Shannon is an Omaha native. She graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2013 with her doctorate of physical therapy. She started her career in neuro rehabilitation and helped develop an inpatient continence speciality program to address bladder, bowel, and sexual dysfunction symptoms for individuals who suffered from a stroke, orthopedic trauma, or cardiopulmonary conditions. She went on to complete a Women’s Health Physical Therapy Residency Program at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio.
After moving back to Omaha in 2019, she helped develop pelvic health services at a hospital-based outpatient clinic in Council Bluffs and then worked at a hospital-based outpatient clinic in Omaha for 4 years treating adults with pelvic health related symptoms and conditions.
Shannon is currently one of six physical therapists in the state of Nebraska who is a Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Women’s Health Physical Therapy through the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties. She has a Pregnancy and Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist Certification through Core Exercise Solutions. She has taken over 400 hours of pelvic health related continuing education courses thus far. She loves learning and is in constant pursuit of wanting to better herself for the care of her clients.
Shannon truly believes in taking a whole person approach to her practice and building a strong therapeutic alliance with her clients. She believes her role is more of a facilitator or coach working alongside her clients to help them discover healing within themselves and encouraging self advocacy for their overall health and wellness. She recognizes the importance of collaborating and referring clients to other healthcare professionals to fully serve each client’s individual needs and goals.
Shannon resides in the Omaha area with her husband, Cory, and their son, Arthur. They have a black lab mix named Nadiya. In her free time, Shannon enjoys family hiking vacations, walks along the trail in their neighborhood park, watching Husker volleyball, bike rides, and working out to Sydney Cummings Houdyshell YouTube Channel.
