I started White Pine Pelvic Health to provide a nurturing resource for healing, learning, and ultimately empowering clients with their own innate health and wellness.

I have a Doctorate in Physical Therapy and have completed extensive post doctoral training in pelvic floor physical therapy and conditions related to pain, pelvic organ prolapse, bowel and bladder health, as well as menopause, pregnancy, and postpartum care. With over 20 years experience as a yoga teacher, my holistic approach to wellness allows me to integrate a cohesive blend of evidence-based clinical research, manual therapy, mindfulness, and breath practice into patient care, workshops, and yoga classes. I am passionate about working with the whole person, not just the symptoms, to support living more fully in your body for an engaging healthy life.

I was the founder and program lead for the Interprofessional PT and Urogynecological Postpartum Clinic at NorthShore University Health System in Skokie, IL which focuses on early postpartum interventions for people with third or fourth degree obstetric perineal lacerations.

I have experience working in hospital based inpatient and outpatient clinics as well as private practice settings. I have had amazing teachers and mentors along the way, and value my continued drive to learn and engage professionally. I am an active member of both the Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy and the American Physical Therapy Association of Washington.

I live on Bainbridge Island with my husband and two young daughters where I enjoy playing with my family, exploring the coast and forest, cooking, and reading.

“Every part of this soil is sacred in the estimation of my people. Every hillside, every valley, every plain and grove, has been hallowed by some sad or happy event in days long vanished.” —Chief Seattle 1854

We would like to begin by acknowledging that the land on which we gather is within the ancestral territory of the suq ̀ʷabš “People of Clear Salt Water” (Suquamish People). Expert fisherman, canoe builders and basket weavers, the suq ̀ʷabš live in harmony with the lands and waterways along Washington’s Central Salish Sea as they have for thousands of years. Here, the suq ̀ʷabš live and protect the land and waters of their ancestors for future generations as promised by the Point Elliot Treaty of 1855.