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Session #6: Expanding the Ecosystem: How collaborating with neuroplastic symptom recovery coaches improves access to care
Friday October 16, 2026 11:15am - 12:15pm CDT
King of Glory Lutheran Church
Workshop Summary:
Chronic pain affects millions of people, yet the number of professionals formally trained in neuroplastic care remains limited. As awareness grows and demand increases, the field faces a structural challenge: how do we expand access without overburdening clinicians or diluting standards? This session introduces ATNS-Recognized Neuroplastic Symptom Recovery Coaches (NSRCs) as a defined, non-clinical support layer in addition to medical and mental health professionals  within the neuroplastic ecosystem.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, attendees will be able to:

A)  Understand how ATNS-recognized NSRCs fill a structural gap in the field and how this defined layer of care may help shape the future provider landscape of neuroplastic recovery.

B) Understand how NSRCs maintain clear boundaries around trauma work, mental health treatment, and medical care, including when referral to a higher level of care is needed.

C) Understand how clear referral pathways can work in both directions: from licensed practitioners to NSRCs when additional support with recovery implementation is needed, and from NSRCs to medical or mental health professionals when care falls outside coaching scope.

D) Feel confident in the standards, training, scope boundaries, and ethical guardrails ATNS has put in place for directory-listed Neuroplastic Symptom Recovery Coaches (NSRCs), including how they differ from general coaching or unvetted use of the NSRC title.
Speakers
avatar for Simone Holderbach

Simone Holderbach

NSRC/LMT
Simone Holderbach is a Neuroplastic Symptom Recovery Coach (NSRC), Advanced PRT practitioner, and founding member of the ATNS Coaches Advisory Council. With 15 years of neurology-focused manual therapy experience, she helps clients retrain protective responses, support nervous system... Read More →
avatar for Alec Kassin

Alec Kassin

Neuroplastic Symptom Recovery Coach
Alec Kassin is a Certified Neuroplastic Symptom Recovery Coach, international speaker,
Co-Founder of Pain Free Comeback, and founding member of the ATNS Coaches Advisory
Council. A former semi-pro cyclist, Alec’s athletic career was cut short at 18 when a diagnosis of
a ruptured s... Read More →
avatar for Isabel Benatar

Isabel Benatar

Neuroplastic Symptom Recovery Coach
Isabel Benatar is a Neuroplastic Symptom Recovery Coach (NSRC) with a passion for helping
people find freedom from persistent symptoms and deeper transformation in their lives. After
suffering from debilitating pain, she read Healing Back Pain by Dr. John Sarno and experienced
drama... Read More →
avatar for Karen Ash

Karen Ash

ACC, Neuroplastic Symptom Recovery Coach
Karen Ash, ACC is an ICF-certified Neuroplastic Symptom Recovery Coach (NSRC) and
founding member of the ATNS Coaches Advisory Council. After 34 years living with chronic
migraine, a 2020 burnout forced a five-month medical leave — and introduced her to the
mindbody approach to he... Read More →
avatar for Monica Lia Setti

Monica Lia Setti

M.Ed., Neuroplastic Symptom Recovery Coach
Monica Lia Setti, M.Ed., is a Neuroplastic Symptom Recovery Coach, educator, and member of
the Coaches Advisory Council for the Association for the Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms
(ATNS). She also serves as a Board Member of the ATNS Oregon Chapter and is trained in
Pain Reproces... Read More →
avatar for Chelsea Angilella

Chelsea Angilella

Bachelor of Arts, NSRC (Neuroplastic Symptom Recovery Coach)
Chelsea Angilella is a Neuroplastic Symptom Recovery Coach, a founding member of the ATNS Coaches Advisory Council, and founder of Transcending Pain, where she helps individuals find freedom from neuroplastic symptoms through a mindbody approach. Her work is deeply rooted in her own... Read More →
Friday October 16, 2026 11:15am - 12:15pm CDT
King of Glory Lutheran Church
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