Our Practitioner Community
At Core Strong Physical Therapy, we believe the best care happens through collaboration. The care we provide is strengthened by the community around us. Here we feature practitioners and local resources we’ve collaborated with who share our values and dedication to helping individuals and families thrive.
Sexual Wellness
Dr. Rose Schlaff, DPT, WHC, IF with Be Well with Rose
“I love referring to and collaborating with Core Strong Physical Therapy because their care is deeply individualized, whole-body, and rooted in helping patients truly understand and trust their bodies again. Dr. Allison and her team consistently blend clinical excellence with creativity, nervous system awareness, and compassion—so clients feel supported not just in healing symptoms, but in building long-term resilience and confidence. Dr. Allison blends incredible clinical expertise with humor and wisdom, I always know my clients will be well supported here!”
To learn more about pelvic and sexual health—and how deeply our nervous system influences intimacy—Dr. Rose and I came together for an insightful conversation on connection, desire, and healing. Check out the full interview here!
Abigail Hust, LISW-S, CST with Tandem Columbus
Abigail educates us on what sex therapy is, how your whole life experiences, not just your sexual experiences, formulate your sex life and sexual identity, and ways to find joy and connection in everyday moments. Check out the full interview here!
Functional Medicine
Dr. Emily Roedersheimer, DO, IFMCP with Balanced Living Functional Medicine
“As a functional medicine physician, I greatly appreciate the approach that Core Strong physical therapy takes to focus on the root cause and whole person wellness. And I know that my client will be well supported in a caring environment.”
Emily takes a really unique approach to health and wellness by working with health coaches to help you get your sleeping, eating and activity on point while she helps you balance your whole internal system. Watch the full interview here!
Vitality Natural Wellness
"Core Strong Physical Therapy is truly next level. From the moment you walk in, they create a warm, welcoming environment that helps patients feel comfortable discussing concerns that are often difficult to talk about.”
The Vitality Natural Wellness team takes a whole-body approach to your gut health and hormones by combining nutrition, lifestyle, aesthetics, and cutting-edge medical therapies designed to help restore and revitalize you.
Watch the full interview here!
Jodi Gibbs PA-C, MPAS, BSWwith Vibe Women's Health
Jodi is a physician assistant whose expertise encompasses a broad range of areas specifically tailored to women’s health. She shares with us how to safely start your hormonal journey (yes, even with a history of cancer), the differences between pills, creams and gels, and why so many people would benefit from vaginal estrogen for pelvic pain and sexual drive. Check out the full interview here!
Dr. Marguerite Weston with Donaldson
Dr. Marguerite Weston, is a functional medicine doctor in our area. Learn more about the connection between hormone balance on gut and tissue health, how functional medicine gets deep into the root cause of symptoms, and what care is available to those who want to OPTIMIZE their health. Check out the full interview here!
Mental Health Support
Erin Pritchard with Sea Glass Counseling & Consultation
“The amount of collaboration I've experienced working with Dr. Allison and her team is unparalleled. I'm confident that my clients are getting comprehensive, trauma-informed, whole-person care when they're at Core Strong. “
Erin works with women and their partners seeking support for anxiety, stress, trauma, or OCD; relationship concerns (like sharing the mental load or communication issues); healing from shame-based messaging about sexuality; and sexual functioning concerns (like painful sex or low desire). Watch the full interview here!
Karen Weiman with Peace Rising
"I refer my clients to Core Strong Physical Therapy because they take a whole-person approach to care and understand that healing isn’t just physical. They are attentive to emotional wellbeing and help clients feel supported, seen, and cared for throughout the process".
Karen is a compassionate and deeply knowledgeable Trauma Psychotherapist who specializes in helping individuals process and heal from trauma through EMDR therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). In our interview, Karen explains how EMDR helps the brain and body safely reprocess traumatic experiences, allowing you to move from a place of constant alertness to one of calm awareness. Check out the full interview here!
Dr. Thalia Dorsten with Wellness By Thalia
Dr. Thalia helps people who want to wake up to their true selves and live an aligned and free life. She gives practical tools in this 25 minute chat that you can implement immediately to help you shift from perfectionism to self love and loving action. Check out the full interview here!
Pregnancy and Postpartum Support
Alyssa Broadwater MS, RD, LD, CSCS
Alyssa is a registered dietician who shares so much important information around the use of nutrition to help support us fully during the preconception, pregnancy and postpartum periods of life! Check out the full interview here!
Erin McCaffery Crespo
Erin is a doula and shares with us what a doula is and how they support people during pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Check out the full interview here!
Health and Fitness Resources
Dr. Michelle Sieffert with Donaldson
“At Donaldson, we’re profoundly intentional about who we refer our patients to — & Core Strong Physical Therapy continues to prove themselves as a seamless extension of our care. Their team demonstrates the same heightened level of attention & compassion we strive to offer every day, making them a trusted partner in helping our patients live not just longer, but stronger.”
Dr. Sieffert is a plastic surgeon who specializes in cosmetic surgery of the face, breast and body, specifically diastasis recuts repair. She recognizes that aging, pregnancy, breastfeeding, weight gain and weight loss affect each individual’s body in a unique way, and that every person’s goals and life situations are unique. Watch the full interview here!
Dr. Nicole Short with Rise Chiropractic and Nutrition
“As a practice we truly believe in the practice of collaborative health care. We have found that many of our patients get results much faster when they're working with providers helping them get to the root cause by addressing physical stress as well as stress and tension in the nervous system. We have found that the combination of chiropractic and physical therapy, especially PT for pelvic health, can lead to drastically better outcomes. We love working with the CSPT team and being able to manage our patients together!”
Dr. Nicole is a chiropractor with alternative treatment approaches besides the traditional “snap-crack-pop” method. Addressing the full nervous system and how the nerves speak to the muscles is a game changer when collaborating with pelvic floor therapy. Watch the full interview here!
Andrea Lehmann with Fitness In My Home
Andrea is a fitness trainer specializing in pre and postnatal care, perimenopause and menopause care and injury recovery. Andrea focuses on working with the whole human, including the mind, body and spirit. Watch the full interview here!
Community Resources
Alive in my Heart
Alive in My Heart supports families impacted by pregnancy and infant loss by connecting them to each other and to community resources in Central Ohio. Elizabeth Yassenoff, President of Alive in My Heart, discusses how she supports parents dealing with infant and child loss and how you can support those parents as well. Check out the full interview here!
Katie Milburn with Organize With Kurnsie
Katie is a professional organizer that walks us through her judgment-free approach, helping you find the exact kind of support you need to confidently clear your space—and in turn, clear your mind. Check out the full interview here!