Dr. Courtney Weber Trocinski OTD, OTR/L
Courtney is a doctor of occupational therapy and certified birth doula, specializing in perinatal pelvic health. She studied psychology at Elon University and then completed her Doctorate of Occupational Therapy at Washington University in St. Louis.
She was drawn toward the birth world and perinatal pelvic health during her doctoral internship at a birth center in Virginia. Her eyes were opened to the lack of education and support provided to most birthing people in the US throughout pregnancy and postpartum which often led to birth injuries, birth trauma, difficulty breastfeeding, and mental health concerns. She became a certified birth doula during that time and has since used her birth experience to guide her work as a pelvic floor therapist.
She loves to work with people throughout pregnancy as their pelvic floor therapist and birth doula, attend their birth, and provide support immediately postpartum. She finds that these clients tend to be more satisfied with their birth experience and have faster recoveries. She uses her expertise in manual therapy, corrective exercise, and holistic treatment techniques to optimize her clients’ health and pelvic floor function at every stage of pregnancy and postpartum.
Commonly treated conditions include pelvic organ prolapse, pain with sex, diastasis recti, pelvic girdle pain, constipation, and urinary & fecal incontinence. She also loves working proactively with pregnant people to plan for birth and fast-track recovery. With extensive experience attending births in all settings, she understands how to help clients balance their bodies to have easier births, she coaches them through labor positioning and pushing, and she provides achievable postpartum goals to assist in healing and regaining strength.
When she’s not geeking out over pelvic health, she loves spending time cooking, baking and being outside with her husband. She is always reading the latest research, taking new coursework and prides herself in providing expert, trauma-informed, evidence-based care. While she’s the pelvic health expert, she knows YOU are your own expert, and her approach is collaborative to encourage ownership of your healing process.
Contact: courtney@ownyourpelvichealth.com
Read more about Courtney and her journey in ShoutOut Colorado and an interview with Nyssa Care.
I started working with Courtney after giving birth to my second baby. I had been having some prolapse symptoms as well as other pelvic floor challenges (all the way to my feet!). Not only did Courtney thoughtfully and compassionately help decrease my pain, she educated me in more ways than I would have imagined. There's a real benefit to working with an OT who immerses themselves in research, meets clients where they are at, while also being able to navigate multiple issues. Courtney is bright, kind, and one of those once-in-a-lifetime providers who really listened to me and supported me in reconnecting to my body (and my nervous system) after two babies in two years. -M.P.
Courtney was both my pelvic floor therapist during pregnancy and my birth doula. Could not recommend her more! She helped me get rid of SPD pain during pregnancy so I could keep active, and I’m convinced the breathing and other exercises we worked on before labor helped me have a natural birth as smooth as I could have asked for. Plus, she was a great support for me and my husband in the delivery room, serving as a calming presence and letting the midwife and nurse know when things were progressing or helping if we needed anything, whether it was grabbing my snacks or reminding us of different labor positions I could try. If you’re looking for support during any stage of your pregnancy or postpartum journey, don’t hesitate to reach out to Courtney! -T.R.