Colleen Jorgensen brings together 28 years of hands-on osteopathic care, pain science education, and movement to help people understand their symptoms, rebuild confidence, and live more fully. She is the creator of the DARE to Heal pain care program.
You've tried treatments and still feel stuck. You're ready for a deeper understanding of what's driving your pain and a clear, supported path forward.
You are ready to rebuild trust with your body, with less fear, more ease, and a clearer sense of what both your body and your nervous system actually need.
You want to integrate pain neuroscience and osteopathic thinking into your practice in ways that are grounded, practical, and clinically transferable.
For your event, training, or podcast - someone who speaks about pain and healing with authority, warmth, and genuine accessibility.
Colleen’s work weaves together osteopathic manual therapy, pain neuroscience education, therapeutic movement, and somatic awareness. Nothing works in isolation - and neither do you.
A skilled, attentive evaluation that considers structure, function, and the full person — not just the site of pain.
Evidence-based explanations that reduce fear and build confidence — making treatment more effective and recovery more sustainable.
Gentle, intelligent approaches to restoring movement, informed by an understanding of how the nervous system shapes pain and recovery.
Frameworks and practical tools for osteopaths, physiotherapists, and manual therapists ready to deepen their clinical thinking.
Every person's needs are different. Here are the main ways to explore Colleen's work.
1:1 osteopathy, therapeutic movement, and workshops for individuals ready to invest in their wellbeing.
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A structured online pain care program that moves you from confusion and fear toward curiosity and possibility.
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Certificate programs for healthcare practitioners, yoga and Pilates teachers, and somatic professionals.
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Engaging, research-grounded presentations on pain, movement, and healing, or conferences, trainings, and podcast conversations. →
Invite Colleen →With more than 28 years of clinical practice and teaching across osteopathy, pain care education, Pilates, yoga, and somatic movement, Colleen brings a rare breadth of perspective to each encounter.
Her work bridges osteopathy, contemporary pain science, and movement, disciplines that are rarely taught together, and almost never integrated with the clinical depth and warmth she brings. She meets each person with curiosity rather than alarm.
People come to Colleen having already tried many approaches. They leave with a different relationship to their bodies, and the tools to keep moving forward.
Colleen's practice is informed by current research, not just tradition. She helps people understand the biology of pain in ways that are accessible, empowering, and clinically useful.
Not a set of symptoms to manage. Colleen takes time to understand your full history, context, and goals — and communicates in plain, direct language throughout.
The goal is lasting change: better movement, less fear, more capacity. Whether you're a patient or a practitioner, Colleen's work is oriented toward what actually holds.
Decades of experience and still deeply curious. Colleen brings an evolving, humble approach to her teaching and clinical work — because the field keeps growing, and so does she.
"And while it is for pain, I felt that it nurtured me on so many levels because it allowed me to explore my feelings and beliefs about my life and my issues and gave me safe alternatives to just curling up and giving up"— D.A.R.E. to Heal Participant
“Colleen is not coming across as a guru or a someone who has a "my way or the highway approach". I feel respected, seen and that I have the space to move into a different mind set."— D.A.R.E to Heal Participant
“When I am with Colleen I can breath again. No matter what I am going through in my life or in my body I know I have a safe place with her from which we can explore what is happening together. I never feel hurried or dismissed. What a gift."— Osteopathy client of over 20 years
Whether you're ready to book a session, explore a program, or simply learn more — there's a place here for wherever you are right now.