Women's health & pelvic floor physical therapy, fertility, lactation + craniosacral fascial therapy for women, children & babies in the Upstate

Whitney is a women’s health physical therapist and board certified as a women’s health clinical specialist.  Originally from Wisconsin, she received her Bachelors of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin graduating in the top 10 percent.  She then went on to pursue her Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree at Long Island University in Brooklyn, NY, graduating at the top of the class with a 4.0 GPA. 

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She has been a pelvic PT specializing in treating women's pelvic health conditions throughout the lifespan for over 15 years.  She started with an emphasis on treating pregnancy & postpartum pelvic symptoms and worked with many moms with lactation troubles and clogged ducts providing ultrasound therapy to treat clogs, and went on to pursue her IBCLC to add additional support to these moms for lactation consulting. 

 

As these moms talked with their moms about pelvic PT Whitney treated a lot of the grandmas, and she also noticed that as these moms entered their mid-late 30s and early 40s, they were reaching out again with new or returning pelvic symptoms.  Through this, Whitney saw that many midlife women are experiencing changes to their bodies without appropriate support and guidance and she pursued additional training in the perimenopause & menopause phases of women's health along with osteoporosis training and prevention to cover the entire span of a woman's life.  She also saw the need to learn more about treating pediatric pelvic floor concerns as some of the moms that she worked with were also navigating potty training and pediatric pelvic floor issues with their little ones, so she added these services along with craniosacral fascial therapy for infants through adulthood. 

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Whitney is devoted to promoting awareness, well being, and healing of her patients with a goal of empowering women and their children to address any of their discomforts or concerns.  Many women are told that symptoms such as incontinence (leaking), painful intercourse, scar pain, pelvic girdle/back pain, prolapse, abdominal separation, and weakness throughout the life stages are normal; however, although these conditions may be common, they are not “normal” and there are many therapies available to address these concerns.  We can also use pediatric pelvic physical therapy or craniosacral fascial therapy to help children with bladder or bowel issues or pain, or babies with colic, tummy troubles, difficulties feeding, torticollis, and many other conditions.

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Whitney loves teaching her patients simple ways to take care of themselves while their bodies are changing throughout the lifespan from pediatrics, young adulthood, fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, lactation, peri-menopause, post-menopause, and into older adulthood with osteoporosis training and prevention.

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She currently has a 6-wk program for women during midlife (The Midlife Pelvic Reset), teaches a free "Pelvic Floor & Core during Pregnancy & Postpartum" class virtually every quarter, has two online Prenatal & Postpartum Classes, a potty training manual from the pelvic PT perspective, and speaks regularly for moms and women's groups around the country.

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In her free time she enjoys paddleboarding, lake sports, sand volleyball, hiking, and traveling with her husband and two kids.