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Practitioner Directory

Disclaimer:

This Practitioner Directory is shared as a helpful resource to support you in finding a health and wellness professional who has completed a certification program with the Integrative Women’s Health Institute (IWHI).

While all practitioners listed have received education through IWHI, each works independently. Inclusion in this directory does not mean IWHI endorses any specific practitioner or guarantees results. IWHI is not responsible for the care provided, treatment decisions made, or outcomes experienced when working with a practitioner listed here.

Dr. Jessica Drummond has educated and mentored health and wellness professionals around the world. You may feel most comfortable working with someone in your local area or with a practitioner whose approach and perspective align best with your needs. We encourage you to explore the practitioners in this directory and choose the one who feels like the best fit for you.

By using this directory, you acknowledge and accept this information as a convenience and resource to support your decision-making.

CISSN, CSCS, CPT
Business Name: Strength by Nutrition
Areas of Focus:
  • Adrenal fatigue
  • PCOS
  • Infertility
  • Gut health
  • Detox
  • Fat loss
  • Fertility Awareness Method / Natural Birth Control Education
  • CrossFit / Weight lifting
  • Holistic / Integrative approach
Montana United States

Women’s Health Coach

I work with women in their 20s and 30s who are fed up with feeling burnt out and being at war with their body.

Professional History:

  • BS in chemical engineering
  • BS in bioengineering
  • Process engineer (3 years)
  • Nutrition Coach for CrossFit athletes (3+ years)
  • Womens Health Coach (1+ year)
Women's Health Coach (June 2018), PT, MPT, WHC June 2018
Business Name: Koru Physical Therapy and Wellness, PLLC
http://www.korumaine.com (207) 358-8161
Areas of Focus: Women's Health and Pelvic Rehabilitation
ME

I work with women who have pelvic pain, pelvic floor dysfunction, peri menopause/menopause related issues, pre and post hysterectomy as well as diastasis recti and pregnancy/postpartum.

Professional History:

  • Masters of Physical Therapy University of New England, 2004
  • Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA
  • New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA
  • Casco Bay Physical Therapy, Falmouth, ME
  • Holistic Physical Therapy, South Portland, ME
IWHI Certified Women's Health Coach 2016

IWHI Certified Women’s Health Coach

Completed the IWHI Optimal Fertility Program 2016
IWHI Certified Women's Health Coach 2016
Areas of Focus: Endometriosis and other conditions such as ovarian cysts, fibroids, IBS, painful bladder, and period and pelvic pain

Susan Tessman pursued training in women’s health and nutrition after personally experiencing the struggle of lack of medical intervention for endometriosis and pelvic pain conditions, and is a Certified Nutrition Coach and Certified through IWHI as a Women’s Health and Nutrition Coach, with further specialized courses in functional nutrition for chronic pelvic pain, vulvo-vaginal pain and dermatology, and pre-conception preparation.  She also completed training in the Teach the Hormone Cure program, developed by Dr. Sara Gottfried, and is furthering her pelvic pain education with leading pelvic floor expert Isa Herrera, MSPT, CSCS, as well as apprenticing with women’s hormonal health expert Nicole Jardim.

She is dedicated to helping women learn how to relieve their physical and emotional pain, and support their bodies’ natural healing abilities.

IWHI Certified Women's Health Coach 2016
Business Name: Mind-Body Movement Center
Areas of Focus: Working with women age 35+ to overcome health issues affecting mind, body and spirit. This may include persistent pain (pelvic, headaches, TMJ, neck/back pain), osteoporosis/osteopenia and peri-menopause to menopausal change (sleep, digestion, energy levels, natural hormone balance).
CA

Professional History including Education: Doctorate in Physical Therapy from UC San Francisco 2007; Yoga Therapy Certification from Professional Yoga Therapy Institute 2009; 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training from Mount Madonna Institute 2017; Women’s Health and Nutrition Coaching Certification from IWHI 2016

Languages Spoken: English, Conversational Spanish

 

Endometriosis Coach / Functional Nutrition for Women's Health / Endometriosis MC 2018 / 2019 / 2020
Business Name: Elevated Physical Therapy
Areas of Focus: Specialties:
  • Endometriosis
  • Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
  • Pelvic Pain
  • Incontinence
  • Overactive Bladder
  • Hormone Balance
SC United States

Elevated Physical Therapy was created to bring a more integrated and holistic approach to treat women’s health issues. I believe in getting to the root cause of your problem. I want you to know that your symptoms may be common but are not necessarily normal. I want you to know that you don’t have to “just live with it”.

Professional History:

  • B.S. in Exercise Science, College of Charleston (1999)
  • M.S in Physical Therapy, Medical University of SC (2002)
  • APTA Credentialed Clinical Instructor
  • Certified Health Coach
  • Low Pressure Fitness Level 1 Trainer – Herman and Wallace
  • Pelvic Floor Series Levels 1 and 2- Herman and Wallace
  • Functional Nutrition for Women’s Health – Integrative Women’s Health Institute
  • Endometriosis Masterclass- Integrative Women’s Health Institute
  • From the Glottis to the Pelvic Floor- Julie Wiebe PT and Susan Clinton
  • The Pelvic Piston, Foundation for Fitness- Julie Wiebe PT
  • Visceral Manipulation 1- Barral Institute
  • Confidence in your Core, Pelvic Floor and More- Institute for Birth Healing
  • Understanding Endometriosis- Medbridge
  • New perspectives from The Integrated Systems Model for Treating Women with Pelvic Girdle Pain,
  • Urinary Incontinence, Pelvic Organ Prolapse, and Diastasis Rectus Abdominis- Diane Lee
Women's Health Coach Certification and Hormones 101 2018
Business Name: Green Papaya Health
Areas of Focus: My specialties are:
  • Women's Hormone Health
  • Period Health
  • Early onset of puberty

I am a Women’s Health Coach.

I mainly work with women and girls experience period health through the life cycle from early onset puberty through perimenopause.

Women's Health Coach
Business Name: Koru Physical Therapy and Wellness, PLLC
http://www.korumaine.com (207) 358-8161
Areas of Focus: Women's Health and Pelvic Rehabilitation
ME United States

I work with women who have pelvic pain, pelvic floor dysfunction, peri menopause/menopause related issues, pre and post hysterectomy as well as diastasis recti and pregnancy/postpartum. Professional History: Masters of Physical Therapy University of New England, 2004 Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA Casco Bay Physical Therapy, Falmouth, ME Holistic Physical Therapy, South Portland, ME

MSc. Grad Dip Phys
Business Name: The HealthHub
Areas of Focus: Specializes in women's and men's health, MSK and Rheumatology
Devon United States

Physiotherapist

Professional History:
2018
Endometriosis MasterClass

1999-present
Associate physiotherapist in private practice
NHS women’s health physiotherapist
Clinical lead women’s health physiotherapy Clinical lead rheumatology physiotherapy
Physiotherapy lecturer University of Cumbria 1985-1999

A variety of NHS and private posts throughout the Uk