About My Functional Recovery

My name is Natalia Villa. I am originally from Colombia and a mother of a beautiful teenage daughter. I started my weight loss journey after pregnancy and joined the gym in 2008. I immediately fell in love with the fitness industry and became a certified personal trainer in 2013. I found a special interest in helping clients with limited mobility. This motivated me to go back to college and become a certified occupational therapy practitioner in 2017. Although my initial interest was outpatient rehab, I found a new interest when I got my first job in a pediatric clinic where I worked for 7 years to help kids with autism or physical developmental delays to overcome these challenges and master basic daily functional life skills to live an independent life.

My Functional Recovery integrates my knowledge in body mechanics, kinesiology, mobility and range of motion gathered as a personal trainer along with my aligned goals as an occupational practitioner to help people reach or return to the activities that are most meaningful to them. As a recovery specialist I provide customized sessions including massage therapy, lymphatic drainage, neuro-cupping, different stretching modalities, scraping (Gua Sha), SRT (Soft Stretch Myofascial Release), and body contouring. This is a family-friendly practice, offering services to kids, teens, adult and seniors of all activity levels and physical conditions. Each session is customized to the client’s needs. I am very grateful with my clients for their acceptance of my services and all the positive feedback I have received. It encourages me to continue to learn and better my business while providing the best service possible.