Charley Peterson, PT, DPT
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist, Women’s Health
Texas State University, DPT
The University of Texas at Austin, BA, Plan II Liberal Arts Honors
Biography and Education
Clinical Biography
Charley Peterson, PT, DPT, (she/her) is a board-certified clinical specialist in women’s health physical therapy in Women’s Health, a clinical partnership between Ascension Seton and UT Health Austin. She specializes in bladder and bowel dysfunction, pelvic pain, sexual dysfunction, and pelvic floor dysfunction for individuals of all genders.
Charley Peterson earned her bachelor’s degree in the Plan II Liberal Arts Honors from The University of Texas at Austin and her doctor of physical therapy degree from Texas State University. She has earned the Certificate of Achievement in both Pelvic Health Physical Therapy (CAPP-Pelvic) as well as Pregnancy and Postpartum Physical Therapy (CAPP-OB) from the American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy. She has completed additional training in male pelvic health, pediatric pelvic health, perinatal physical therapy and vulvodynia. She has also completed 200-hour yoga teacher training.
Charley Peterson’s clinical interests focus on inclusive trauma informed care. She is passionate about creating a comfortable and empowering space where patients feel heard and can take charge of their therapy plan at their own pace. She is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and the Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy.
Charley Peterson is a pelvic floor physical therapist with UT Health Austin.
Specializations
- Chronic pelvic pain
- Constipation
- Difficulty urinating
- Pelvic organ prolapse
- Pregnancy-related low back and pelvic pain
- Postpartum recovery
- Sexual dysfunction
- Urinary and fecal incontinence
- Vulvodynia
Board Certification
- American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS), Clinical Specialist in Women’s Health Physical Therapy
Locations
Locations
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Women’s Health - Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
Health Transformation Building
1601 Trinity Street, Bldg. A, 9th Floor
Austin, TX 78712
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