Professional Biography
Michael Fryar is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), Registered Nurse (RN), Certified Case Manager (CCM), and Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP) at YA Group with over 25 years of experience in vocational rehabilitation, consulting, and case management. He is also a registered Qualified Rehabilitation Professional (QRP) through the North Carolina Industrial Commission.
Mr. Fryar holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and dual Master’s degrees in Rehabilitation Counseling and Vocational Evaluation from East Carolina University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. He also earned an Associate Degree in Nursing from Sampson Community College and completed a 120-hour post-graduate training program under Dr. Paul Deutsch.
His clinical experience includes serving as a Rehabilitation Charge Nurse for the brain injury, spinal cord injury, and general rehabilitation units at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
Mr. Fryar is actively involved in professional leadership. He is Past Chair of the Rehabilitation, Transitions and Disability Case Management (RDCM) section of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP) and a current member of the RDCM National Board. He previously served as Secretary of IARP’s National Forensic Board and was appointed to the IARP Education Subcommittee.
Credentials & Certifications
- Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP)
- Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC)
- Certified Case Manager (CCM)
- Qualified Rehabilitation Professional (QRP)
Professional Experience
- Senior Rehabilitation Consultant and Life Care Planner | YA Group | 2025 - Current
- Rehabilitation Consultant and Case Manager | Fryar Rehabilitation Services | 2008 - Current
- Charge and Staff Rehabilitation Nurse | Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center | 2004 - 2007
- Rehabilitation Consultant and Case Manager | Carolina Case Management & Rehabilitation Services | 2007 - 2008
- Senior Rehabilitation Specialist | Intracorp | 2001 - 2006
- Medical and Vocational Case Manager and Consultant | The Directions Group | 2000 - 2001
- Senior Rehabilitation Consultant & Life Care Planner | InQuis Global | 2018 - 2025
Education
- Master of Science (Dual Track Degree), Rehabilitation Counseling and Vocational Evaluation, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 2000
- Bachelor of Arts (BA), Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 1998
- Associate of Science (AS), Nursing, Sampson Community College, Clinton, NC, 2004
Professional Licenses
- Registered Nurse