We want you to get the care you deserve.
We are empower
Empower Physical Therapy is a pelvic floor physical therapy clinic in San Diego, CA with a special focus on birth preparation, postpartum recovery, pelvic pain and dysfunction, and urinary issues. We provide professional support, education and individualized treatment through hands-on bodywork and therapeutic exercise to help women feel confident and empowered throughout womanhood.
meet our team
Peyton Fischer
AADMIN + CLIENT HAPPINESS OFFICER
Peyton is a former medical social worker turned full-time toddler wrangler. She received her master’s degree in social work from the University of Southern California in 2017, where she developed a passion for helping people continually improve their physical, spiritual, and emotional well-being so that they may continue doing (or find a way back to) all of the things they love and that bring meaning to their lives. She deeply believes in building communities that help individuals pour into themselves and that the world is strengthened by encouraging people to care for themselves holistically. Her work is rooted in the chronic illness community, but after becoming a mother herself, has evolved to have a special focus on women’s health.
Her job at Empower Physical Therapy is to help individuals get the help they need by connecting them with a pelvic floor therapist at Empower, build community by reaching out to local business that are also passionate about women’s health, and provide support to the therapists at Empower through schedule management.
In her free time, you’ll likely find Peyton out in her garden, caked in mud and with a kid on her hip. She loves the beach, her Peloton, and her husband and two littles who make every day a lot more fun (and a little more chaotic).
If you have general questions about Empower Physical Therapy, please reach out to Peyton!
Ivy Colbert pt, dpt
PPELVIC FLOOR THERAPIST, OWNER
Ivy is a physical therapist who specializes in orthopedics and women’s health physical therapy. In graduate school, she developed a passion for treating women struggling with pelvic floor dysfunction. After receiving her doctorate in physical therapy at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, she went on to pursue further education for pelvic floor treatment through the Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute.
She has worked in outpatient clinics, treating female pelvic floor dysfunction along with other various orthopedic conditions, utilizing skills in myofascial release, joint mobilization, trigger point release, and therapeutic exercise. She strives to treat the whole patient as she feels that consideration of their overall health and well-being is an important part of the rehabilitation process.
When she isn’t treating clients, you can find her exercising outdoors or spending time with her husband, two daughters and pug in beautiful San Diego, CA. She also loves a hot cup of chai tea, being by the ocean, and watching food and travel documentaries.
FELICE GEBHARDT PT,DPT
PELVIC FLOOR THERAPIST
Felice is a California native, receiving her doctorate in Physical Therapy at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. With over a decade of experience in orthopedic care, she founded an interest in the specialty of pelvic floor physical therapy after her own pregnancies and postpartum experiences.
Shortly after the birth of her first child, she initiated specialty coursework through the Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute. Caring for patients with pelvic floor dysfunction has become a passion with a desire to debunk fear, encourage movement and help patients regain joy through return to activity. She strives to create an environment where she can hold nonjudgmental space for healing during the rehabilitation process. Using an approach of treating the whole person, she combines functional assessment with manual therapy techniques, therapeutic exercise, and mindfulness to achieve optimal results to help you reach your goals.
When outside of the clinic Felice can be found spending time with her family outdoors, cooking and baking. Personal interests include yoga, Pilates and running. She hopes to connect with you soon!
CRYSTAL HEATH PT, DPT
PELVIC FLOOR THERAPIST
Crystal was born and raised in San Diego. She spent 3 years in Chicago to complete her Doctorate of Physical Therapy Degree at Northwestern University. From the day she was introduced to pelvic floor therapy, she instantly felt passionate about and called to help women with pelvic floor dysfunction. She dedicated the entirety of her physical therapy career to pelvic health learning through the Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute and has been treating pregnant and postpartum mothers in-home and in the clinic.
Crystal believes that women should feel empowered by the miracles of their bodies and that all women should have access to the care that they need during adolescence, prepartum, postpartum, menopause and all stages in between. She is passionate about bringing more awareness to the community that pelvic health physical therapy should be standard of care --- just as standard as physical therapy is following a knee surgery. Crystal utilizes a manual therapy approach to treatment including myofascial release, connective tissue massage, trigger point release in addition to nervous system down training and breathing exercises. She loves to collaborate with other skilled holistic providers and believes that having a healing team can be important for many patients.
Crystal is hopeful to eventually teach and mentor future PT’s that want to join this fulfilling career. There needs to be more pelvic floor PTs in the world! In her free time, she enjoys hiking, playing soccer, pottery, traveling and spending time with her new golden retriever pup, Luna
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