My passion for movement and health began when I discovered climbing in 2001. I have been a part of the climbing community for 20 years starting as a youth competitor making it to the national level in high school, to spending 12 years setting routes and more than a decade as a youth competitive climbing coach where I facilitated success for new athletes and national champions.

I discovered my calling to physical therapy after incurring some injuries that led to surgery and months of rehab with a physical therapist. I got to experience first hand the kind of impact a great physical therapist can have. I have since dedicated myself to helping others through an evidence based practice of physical therapy working with them to return to the activities that inspire them.

As a climbing coach I have learned to assess and articulate complex movement patterns for athletes of various abilities. Coaching has helped me as a PT by teaching me to listen and work closely with my athletes and clients to find their motivations and guide them towards their goals. I have learned that having short term and long term goals leads to more successful outcomes. 

My training as a physical therapist alongside my experience as a high level coach has developed my ability work closely alongside my clients to develop focussed, collaborative, and effective treatment plans to get them back to their lives and achieving their goals.

From climbing the technical 14,000 foot peaks to exploring the river canyons below, and all the trails and routes in between, I am driven by the discoveries and complexities of moving in our environment. My goal as a physical therapist is to guide others to be able to move better in their chosen environment in a healthy and positive environment while having fun.

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Education and Professional Development

Professional Development

Kime Performance Speed and Agility Clinic – May 2021

• Clinic providing appropriate activity progressions to rehab athletes back to a safe return to sport.

Rock Climbing Special Interest Group in Physical Therapy – September 2020 to March 2021

• Group led by prominent climbing focussed physical therapists from across the nation.

• Monthly group meetings to discuss and apply peer reviewed literature to climbing related case studies.

• Wrote an educational evidence based article for the climbing community related to meniscal injuries of the knee.

APTA CSM Conference, Denver, CO – 2020

• Attended presentations on interventions for spasticity after spinal cord injury, tendinopathy through the lifespan, shoulders in closed chain overhead athletes, and pain neuroscience education through the lifespan.

Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist course – Spring 2020

Advanced Running Biomechanics – Fall 2019 and Spring 2020

• Collaborated in a student led community clinic to analyze gait, strength, range of motion, and how they interact in running performance.

APTA Continuing Education – Spring 2020

• “Implementing Telehealth in Your Practice STAT: Practical Guidance from Experienced Telehealth PTs” 

Clinical Internships

Kime Performance Physical Therapy, Outpatient Sports PT clinic – April 2021 to July 2021

• DPT student internship, 11 weeks.

• Inservice on Climbing and Rehab for Common Climbing Injuries.

• Training in the Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA)

Renown Health, Inpatient Physical Therapy – January 2021 to April 2021

• DPT student internship, 12 weeks.

• Inservice on Motivational Interviewing in the Acute Care Setting

Pillsbury Physical Therapy, Outpatient PT clinic - May 2020 to August 2020

• DPT student internship, 12 weeks.

• Inservice on Pain Neuroscience Education 

Recent Work History