Heather Jeffcoat, PT, DPT is a physician of physical therapy and founder of Femina Physical Therapy and Fusion Wellness & Physical Therapy, which focuses on pelvic health and total body orthopedic care.
With over 20 years of clinical experience, Dr. Jeffcoat is a leading authority in the treatment of sexual pain and pelvic floor dysfunction, and his Los Angeles (Beverly Hills, Pasadena, Sherman Oaks) and Atlanta-based clinics attract patients from all over the world.
she is the author of Painless Sex: A self-treatment guide to the sex life you deservewidely used by both patients and healthcare professionals. Jeffcoat regularly speaks internationally on women’s sexual health, pelvic pain, and interdisciplinary care, and develops continuing education courses for physical therapists and other health care providers.
Jeffcoat served as President of the Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy from 2021 to 2024 and held multiple leadership positions with the International Pelvic Pain Association from 2014 to 2023, including serving on the Board of Directors.
Her patient-centered, integrative approach focuses on restoring and empowering people experiencing incontinence and pain related to painful sex, endometriosis, postpartum trauma, menopause, and other complex pelvic and chronic pain conditions. She has created multiple programs, including Birth Prep 101, that have helped hundreds of women achieve the birth and postpartum recovery support they need.
Her passion extends beyond the walls of her clinic, where she also founded and runs the Empower Health Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to providing free services to low-income and marginalized populations with pelvic health conditions.
She has spoken at the following conferences:
- World Congress on Abdominal and Pelvic Pain, Cartagena, Colombia, Post-Conference Course: “Assessment and Management Strategies for Chronic Pelvic Pain”, 2024
- American Urological Association, Advanced Practice, Physical Therapy, and Allied Medicine Bootcamp: “PFD-Related Pelvic Pain and Sexual Dysfunction” (AUGS Pre-Conference Course), 2016.
- American Urological Association, Seattle, “Pathological Anatomy and Patient Presentation in Sexual Pain Syndromes”, co-presented with Nazema Siddiqui, MD, 2016.
- UCLA Urology and MIGS Lecture Series, “Mechanisms of Excretion and Pain Beyond the Pelvic Floor,” 2024
- PelviCon National Conference, Atlanta, “Differential Diagnosis of Female Orgasm and Vaginismus and Vulvodynia”, 2022
- Invited Lecturer: Pelvic Health Education, Reproductive Health Access Project, CSU Fullerton, 2024
- Expert Panel Speaker, “Menopause Monologues: The Hottest Show in Town, Hollywood, California, 2025”
Course Developer and Instructor, Female Sexual Function, Dysfunction and Pain, USA, Istanbul, Middle East:
- Sex Therapy for Transgender and Nonbinary Clients, Healthy Sex Center
- Cyclist syndrome – vulvar neuralgia, Beijing (Chinese Olympic Committee)
- Multiple CE webinars and in-person labs held across North America
Community education:
- Creator and organizer of multiple events in California, “Girls’ Night Out: Better Sex and Pelvic Health”
- Guest Speaker, LA LGBTQ Center, Duke University SoCal Women’s Group, Endo Day
