Our Coaching Team

We work together as a team to ensure your program is efficient, effective, and enjoyable

You will pick the coach you want to unite with for sessions and continual communication. When needed, we'll put our heads together as a team to ensure your program is strong and fits harmoniously into your lifestyle.

Alex Trickel

Atvolve co-founder | Coach, Seattle

Hey! I’m Alex. I live in the greater Seattle area and have helped hundreds of clients since starting my practice in 2011. I spent a decade working in a private gym in Hollywood, CA, and transitioned to remote coaching when the pandemic hit. Starting in 2024, I teamed up with a small group of incredible trainers across the U.S. to further strengthen the experience we offer our clients.

I was a competitive runner for over a decade, and my career began with a deep curiosity about how to run stronger and stay resilient. I’m also hypermobile, and after having two kids and entering the world of peri-menopause, that hypermobility has become more pronounced. I live with MCAS, Interstitial Cystitis, dysautonomia, and exercise induced anaphylaxis, which has taught me firsthand how important individualized, finely tuned strength training and nutrition are for building joint stability, avoiding injury, and managing flare-ups. Supporting bodies through change and helping people feel strong, capable, and confident as they age has become a true passion of mine. I find the intricacies of the human body and mind endlessly fascinating, and I love helping clients better understand their own.

Outside of training, you’ll usually find me experimenting in the kitchen with my two kids, finding ways to make indulgent treats a little more nourishing; or out on the tennis courts playing myself or coaching my daughters and their friends. I'm also a huge fantasy book nerd!

I look forward to connecting with you!

Certifications and experience

Bachelors Degree in Kinesiology from Iowa State University
NASM Certified Personal Trainer
NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist
Precision Nutrition Coach PN1

PN Sleep, Stress, and Recovery Coach
FMT Mobility Specialist
OTA Certified Online Trainer
The Ready State Movement & Mobility Coach Level 101 & 102
Certified Research Junkie

Areas of Expertise

I have extensive experience navigating exercise and nutrition with hypermobility, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, ADHD, autoimmune diseases, and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome. Strength training for pre and post natal and perimenopause, and endurance athletes.

Elise McFadden

Coach, Los Angeles

Hi! I’m Elise. I have been a dance coach since 2016 and a personal trainer since 2022, working both online and in person throughout the greater Los Angeles area. My coaching focuses on strength training and supporting clients navigating autoimmune conditions.

I spent 15 years as a dancer before developing an autoimmune disease in 2015. After a rapid onset and several years of misdiagnoses, I was ultimately diagnosed with Lupus, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, and Rheumatoid Arthritis. While medication played an important role, it was strength training, mobility work, and nutrition that truly helped me regain stability and manage my symptoms. That experience now deeply informs how I coach and support others.

Outside of training, I enjoy exploring new styles of AIP-compliant cuisine (even if I’m not the most polished cook), cross-stitching gifts for friends, golfing with my family, training on barred apparatus, and going to live music shows.

I’m excited to connect with you!

Certifications and experience

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Dance Theater
ACE Certified Personal Trainer
ACE Disease Management Through Exercise
ACE Exercise Science 101
Dance Coach for 8 years
Certified Golf enthusiast

Areas of Expertise

I have extensive experience navigating fitness with diseases under the mixed connective tissue umbrella and working with FODmap and Autoimmune Protocol Diets. Strength training to support dance and performative sports and POTS friendly exercise programs.

Dana Featherston

Coach, Seattle

Hey! I’m Dana. My passion for fitness and health began in 2023 when I started my own journey towards feeling stronger and healthier. As an exhausted mom struggling to keep up with her kids, I built healthy habits over time that led to a 90lb weight loss, and along the way, I discovered my own hypermobility diagnosis. That discovery sparked my passion for becoming a personal trainer, so I could help others navigate the fitness and health tools that work best for their own bodies.

As a former tech employee turned stay-at-home parent, I know firsthand the toll a desk job or the physical demands of parenting can take on the body. My coaching focuses on helping people learn proper form and movement patterns to build a strong and lasting foundation. Before I knew I was hypermobile, I trained without the right form or support, which led to avoidable injuries that took me out of the gym for months while I managed pain and flare-ups. Learning to move and build strength properly unlocked a new life for me, one where I can keep up with (and even beat) my kids in races, for now! Whether it's hypermobility, perimenopause symptoms, weight loss, or the everyday struggles of life, I love helping people feel their best and build habits that last.

Outside of training, you'll probably find me adventuring with my family on local trails, in the kitchen making something super healthy or wonderfully indulgent, belting out car karaoke on the way here and there with my kids, snuggled up on the couch with some trashy TV, or listening to a spooky podcast.

I look forward to partnering with you!

Certifications and experience

Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare Administration, Baker College
NASM Certified Personal Trainer
NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist
NASM Nutrition Certification

Areas of Expertise

I have experience managing hypermobility and weight loss for working parents and teens. Strength training for women's health, perimenopause, and hormonal fluctuations.

Our mission is to help you build a body you feel confident living in

Every piece of your program is made just for you — not a template, not a cookie-cutter plan, not something we copy/paste. You get a plan that fits your body and your life. That’s the partnership. That’s the goal.

Our mission

Build a strong partnership with you to create a body that moves more freely, is stronger and resilient to injury, and most importantly a body you feel confident in.

We see strength and mobility as superpowers and recovery as the special sauce that makes progress sustainable and growth fueling, preventing burnout and supporting long-term well-being. True fitness comes not from pushing harder alone, but from balancing effort with restoration, creating a body and mind that thrive in every aspect of life.