Peer Recommended Providers

About Our Providers

These providers were found through the recommendations of women on the Birth Tear and 4th Degree Facebook Support Groups. Please check back periodically because we are continually updating the list. Also, if you have a provider you would like to recommend, please contact us at: [email protected].
Mental Health Providers
We are lacking peer recommendations for mental health providers. If you do not see anyone for your state, please search the Postpartum Support International directory below. We are looking for licensed professional counselors or board certified providers with special emphasis or certifications in perinatal mental health, PTDS/trauma (CBT & EMDR), postpartum depression, and postpartum anxiety. Postpartum Support International will let you search for providers who specialize in perinatal mental health https://psidirectory.com/.
PFPT / PFOT
We are also lacking peer reviewed PFPTs and PFOTs. If you do not see a recommendation close to you, try https://pelvicrehab.com/. This website also includes a blog with frequently asked questions. The American Physical Therapy Association will let you search for pelvic floor providers and even ones who use telemedicine as it can be hard to attend every appointment in person. https://www.aptapelvichealth.org/ptlocator
Urogynecologists: If you do not see a urogynecologist in your area, The Voices for Pelvic Floor Disorders website can help you find a female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery certified urogynecologist in your area. https://www.voicesforpfd.org/find-a-provider/

State-by-state resources

Alabama

OB / GYN

Dr. Jamie Routman (Birmingham Brookwood)
Dr. Wendy Gregory (Birmingham Brookwood)
Dr. Heather Deisher (Birmingham Brookwood)
Dr. Fran Burgan (Birmingham UAB)

Urogynecologists

Dr. Holly Richter (Birmingham UAB)
Dr. Isuzu Meyer (Birmingham UAB)

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Rachel Little and Nikki Woods(Therapy South in Homewood, AL)
Nikki Woods (Birmingham)

Mental Health Providers

Bailey Yancey (Alexander Associates in Birmingham, AL)

Alaska

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Mental Health Providers

Arizona

OB / GYN

Dr. Raymond Suarez (Phoenix)

Urogynecologists

Dr. Ryan Stratford (Mesa)
Dr. Kelly Kantartzis (Mesa)
Dr. Ahmed Akl (Scottsdale)

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Dr. Stratford's office inhouse PFPT (Mesa)
Lacey Hardcastle (Phoenix)
Kim Bryant (Phoenix)
Banner Physical Therapy (Scottsdale)

Mental Health Providers

Arkansas

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Mental Health Providers

California

OB / GYN

Dr. Peter Weiss (Beverly Hills)
Dr. Alicia Wenberg (Chico)
Dr. Poornima Kaul (San Francisco)

Midwives

Charlee Haller Bay Midwives (Contra Costa County)

Urogynecologists

Alexandra Haessler (San Francisco, CA)
Lisa Rogo Gupta (Stanford, CA)
Dr. Christopher Tarnay (Los Angeles, CA)
Dr. M. Tom Margolis (Los Gatos)
Dr. Bilal Kaaki (Riverside)
Dr. Ene George (Los Angeles)

Colorectal Surgeons

Vanessa A. Talbott (San Francisco, CA)
Ana Garza (Glendale)
Dr. Imad Shbeeb (Los Alamitos)
Dr. Ran Kim (Walnut Creek)
Dr. Ahmed Alkoraishi (San Francisco)

PFPT / PFOT

Allison Romero (Pleasant Hill, CA)
Liz Miracle (San Francisco, CA)
Caroline Taylor - FYSICAL Grand Lake (Oakland, CA)
Jenn Parker Redondo Beach
Dr. Ashley Christensen (Yuba City)
Gail Pekelis PT, CLT (Beverly Hills)
Charmaine Clamor, PT (Hollywood)

Mental Health Providers

Neurologists

Dr. Liberty Jenkins (San Francisco, CA)
Dr. Peter B Weber (San Francisco, CA)

Colorado

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Dr. Christopher Scott Russell (Colorado Springs)
Dr. Oscar Aguirre (Denver)

Colorectal Surgeons

Dr. Jon Vogel (Denver)
Dr. Santosh Nandi (Englewood)

PFPT / PFOT

Mallory Willis at Synergy Manual (Colorado Springs)
FEM Physical Therapy (Colorado Springs)
Heather Kapff at Select Physical Therapy (Colorado Springs)
Courtney Weber (Denver)

Mental Health Providers

Connecticut

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Colorectal Surgeons

Vikram Reddy

PFPT / PFOT

Meghan Krill

Mental Health Providers

Delaware

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Mental Health Providers

Florida

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Dr. Kathleen Brown at Women's Care (Tampa)
Dr. Allison Wyman (Tampa)

Colorectal Surgeons

Dr. Robert Bennett (Tampa)

PFPT / PFOT

Dr. Emily Kadish at empowerHer Physical Therapy & Wellness (Fort Myers)
Dr. Michelle Jordaan at Optimal Performance & Physical Therapy (Tampa)
Dr. Lindsay Hall at Evolve Pelvic Health & Wellness (Tampa)
Cathi Yelvington (Jacksonville)

Mental Health Providers

Dr. Deborah Knudson-Gonzalez (Tampa)

Georgia

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Mental Health Providers

Hawaii

OB / GYN

Dr. Heather Awaya (Kailua)

Urogynecologists

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Mental Health Providers

Idaho

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Mental Health Providers

Illinois

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Dr Roger Goldberg (Chicago)
Dr. Christina Lewicky-Gaupp (University of Chicago Medicine)
Dr. Sarah Collins (University of Chicago Medicine)

Colorectal Surgeons

Dr. Kontantin Umanskiy (University of Chicago Medicine)
Dr. Anders Mellgren (Chicago)

PFPT / PFOT

Stephanie Hemker at Wholebody Physical Therapy (Troy)
Tina Christie (Glenview)
Kathleen Kilburg (Westmont)

Mental Health Providers

Indiana

OB / GYN

Bridget Hurry (Carmel)
Dr. Christopher Stroud (Fort Wayne)

Urogynecologists

Jennifer Hamner (Carmel)

Colorectal Surgeons

Nadine Floyd (Fort Wayne)

PFPT / PFOT

Vitalize Physical Therapy (Westfield)

Mental Health Providers

Iowa

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Leslie Kremer (Dubuque)

Mental Health Providers

Kansas

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Empower Your Pelvis (Overland Park)

Mental Health Providers

Sarah Post, LSCSW

Kentucky

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Dr. Susan Oakley (St. Elizabeth, Edgewood)

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Marina Branch at St. Elizabeth Healthcare Pelvic Health Physical Therapy (Ft. Thomas & Florence)
Sarah Loureaux (Crestview Hills)

Mental Health Providers

Louisiana

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Dr. Barry Hallner (Baton Rouge)

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Hannah Guilbeau (Monroe)

Mental Health Providers

Maine

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Mental Health Providers

Maryland

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Dr. Robert Gutman (Washington DC)

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Mental Health Providers

Massachusetts

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Mental Health Providers

Michigan

OB / GYN

Dr. Natalie Saunders (Ann Arbor)
Dr. Elizabeth Campbell (Ann Arbor)

Urogynecologists

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Probility

Mental Health Providers

Kirby Patterson (Haven Wellness)

Minnesota

OB / GYN

Dr. Krista Honsey (Buffalo)
Dr. Samantha Pace (Minneapolis)

Urogynecologists

Dr. Annetta Madsen and Dr. John Gebhardt (Mayo Clinic)

Colorectal Surgeons

Dr. Genevieve Melton-Meaux (Minneapolis)
Dr. Michael Spencer (Minneapolis)
Dr. Amy Thorsen (Minneapolis)

PFPT / PFOT

Audra Zastrow (Long Prairie)

Mental Health Providers

Mississippi

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Dr. Paul Moore (Jackson)

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Mental Health Providers

Missouri

OB / GYN

Dr. Lorraine Dodson (Jefferson City)

Urogynecologists

Dr. Dionysios Veronikis (St. Louis)
Dr. Sara Wood (St. Louis)

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Nicole Erbes (St. Louis)
Urogynecology of Kansas City (Independence)

Mental Health Providers

Montana

OB / GYN

Dr. Gwen Jonas (Kalispell)

Urogynecologists

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Mental Health Providers

Nebraska

OB / GYN

Dr. Norman Ferrer (Omaha)

Urogynecologists

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Kayla Ives (Omaha)

Mental Health Providers

Nevada

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Mental Health Providers

New Hampshire

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Mental Health Providers

New Jersey

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Amanda Heritage (Collingswood)
Meredith Rassam (Pennington)

Mental Health Providers

New Mexico

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Mental Health Providers

New York

OB / GYN

Dr. Parvan Ananth (Cortland) specializes in Botox injections for neuralgia

Urogynecologists

Dr. Charles Ascher-Walsh (Mt. Sinai in NYC)

Colorectal Surgeons

Dr. Edward Lee (Albany)
Dr. Graham Sellers (Sleepy Hollow)

PFPT / PFOT

Cindi Prentiss (Smithtown)
Rachel Parrotta (Smithtown)
Patricia Dispirito (Rome)
Marion Conway (Clifton Park)

Mental Health Providers

North Carolina

OB / GYN

Dr. Tracey McCarthy (Bolivia)
Dr. Michael Jones (Fayetteville)
Dr. Kiran Sigmon (Hendersonville)
Dr. Elizabeth Buys (Asheville)

Urogynecologists

Dr. Catherine Matthews(Greensboro)
Dr. Naema Siddiqui (Durham, Duke)
Dr. Allison Weidner (Durham, Duke)

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Taylor PT and Wellness (Winston-Salem)

Mental Health Providers

North Dakota

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Mental Health Providers

Ohio

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Dr. Amy Park (Cleveland Clinic)
Shannon Wallace, MD (Cleveland Clinic)
Abigail Anderson, CNP (Cleveland clinic)

Colorectal Surgeons

Dr. Ian Paquette (Cincinnati)

PFPT / PFOT

Christina Sadowski, PT (Cleveland Clinic, Beachwood physical therapy)
Julie Brehm, PFPT (TriHealth, West Chester)
Lindsay Dorka, PFOT (Columbus, OH and virtual coaching nationwide)
Stacey Hendricks (Blue Ash)
Stacy Hendricks (Cincinnati)

Mental Health Providers

Renee Groenemann (West Chester)
Joslyn Reedy-Kay (Cincinnati)
Jennifer Burns (Cincinnati)

Oklahoma

OB / GYN

Dr. Karen Gold (Tulsa)

Urogynecologists

Dr. Edgar LeClaire (Edmond)

Colorectal Surgeons

Dr. Amitabh Pratim Saha (Oklahoma City)

PFPT / PFOT

Whitney Ellsworth (Tulsa)

Mental Health Providers

Oregon

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Dr. William Gregory (Portland)
Dr. Thomas Grefory (Portland)

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Mental Health Providers

Pennsylvania

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Dr. Lauren Witmer (Lancaster)

Colorectal Surgeons

Dr. John Marks (Philadelphia)

PFPT / PFOT

Amanda Heritage (Philadelphia)

Mental Health Providers

Rochelle Matthews Stoltzfus, MA, LPC (Lancaster)

Rhode Island

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Mental Health Providers

South Carolina

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Dr. Cary Nelson Fishburne (Mount Pleasant)

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Rebecca's Physical Therapy (Mount Pleasant)

Mental Health Providers

South Dakota

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Dr. Matthew Barker (Sioux Falls)

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Mental Health Providers

Tennessee

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Dr. Brad Chesney (Murfreesboro Medical Clinic)

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Mental Health Providers

Texas

OB / GYN

Dr. Joseph Schaffer (Dallas)
Dr. Lori Romberg (Dallas)
Dr. Ashley Tovo (Mesquite)
Dr. Beverly Wood (Bedford)
Dr. Gladys Tse (Fort Worth)

Urogynecologists

Dr. Francisco Orejuela (Houston)
Dr. Amanda White (Austin)

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Genesis PT & Wellness - locations include Dallas, Richardson, Addison, Fort Worth, and Midlothian
Cynthia Hall Ashby (McKinney)
Marie Woener (Fort Worth)
Susan Steffes (Austin)
Rebeca Maidansky (Austin)

Mental Health Providers

Utah

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Dr. Audra Hill (Salt Lake City)
Dr. Peter Drewes (Provo)

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Mental Health Providers

Vermont

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Colorectal Surgeons

PFPT / PFOT

Mental Health Providers

Virginia

OB / GYN

Urogynecologists

Dr. Maria Canter (Reston and McLean)
Dr. Robert Gutman (Washington DC)

Colorectal Surgeons

Dr. Ray Ramirez (Norfolk)

PFPT / PFOT

Nancy Branberg (Falls Church)

Mental Health Providers

Washington

OB / GYN

Dr. James Haines (Bellevue)

Urogynecologists

Dr Michael Fialkow (University of Washington, Seattle)
Dr. Julie LaCombe (Bellevue)
Dr. Anna Kirby (Seattle)

Colorectal Surgeons

Dr. Sarah Atkinson, General Surgery-colorectal specialty at University of Washington