Advanced Complex Neurorehabilitation Training for the Experienced PTs and OTs Everyone Else Turns To
Your patients don’t come with just one neurological diagnosis, so your advanced training shouldn’t stop at just one either.
We’re bringing experienced PTs and OTs together for expert-guided case discussions, hands-on practice, and advanced clinical training of the whole neuro complex pie chart to help you give your patients the care they deserve and support the clinicians who turn to you for guidance.
You can handle the routine 80% of neuro cases.
Now, you can join a community of master mentors and advanced clinicians to help you treat the complex 20% with more confidence!
You’re the Clinician Everyone in Your Clinic or Region Turns to for Complex Neuro Cases…
But who do you turn to when you need guidance?
You’ve spent years developing your clinical skills, so you know your assessments + understand the diagnoses.
But with complex caseloads, clinical reasoning suddenly gets a little more complicated, and you keep trying to treat things you never learned in school.
Even with years of experience, you don’t have anyone to turn to when complex clinical decisions get more complicated.
It’d be so helpful to have someone who can offer new perspectives, push your clinical reasoning, and to think through tough cases with you, right?!
You’ve probably already been searching for advanced training that covers the whole complex neuro pie chart instead of just one diagnosis…
Something that gives you opportunities to practice with real patients and connects you with other clinicians at your level…
Something that can give you the same level of guidance, support, feedback, and confidence you give everyone else.
But you haven’t found it.
Until now.
20+ Years
Treating complex neuro cases and teaching advanced-practice treatment strategies internationally
XX+ Published
Research Articles on FND and neurorehabilitation across platforms like:
Trusted by XXX+
PTs and OTs Across [x] countries, through our online and in-person communities, training, and education
INTRODUCING
The Advanced Neuro Practitioner Certification
The only 12-month hybrid learning experience for licensed PTs and OTs ready to go beyond diagnosis-specific training and develop a repeatable, evidence-backed framework to assess, evaluate, and treat people with overlapping complex neuro conditions.
Clinicians who take on complex neuro cases know how to adapt their clinical approach when patients' symptoms don’t fit neatly into textbook diagnoses.
The Advanced Neuro Practitioner Certification was built to help you take that even deeper through live clinical training, advanced interdisciplinary education, expert-guided office hours, hands-on practice, personal feedback, and a structured certification process.
Your 3-Step Path to Taking on Complex Cases
01
Build the Foundation
Go from improvising complex cases to confidently treating the whole pie chart through our full curriculum of advanced-practice courses and hands-on guidance
02
Go Deep W/ Real Patients
Bring your cases to live office hours with expert neurorehabilitation specialists, explore creative treatment approaches, and get real-time feedback while you develop your clinical reasoning skills
03
Certify Your Expertise
Complete the required coursework, meet virtual and in-person participation requirements, pass your knowledge check, and turn your year of advanced training into an Advanced Neuro Practitioner Certification
One structured pathway with advanced training, built-in accountability, and hands-on practice to help you refine, apply, and advance your clinical skills (and have fun while you do it!)
The founding cohort is limited to 30 clinicians.
Joining the waitlist gives you first priority for enrollment before we open the doors to the public.
Before you add your name to the waitlist, we want to be transparent…
This Certification Isn’t for Every Clinician.
The Advanced Neuro Practitioner Certification Was Built For PTs and OTs Who Are…
- Already experienced in neurorehabilitation, not new grads
- Looking for mentorship, education, and depth for diagnoses like PD, stroke, FND, concussion, complex dizziness, autonomic disorders, and overlapping conditions
- Missing the challenge, collaboration, and professional growth that came with earlier stages of your clinical education and ready to experience that in advanced neuro
- Ready to invest about 60-85 hours over 12 months, including the one-day lab (in Los Angeles, CA, or available online)
- Ready to become the clinician in their clinic or region who takes the complex referral instead of passing it along
If that sounds like you, we’d love to see your name on the founding cohort waitlist!
The founding cohort investment starts at $2,397 for current Brain Bytes members and $3,497 for non-Brain Bytes members.
Here’s what becomes possible after a fun, comprehensive learning experience and a full year of advanced clinical development, alongside a community of other complex neuro case-lovin’ clinicians.
You Stop Dreading Complex Neuro Cases
because you’ll have everything you need to walk into a session and see FND, plus dystonia, plus three overlapping diagnoses, and know exactly what to do
You Work Through Complex Cases With Other Master Mentors
because we have live group office hours and mandatory in-person lab components with experts who are ready to look at your real caseloads, troubleshoot strategies, and give you direct feedback
You Help More Patients Who Are Misunderstood or Underserved
because you’ll have the confidence, practical strategies, and repeatable framework to understand overlapping conditions and treat the cases no one else can with more personalized, interdisciplinary care
Your Credentials Reflect Your Work
because you’ll earn your certification through demonstrated, hands-on practice and proven knowledge of the whole pie chart, not just one diagnosis
This certification is new, but the expert guidance and clinical framework behind it isn’t!
Here’s how Brain Bytes members are already using what they’ve learned to treat more complex neuro cases!
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Sometimes with seeing the complex clients you can feel burned out or overwhelmed and you don’t know what to do. Having a group like this, it's so encouraging, so motivating, building that creativity connection…that keeps me going. I really like this community, it’s so empowering. I am so thankful. During this pandemic time everything is different, plans are presenting differently, things are changing around, and how to keep yourself going, how to perform well, the pressure around. Having you guys makes a big difference.
Apurva
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Random rant, I wish more clinics like reactive existed. Wanting to switch my current job due to some reasons but literally cannot find another clinic that meets my passion areas let alone offer the learning and growth opportunities that reactive does. Does anyone else working in niche PT areas feel this too? Literally had an employer just tell me your areas of practice are too complex and we are looking for a more generic physio.
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Trineta
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This community has elevated my practice more than I can put into words. I have been able to with confidence help the most complex cases and be seen as a specialist in FND in my area due to the mentoring I receive from the group! It also gave me the inspiration and confidence to start my own practice this year. Most importantly, the community talks about tangible techniques to reduce burnout. It truly is a community of others who love neurology, and for me has been a much needed support personally and professionally. ❤️
Ashley
What’s Included in Your Advanced Neuro Practitioner Certification?
- 60+ Hours of Comprehensive Advanced Neuro Hybrid-Learning Education
- Master Mentorship + Real Patient Discussion
- Hands-On Practice w/ Feedback
- A Community of Advanced Clinicians + Structured Support
- Advanced Neuro Practitioner Certification.
Meet your Mentors
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Julie Hershberg
PT, DPT, NCS
Founder of re+active physical therapy and wellness and primary mentor in Brain Bytes. Julie is faculty at the University of Southern California, has taught at CSM, with the ANPT, and more! With experience doing research and a passion for neuroscience this neuro nerd, super mom, with a big heart thinks outside the box to help her clients succeed.
Mike Studer
PT, DPT MHS, NCS, CEEAA, CWT, CSSTÂ
Frequent Guest Mentor in Brain Bytes. Business owner and passionate therapist. Mike has presented courses and published articles on neurologic and geriatric rehabilitation since 1995 and has authored and co-authored over 30 articles on topics of neurology and geriatrics, as well as several book chapters on stroke, cognition, PD, and preventative care as well. Mike is now regularly a guest lecturer on a national and international basis at several universities and national meetings.
Lauren Ziaks
PsyD
Mentor in Brain Bytes, Director of Psychology at re+active, and Neuropsychologist. Lauren specializes in the assessment and treatment of individuals with acquired brain injury, neurological disease, chronic health conditions, FND and other psychological difficulties. She provides individual and family psychotherapy, neuropsychological assessment, psychoeducation, and cognitive rehabilitation. She utilizes empirically-supported treatments such as mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy.
Katherine Deines
PT, DPT, NCS
Frequent Guest Mentor and Brain Bytes Member. Katherine is Co-owner of STEP UP Physical Therapy in Denver, CO and is a Neurologic Clinical Specialist. She completed competency in Vestibular Rehabilitation 2002, at Emory University and has assisted in neurologic and vestibular coursework and labs for the University of Colorado physical therapy program. She has also participated in research related to somatosensory impairment in those with Parkinson’s Disease through Regis University’s physical therapy program and has published Physical Therapy Case Reports and Journal of Rheumatology. Lastly, Katherine has presented at APTA’s Combined Sections Meeting in platform and poster presentations.
Naoya Ogura
OTD, OTR/L
Mentor in Brain Bytes, Occupational Therapist, re+active WLA clinic director and Director for re+active's EDS/POTS program. Naoya has a passion for lifestyle interventions in chronic disease. His expertise lies in sleep, diet, stress management and mindfulness. He has taught continuing education courses for therapists on the topic of lifestyle management and mindfulness as an intervention, as well as led patient group education courses on the topics of lifestyle management, stress management, and sleep.
Jaimy Wahab
PT, DPT, NCS
Frequent Guest Mentor and Brain Bytes Members. Jaimy is owner of the Balance and Neurologic Center of the Rockies and has been a Neurologic Clinical Specialist since 2007. She is affiliate faculty at Regis University since 2005 assisting in the neurologic thread. She received the Outstanding Affiliate Faculty Award, Regis University in 2019. She has participated in research related to somatosensory impairment in those with Parkinson’s Disease through Regis University’s physical therapy program. Additionally, she has been an invited speaker for many community and professional groups at the local, national, and international levels.
Brittany Kim
PT, DPT, OCS
Primary mentor in Brain Bytes, Education Coordinator at re+active, Site Director of the USC Orthopedic Residency Program at re+active, and orthopedic specialist. Brittany is a guest lecturer in USC's DPT program, has taught in USC's Spine Fellowship program, and other online education platforms. This PT loves working with people with CRPS and uses her neuro/ortho love to help navigate complex cases.
Why the Founding Cohort Matters
1.
Locked-In Founding Members' Investment
You get access to everything in the program at the lowest price it’ll ever be!
Plus, your feedback and results will help make future cohorts even better!
2.
Small, Intentional Group
We’re capping this cohort at 30 clinicians so that every live session gives you an opportunity to get direct, personalized, caseload-specific feedback.
3.
Pro-Rated Pricing Options
If you’re already a Brain Bytes member and you’ve already purchased any of the advanced courses inside the certification, we’ll pro-rate your investment so you aren’t paying for the same thing twice. Now you get even more support than before.
A Few Questions You Might Have Before Joining the Waitlist
1. When does the Advanced Neuro Practitioner Certification begin?
We’re so excited to announce that our founding cohort kicks off in January 2027 and runs for 12 months. Join the waitlist to stay up to date on enrollment announcements and program updates!
2. How much time should I expect to commit?
About 60 to 85 hours across the whole year, and much of that is the Brain Bytes sessions you’re already attending. Office hours are recorded if you can’t make one live, and many of the courses are self-paced, so the program fits around your life.
The hybrid lab in December 2027 is the one component that you’ll want to add to your calendar ahead of time!
3. Can I still join if I’m already a Brain Bytes member?
Yes! We have pro-rated founding cohort pricing for current Brain Bytes members, and if you’ve already purchased any of the advanced courses required for certification, you may qualify for additional pro-rated pricing.
4. Does the waitlist guarantee my spot?
We’re limiting the founding cohort to 30 clinicians to maintain a high-touch learning experience and personalized feedback. The waitlist gives you priority access to enrollment, so you can reserve your spot before doors open to the public.
Be the First to Know
When Doors Are Open
We’re bringing together a small, intentional group of experienced PTs and OTs for our January 2027 cohort
of the Advanced Neuro Practitioner Certification.
When you join the waitlist, you get first access to enrollment, program updates, and founding member bonuses as they are released!
Be one of the first advanced-practice clinicians working through the whole complex neuro pie chart together, with expert guidance,
hands-on practice, and a super fun community of neuro-lovin’ clinicians on the same journey as you!
Founding members join at the lowest price this certification will ever be!