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Shawn Doan

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Shawn handles the systems so Szilvia can focus on you — and you can focus on healing.
Areas of Expertise
Operations, Finance, Technology
Education
Finance & Insurance

Shawn co-founded Holistic TMJ to bring a proven method to more people — one rooted in Szilvia's own healing and four years of helping clients find relief they couldn't get anywhere else.

He never had TMJD himself. But Szilvia's story — and the stories of her 14 clients, Jennifer Feldman (21 surgeries over three decades), Lisa Schmidt, and other TMJD patients — touched him deeply. They taught him what truly matters: care that listens, methods that scale, and results that last.

With a background in health insurance, building companies and global teams, and securing patent-pending IP, Shawn ensures Holistic TMJ runs smoothly — so you can focus on healing. He partners with Szilvia to turn her lived experience into a program that's accessible, trauma-informed, and built for people all over the world.

What drives Shawn is simple: helping people feel at home in their bodies again.

What Shawn helps with:

  • Building a platform you can trust — from enrollment to healing
  • Ensuring every part of your experience is gentle, clear, and human
  • Scaling Szilvia's method so more people can finally find relief

His approach:

  • Clarity over complexity — no jargon, no confusion
  • Systems that serve people — not the other way around
  • Mission first — this work is a calling

Shawn is here to make sure Holistic TMJ is not just effective and accessible to anyone with TMJ disorder, but also a place you feel seen, supported, and safe.

Client Stories

Stories from our clients who finally found relief.

Andi
"My jaw and its neighboring areas in my head (eyes, temples, forehead, back of head) used to hurt a lot in the past 10 years. It was challenging to know where this pain originated from in the beginning of my journey."
Carmen
"On this journey I had a number of chronic physical symptoms- some that had been with me for a while and some that developed as I started peeling back the layers of my past."
Rielle
"My journey with TMJ disorder kind of began very quickly and all at once due to an accident that I had about 6 years ago that included trauma to my face and after dealing with the immediate dental concerns, I was left with a host of jaw problems that escalated into neck problems."
Adrian
"Just recently I started experiencing radiating pain from my jaw joint that slowly got worse with time, anytime I would open my mouth, chew, or bite down sharp pain spread."
Gloria
"After the damage a chemical exposure did to her brain barriers and nervous system her panic attacks, clenching pain and trauma memories surfaced and visiting a holistic chiropractor, she knew she needed something non toxic and non invasive"
Cindee
"The profound shift was after week 5 of the TMJ course. It was a connection to how I was speaking, how I was writing, how I was putting stuff out there, who I was speaking to."
Yasminca
"I have been living with TMJ disorder since I was 17 years old. I have tried almost every approach under the sun, including surgery. Now, at 34, I have finally found a way of approaching healing my jaw that is truly holistic and emphasizes healing the root of the issues over the symptoms."
Maria
“I went through a very traumatic incident in my life, and a lot of it was manifesting in my jaw. I have never had any jaw pain, jaw cracking and popping, and all of the sudden it was very pronounced. It was affecting the way that I spoke, the way that I would eat – just in constant pain all the time.”
Gloria
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“Thanks to the rehabilitation program, my recovery has been smoother and faster than I ever expected. The staff is dedicated and motivating.”
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Sarah M.
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“The advanced diagnostics at Carelis gave me clarity and peace of mind I hadn’t experienced before.”