Pronouns:

She/Her/Hers

Educational History:

Post-Professional OTD, Shenandoah University (2023); Post-Professional MSOT, Virginia Commonwealth University (2008), BSOT, State University of New York at Buffalo

Fields of Expertise:

Occupational Therapy for Individuals with Pelvic Health Dysfunction: Bladder, Bowel, Sexual Dysfunction & Pelvic Pain.

Professional Highlights:

BCIA Certified in Biofeedback for Pelvic floor Muscle Dysfunction. Faculty, myPFM (online continuing education platform & nonprofit). Sarah has been an occupational therapist for over two decades, working in skilled nursing, sub-acute, acute care, and outpatient rehabilitation settings. She has helped develop programs throughout her career, including caregiver education programs within residential units caring for people with dementia, educational programs to improve health for older adults living in retirement communities, family-centered NICU programming in a hospital, outpatient pelvic health programming and inpatient maternal health. Sarah currently has a pelvic health private practice.

Personal Highlights:

Sarah loves spending time with her three kids, two cats, and husband. She speaks Spanish and dances Salsa. When she has a spare moment, she loves doing yoga, running, and reading all genres, including fiction, non-fiction, and professional development literature.

Quote:

“Occupational therapy practitioners ask, “What matters to you?” not, “What’s the matter with you?”

– Virginia “Ginny” Stoffel, PhD, OT, BCMH, FAOTA