About Lauren

I’m a doctor of physical therapy, sex counselor and yoga instructor with over 15 years of experience working with clients of all ages from all over the world. I’m also a board certified pelvic health specialist and have earned specialized prenatal/postpartum and women’s health yoga certifications as well as somatic intimacy training.

I have worked alongside some of the most world-renowned pelvic pain surgeons throughout my career and helped clients with symptoms related to:

  • pregnancy/postpartum

  • cancer

  • menopause

  • endometriosis

  • PCOS

  • bladder pain

  • pudendal neuralgia

  • prolapse

  • and everything in between

Common threads come up amongst all of these diagnoses including how these diagnoses impact sexual function, intimate lives and relationships.

What does all of this mean for you? As a pelvic health PT and sex counselor, I have a unique skillset to help you address your sexual and/or pelvic health challenges by taking into consideration all of the things that make you unique and could be impacting your concerns. Your symptoms deserve the time, space and understanding to be not only heard, but pieced together thoughtfully.

My approach is rooted in foundations that I know are essential to creating an environment that supports healing and the achievement of your goals. This includes an environment that is:

  • Sex positive

  • Trauma-informed

  • LGBTQIA+ affirming

  • Evidence-based

  • Collaborative and thorough

I believe that you have the ability to create and step into the life you desire and my role is to create a safe, non-judgmental space for exploration, discussion, questions, introspection, processing, and healing.

The details:

  • I received my doctorate in Physical Therapy from UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX

  • I received my board certification in pelvic health through the American Physical Therapy Association

  • My Sex Counseling certification was earned through the University of Michigan Sexual Health Certificate Program

  • I teach pelvic health and sexuality interviewing content for Creighton University Physical Therapy program

  • I hold affiliations/memberships with the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Educators (AASECT), The Embody Lab and American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)

Sex Counseling

Sex counseling focuses on deepening your understanding of your sexual health concerns and the potential causes behind these challenges. A sex counselor is a trained professional who provides guidance and practical strategies to help individuals or couples navigate these sexual health concerns. This patient-centered approach involves a thorough sexual health intake, sex education (because, surprise, we are largely undereducated or miseducated about sex in our society/culture…and that is not your fault!), collaborative problem-solving, tools to enhance intimacy and improve communication and personalized strategies to address any challenges related to sexual wellness.

Common concerns I help address:

  • Low libido/mismatched sexual desire

  • Painful sex

  • Orgasm difficulties

  • Hormonal impacts on sexual desire

  • Diminished sexual arousal or response

  • Aging and sexuality

  • Communication around sex

  • Lack of sexual pleasure

  • Sexual difficulties after chronic illness or cancer

  • Body image concerns

  • Anxiety or stress relating to sex

  • Postpartum sexual health concerns

  • Premature ejaculation

  • Erection changes or loss

Pelvic Health Physical Therapy

As a pelvic health physical therapist, I educate you about your anatomy and how your pelvic floor muscles play a major role in bladder, bowel, and sexual dysfunction. With the use of visual aides, mirrors, and metaphors, I can help you to better understand your body, the factors contributing to your unique situation, and how you can have more control. I then help create a plan to optimize sexual health and wellbeing.  When I talk about treating sexual dysfunction, this could mean a wide range of things including but not limited to pain with arousal, pain with sex, pain with orgasm or the inability to orgasm, bladder leakage during sex, pain with erection, ejaculation, or post-ejaculation, and even persistent pelvic or genital pain, to name a few. 

“Sex isn’t something you do, it’s a place you go.”

— Esther Perel

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