Professional Experience

I graduated with a doctorate in Physical Therapy from Columbia University in 2013. After about seven years of experience in a variety of settings, including inpatient rehab, skilled nursing rehab, in-hospital acute care, and outpatient clinics, spanning three states, I began my specialty training in pelvic floor physical therapy. Through the Herman and Wallace Institute, I learned to perform general assessment of the pelvic floor muscles and treatment of several common pelvic health related conditions including pelvic pain, overactive bladder, incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. More recently, in 2023, I had the amazing opportunity to learn from Lynn Schulte from the Institute for Birth Healing during her in-person hands on course; Holistic Treatment of the Postpartum Body. Now, three children and ten years of experience as a physical therapist later, I am so excited to be addressing the needs of mothers, while staying true and committed to my own motherhood.

We are in this together!

Traditional cultures all over the world have practices focused on warmly and lovingly supporting the new mother, based on the idea that there is a sacred period after giving birth, (often around forty days) where the mother’s wellbeing is considered first and foremost. In 2019, I was fortunate enough to attend an online postpartum summit, highlighting postpartum ideas and practices from all around the world. I began learning from the wonderful Layla B., a Moroccan entrepreneur focused on reviving, reclaiming, and restoring traditional Moroccan postpartum practices. I completed this training over the course of the next two years, and was granted certification as a Traditional Postpartum Birthworker based in traditional Moroccan postpartum medicine. I am so excited to share this sacred knowledge and it would be my honor to serve you and be a part of your village.

Doctor of Physical Therapy

Traditional Postpartum Birthworker