Dr. Jessica Shatkin, PT, DPT

I believe that pleasure is a powerful antidote to pain.

Jessica is a pelvic physical therapist with a passion for nervous system healing.

After graduating with a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Long Island University - Brooklyn, she began her career as a pelvic physical therapist, working and training at a pelvic specialty clinic in Denver, CO. There she found that her passion was working with folks that experienced pain with sex. She was inspired to begin studying trauma and how trauma shows up in the body’s holding patterns.

Jessica founded Recenter Pelvic Health & Wellness to offer a more holistic approach to pelvic care. She views pain and dysfunction through a nervous-system centered lens and weaves various other modalities into her work, including Tami Lynn Kent’s Holistic Pelvic Care (TM), Craniosacral therapy, guided visualizations, and somatic tools.

Her work is deeply informed by her personal journey with pelvic pain. When traditional pelvic physical therapy didn’t resolve her symptoms, she sought out alternative healing methods. In doing so, she learned the power of reclaiming her pleasure and deepening into relationship with her body on a whole new level.

My treatment philosophy comes from a reverence for the nervous system, which deeply informs whether we feel safe in our bodies.

My Philosophy

My Philosophy

Recenter is a trauma informed space. I approach each client with deep respect and empowering language.

I strive to understand each client holistically, taking deliberate care to fully listen to their stories. Informed also by a reverence for the nervous system and somatic healing, I offer a unique approach to healing from pelvic dysfunction.

Education

  • Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Long Island University - Brooklyn - 2021

    BA in Mathematics from Whitman College - 2015

  • Somatic Pelvic Arts Mentorship Program with Dr. Ryan Simmons, DPT and Dr. Tara Morrison, DPT - 2024/25

    Mentorship with Dr. Beth Anne Fisher PT, DPT, CSCS, WHC - 2023/24

    Trans-Inclusive, Kink-Aware, Trauma-Informed Care: Optimizing Sexual Wellness from Pelvic Global Academy - 2022

    Essential Pelvic Strengthening: Not Your Mama’s Kegels from Pelvic PT Rising - 2022

    Pelvic Health Physical Therapy Level 3: Male Pelvic Health from the Academy of Pelvic Health - APTA -2022

    Pelvic Health Physical Therapy Level 2: Pelvic Pain from the Academy of Pelvic Health - APTA - 2021

    Pelvic Physical Therapy Mentorship Program at N2 Physical Therapy - 2021

    Pelvic Health Physical Therapy Level 1 from the Academy of Pelvic Health - APTA - 2021

    Clinical Management of the Fitness Athlete: Essential Foundations from Institute of Clinical Excellence - 2021

  • Mothering the Bones: 6 day apprenticeship intensive with Kimberly Ann Johnson - 2025

    Holding the Bones: 5 day apprenticeship intensive with Kimberly Ann Johnson - 2024

    Activate Your Inner Jaguar: Movement, Meditation & the Female Body with Kimberly Ann Johnson - 2024

    Activate Your Inner Jaguar: Feminine Sexuality & Spirituality with Kimberly Ann Johnson - 2023

    Activate Your Inner Jaguar: Somatic Definitions, Foundations & Sessions with Kimberly Ann Johnson - 2023

    Activate Your Inner Jaguar: Women’s Health & the Nervous System with Kimberly Ann Johnson - 2023

  • Holistic Pelvic Care (TM) with Tami Lynn Kent - 2023

    Mentorship with Le’Jai’La Troi of Akashic Remedies - 2023

    Soul Teacher: Certificate in Reading Energy, Receiving Intuitive Guidance, and Performing Energetic Healings from Nikki Novo - 2022