Julie Carestio, PT, DPT
Dr. Carestio offers a functional medicine approach to health and healing. She partners with her patients and clients to find the root cause of symptoms, supporting health through food choices, movement, restorative sleep and nutritional & herbal supplementation.
She is a licensed physical therapist, a practicing clinical herbalist and a certified yoga instructor with over 2 decades of experience in prenatal and postpartum education and support. She is excited to bring all of this together at Sage Physical Therapy and Women’s Health to help more people live active, fulfilling lives. See below for details about her education, training and community work.
When Dr. Julie is not busy working, she enjoys hiking, cycling, kayaking, rock climbing, swimming in the ocean, foraging, visiting her 3 grown daughters and working in her garden.
Check out Dr. Carestio’s guest appearance on the Health Team Healthy Business podcast.
The conversation is wide-ranging and covers topics such as sleep, CBD and Dr. Carestio’s approach to health.
the details
education
Heart Math Certified Professional 2023
Functional Medicine training - Institute for Functional Medicine 2022 - present (candidate for full certification 2025)
Doctorate In Physical Therapy - Shenandoah University 2021
Yoga Teacher training - YogaRenew 2020
Certified Herbal Educator - Herbal Medicine for Women 2017
Masters in Physical Therapy - University of Pittsburgh 1996
BA in English Literature/Economics - University of Virginia 1990
professional organizations
American Physical Therapy Association
Virginia Physical Therapy Association
Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher
Council on Prevention, Health Promotion and Wellness in PT
additional training
Physical Therapy during Pregnancy and Postpartum
Physical Therapy for Adult Bladder Control
Pain Neuroscience
Herbal Support for Thyroid, Anxiety, Depression, Menstrual Health
Herbal Support for Infectious Disease, Heart Health
Functional Medicine approach to Cardio-metabolic Health
Functional Medicine approach to Hormones
community involvement
Co-founder Birth Matters Virginia
Co-founder JustBirth Winchester