(860) 228-0194
Since 1997, Crossroads has treated the whole person, not just the injury. Every visit is one-on-one with a physical therapist who uses skilled, hands-on care from the osteopathic tradition, retrains how you move, and teaches you how to stay well. We’re independent and therapist-owned, inside a wellness center built around healing, nourishment, fitness and community. Explore our additional support here.
Now offering Occupational Therapy. Physical and occupational therapists under one roof, working together on hand, arm and neurological cases.
Meet the team →
Manual therapy restores movement, exercise makes it last, and education helps you keep it. One-on-one care brings it all together around you.
One-on-one sessions and a plan built around your history, goals and life.
Skilled hands-on treatment of muscles, joints, fascia and the nervous system.
Exercise in our fully equipped gym tied to your real-world tasks, plus a home program.
Clear explanations, self-care strategies and a plan for staying well after discharge.
Dr. Stephen Moran, DPT, founded Crossroads for people left with little direction or hope after an injury, surgery, or years of pain, and ready to choose a new path toward health and healing.
Dr. Moran’s training in manual physical therapy spans the United States and Canada. He earned his degree in physical therapy from Quinnipiac University in 1988 and went on to teach there as an adjunct professor for 30 years. In 2009, he received his Doctor of Physical Therapy from A.T. Still University in Arizona, named for the founder of osteopathy.
Along the way, he studied, trained, and taught alongside pioneers of osteopathic manual medicine, including Jean-Pierre Barral, the French osteopath who developed visceral manipulation, and Dr. John Upledger, the osteopathic physician who developed craniosacral therapy.
From that foundation, Dr. Moran developed a systems integration approach to manual therapy. He teaches it to clinicians nationwide through Trinity Seminars, and it shapes how every therapist at Crossroads practices.
At Crossroads, your therapist is often someone who trains other clinicians. Teaching keeps our skills sharp and our methods current, and that experience comes into every treatment session.
Every Crossroads visit is one-on-one with your physical therapist, and no two plans of care are the same. Over your course of physical therapy, treatment typically follows the approach below: we look at how you move, find what is restricting you, treat it with our hands, and retrain the movement so the change lasts. Not every step happens at every visit; your therapist decides what each session needs as you progress.
Test · treat · retest
Two ideas guide your plan of careOur hands-on work follows the principles of manual medicine: find where motion is restricted, understand why, and use the gentlest effective technique to restore free, pain-free, balanced movement. Read more
Our exercise approach starts from a simple idea: learn to move well. We restore motion first, then control, then whole movement patterns, and only then add strength and load. Read more
Our manual therapy follows the principles of manual medicine. Its goal: to keep the body working at its mechanical best and restore the fullest pain-free movement possible, in balanced posture.
Before treating, we perform a structural exam. Manual medicine looks for an area of somatic dysfunction: a spot where muscles, joints, fascia and their nerve and blood supply aren’t working as they should. We find it by looking for four signs:
Comparing left and right, in position and in how each side moves
A joint or tissue that doesn’t move as freely as it should
Tightness, swelling or other changes our hands can feel
Areas that are sore to touch; you help us find them
Every joint has a normal range of motion. When something is restricted, a restrictive barrier stops movement short of its normal limit. Treatment works either directly toward that barrier, or indirectly away from it.
Engage the restriction and work through it. Examples: muscle energy technique, joint mobilization, many forms of myofascial release.
Move away from the restriction to a position of comfort so tissues can let go. Examples: strain-counterstrain and other positional release methods.
Precise, controlled pressure or movement
Gentle contractions against light resistance (muscle energy)
Breath used to help tissues release
Holding a position of ease while tissue relaxes
Sustained, gentle pressure or stretch to restricted fascia, the connective tissue that wraps muscles and organs
Very light touch to the head, spine and pelvis aimed at calming the nervous system and easing tension
Gentle hands-on work, developed by Jean-Pierre Barral, to improve the mobility of the organs and their supporting connective tissue, which can affect posture, movement and pain
You gently push against your therapist's resistance, then relax, to improve joint motion
A tender area is placed in a position of comfort and held for about 90 seconds to reduce muscle guarding
Graded, rhythmic movements of a joint to restore motion and reduce pain
Hands-on guidance to improve movement control after neurological injury or in children with developmental conditions
Patterns of movement with guided resistance to improve strength, coordination and flexibility
So we address pain first and protect before we correct. Exercise should never push you through sharp pain.
We look at whole-body movement. A stiff hip or ankle, for example, can overload the knee or low back.
You can’t control motion you don’t have. We restore movement first, then train control of it.
We recheck your movement. If an exercise isn’t helping you move better, we change it.
Return to what matters to you: for example, lifting, kneeling and carrying in the garden
Add load, repetitions and challenge once the pattern is solid
Put it together in whole movements: for example, squatting, hip hinging, stepping, reaching
Control the motion you’ve regained: breathing, trunk and balance control
Restore motion first: hands-on care plus mobility exercises
Hands-on care and exercise aren’t separate treatments. Together they form one loop that we typically repeat throughout your plan of care, adjusting each step as you improve, until you are moving freely and confidently on your own.
↻ Repeated throughout your plan of care
Our aim is to support you when you need it through a lifelong process of healing, recovery, strengthening and optimizing your health, at each and every phase of your journey. We are here to help facilitate that process and encourage you in pursuing your best.
Questions about your plan? Call (860) 228-0194
People come to physical therapy to get out of pain, recover from injury or surgery, move more safely, and get back to the activities they care about. Seeing a physical therapist early, before more invasive options, often leads to better outcomes at lower cost.
| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| Spine | Low back pain, sciatica, neck pain, tension headaches, postural strain |
| Upper body | Rotator cuff problems, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, wrist and hand injuries |
| Lower body | Hip and knee arthritis, tendinitis, sprains, plantar fasciitis |
| After surgery | Joint replacements, ACL and rotator cuff repairs, spine surgery |
| Sports and activity | Overuse injuries, return to play, performance and prevention |
| Balance and aging | Unsteadiness, falls, weakness, loss of independence |
| Neurological | Stroke, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, nerve injuries |
| Pediatric | Developmental delays, movement concerns, youth sports injuries |
| Persistent pain | Pain lasting months or years that hasn't responded to other care |
APTA's 2021 guideline recommends exercise, joint mobilization and other manual therapy, and active education, and favors active care over passive treatments (JOSPT, 2021).
In more than 150,000 insurance claims, people with back pain who saw a PT first had an 89% lower probability of an opioid prescription, 28% lower probability of advanced imaging, and 15% lower probability of an ER visit (Frogner et al., 2018). They also paid about $500 less out of pocket (NPR).
In a New England Journal of Medicine trial, physical therapy combining manual therapy and exercise led to less pain and better function at one year than steroid injections (Deyle et al., 2020; Bennell & Hunter).
From someone with a week-old sprain to someone who has lived with pain for years.
Serving Columbia, the surrounding region, and neighboring states, with services available nationwide.
Crossroads Fitness shares our building at 106 Route 66 East, offering massage therapy, fitness classes, personal training and counseling under one roof.
A moderately paced class focused on proper form in functional movements, with an emphasis on core strength and stability. Ideal for beginners, or anyone with experience who wants to learn the basics.
A small-group class led by a Crossroads physical therapist, combining passive stretching, self-myofascial release, mobilization and core strengthening. All levels are welcome, with modifications as needed.
Martial arts self-defense that applies traditional techniques to real-world situations. Students learn blocks, kicks and strikes through kata, then break them down into practical street applications.
A full-time naturopathic doctor who owns and manages Roots Natural Medical Center. Zachary holds degrees in exercise science and nutrition, biology, and naturopathic medicine, along with CrossFit Level 3, Olympic Lifting, Kids, Endurance and Mobility certifications. A former Division 1 wrestler and international CrossFit competitor, he has trained clients for more than 12 years and specializes in Olympic lifting and powerlifting, with a focus on safe technique and varied, challenging programming.
A certified personal trainer studying exercise science on the physical therapy track at the University of Connecticut. Luca works on general fitness, strength, cardio, balance and stability, coordination, and rehab strength recovery.
Questions or booking: (860) 228-0194 · crossroadsfitnesscenter@gmail.com · Facebook · Instagram
A small, gluten-free café serving quality, nutrient-dense food. The menu is inspired by medical staff and nutritionists to fuel the body well.
Licensed massage therapists at Crossroads Fitness offer deep tissue, therapeutic and targeted massage in our building, with each session planned around your needs.
Bonnie graduated from the Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy in 2008 and is a member of the American Massage Therapy Association. She treats massage as regular maintenance for the body, combining deep tissue, trigger point, myofascial and specific attachment work to ease tension and improve movement.
Available Monday–Friday · (860) 617-4905
Linda is a licensed massage therapist in Connecticut.
Available Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 2:00pm–6:30pm · (860) 228-0194
| Deep tissue | 1 hr $95 · 1.5 hr $145 |
| Therapeutic | 30 min $50 · 1 hr $85 · 1.5 hr $125 |
| Target massage | 30 min $55 |
Call your therapist directly, or call (860) 228-0194 · crossroadsfitnesscenter@gmail.com
Free cancellation with at least 24 hours' notice; no-shows are charged 50% of the session fee.
"The truth will set you free" (John 8:32). Veritas Counseling helps people uncover the truth of who they are and live in the freedom they were created for, with care for body, mind and soul.
Michelle is the owner of Veritas Counseling and a Catholic therapist who combines her faith with evidence-based practice. She earned her master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Fairfield University and her bachelor's in Music and Psychology from St. Bonaventure University. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Connecticut, a National Certified Counselor, EMDR-trained through the Intuitus Group, and a member of the Catholic Psychotherapy Association. She welcomes clients of any background or faith tradition.
EMDR is Michelle's primary approach, used mainly for processing trauma. She also draws on Polyvagal Theory, Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
| Initial intake (75 min) | $165 |
| Session (55 min) | $140 |
Out-of-network: established clients can submit superbills to their insurance using the free benefits calculator on the Veritas site.
Complete the Medical History Form (or the Pediatric form) and the form for your problem area, then bring them to your first visit.
We are in network with Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna and Medicare. We are out of network with all other insurance companies; we'll help you submit out-of-network forms and seek reimbursement. Self-pay is also available.
Copays and co-insurance are due at each visit. Call the member services number on your insurance card to confirm your physical therapy benefits.
We accept cash, check, Discover, MasterCard and Visa.