont Adaptive Sports throughout the year.

Kristen Merrill, DPT

Kristen earned her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Arcadia University in PA. She received her B.S. in Kinesiology from Penn State University with a focus on movement science. She enjoys treating a variety of musculoskeletal conditions and is passionate about helping patients restore their independence and functional mobility. Kristen spends her free time outdoors enjoying VT; skiing, boating on the lake, and hiking with her dog Eddy; as well as cooking/baking.

Kristina Marcussen, DPT

Kristen earned her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Arcadia University in PA. She received her B.S. in Kinesiology from Penn State University with a focus on movement science. She enjoys treating a variety of musculoskeletal conditions, and is passionate about helping patients restore their independence and functional mobility. Kristen spends her free time outdoors enjoying VT; skiing, boating on the lake, and hiking with her family; as well as baking. 

Kyle McGregor, DPT

Kyle graduated from the University of Vermont with a Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2014. Kyle is especially interested in the management of pain (both chronic and acute) and as a registered yoga teacher he enjoys incorporating yoga practices/principles when appropriate.

Kyle likes to spend his free time staying active, preferably outside with his pup, Reina, doing/teaching yoga, but he likes nothing more than cooking up a feast to be enjoyed among family and friends.

Emily Snow, DPT

Sean Jaques

Sean earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Vermont in 2008. His professional experience has focused on client support in various technical industries. This reflects his interest in computers and contributes to his success as Billing Specialist for The RehabGYM. Other interests include reading, online gaming, photography and traveling the world. Sean has a special interest in photographing European castles such as the majestic Neuschwanstein in Germany.

Mary Siple

Mary is a life long resident of Williston. She grew up on her family’s dairy farm. Mary graduated from CVU in 1999 and then went to VTC to pursue an Associates Degree in Veterinary Technology. After graduating college, Mary took her new skills to work on her family farm until they sold the cows in 2012. She continues to work her farmland as a crop farmer during the summer months. She joined the RehabGYM in 2025 as an administrative assistant where she enjoys interacting with the patients and clients she sees.

Tommy Lovegood

Tommy Lovegood is a National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer, Corrective Exercise Specialist, Stretching and Flexibility Coach, Certified Nutrition Coach, and Certified Wellness Coach. He is also a fully-certified Instructor of Bruce Lee’s martial art, Jeet Kune Do, and teaches kids and adults across the hall from our Williston location at ONTA Studio. Tommy also runs his own martial arts school, Green Mountain JKD, on Church Street in downtown Burlington and proudly serves as a security guard with Chocolate Thunder Security, enabling a community-forward approach to public safety at a pivotal time in Burlington’s growth and development. Tommy’s training philosophy has been guided by his own growth and recovery journey, and is heavily steeped in mobility, balance, functional movement, and endurance. Aside from his martial arts training, you can find him hiking and swimming with his kids or out for a run on the trail or by the Burlington waterfront.

Sharon Gutwin, PT

Sharon Gutwin graduated from the University of Vermont in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy. She has practiced PT in a variety of settings, but most recently in Sports and Orthopedic Rehabilitation. Her ideas of the RehabGYM have come from years of listening to what patients most want in physical rehabilitation. In addition to reactive care for injury and disease, Sharon promotes proactive care efforts to focus on keeping the body healthy and injury free.