About Me

I have had the good fortune to practice as a physical therapist for over 25 years and have pursued interests in women’s health, health education, yoga, dance, mindfulness meditation, and various fields of bodywork. In 2000 I opened a private practice, to be able to create a healing environment for my patients and a relaxed and sustainable work setting for myself.

My initial education was at the University of Pittsburgh, where I received a Bachelors degree in Physical Therapy. I then pursued further education in the San Francisco Bay Area, working as a health educaton intern for the UC – Berkeley Student Health Services, and training with local midwives as a birth attendant. My time as a volunteer at a rural health clinic in Ajola, Sinaloa, Mexico opened my eyes to a whole new level of creativity and resourcefulness working with local materials and people. Over the years I have worked in home health, in children’s hospital settings and rehabilitation clinics, in outpatient clinics, and oncologic hospitals. The past fifteen years my focus has been in outpatient clinic settings, working with chronic pain, and developing a focus in women’s health and pelvic floor disorders of men and women. For the past five years I have been involved in a research study at the University of Washington Medical Center, exploring chronic pelvic pain syndromes in men, and have some published articles regarding my findings (articles listed below).

I have been a Seattle resident for 16 years, and consider Seattle my home, in spite of the weather! I am married, and have two daughters, one of whom has graciously helped me put together this website. I prioritize my health as well as others’, and enjoy frequent walks alone or with friends, swimming, yoga, biking, and other outdoor pursuits such as kayaking and hiking.

I am enormously grateful to the rich community of health care providers in the Seattle area, who have shared their knowledge, experience, and support with me over the years. And I am thankful to each and everyone of my patients, who have taught me along the way, and trusted me as we worked together for their healing.

Research articles

Musculoskeletal Dysfunction in Men with Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome Type III: A Case-Control Study. Published in Journal of Urology, Vol 170, 828-831, Sept 2003

Pelvic Floor Electromyography in Men with Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: A Case-Control Study. (In press, to be published in the Journal of Neurourology and Urodynamics)