Rachel Gorman PT, DPT, OCS, PYT, graduated with her Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science from the University of North Carolina Wilmington, followed by her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Western Carolina University. Rachel completed the Orthopedic Residency program through Evidence In Motion and became a board certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist in 2017.

Rachel has a strong interest in integrative medicine and has studied Medical Therapeutic Yoga through the Professional Yoga Therapy Institute. She enjoys using a combination of manual therapy, trigger point dry needling, and Medical Therapeutic Yoga to address a wide variety of orthopedic issues. Rachel is recognized as an Orthopedic Specialist, and has multiple certifications including medical therapeutic yoga and dry needling, began practicing JFB-MFR therapy in 2019.

Rachel has two daughters, who also share her love for yoga. She enjoys being active, traveling, and spending time with her family, including her husband and their German Shorthaired Pointer named Kona.

Be sure to contact Rachel if you have any questions at r.gorman@roperpt.com!

Rachel Gorman PT, DPT, OCS, PYT, graduated with her Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science from th... Read More

Erin is a graduate of the University of South Carolina with a major in Exercise Science and a minor in Psychology. Her love of football lead her to USC where she was a Gamecock cheerleader. She went on to receive her Doctor of Physical Therapy from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2013. Following graduation, she returned to Charlotte where she was born and raised. She has specialized training through the Postural Restoration Institute as well as certifications and training in dry needling and Graston. Erin has a special interest in treating spinal conditions along with an emerging interest in women’s health to include pelvic floor and peri-menopause. She has extensive experience in the management of chronic conditions and is committed to helping each person improve both physically and emotionally. She is married to her high school sweetheart, Trey Hopper, and they have 2 young boys, Jackson and Davis. While away from the clinic, she enjoys cheering on the Carolina Panthers and spending warm days on Lake Wylie.

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Christine Roper, MSPT, PYT, the owner and founder of Roper Physical Therapy, opened her private practice in 2003 and has served over 25 years as a licensed physical therapist. In pursuit of combining traditional physical therapy with alternative modalities for the treatment of pain and dysfunction, she became an Expert Level JFB-MFR Therapist with ongoing training under John Barnes, PT, LMT, NCTMB beginning in 1999. She is also a graduate of the Professional Yoga Therapy Institute for healthcare professionals studying medical therapeutic yoga under Ginger Garner PT, ATC, ERYT-500. In 2012, she joined forces with friend and colleague, Lynne Ray, PT, CSCS, PYT implementing a successful medical therapeutic yoga (MTY) program in her clinic and for several mid-sized companies throughout Charlotte, NC. In 2019, Christine was named NAWBO Charlotte’s Woman Business Owner of the year!

Prior to opening her own practice, Christine worked as a physical therapist for the Carolinas Healthcare Center for ten years providing valuable experience in both outpatient rehabilitation and orthopedics, and managed the outpatient department for a portion of these years.

Christine has been a guest speaker covering topics surrounding medical therapeutic yoga and myofascial release for the physical therapy departments of the University of Miami, Miami, FL, Wingate University and Central Piedmont Community College located in Charlotte, NC. She was also a featured speaker at the 2016 NCPTA Fall Conference and Elevate of Charlotte, NC in 2019. In addition to her speaking engagements, she has enjoyed being an educator and facilitator to local community partners including the Arthritis Services of North Carolina, the Aquatic Team of Mecklenburg County (Team ATOM) and the Hornet’s Nest Girl Scouts. Christine is also on the board of Brave Step, an organization that works to strengthen adults impacted by sexual abuse by providing meaningful steps on their healing journey.

Christine is happily married with three children. After playing Division II basketball in college, Christine has continued her love of the sport by coaching a girls Interfaith Basketball League for many years is actively involved with the Girls Scouts. She enjoys reading, meditation, yoga, sports of all kind and spending time with her family.

Be sure to contact Christine if you have any questions at c.roper@roperpt.com!

Christine Roper, MSPT, PYT, the owner and founder of Roper Physical Therapy, opened her private p... Read More

Susanna graduated from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City, OK with a Masters Degree in Physical Therapy in May of 2009. Soon afterwards, she began her career by joining the Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation team at St. Anthony Hospital in OKC, OK, treating patients with a wide variety of acute and chronic conditions. It was here that Susanna began to hone her listening and interpersonal skills in order to provide personalized care within the system. “After attending my first seminar of the John F. Barnes Myofascial Release Approach, I knew my practice would be forever changed. I felt that these groundbreaking yet simple methods aimed at releasing tension in the fascia were the “missing link” that would finally allow me to facilitate the actual healing and true restoration of function that my clients deserved.” Susanna opened her private practice in 2020, where she can now bring this rare integration of mind and body therapy to people seeking alternatives to the traditional medical system.

Susanna P. Soroosh, PT, MPT, owner of Harmony Physical Therapy and Myofascial Release

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Larissa Willner PTA, DPT, ECP, RYT 200, is a graduate from the University of Charlotte with a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science. While completing her bachelor degree she became certified as an Exercise Physiologist through the American College of Sports Medicine. She went on to receive her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Tufts University in Boston. Larissa obtained her RYT 200 through Yoga Alliance and began teaching private yoga classes in 2019.

Prior to obtaining her Doctorate, Larissa practiced as a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant in North Carolina for 7+ years. She worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings with a focus on outpatient Sports Therapy. She enjoys incorporating her yoga background with her manual therapy skills in order to treat a variety of musculoskeletal issues and chronic pain. Larissa has always had a strong interest in integrative healthcare treating both the mind and body as a whole.

Larissa and her husband Tyler share their love of animals together; they have two cats named Lacey and Jyn, a German Shepherd/Lab named Koda and a Great Pyrenees/Australian Shepherd named Rey Storm. Together they enjoy traveling and spending time with their furbabies, family, and friends. Larissa loves reading, drawing, hiking, and practicing yoga.

Larissa Willner PTA, DPT, ECP, RYT 200, is a graduate from the University of Charlotte with a Bac... Read More