Centered Physical Therapy & Wellness
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Doctor of Physical Therapy
DPT
The clinical foundation: a doctoral-level degree in physical therapy practice. Establishes the scope and depth of training required to evaluate, diagnose, and treat across all the systems we work with.
Centered exists because the standard PT model (fifteen-minute slots, rotating clinicians, generic exercises) couldn't deliver the kind of care its founder wanted to practice. So she built something else.
DPT · OCS · FAAOMPT · Founder, 2012
Sarah trained as an orthopedic physical therapist and then kept going. She earned the Orthopedic Clinical Specialist board certification, then the Fellowship of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists. The FAAOMPT is the highest credential in manual therapy that exists in this field, and fewer than one percent of physical therapists in the country hold it.
Along the way she added pelvic floor specialization and dedicated study of running mechanics. The two things her patients kept needing that the orthopedic world treated as someone else's department. By the time she opened Centered in 2012, the integration was already the work. The structure of the practice, full-hour visits, same clinician every time, no insurance-dictated billing, was the only structure that let her actually do it.
She still sees every patient, from first call to last visit.
Centered is a brand and a philosophy about how we practice, not just a vehicle for one clinician's credentials. The credentials are part of what makes it credible. They aren't the whole story.
The whole story is structural. Every visit is a full hour. You see the same clinician every time. We don't bill insurance, which means we don't have to double-book, push a tech onto your case to make the math work, or end your plan when your benefits run out. Founded in 2012 in Waunakee, the practice has run this way from day one. It's not the model that scales fastest. It's the model that lets the work be done well.
“The cash-pay model is the reason I can give you a full hour, the reason I'm not double-booked, and the reason we can actually build a real plan instead of just treating the acute symptom.”Dr. Sarah Lindholm, on how Centered operates
Three credentials, one practice. Here's what each one means and why it matters for the care you receive.
The clinical foundation: a doctoral-level degree in physical therapy practice. Establishes the scope and depth of training required to evaluate, diagnose, and treat across all the systems we work with.
A board certification through the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties. It's the reason orthopedic care here is at the level it is: back, hip, knee, shoulder, post-surgical, complex cases that have been bounced around the system.
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists, a post-doctoral credential held by fewer than 1% of physical therapists nationally. It's the highest level of manual therapy training that exists in this field, and it's why hands-on work here is targeted instead of generic.
Dr. Lindholm is the practice's founder and lead clinician. Additional team bios will appear here as the practice grows.
DPT · OCS · FAAOMPT
Founded Centered in 2012. Specializes in pelvic floor PT, orthopedic manual therapy, and return-to-running rehabilitation. Holds the FAAOMPT fellowship, a credential held by fewer than 1% of PTs nationally.
We're growing thoughtfully. Bios for new team members will appear here as they join the practice.
Less "mission statement," more "here's what actually happens." The work is specific, hands-on, and built around your goals. Not a billing code.
Before any hands-on work, we sit and talk. What's going on, what you've already tried, what your life looks like, what you actually want to be able to do. Then we assess thoroughly. A real plan comes out of a real evaluation.
Hands-on joint mobilization, soft-tissue release, and targeted dry needling are integrated into your treatment plan as part of the hour you're already paying for. We use them where they make a difference, not as a separate service line.
We teach you what's happening in your body, why it's happening, and what the work looks like between sessions. Understanding how it all connects is part of getting better and part of staying better.
Not when benefits run out. Not when a punch card expires. We tell you up front what the plan looks like, how we'll know it's working, and when you should be done coming in. Then we stick to it.
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), Orthopedic Clinical Specialist board certification (OCS), and Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (FAAOMPT), a post-doctoral credential held by fewer than 1% of physical therapists nationally. It's the highest level of manual therapy training in this field.
Centered was founded in 2012 in Waunakee. The practice has operated as a cash-pay, one-on-one specialty clinic from the very first day. Same model, same room, same philosophy.
Three structural differences. Full-hour sessions instead of 15-30 minutes. The same clinician treats you every visit instead of a rotating roster. And one provider holds expertise across pelvic floor, orthopedic, and running mechanics, so when those things connect, they get treated together instead of handed off.
The cash-pay model is what makes all three of those possible.