Meet the founder
Kelly Martin (founder/owner)
Kelly was raised in Elizabethville, PA
Graduated from Upper Dauphin Area High School (2010).
Graduated with an Associates Degree in Liberal Arts with an emphasis in Math and Science from Copper Mountain College, Joshua Tree, CA (2015).
Earned the rank of Corporal in the United States Marine Corps, serving on active duty as an Administrative Specialist for Recruiting Station Frederick, MD (2017-2021).
Graduated from Harrisburg Area Community College massage therapy program as a prerequisite to learning Fascial Counterstrain (2023).
Founded Grounded Wellness Care, LLC. (2023)
Opened business in January 2024
Began learning Fascial Counterstrain (March 2024).
As of 6/1/2026, Fascial Counterstrain courses completed:
Foundations; Lymphatics level I & II; Musculoskeletal I, II, III; Diagnostics; Visceral; Periosteal level I; Arterial; Adipose; Periosteal Endplates update.
Growing up, Kelly was always interested in the medical field and protective roles in the community. She was a volunteer firefighter with Reliance Hose Co. No. 1 (2007-2014), graduated from the certified nurse aide program from Harrisburg Area Community College (2009) and for a year worked at Holy Spirit Hospital on Med/Surg unit as a Patient Care Assistant.
As a teenager, Kelly loved playing soccer, participating in Upper Dauphin Marching Band activities as a part of the color guard, and learning how to fly a Cessna 172 out of Selinsgrove/Danville Airport (14.5 hours towards her private pilot license).
As an adult, Kelly spent much of her time traveling duty station to duty station with her husband, beloved dog/best friend Kodiak Milo, and her children. Between her and her husband’s time on active duty in the Marine Corps they had the opportunity to live in the Mojave desert (Twentynine Palms, CA), North Carolina and Maryland. Upon honorable discharge she moved her family back to central PA.
Currently, Kelly likes to spend time camping, hiking, gardening/canning, learning how to homestead, baking or cooking with spices as a preventative medicine, playing card/board games, snuggling their dogs, horseback riding, visiting family, going to church, and homeschooling. Kelly still absolutely loves the Marine Corps, traveling new places, experiencing different cultures, and would love to one day finish her private pilot license to make those goals more attainable.
“Ultimately I meander around this life trying to stay present and grounded, connected to God, and looking for ways to be the light for someone. Most times for my kids, but if I can just help or motivate one more person a day to live their best life or pay forward a good feeling they felt- I’m happy with that. It’s an honor and blessing to be able to use my skills and knowledge professionally to help others achieve better health through bodywork. It’s a blessing to share kindness and strength with someone else”. -Kelly
My “Why”
“My fifth grade reading teacher, Mr. Daniel Bloch, asked us, “If you could have one super human power, what would it be”? I thought of Jesus and how he healed the sick and injured. My dad became sick with lung cancer and passed away when I was five years old. He was a good man and a brave, outstanding father. I thought about how I wish someone could’ve healed my dad. My verbal response to Mr. Bloch was, “healing hands”, and he smiled. And that started it.
I spent a lot of years looking for ways to heal people or protect people. I ended up getting hurt while on active duty (stateside). When Dr. Brian Tuckey treated me the first time after nothing else worked to heal my injury, life made sense how it all led to that day. And I wanted to be like Brian.
What I do with my hands to heal people will never be as miraculous as how Jesus healed others through God. The work I’m learning would not have cured my dad’s cancer. Nevertheless, what I do to heal others with my hands is important because it can help people improve their wellness in advance of catastrophic situations. It helps people experience a better quality of life and healing.
Allowing God to lead and guide me to do His work, leading my kids by positive example, being the best wife I can, making a difference to help others, earning an income to reach family goals- they’re all good answers to why I am in this field. The best reason why I am in this field though is that Fascial Counterstrain is a great way to keep my loved ones healthy and honor the impact my parents and my family had on me growing up. I pray that God works through me, to help as many as I can. That’s the best legacy I can leave for my loved ones a hundred years from now, and the best state of being I can offer them all now as we all stay Grounded together.”
- Kelly Martin
