Laura Ross

Laura is a queer-identified Pelvic Health Physical Therapist and AASECT Certified Sexuality Counselor. She is passionate about helping everyone with a pelvis. Her special interests are gender affirming care, queer health, pelvic pain, sexual health, cisgender men’s health and the intersection of pelvic health and athletic performance. Laura earned a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Northwestern University and the Pelvic Rehabilitation Practitioner Certificate (PRPC) through the Herman and Wallace Institute. She has additional training in PT for concerns specific to trans and gender expansive folks including gender affirming surgeries. Laura is a member of the APTA, WPATH, GLMA, ISSWSH, ISSM and AASECT. She is a frequent conference speaker and lecturer on topics ranging from gender affirming care, sexual health, inclusive care and Pelvic PT treatment of common urologic and sexual health conditions across the gender spectrum. Laura is the owner of Groove Pelvic Health & Wellness in Chicago.