Kimberly Coogan, LMT
Founder | Clinical Director | Performance Longevity Specialist
With over 20 years of experience, Kimberly Coogan is a performance longevity specialist focused on helping athletes sustain mobility, structural integrity, and high-level physical function over time. Her clinical work centers on managing cumulative load, resolving movement restrictions, and preserving joint durability in athletes with complex injury histories.
Kimberly has worked with professional and high-level athletes across multiple disciplines, including football, strength sports, endurance competition, and hockey. She has developed particular expertise in addressing the long-term demands placed on the hips, spine, shoulders, and connective tissue structures common in collision and rotational sports.
Her approach is assessment-driven and precision-based, prioritizing intelligent load management and tissue quality over short-term symptom suppression. Rather than chasing isolated pain points, she evaluates the broader movement system to restore balance and protect long-term performance capacity.
As founder of Sports Massage Clinic of Livonia, Kimberly directs clinical development and mentors each therapist within the practice’s structured performance framework. Her role includes advanced case oversight, performance planning, and working with athletes who require higher-level clinical strategy to remain resilient under ongoing physical demand.
Education & Certifications
National Institute of Technology – Certified Massage Therapist (2006)
National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) – Certified since 2009
Irene’s Myomassology Institute – Sports Massage I (2009)
Member, Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP) – Since 2010
Henry Ford College – Associate Degree in Business Administration (2013)
Myofascial Release – John F. Barnes Technique (2021)
Functional Movement Technique – RockTape Beginner & Advanced (2021)
Myofascial Release – Fascial Pelvis (John F. Barnes Technique) (2022)
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification - American Red Cross (2024)
Tanisha Smith, LMT
Lead Performance Therapist
Tanisha serves as Lead Performance Therapist at Sports Massage Clinic of Livonia, bringing a calm, focused presence to every session. She specializes in addressing upper-quarter tension patterns — including chronic neck, shoulder, and thoracic restrictions — commonly seen in athletes and high-demand professionals.
Known for her effective deep tissue work and steady clinical approach, Tanisha works to restore mobility, reduce accumulated stress, and improve structural balance in clients managing training load, postural strain, or repetitive upper-body demand.
Training under the clinical direction of Kimberly Coogan, Performance Longevity Specialist, Tanisha delivers care within the clinic’s structured performance framework, ensuring consistency, precision, and long-term durability for the athletes and active adults she serves.
Alex Akers, CMT
Performance Therapist
Alexandra is a performance-focused manual therapist with particular expertise in addressing low back, hip, and gluteal dysfunction commonly associated with rotational and load-based sports.
Her work emphasizes restoring posterior-chain balance, improving pelvic stability, and reducing compensatory strain patterns that contribute to chronic low back discomfort and decreased athletic output.
Operating within the clinic’s structured performance framework under the clinical direction of Kimberly Coogan, Performance Longevity Specialist, Alexandra delivers assessment-informed care designed to support efficient movement mechanics and long-term durability.
She works closely with student and collegiate athletes, as well as active adults managing cumulative lower-body stress, to improve load tolerance and restore functional strength.
Jenna Coogan, CMT
Performance Therapist
Jenna is a performance-focused manual therapist with specialized interest in ankle mobility, plantar fascia dysfunction, and forearm tendon irritation commonly associated with repetitive load and sport-specific demand.
She works with athletes and active individuals experiencing lower-leg tightness, foot instability, grip-related overuse, and chronic tendon stress — helping restore joint mechanics, improve tissue resilience, and reduce compensatory strain patterns.
Known for her attentive and thoughtful approach, Jenna combines precise manual therapy with a steady clinical presence to support consistent progress and long-term durability.
Operating within the clinic’s structured performance framework under the clinical direction of Kimberly Coogan, Performance Longevity Specialist, Jenna delivers care designed to improve load tolerance and preserve movement efficiency from the ground up.
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