BIO
Hannah’s work is grounded in holistic medicine, with emphasis on wellness and the mind/body connection to improve their patients’ quality of life. Their primary professional focus is in pelvic health, with a particular passion for treating those who identify outside of the cisgender binary. They utilize hands-on myofascial release techniques as a main treatment tool. They promote a safe and inclusive environment for all bodies and aim to incorporate collaborative care whenever possible.
Hannah originally hails from upstate New York and currently lives in NW DC with their two cats, Max and Mortimer.
CURRENT RATES
- Initial evaluations: $200/hr (mobile & in-office)
- Follow-up sessions: $185/hr (mobile & in-office)
- Sliding Scale Saturdays: $150/hr (in-office only)
- Gender-Affirming Fridays: $50/hr (in-office only)
- For more information, please visit our website.
TREATMENT LOCATIONS
- NE, NW, SW Washington, DC
- Home office (3945 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, DC 20008)
- Arlington, VA (through the end of 2023, for VA appointments in 2024, please contact Ellicia Jacobs)
- NOTE: Dr. Schoonover is not licensed in Maryland.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Gender-affirming care
- Pelvic health for all genders (internal & external)
- Hypermobile conditions, including hEDS & HSD, and POTS support
- Kink-affirming care
- Myofascial release (MFR)
- Health at Every Size (HAES)
- Fat-affirming care
- Pregnancy & peri/postpartum care
- Affirming care for SW-ers
- Gua sha
- Cupping
- Aquatic PT
EDUCATION
Hannah earned their doctorate in physical therapy from Ithaca College in 2014. Their post-graduate education includes:
- Coursework in pelvic health through Herman & Wallace and the APTA
- Myofascial release training with John F. Barnes
- Basic visceral manipulation education through the Barral Institute
- Core Synchronism with Source Medicine’s Keagha Carscallen and the New Mexico School of Natural Therapeutics
They also have experience in outpatient orthopedic and aquatic-based physical therapy environments with additional training in Bad Ragaz Ring Method.
LECTURES & PUBLICATIONS
- 2018 - Lecturer at the DC ACNM 3rd Annual Health and Wellness Symposium
- 2019 - Co-lecturer with Dr. Hollis Herman DPT, OCS, BCB-PMD, IF, CSC, PRPC at The Endometriosis Summit
- 2019 - Interviewee for the APTA’s Move Forward Radio (“Treating Pelvic Pain in Transgender People: Keys to Respectful Care”)
- 2020 - Lecturer for medical practitioners at Whitman Walker (“Pelvic Health PT: What is it good floor?”)
- 2020 - Lecturer for the Association of Independent Midwives of Maryland (“PT and the Pelvic Floor: Putting the ‘fun’ back in ‘functional!’”)
- 2021 - Guest lecturer for Howard University’s PT in Special Populations “Gender Health” module, in collaboration with Dr. Lauren Collins, PT, DPT (“Health Considerations for the LGBTQIA+ Community”
- 2021 - Contributing essayist for Trans Sex: Clinical Approaches to Trans Sexualities and Erotic Embodiments by Lucie Fielding
- 2021 - Guest lecturer for St George’s University of London (“Inclusive Pelvic Health: Clinical Expectations & Realities”)
- 2022 - Guest lecturer for Howard University’s PT in Special Populations “Gender Health” module, in collaboration with Dr. Lauren Collins, PT, DPT (“PT Considerations for the LGBTQIAP2+ Community”)
- 2023 - Guest lecturer for Alabama State University’s Gender Health class, in collaboration with Dr. Lauren Collins, PT, DPT (“LGBTQIAP2+ PT Considerations”)
- 2023 - Guest lecturer for Strange Fox Fighting Arts’ summer series, Conditioning for Bataireacht (“Proprioception, Pressure, and the Power of Rest: the functional side of physical therapy”)
