Heather Jeffcoat, PT, DPT, is a doctor of physical therapy and the founder of Femina Physical Therapy and Fusion Wellness & Physical Therapy, both of which focus on pelvic health and whole-body orthopedic care.
With more than 20 years of clinical experience, Dr. Jeffcoat is a leading expert in the treatment of sexual pain and pelvic floor dysfunction, and her Los Angeles (Beverly Hills, Pasadena, Sherman Oaks) and Atlanta-based clinics draw patients from around the world.
She is the author of Sex Without Pain: A Self-Treatment Guide to the Sex Life You Deserve, which is widely used by both patients and healthcare professionals. Jeffcoat regularly lectures internationally on female sexual health, pelvic pain, and interdisciplinary care, and she develops continuing education courses for physical therapists and other 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 Society from 2014 to 2023, including acting on their board of directors.
Her patient-centered, integrative approach emphasizes functional recovery and empowerment for those experiencing painful sex, endometriosis, postpartum trauma, menopause-related incontinence or pain, and other complex pelvic and chronic pain conditions. She has created multiple programs, including Birth Prep 101, helping hundreds of women achieve the birth and postpartum recovery support they need.
Her passion extends beyond the clinic walls, as she also founded and runs a 501(c)3, Empower Health Fund, a nonprofit dedicated to providing no cost services to low-income and marginalized populations with pelvic health conditions.
She has been a speaker at the following:
- World Congress on Abdominal and Pelvic Pain, Cartagena, Colombia, Post-Conference Course: “Chronic Pelvic Pain Evaluation and Management Strategies,” 2024
- American Urogynecologic Association, Advanced Practice, Physical Therapy, and Allied Health Bootcamp: “Pelvic Pain and Sexual Dysfunction Related to PFDs” (AUGS Preconference Course), 2016
- American Urogynecologic Association, Seattle, “Pathoanatomy and Patient Presentations in Sexual Pain Syndromes,” co-presented with Nazema Siddiqui, MD, 2016
- UCLA Urogynecology and MIGS Lecture Series, “Continence and Pain Mechanisms Beyond the Pelvic Floor,” 2024
- PelviCon National Conference, Atlanta, “The Female Orgasm and Differential Diagnosis of 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 & Pain, United States, Istanbul, Middle East:
- Sex Therapy for Transgender and Nonbinary Clients, Center for Healthy Sex
- Cyclist’s Syndrome–Pudendal Neuralgia, Beijing (Chinese Olympic Committee)
- Multiple CE webinars and in-person labs across North America
Community Education:
- Creator and host of multiple events in California, Girls’ Night Out: Better Sexual and Pelvic Health
- Guest speaker, LA LGBTQ Center, Duke University SoCal Women’s Group, and Endo Day
