Jackie is an integrative physical therapist who provides whole person care. She earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) at The University of Vermont in 2018 and became a Certified Lymphedema Therapist (CLT) in 2023 with The Academy of Lymphatic Studies. Jackie has a special interest in treating persons with chronic pain conditions such as frozen shoulder, low back pain, neck pain, persistent pain, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and particularly connective tissue disorders like Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD). Persons with these conditions require a practitioner who understands not only what is happening at a cellular and regional level but also what is happening from a global, systems standpoint.

Jackie prioritizes listening to her patients and answering their questions. It is her goal to provide education, experiential learning, and a safe space so her patients can improve their relationship with their bodies. She strives to understand what life looks and feels like for her patients so she can best assist them. She will meet your body where it is. Her approach intertwines gentle hands on therapy such as manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) and myofascial release (MFR), breath work, body awareness training, mindful movement, core work, and functional strengthening work. She will thoroughly review your medical history and assess for various musculoskeletal, neurologic, and lymphatic conditions. With all treatments, Jackie prioritizes regulating the nervous system and improving interoceptive and proprioceptive awareness to help you find ease and comfort in your body.

As a physical therapist, Jackie’s approach considers the whole person and recognizes the interdependence of all the body’s parts. Seeing the body through a “fascial lens” allows Jackie to consider her patient’s entire body. Fascia is a tensional web of collagen fibers and fluid droplets that runs head to toe and connects every cell in the body.  Fascia is estimated to have six times more sensory nerve endings than muscle. It houses your lymphatic system (part of your immune system) and allows for the movement of fluids, toxins, and cellular messaging molecules. Fascia appears to play a much larger role in our bodies than previously thought and the research on this keeps coming.

Prior to her medical training, Jackie earned a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science (The University of Southern Maine, 2007). With this degree, Jackie worked as an Environmental Educator and later as a High School Biology Teacher. This colored her view of the living world as an interplay of complex, dynamic systems at the microscopic and macroscopic levels.

Jackie is a self proclaimed “science nerd,” who enjoys delving into new discoveries, considering various theoretical models, and generally contemplating the complexities of moving through this world in a human body. When she is not working, Jackie enjoys painting, listening to music and dancing, gardening, biking, reading, tossing tennis balls for her dog Jack, working on a project with her partner Jesse, or cooking intuitively and creating new recipes!