The Collective
Our practitioners. How we evolve. Our standards.
Each practitioner brings a distinct language of care: body, mind, nourishment, spirit—with unrivaled expertise in their fields.
The Architecture
of Your Well Being
Therapists | Emotional Health
Licensed therapists tend to the threads of thought, memory, and emotion, bringing together what’s frayed into something coherent. They help you hold complexity without collapsing under it, moving beyond coping into a life that’s fulfilling, balanced, and rooted.
The Weavers
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Alex is a social worker and former Lutheran pastor who helps people understand themselves and live the best version of their story possible. He holds a Master of Divinity from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and a Master of Social Work from Hunter College's Silberman School.
As a pastor, Alex founded Table of Mercy in Austin—a dinner church for people hurt by religion or who never wanted traditional church. He later served a congregation on Long Island before realizing he wanted to accompany individuals beyond organized religion. That led him to social work. Alex now works at NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan at the Pride Center and Bariatric Clinics, providing therapy and mental health support for the LGBTQ population and people undergoing bariatric surgery.
His person-centered approach tailors the work to what clients need. His theological and social work backgrounds are rooted in liberation theology and accompanying people at the margins, honoring both where they start and their desire to move into fuller community. Working with bariatric surgery teams taught Alex to see the mental health side of physical health without shame or judgment. Watching clients improve their physical lives alongside emotional and spiritual health is profound—and aligns perfectly with Marrow & Loom's holistic model.
At Marrow & Loom, Alex brings insight into how spiritual beliefs support change, how social justice intersects with personal freedom, and how helping people free themselves to be their full selves is the heart of the work. Outside of work, Alex loves renovating his 105-year-old house, spoiling his greyhound Tippy, attending Broadway shows, and living with his two partners in Brooklyn.
Spiritual Guide | Meaning
Seasoned spiritual guides help weave your raw experiences into deep, lasting meaning. They’ll lead you through belief, identity, and questions of purpose without prescribing a path. Spirituality here is open, explorative, and always led by what you hold to be true.
The Spinners
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Riot specializes in spirituality for people who have been hurt by religion, pushed out of faith communities, or never wanted organized practice. As a queer person of faith, they bring both lived experience and theological depth to helping clients reclaim spiritual life on their own terms.
Riot holds a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary and is completing Board Certification as a chaplain. They serve as a Provisional Elder in the United Methodist Church and as a Palliative Chaplain Fellow at the VA, providing spiritual care to veterans navigating complex medical and existential challenges. Their training spans Kundalini yoga, Reiki, centering prayer, Jesuit-informed discernment, and Re-evaluation Counseling. Riot draws from contemplative practice, Catholic Worker theology, and their background in theater to create rituals and frameworks that feel authentic, not imposed.
Riot believes spiritual wellness is foundational to holistic health—the throughline connecting body, mind, and meaning. They listen deeply, co-create rituals honoring transitions and grief, and help clients explore prayer and meditation that reflect who they are.
At Marrow & Loom, Riot ensures spiritual care complements therapy, training, and nutrition—helping clients make meaning from their experiences and connect growth across all dimensions. Outside of work, Riot is training for the NYC Marathon, tending a Brooklyn garden, watching the WNBA, hosting community dinners, and singing in a local choir. -
David served as an enlisted Marine and US Army chaplain, deploying to Iraq in 2005. After combat, he worked in military hospitals—on amputee and psychiatric wards during the worst years of the war—then taught at the US Army Chaplain Center and School, mentoring the next generation of military chaplains.
He holds a Master of Divinity from Missio Seminary, a Doctor of Ministry from Erskine (dissertation on trauma and theology), and a Master of Arts in Religion from Seminary of the Southwest. He's a Board Certified Chaplain and completed Clinical Pastoral Education residency at Madigan Army Medical Center. David is the author of Post-Traumatic God, Post-Traumatic Jesus, and Accidental: Rebuilding A Life After Taking One. His work has appeared in The Guardian and on NPR. He won the Trinity Wall Street Reconciliation Preaching Prize and is an Episcopal Church Foundation Fellow.
His approach is rooted in reality: everyone is made in the image of God and worthy of respect. Death comes before resurrection, and the transition is often painful. He helps people face the truth of who they are—because that's what changes who they become. Time doesn't heal all wounds. Only clean wounds heal. David integrates fitness and spirituality through pilgrimage, distance running, and embodied movement.
At Marrow & Loom, he walks alongside clients through life transitions, offering pastoral care and spiritual direction. He serves as a confidential resource for the entire team. Outside of work, David is a middle school PE teacher, father of three, and lover of inline skating, cycling, and history. He's completed the Camino de Santiago and numerous marathons and ultramarathons.
Trainers | Movement
The Loomsmiths
Accomplished trainers with mastery of movement patterns build the physical structure: how your body moves, holds tension, and carries strength.Their work supports not just function, but how you feel in your body.
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Andrew lives at the intersection of rigorous science and elite performance. He holds a PhD in Exercise Physiology from Texas A&M and serves as Director of Sports Medicine Research at Mayo Clinic Health System, leading applied research on athletes and tactical operators. His expertise spans three key domains: internal load monitoring (heart rate, energy availability, recovery), external load tracking (sport-specific demands), and body composition assessment (DXA, RMR). This allows him to see not just how people train, but how they adapt and sustain performance over time.
Andrew has authored 140+ peer-reviewed publications and was named Nutrition Researcher of the Year by the National Strength & Conditioning Association in 2021. His work informs how coaches and clinicians understand training load, energy availability, and athlete readiness. He approaches every client with curiosity, then builds evidence-based programs that fit their life, schedule, and goals. Education is essential: clients progress most when they understand why strategies work.
At Marrow & Loom, Andrew ensures training, nutrition, therapy, and spiritual care move in alignment, creating a shared language across disciplines. He's a husband, father of two daughters, and lifelong athlete who values time outdoors with his family.
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Dustin is an exercise physiologist, researcher, teacher, runner, and coach. He holds a PhD in Kinesiology (Exercise Physiology) from Texas A&M University and serves as Associate Professor of Kinesiology. He's a Certified Exercise Physiologist through the American College of Sports Medicine.
His research investigates how science can improve endurance performance—specifically the effects of footwear on running economy and performance. He has extensive laboratory testing experience assessing physiological determinants of performance and has coached distance runners and triathletes from age 6 to 60+.
He shares accessible science through social media and presents regularly at coaching conferences and academic meetings. He believes in individualized training based on goals, responsiveness, and limitations. When solid physiological principles serve as the foundation, a variety of methods can meet people where they are. At Marrow & Loom, Dustin recognizes that performance is multifaceted. He values working with a team that shores up each discipline's weaknesses while communicating to optimize the client's experience.
He stays in his lane professionally—focused on what he does best while trusting the expertise around him. Outside of work, Dustin is a lifelong runner still harboring delusional dreams of chasing PRs from decades ago while juggling family life as a dad and husband.
Dietitian | Nutrition
Skilled dietitians bring life-giving energy into the program. Through a highly personalized nutritional framework, they look not only at what you eat, but the patterns of how, when, and why. Then they develop an adaptable plan that connects to the life you’re living, and desire to live.
The Dyers
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Katie approaches nutrition as science and art. Trained in culinary arts before earning her master's in nutrition, she is one of 1,700 professionals worldwide to hold both Registered Dietitian (RD) and Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD) credentials. For seven years, she was embedded with Special Operations Forces—Green Berets, SEALs, Civil Affairs—designing nutritional strategies for operators whose missions demanded peak performance under hostile conditions. She created dining facility programs now used across 11 Special Ops locations and served as the only culinary-trained performance dietitian in SOCOM for five of those years.
Katie builds from what clients already know, helping them understand not just what to eat but why and how to integrate changes. She recognizes that what we consume—food, supplements, even media—affects mood, hormones, digestion, and capacity at a cellular level.
At Marrow & Loom, she coordinates with the full team to ensure nutrition supports physical goals alongside the emotional and spiritual work happening in therapy and chaplaincy. Outside of work, Katie is chasing two young kids and sneaking in moments outdoors or traveling somewhere new.
Founder | System Builder
The builder of the loom, the overseer who holds everything in place. With decades of experience across performance science, trauma recovery, and spiritual care, he leads each client’s blueprint and guides the team in coordinated care.
The Loommaker
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Jonathan brings a rare combination of scientific rigor, spiritual depth, and clinical training to Marrow & Loom. He holds a PhD in Exercise Physiology from Texas A&M University, where he trained in two of the world's leading human performance laboratories. His research and teaching career took him from working with elite athletes—including Navy SEALs, collegiate teams, and professional organizations—to directing Army West Point's High Performance Program, overseeing the optimization of more than 1,000 cadet-athletes.
But Jonathan's path didn't stop at performance. During the pandemic, he began asking deeper questions about meaning, identity and resilience. That led him to complete both a Master of Divinity and a Master of Social Work, expanding his work into the spiritual and relational dimensions of human flourishing. Jonathan believes that neither strength nor suffering tells the whole story. And that modern wellness has become performative at best, and reductive at worst: reducing complex human beings to metrics, routines, and aspirational identities.
Marrow & Loom is the culmination of his journey: a high-touch practice that integrates the best of exercise science, therapy, nutrition, and spiritual exploration into a coordinated, client-centered model.
YOU | Unifying Thread
You’re at the center of it all. Everything we design, every movement plan, therapy session, nutritional guide, and anchoring practice begins with your life. Together, we co-create a plan that’s unique, honest, and adaptive.
The Architect
Your therapist understands what your body is carrying. Your trainer knows what your soul is processing. Your dietitian sees how your season of life shapes appetite. Your spiritual director holds what therapy uncovers. And the Loommaker holds the whole pattern so nothing works in isolation.
We evolve, as you do
Driven by purpose. Led by standards.
A team based on alignment, mastery, and the capacity to work in collaboration.
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Our practitioners are licensed or certified at the highest level of their field. Their expertise is not only earned, but continually refined.
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Our team is fluent across disciplines. They’re able to translate between movement and meaning so care speaks one language.
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Depth over volume. Each practitioner is devoted to continuous study and evolving craft.
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Each practitioner is trained to hold difficulty with steadiness and respect. Care that honors autonomy, not authority
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Our care begins, and ends, with meaning, by a collective of people who believe healing is built, not prescribed.
It begins with one conversation.
It begins with one conversation.
It begins with one conversation.
A real, unhurried beginning where we explore where you’ve been, where you’re going, and what’s waiting to take form. No agenda or performance. Just space to meet the you beneath the surface.