Mark Dufresne

Clinic Manager - Owner

Mark Dufresne graduated from the University of New England in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy.  He began his professional career at Danbury Hospital as a staff physical therapist where he gained valuable experience while rotating through the acute care, outpatient therapy, home care and extended care departments. 

Mark began to specialize in orthopedics in 1987, which led him to join Rick Carlson in his private practice.  In 1993, Mark opened the Carlson Therapy office in Bethel, CT.  In 1995, he initiated an on-site therapy office in Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals.  He then became a Carlson Therapy Network partner in 1996.

Mark has extensive experience in treating injuries associated with spinal dysfunction, as well as those patients with injuries related to motor vehicle accidents, chronic pain, headaches, and general orthopedic and sports medicine injuries.  Mark’s specializes in Manual Therapy and has participated in extensive post-graduate education within the subspecialties of tissue mobilization, muscle energy, myofascial release, strain-counter strain, craniosacral therapy, neural tissue tension, compression syndromes, and various alternative medicine techniques.  Currently, Mark is working toward certification as an integrated manual therapist.

Anthony Peaburn, P.T., CSCS

Staff Physical Therapist

Anthony Peburn graduated from the University of Hartford in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science degree in physical therapy.  He joined the Carlson Therapy Network team in Bethel, CT in March of 1999.

Anthony enjoys working with patients who have sustained orthopedic injuries including athletic injuries, spinal problems, headaches, chronic pain, and injuries from motor vehicle accidents, arthritis, and TMJ dysfunction.

Anthony has advanced his education by passing the national strength and conditioning examination by the National Strength and Conditioning Association.  Currently, he is working toward his certification as an Integrated Manual Practitioner by completing 24 of the required 32 courses including muscle energy, strain-counterstrain, myofascial release, craniosacral therapy, and neural tissue tension techniques. 

Carol Bowman

Office Coordinator, Personal Trainer

Carol has been with Carlson Therapy Network since 1995. Just one of the job titles she holds with our network, as an office coordinator she makes the front desk run smoothly and oversees the therapist schedule and patient needs. Carol has extensive knowledge in all areas of insurance verification, billing procedures and reimbursement trends. She graduated from the Danbury Hospital school of Medical Records with an emphasis in medical coding, and frequently attends courses and seminars that enable her to share her knowledge with other network coordinators.

Carol is also part of the Administrative Team of Carlson Therapy Network. She works closely with the billing and network office, and implements policy and procedure to other coordinators throughout the network. Her knowledge of billing and collection procedures and law help patients and coordinators navigate through the sometimes confusing world of insurance benefits.

In addition, Carol is an AFAA certified personal trainer, and a graduate of The National Personal Training Institute. She furthers her knowledge with continuing education courses that help clients obtain their goals in a safe and comfortable setting. She works closely with our physical therapists, ensuring that your exercises are appropriate for your specific condition.

Jennifer Ganser

Jennifer has been part of the Carlson Therapy team since August of 2008.  She currently shares the duties of the front desk with Carol and Joan which include greeting clients, answering phones, scheduling appointments, verifying insurances and assisting the therapists as necessary.

A Bethel native, Jennifer is a 1998 graduate of Bethel High School and a 2003 graduate of the Equi-Myo trigger-point myotherapy canine program.  She is currently pursuing her equine myotherapy certification and will be graduating this summer. Jennifer will be furthering her studies through a riders program which focuses on saddle fit for the horse, the rider's balance and posture as well as self-care which will promote wellness in the horse and rider team. Jennifer is also currently enrolled in the clincal program at Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy, from which she will graduate in August of 2010.

Prior to her career at Carlson Therapy, Jennifer spent her most of her time working as a fine artist.  Over the years she has won many awards for her work and participated in exhibitions both solo and public.  She works in a variety of mediums including acrylic, pastel, watercolor, and airbrush.  In addition to canvas and gallery work, Jennifer's portfolio also includes custom automotive art such as graphics on cars, motorcycle tanks, and helmets as well as guitars and hand painted furniture.

Joan Rothfuss

Front Desk Staff

Kathy Galbis

Massage Therapist

Whitney Christiano

Yoga instructor.

Whitney Christiano has been a student of yoga since 1997, studying at studios all over the world and also alone in her kitchen. Eventually her interest became overpowering, causing her to leave our country and culture to surround herself in the classical yogic environment of the Sivananda Vedanta Ashram in the Bahamas. There she followed the lifestyle principles outlined in the ancient yogic texts and completed her yoga teacher training at the 200 hour level. Currently she teaches groups of adults, individual children, and people suffering from chronic pain and illness. Whitney is also a Licensed Massage Therapist in the states of Connecticut and New York. She genuinely enjoys giving massage, as well as passing on the values to students of her Alma mater, the Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy.