Meet your instructors

Lisa and Daniel have been married for four years. When they first met, Daniel was living in St. George and Lisa was living in Lehi. A weekend trip north happened to put them in the same place at the right time, and what followed was a year and a half of long-distance dating before they married and eventually made their home together in St. George.

One of the things that drew them to each other—even on their first date—was a shared desire to keep growing. Throughout their relationship, they have worked at learning how to communicate more openly, understand one another’s emotions, navigate conflict, and build a life around the things that matter most to them.

That same desire for growth has shaped their careers. Daniel became a physical therapist and Lisa a mental health therapist, and both found themselves drawn to helping people navigate difficult seasons of life. Over the years, they began dreaming about what it might look like to bring their two professions together—combining what each had learned about the body, the mind, relationships, and behavior to help people with chronic pain return to lives that feel meaningful again.

Connected Healing Alliance is the realization of that dream.

Outside of work, Lisa and Daniel love concerts, traveling, and finding new restaurants together. Their adventures have taken them to Japan, Costa Rica, and Turkey, with Iceland high on the list for what comes next. They are enthusiastic foodies, devoted dog people, and still genuinely enjoy spending time together

Dr. Daniel Rincon, PT, DPT

Physical Therapist

Daniel grew up in the beautiful foothills of Boulder, Colorado. He became a physical therapist in 2016 and eventually found his way torthopedic physical therapy in a small clinic in St. George, Utah, where he discovered how much he enjoyed helping people recover from injuries and return to the things they loved.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, however, his perspective on pain began to change.

More and more people with persistent, complex pain were coming through his clinic. Daniel followed clinical guidelines, used the treatments he had been taught, and worked hard to address what seemed to be the physical source of their symptoms—yet many of these patients continued to struggle.

He began asking a different question: What if chronic pain requires more than simply treating the painful body part?

That question led him deeply into the science of pain and the nervous system. He came to understand that persistent pain is far more complex than he had once realized—shaped not only by tissues and joints, but also by the nervous system, movement, stress, fear, sleep, emotions, relationships, environment, and a person’s experiences.

His approach to treatment began to change as well. Rather than treating the body like a machine that simply needed to be repaired, he began helping people understand their pain, rebuild confidence in movement, calm an overprotective nervous system, and gradually return to meaningful parts of life.

The results changed the direction of his career. He started to find passion again in helping people much more effectively reclaim their life through pain science and a biopsychosocial model.

But after a while, though, another pattern began to stand out.

Patients could make tremendous progress during treatment, only to struggle again months later once the structure and support of healthcare were gone. Daniel increasingly saw that knowledge and treatment alone weren’t always enough. People also needed encouragement, accountability, connection, and others who understood what it was like to live with persistent pain.

That realization became the foundation for Connected Healing Alliance—a place where evidence-based pain care meets community, and where people don’t have to navigate the process of rebuilding their lives alone.

Outside of work, Daniel can usually be found exploring the trails around Utah Valley with his dogs. He’s also a history enthusiast—especially anything related to WWorld War 2, and loves to draw and find new good music.

Lisa Rincon, LCMHC

Mental Health Therapist

Lisa became a mental health therapist 3 years ago and works with individuals suffering from PTSD, anxiety, depression, and ADHD. She has a special interest and skill working with couples, helping them find safety in their relationship through improved communication and conflict resolution.

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