Build Stronger Foundations, Together.

Michelle A. Urban | LMT, CCT, CBC

Michelle is a medical massage therapist with over two decades of experience working with the body under stress. Her work in medical massage, restorative bodywork, and stress management focuses on how tension and overwhelm show up physically and how the nervous system influences recovery and healing. She is also a certified breath coach and EFT practitioner, integrating nervous-system regulation directly into practical, everyday care. 

The Keystone Program grew out of Michelle’s search for effective ways to move through stress and trauma, both personally and in her work with her clients. Through hands-on practice, she saw how breathwork and nervous-system regulation could immediately calm the body, reduce pain, and support healing. Over time, these methods expanded beyond the treatment room into a structured, skills-based program designed to help people regulate stress and recover more effectively in daily life. 

Michelle’s work centers on one goal: helping people learn to calm their bodies, recover from stress, and move through life with greater stability and control.

In Loving Memory of Jennifer Dyer 1978-2011

Jen was Michelle’s best childhood friend. Her death by suicide brought into sharp focus how often people carry stress, emotional pain, and inner turmoil long before anyone realizes how much they are struggling. 

Her loss reinforced something that sits at the heart of Keystone: prevention matters.

So many people are taught to cope only after they reach crisis. Keystone was created to offer something different, practical, nervous-system-based tools that can be used in everyday life before overwhelm becomes something heavier. 

Keystone is rooted in the belief that regulation and resilience should not be a last resort. Learning how to calm the body, process stress, and return to safety should be part of how we care for ourselves and each other. 

This program exists, in part, because of Jen. Her life and her absence continue to remind us why this work matters. 

Jen, you are deeply missed, still loved very much, and you will always be remembered.

With Gratitude to Diane (Dee) Marjenin

Keystone was built from years of research, clinical experience, and real-world application. What it needed was an opportunity to be put into the hands of the children who could benefit from it most. Dee provided that. 

As the Torchlight Youth Mentoring Alliance Geauga County Foster Care Program Manager, Dee carries a level of responsibility few people ever see. She goes far beyond what the role requires, giving her time, energy, and heart to protecting and supporting youth who have already endured more than most. 

When Dee learned about Keystone, she didn’t look for recognition or outside validation. She listened with her heart, asked thoughtful questions, and chose to believe in both the program and the person behind it. By opening her doors and bringing Keystone into her foster care program, she gave this work its first real chance to make a difference. 

Her trust and leadership helped Keystone become what it is today. We are fortunate to live in a world with people like Dee, those who see potential, protect what matters, and give meaningful opportunities where they are needed most. 

Thank you Dee, for believing in Keystone and for believing in me. I am forever grateful.