Tired of chasing symptoms with no real answers?
Expert Problem Solving & Solutions Through the Integration of Manual Physical Therapy and Functional Medicines
Jennifer Shepherd, PT, CFMT, FFMT, FAAOMPT, FMCP
Integrative Manual Physical Therapist
Certified Functional Manual Therapist
Fellowship Trained in Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy
Advanced Training in Visceral, Vascular and Neural Manipulation
Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner
Combining advanced manual therapy with functional medicine to treat the whole body — not just the symptoms.
Your body wants to be treated the way nature intended.
Over a lifetime, injuries, inflammation, imbalances, and genetic factors all add strain to the body — eventually leading to degeneration, disease, and pain.
My job is to uncover the why behind your symptoms and guide your body back to balance. There’s rarely just one cause — and rarely just one fix.
Your journey to better health begins with you.
Even the best treatment plan can fall short if your daily habits at home aren’t supporting your healing. I’ve seen many patients plateau in the clinic — not because the treatment wasn’t working, but because underlying inflammation, structural imbalances, or nervous system stress kept pulling them back.
Many people believe they’re healthy, until their bodies say otherwise. And once you realize something’s off, it’s hard to know where to start.
The good news: most chronic pain, injury, and illness can be prevented — and often significantly reduced or eliminated — once you learn how to truly care for your body.
Once you’ve built your foundation, you may be ready for hands-on care: a precise, whole-body assessment and treatment with Jennifer Shepherd.
This is where we find the missing pieces — and help your body function better, inside and out.
The Clinic at The Shepherd Center for Integrative Heath
OUR PHILOSOPHY:
LISTEN
Your story matters. Understanding your history helps us understand your body.
IDENTIFY
We quickly pinpoint which structures and systems aren’t functioning at their best.
PROBLEM SOLVE
We connect those findings to your history to find the deeper cause of your symptoms.
RESTORE
We restore mobility and function, and integrate it into your whole body.
EQUIP & EMPOWER
We build on your Foundations work with a self-care plan tailored to you.
The next phase: in person hands-on sessions.
Together we’ll dig deeper into your health history and address any symptoms remaining after the Foundations program. Depending on your needs, this may include assessing posture, movement, joint and fascia mobility, nerve function, fluid and lymph flow, and stored physical trauma.
As your body releases tension and finds better balance, each session will look a little different — reflecting your progress.
To prepare yourself to receive hands-on clinic work and maximize the benefits it is required the you complete my Foundations for Functional Health program.
Upon registration of the Foundations for Functional Health program, our office will contact you to schedule your in-clinic sessions.
Upon completion of this next phase of care, you will transition into a continued care model to complete any left over work at a slow pace and receive maintenance work as recommended. You may discontinue direct care at any time at this point.
LEARN with Jennifer Shepherd
Jennifer Shepherd is proud to offer educational course and mentorships in Integrative Manual Physical Therapy and Functional Medicine for Physical Therapists.
Many Physical Therapists have untapped skills, passion, and potential to help people overcome health issues and live vibrant, healthy lives which often leads to frustration and burnout. When we have the knowledge of anatomy, the relationships of systems throughout the body, the understanding of trauma and compensation, curiosity and permission to think outside of the box and be creative both Physical Therapists and their patients THRIVE.
Love your work!
Learn More about Mentoring Opportunities, Courses, and Careers and join Jennifer Shepherd’s Email List!
SUCCESSES
“Jen,
I am thrilled to share my experience at the Shepherd Center for Integrative Health. My life has been a series of accidents, falls and bizarre health events. My body has suffered both mental and physical trauma impacting my daily life. By taking the time to do a very thorough history, Jen has helped me work through these traumatic events, “unpacking” them, figuring out how to support my “whole” body so I can heal and get back to living. Her positive attitude, intuition, background, extensive training and true desire to improve lives has changed my life. I appreciate her proactive approach to improving my life both mentally and physically. She has used a variety of techniques, and given me the tools I need to continue to heal and move forward to an improved state of health. In January, with Jen’s support, I worked through “The Power Of Food” program. It has literally changed my life! Through food elimination and gradual re-introduction, I lost weight, cleared up skin issues, significantly reduced my IBS symptoms, reduced headaches and allergy symptoms and reduced pain in my muscles and joints. I recently had a visit with my hematologist and he was thrilled with my overall health and was happy to see all my autoimmune blood results yielded the best numbers ever, over the last 10 years! I finally found a good relationship with food, exercise and stress with Jen’s help both in the clinic and through the programs she teaches on-line. Thanks Jen!! I wish I would have meet you 30 years ago!”