Feel like yourself in your body again.
Bridging the gap between healing and confident movement.
Your body has healed. But higher intensity movement still feels risky.
After pregnancy, birth, or surgery, your body loses its orientation, capacity, and control. It feels unstable.
This is Clinical Pilates.
Grounded in physical therapy, we rebuild your stability, coordination, and responsive foundation, while monitoring medical conditions as you progress.
To ensure you return to your active life, safely.
Hi, I’m Teresa.
You’ve done what you were told.
Rest. Heal. Get cleared.
What you aren’t told is that healing and recovery are not the same
Healing is measured medically.
Recovery is how your body feel and function when you return to your active life.
And without guidance, that gap is often where progress stalls.
As a pelvic physical therapist, Pilates instructor and motion analysis expert with over 25 years of experience,
I work at this intersection. Welcome to Restore Studio.
At Last,
One Continuous Path.
START Where You Are
-
Beginning in the first weeks after childbirth, this phase supports medical healing and protects the body as you transition into caring for your newborn, while establishing the foundation for future fitness and performance.
-
A comprehensive, whole-body assessment that integrates pelvic health, orthopedic function, and movement patterns to identify the root drivers of dysfunction and create a clear path from recovery to confident, unrestricted movement.
CORRECT & REBUILD with Clinical Pilates
-
A therapist-guided session that uses Pilates equipment as a clinical tool to restore alignment, coordination, and strength while addressing underlying impairments.
PROGRESS & MONITOR with Performance Pilates
-
A progression-based Pilates training that builds strength, precision, and whole-body coordination to elevate performance, refine movement efficiency, and support ongoing strength and conditioning.
“Within a week of working with Teresa, I made more progress than I had in four years with other traditional options.
An avid runner, I struggled with pain that moved from knee to hip and a weak pelvic floor from the birth of my son, all of which stopped me from running for many years.
I just completed a half marathon and planning the next one with confidence, because of my work with Teresa and what she has taught me.’
-Lisa Allison Hill
Common Questions
-
Physical Therapy Evaluation / Movement Analysis- $180
Clinical Pilates - $170
Performance Pilates - $165
At-Home Visits - $235
All sessions are 60 mins. Package discounts available for Performance Pilates
-
I work out-of-network so your care matches your needs, not insurance parameters.
Superbill can be provided for possible out-of-network or HSA/FSA reimbursement
-
Average is between 3 to 8 sessions depending on your medical history, goals, and where you are in the recovery-to-performance spectrum.
Performance Pilates offers ongoing monitoring so it’s not an abrupt ending.
-
No referral is required to be seen initially by a PT in California.
However, after a certain period, a referral is required and always good practice to connect your medical team.
-
Yes. but on a limited basis within San Francisco.
Availability depends on location and clinical needs. Please contact me directly to discuss options.
-
Yes, while I currently specialize in women’s health, I’ve worked with men most of my career.
It’s especially delightful for me to work with couples embarking on new parenthood as physical demands impact both partners.