About Us

Rey Abadilla PT, CPT Owner, Physical Therapist, PWR!Moves Certified, Certified Personal Trainer

Rey graduated with a physical therapy degree from Our Lady of Fatima University in 2006. He opened Youtherapy Wellness & Physical Rehab with the goal of providing the most effective, evidence-based exercise programs and treatments for our aging adults.

He has taught in physical therapy education programs in the School of Physical Therapy before becoming a lecturer for NPTE and later started his own review class program. He is an experienced clinician with broad exposure to working with a variety of patient populations who have neurologic disorders in the rehab setting. He is passionate about helping people manage chronic conditions by making lifestyle changes to improve their well-being. He spent the majority of his time working with the senior population. Since working with the older adults, Rey realized that he can relate well to his older patients and enjoyed learning from the wisdom of his patients’ well-lived lives.

He, along with his wife, found their passion for working with this population and decided to dedicate their professional careers to them.

Rey is so excited to serve the Milford community and nearby areas and bring something unique to our community-a place that can accommodate older adults and people with decreased functional mobility to help them stay fit and healthy – Let’s bring back the youth in you!

Brynn Q. Lafferty MS, OTR/L, CHC Occupational Therapist, Certified Health Coach

Brynn has been working as an occupational therapy clinician since 2014. She takes a holistic approach, meeting the client where they are at, and focuses on enhancing abilities while breaking down barriers to performance. She is passionate about helping people be able to do the things they want to do, need to do, and are expected to do.

Over these years, she has worked with adults and older adults in short and long-term rehabilitative care, home care, and in behavioral health. Brynn is passionate about helping people recover from illness and injury and is excited to expand her commitment to improving health and wellness by bringing her services to the community. Not only is Brynn highly skilled in physical rehabilitation, but also in preventive care, transitional care, and aging in place.

Additional credentials and special interest areas include Home Modifications and Fall Prevention, aging in place, preventive and maintenance care, sensory modulation, and being a Certified Health Coach.

More about Brynn. She is a native of Connecticut and loves the beauty and seasonal changes of New England. She enjoys spending time with loved ones and traveling to new places. In her free time, she can be found making family dinners on Sundays, hiking new trails, wood-turning, and gardening. She has a passion for innovating ideas to promote independence and has the mindset to work smarter, not harder.

Joanne Lariza, PT, SFSCo-Owner, Physical Therapist, LSVT BIG Certified, Senior Fitness Specialist, Therapeutic Yoga Practitioner

Joanne graduated from Our Lady of Fatima University with a B.S. in Physical Therapy in 2007. Joanne’s remarkable skills in the area of Orthopedic, Pediatric, Pelvic, Cardiac Rehab, and Wound care rehab makes her an outstanding therapist. She is a Senior Fitness Specialist and a certified LSVT BIG clinician. She is passionate about rehabilitating all patients to reach their maximum movement potential. She can address your physical limitations, provide you with the treatment to correct these limitations and apply the results to your everyday life and hobby.

She regularly attends seminars and conferences to remain current with the latest treatments. She is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, the Connecticut Physical Therapy Association, and the National Academy of Sports and Medicine.

Von AbadillaCertified Fitness Instructor

Von is an enthusiast and advocates healthy living specifically doing short and simple exercises daily because these can help the body get moving. Before, he was active in a lot of sports and played badminton, volleyball, basketball, dragon boat, etc. He competed in Guam during the dragon boat festival in 2019 and their team bagged five gold medals. When the pandemic happened, Rey Von incorporated exercises into his daily routine to keep his body active and moving. As his values align with Youtherapy Wellness & Physical Rehab, he now collaborates with them in sharing exercises on social media so that others can also benefit from living a healthy life.