Meet Team O2
Chiropractic
Dr. Dana Laridaen, D.C.
As the founder and leader of our center, Dr. Laridaen has built her own version of a dream team for wellness. What started as a solo practice after a decade of experience, O2 has grown into a full-spectrum center for alternative healthcare.
Dr. Laridaen has created this space to foster not only a wildly loyal patient base, but also a community where patients feel understood and empowered opening up about their unique route to healing. She mindfully chooses each provider to counter and complement one another so there is always someone to connect with, no matter what concern a patient brings into the office.
Dr. Laridaen received her Doctor of Chiropractic Degree from Palmer West in 2007. She has been treating patients in Los Angeles since 2008 and started O2 Chiropractic and Wellness in 2012. She specializes in Diversified technique along with Activator and extremity adjustments. She treats an array of patients including but not limited to pre and postnatal mothers, high end athletes, children, pre-teens and teens involved in sports, and your everyday person like most of us who sit at computers all week and then live on the weekends.
Dr. Laridaen prides herself in being a great adjuster. So if you are looking for a skilled chiropractor who strategically figures out your issues and can most likely help you improve yourself, don’t hesitate to make your next appt.
Dr. Desiree Yllan, D.C.
Dr. Desiree Yllan, D.C received her Doctor of Chiropractic license after graduating from Palmer West in 2019. She continued to broaden her knowledge and skills through renowned national certifications in Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA), Myofascial Decompression (MFD), and Corrective Exercise (CES) and most recently Webster Technique.
Dr. Des has worked in health and wellness for over a decade after initially receiving her undergraduate degree in Kinesiology and then becoming a personal trainer in 2012. She believes that physical activity is the foundation of health and wellness and incorporates individualized movement based therapy into her treatment plans.
She specializes in Diversified and Drop Table Chiropractic techniques as well as soft tissue therapy such as ART, extremity adjustments, and neuromuscular re-education. She uses a number of different techniques and movement protocols that incorporate cupping or instrument-assisted tools with chiropractic manipulative therapy to reduce pain and stiffness, improve mobility, and joint function.
Dr. Des treats an array of patients including but not limited to pre-post natal (Webster Certified), athletes, and your everyday person who sits at a desk all week then lives on the weekends.
Acupuncture
Devaunshi Tailor, L.Ac
Devaunshi has been practicing acupuncture and herbalism or over 15 years, and is licensed in the state of California + nationally certified by the NCCAOM.
Devaunshi specializes in pain management, women’s health including fertility support, hormonal balance, prenatal and postpartum care, inflammatory and circulatory disorders, allergies, TMJ, headaches and lymphatic system support.
Alongside acupuncture, Devaunshi’s treatment protocols consist of cupping therapy, electro-acupuncture, essential oils, point therapy, and ear candling.
She is deeply passionate about the mind-body connection and applies an individualized holistic approach to wellness and healing.
Kat Farovitch, L.Ac
Kat has been a licensed practitioner since 2002. Her education and training over the past two decades include a Master’s degree in acupuncture and herbalism. She also has a certification in nutrition, health coaching, and various styles of energy healing including kinesiology (muscle-testing), medical intuition, and sound healing using tuning forks.
In addition to offering acupuncture, cupping and gua sha, she is a master reflexologist using auricular acupuncture with ear seeds, facial reflexology (Vietnamese Dien Chan) and hand/foot reflexology (Sujok).
Kat, a self-proclaimed “health detective”, treats all conditions, but specializes in pain (both acute and chronic), autoimmune conditions, and mysterious symptoms.
Massage Therapy
JoDee
JoDee has been with us since the beginning of 2019 and has been a perfect addition to our team of massage therapists.
She specializes in softer, energetic work surrounding the muscles and tendons, for a relaxing release of whatever stressors you’ve been dealing with.
Her specialties include soft tissue, Swedish, gua sha, trigger point release, Shiatsu, cupping, craniosacral, lymphatic drainage, prenatal/postpartum, scar therapy (c-section, cancer treatment, general surgery, etc.), Mayan abdominal, TMJ release, and CST leading to trauma release.
Bethany
Bethany is one our longtime therapists and has been providing deep tissue massages on the west side for more than 20 years.
She treats some of our most active clients and specializes in neck issues you just can’t seem to resolve. Her emphasis is therapeutic by nature, to predominantly heal injuries and manifest the highest performances for fitness and competitive levels.
Bethany specializes in deep tissue, prenatal, and neck/shoulder issues.
Vannesa
Vannesa has been a wonderful addition to our team of massage therapists with her specialization in deep tissue therapy.
Vannesa is a perfect option for those dealing with chronic pain and stiffness due to poor posture, desk work, and athletes who may need a bit more stretching. There is no case too tough for Vannesa - if you prefer a very deep tissue, she is for you!
Vannesa’s specialties include deep tissue, sports massage, Swedish, and shiatsu.
Iman
Iman specializes in deep tissue and sports massage therapy. Her experience working on Olympic athletes has been a godsend for the active patients at O2. She prides herself on truly understanding the human body and its complexities.
Iman is skilled in stimulating energy flow along meridians to channel the body’s own healing responses.
She's also great at helping clients feel at ease by focusing on injury history and special conditions to determine a proper treatment plan for each session.
Iman’s specialties include deep tissue, sports therapy, Thai, shiatsu, prenatal, and energy flow among meridians.
Carol
Specializing in targeted medical massages, Carol will focus on your specific injury or concern. No two massages are the same, as all clients and conditions can change rapidly.
Carol has been a highly-skilled massage therapist for more than 15 years. She loves a challenge and figuring out the best way to approach your individual condition or area of concern. Whether it’s your calf, neck, arm, hamstring, or foot, she will find a way to provide relief while making you feel relaxed and rejuvenated afterward.
Carol’s specialties include deep tissue, Swedish, and prenatal/postpartum.
Personal Training
Chaysten Titus
An aspiring professional soccer player, Chaysten’s life has been dedicated to fitness and health-related goals, and he has focused his time and energy on mastering his craft. He used to spend hours in the gym, lifting weights as a maintenance requirement, rather than a source of enjoyment.
It wasn’t until he discovered calisthenics that working out became something he loved! No longer bound by a gym and equipment, he was able to work out whenever and wherever he wanted.
Concentrating on stabilizing muscles and correcting muscular imbalances are the types of workouts you will get with Chaysten. He is great at correcting issues that can be the underlying cause of ongoing pain and discomfort. He understands and will teach you the proper way to exercise that will help you maintain posture, strength, and improve your overall way of life.
Pilates
Sofya Ershova
Sofya was born in Vladivostok, Far East of Russia, where she was extensively trained in dance.
She moved to NYC, where she choreographed for award-winning ballet dancers and rhythmic gymnasts. After moving to Los Angeles, she has focused on bringing Pilates and mobility training not only to the dance community, but to post-rehabilitation clientele as well.
Sofya is a third-generation certified Pilates teacher through White House Pilates and has earned her Master of Arts in Economics at Soka University of Japan. Sofya continues her Pilates training under second-generation Master Pilates teacher Eva Texido Font and has had the privilege to train with Jean-Claude Nelson. Sofya's certifications include White House Pilates classical comprehensive teacher training program, Pilates for dancers (Basi Pilates), prenatal and postpartum Pilates for pregnancy and FRA (functional range conditioning).
Client Services
Lilly
If you have emailed or visited our office, you have most likely conversed with this highly knowledgeable and extremely organized woman.
Lilly has been our insurance and scheduling guru for the past few years, and this ship would not sail half as smoothly if she had not come into our world.
New patients or existing patients alike, any questions or concerns you may have regarding your insurance coverage, Lilly is happy to help!
Nicole
If you’ve ever stepped a foot into our office, you’ve most likely seen this friendly face at the front!
With her great energy and love of playing Tetris with the calendar, Nicole will help you find the next appointment spot that works best for you.
If we don’t have the time you need, her navigation of our waitlist is like no other. She will be sure to contact you with any last-minute openings or reschedules.
Thor
We all know it, he’s the real reason you’re here.
Thor is our Samoyed, hypoallergenic head of morale. Feel free to pet all day long, he’s taking new patients five days a week.
He’s also trying to get famous on Instagram @_bbythor!