Susannah Britnell (She/her/hers)

"My approach is to empower each person in my care to understand and experience the potential for change. I am in continued awe of the power and adaptability of our nervous systems, and of our human resilience”.

 

I grew up in Vancouver and love its neighbourhoods, proximity to nature and its small-town-in-a-big-city feel. As a physiotherapist, I worked in a variety of private and public health care settings, in small towns and big cities, in England and in BC.

 

I have witnessed the challenges within different healthcare systems and the often lack of whole person approach care, with patients/clients not being given the opportunity to be at the centre of their own care. This inspired me to learn more about care within a biopsychosocial lens and led me down the path to explore pelvic health and persistent pain, in addition to my manual therapy background.

I now work mostly in private practice, working collaboratively with clients of all ages and genders in the areas of bladder and bowel concerns, pregnancy and postpartum, orthopedics, pelvic health and persistent pain, and genital pain and sexual dysfunction/pain. In addition to clinical practice, I have the honour of teaching other physiotherapists pelvic health courses in the areas of incontinence, prolapse, pelvic pain and pelvic girdle pain (Pelvic Health Solutions, Rost Therapy, UBC Masters of Physiotherapy program) and assisting in AN-IMS courses.

 

When not working, I am usually playing soccer or pickleball, singing in a choir and living thedaily ups and downs with my husband and two young adults, who are the life of the party. I am a big fan of the 80% rule, the good enough rule, and am working on embracing rather than fearing the uncertainties in life.