About

Our Philosophy

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Holistic

We believe in treating you as a whole person, not just your symptoms. Many factors affect your health and well-being. Nutrition, mental and emotional states, and physical activity all contribute to your healing and recovery. We incorporate natural remedies and alternative suggestions for overall health optimization.

Preventative

We believe in not just fixing problems as they arise, but helping you prevent them in the first place. We take pride in educating our patients on more than just the immediate issues affecting them.

Inclusive

We’re a sex-positive practice that supports all races, ethnicities, faiths, marital status, intellectual or physical ability, neuro-differences, gender expression, or sexual orientation. It’s important that you feel comfortable sharing very personal details about your life that may affect your pelvic health.

Collaborative

We believe that healthcare is best done with a team approach. And the most important part of that team is you! We look for your input when setting goals and frequency of visits. Our care is always consent based and trauma-informed. We actively work with other providers involved in your care and are happy to refer you to practitioners who may be of help to you.

Calming inclusive and private pelvic floor physical therapy office in Decatur GA

Our Team

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PELVIC FLOOR PHYSICAL THERAPY

Amanda Shipley, PT, DPT, MTC

Amanda’s mission is to change the standard of care so that pelvic physical therapy is a part of a complete wellness strategy that incorporates preventative care, like going to the dentist. Amanda believes in a holistic approach and focuses on treating you as a whole person and not just your symptoms. Besides extensive manual therapy techniques and individualized exercise prescription, she fosters wellness by encouraging good nutrition, stress management, and patient education as an integral part of empowering all of her patients. She is passionate about preventing pelvic floor issues and supporting her patients through the life transitions that we know affect the pelvic floor so strongly - pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause/menopause, and before/after surgery. After having two unmedicated homebirths, Amanda is especially passionate about helping birthing people have as smooth a childbirth as possible. In addition to working with her 1:1, you can learn from Amanda through her online courses or podcast.

Follow-up Appointments — Online Courses — Podcast

Founder of Renew Pelvic Health, Dr. Amanda Shipley has been a physical therapist for 20 years. Her first five years were in outpatient orthopaedics exclusively and then she transitioned into pelvic health and has been focusing on pelvic floor health and rehabilitation for the last 17 years. She opened her own practice to help people not only address pelvic floor dysfunction but also to prevent it.
Dr. Shipley is a Health Coach for pregnancy and motherhood through the Dr. Sears Wellness Institute. She has presented and educated groups on pelvic health, pelvic floor physical therapy, and healthy living at various local events and online.
Originally from Connecticut, Dr. Shipley lives in Atlanta and enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters, playing soccer, reading, and traveling when possible. Passionate about education and prevention, she is the creator and host of the podcast Kumbay’all: The Whole Woman’s Resource and also creates online courses about pelvic health at Progressive Pelvic Education.
Dr. Shipley received her Bachelor’s degree in Natural Science from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA. She then obtained her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Northwestern University in Chicago, IL, where she was recognized with the Clinical Education Award for superior clinical abilities. Dr. Shipley achieved her Manual Therapy Certification (MTC) from the University of St. Augustine in 2008. She has advanced training in pelvic health through the Herman and Wallace Pelvic Health Rehabilitation Institute as well as through the APTA.
Dr. Shipley is currently a member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and the Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy section within the APTA. She is also a member of the Physical Therapy Association of Georgia (PTAG) and the National Vulvodynia Association (NVA).
Dr. Shipley is passionate about treating the whole person and not just their symptoms. She fosters wellness by encouraging good nutrition, stress management, and patient education as an integral part of empowering all of her patients. Her areas of interest include pregnancy, postpartum, preventative care, preparation for and healing from surgery.