Danél Lombard, MPT, PhD

22 years in practice

Director of Physical Therapy · Love.Life

Physical therapy director blending orthopedic rehab, somatic studies, depth psychology, yoga, and body-based healing

Performance & Recovery

About

Danél Lombard is Love.Life's Director of Physical Therapy in El Segundo. She holds a master's in Physical Therapy from Thomas Jefferson University and a PhD in Depth Psychology with an emphasis in Somatic Studies from Pacifica Graduate Institute. Her background spans more than two decades across acute care, rehabilitation, geriatrics, pediatrics, outpatient orthopedics, and integrative medicine, including prior work at the Akasha Center for Integrative Medicine.

What to Know

Signature approach

Lombard combines orthopedic physical therapy with a somatic lens. Sessions can involve movement assessment, manual work, rehab planning, nervous-system awareness, yoga-informed tools, and coordination with Love.Life's fitness, behavioral health, and medical teams.

What sets them apart

PT plus somatic doctorate. The pairing gives her both biomechanical and body-awareness frameworks.
Broad care-continuum experience. Acute care, outpatient orthopedics, geriatrics, pediatrics, and integrative medicine all show up in the background.
Director role inside the club. PT is connected to functional medicine, fitness, recovery, and behavioral health rather than handed off externally.

Before You Book

In-person PT. Physical therapy happens at the El Segundo flagship.
Integrated through membership. Access and cadence depend on the member tier and care plan.
Care style. Choose Lombard when orthopedic rehab and somatic body-awareness work both matter.

Expertise

Focus areas

Performance & Recovery

Patient types

General Adult LongevityExecutives & High Performers

Credentials

Education

PhD, Depth Psychology with emphasis in Somatic Studies
Pacifica Graduate Institute
MPT, Physical Therapy
Thomas Jefferson University

Additional certifications

Holistic Health Counseling
Self-reported on Love.Life bio
Energy Healing
Self-reported on Love.Life bio
Yoga Teacher Certification
Self-reported on Love.Life bio

Years in practice

NPI

1851302004

Affiliations

Love.LifePrimary

Physiotherapist

El Segundo, CA

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