RVA Holistic PT

I had a wonderful experience with my massage therapist, Carly! She made me feel comfortable and welcome as soon as I got there and continued to throughout my visit. She was caring and thoughtful with her questions and comments before, during, and after the massage. I felt so calm and relaxed after my massage. I would recommend her to anyone and I will definitely be back!

Dr. Kelley is absolutely amazing. I have seen her on and off for around 3 years through pregnancies and postpartum and she is always attentive, direct, and helpful with addressing whatever issue I bring to her. I recommend RVA Holistic PT to anyone and everyone!

I absolutely love working with Allison! She makes me feel heard and a part of my care plan no matter what I throw at her each visit.

First off I want to thank Dr. Ali and Dr. Emily for really changing my life. I dealt with terrible pain for such a long time not understanding it completely and I’ve learned so much as well as I feel so much better. I had been having terrible side pain for about a year and I couldn’t really get any answers about it. It was accompanied with urgency as well as spasms. I was suggested to see a pelvic floor physical therapist from a urogynecologist. RVA holistic had great reviews so I thought I’d give it a shot even with the high price tag. The combination of internal work and dry needling really helped in my spasm pain as well as my side pain. Dr. Ali and Dr. Emily were amazing they’re so knowledgeable. They made me feel comfortable and best of all they really helped my pain. I’m so sad to be moving back to California knowing that I might never find anyone as great as the doctors here. But they’ve done so much to help me and if I’m ever back in Richmond, I’ll definitely come and have a session.

Dr. Emily is very professional, personable, helpful, and informative with each of my visits since
December 2023 until April 2024. She got me back on track and now I’m feeling great again!
Many thanks Dr.Emily!! You Rock!!

Shravya is an amazing physical therapist. She is professional, highly skilled/knowledgeable, and experienced in so many areas of her field, but especially pelvic floor. Her communication style is approachable, friendly, and compassionate. She is also a very good listener and pays attention to detail. I can't speak more highly of her. I would recommend her without hesitation.

Dr Shravya was wonderful to work with through out our appointments. She helped put together a plan that fit my personal needs. She was also very considerate and made sure that I was comfortable with everything. I definitely learned a lot from her!

Shravya is excellent at what she does, very personable and makes you feel immediately comfortable. Her approach was very adaptive and she individualized my treatment plan based on my life, my stress, etc. She is a fantastic educator and taught me so much about pelvic floor health. The knowledge I picked up working with her will help me for the rest of my life. Highly recommend!

Dr. Amanda Garnett has helped me tremendously with urinary frequency issues I have struggled with for years. By treating the whole person and not just my symptoms she has guided me to recognize the brain bladder connection----she has given me beneficial dry needling, physical therapy, pelvic floor therapy and provided me with exercises and knowledge to continue to improve my life. She is professional, knowledgeable, a great listener, and kind. I highly recommend Amanda!

I worked mostly with Shravya Kovela, and it was a great experience! I wanted some support after having my first baby, and I worked with her from about 6-10 months postpartum. She helped me learn more about how my body works/changes during and after pregnancy, and she helped me implement exercises into my weekly routine to strengthen my posture, core and pelvic floor. She also ended up helping with other physical complaints I had, like shoulder pain. The experience exceeded my expectations, never having been to pelvic floor PT before! Also, she is just a nice person to be around--very friendly, relaxed, and you can tell she really loves to help people understand their bodies better (and feel better). I will definitely be going back for pregnancy support whenever baby #2 is on the way!

I had a wonderful experience! My PT therapist was professional, yet warm, approachable, and very insightful. She thoroughly checked for ways to help improve my body that some therapists miss. She communicated well, making sure I knew how she would move my body and making sure I felt comfortable along the way. She also communicated follow up exercises well verbally and in writing. I highly recommend this practice!

10/10 recommend. I have seen several therapists with this practice and all have been amazing. They have gotten me through two babies at this point! They are absolutely a great source of knowledge, and as a PT myself I can’t say enough about how much you get know and can help with in this space. I think everyone that births a baby should be seeing a pelvic floor therapist and this is the group I tell everyone to go to! Love the atmosphere and focus you get out of the longer sessions and everything is so customized to you. Thank you so much Kelley for starting this group you have created a great team!

I just had my first appointment so am basing my opinion on this one experience. I was very pleased and my visit was very thorough and what I had hoped for in my interaction with Alison. She followed up my visit with a text message giving me a summary of what we discussed and information that would remind me of how to follow through at home. I am looking forward to my next visit.

My session with Shravya Kovela was great! She’s very kind & immediately made me feel comfortable. She asked for consent in all & my level of comfort with all touching/movement. Though it was an intro meeting, I left with a plan. Highly recommend!

Dr. Emily Driscoll is kind and empathetic. Her treatments (physical therapy exercises, breath work, dry needling and Dolphin stim of my c-section scar) helped restore mobility in my hips and sensation around my abdominal scar tissue. She is amazing!
I’m literally breathing more fully and feeling much better because of seeing her. Thank you!!

Dr. Amanda is great! I feel comfortable and supported during each visit. She takes the time to evaluate and thoroughly explain everything to me. I’ feeling so much better already, and I’m confident that I will be feeling great soon! I highly recommend Dr. Amanda and RVA Holistic PT.

Ana could easily be my favorite massage therapist I’ve ever worked with! I went in for an induction massage just before 41 weeks and her knowledge around pregnant womens bodies and the care she puts into her work and feeling out your tension is unmatched! I’ve had prenatal massages at other places and it was pretty limited to a gentle rub of the shoulders but this was an amazing deep massage in the areas I ACTUALLY needed massaged. I ended up going into labor 2 days later!

I had a postpartum appointment with her today and was a little hesitant to bring my 8 day old, as she doesn’t like to be put down but Ana offered to baby wear my little one! After a quick nursing session she got my baby in the carrier and we carried on with the appointment! It’s such a crucial time in healing and knowing that I could really let go of my anxieties and trust her with my body and with my little one is something I never dreamed I’d experience! I’m so incredibly thankful.

I had a wonderful experience working with Shravya and would recommend this clinic to anyone. I felt comfortable, supported, and that I was in very good hands. She helped me understand my problem, gave me tools, and made me feel confident that I could care for my body independently. I also appreciated how highly knowledgable she seemed to be with postpartum hip problems. The office is also very approachable, it feels professional without being overly clinical and stuffy.

I am so grateful I found RVA Holistic PT, my experience with Dr Shravya has been so wonderful. She is kind and patient and just a ray of sunshine. I saw immediate progress with my lower back pain and pressure in my pelvic floor. I now have so many great tools and exercises to continue progressing. And the best is I’m getting back to running and it feels so good! Dr Shravya is very knowledgeable and figures out just what you need. I also highly recommend Ana, the massage therapist, best massage I’ve ever had! She is also very nice! I’ve also enjoyed the yoga class with Kelly and the vault videos she has available tailored to what you need. Such a great place! Every woman should do this!

I saw Kate Park and Alissa McNeal throughout my pregnancy. Their care and high level of expertise is unmatched. I highly recommend!