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Our Team
Anna Teerlinck DeFrancisco, PT, DPT
NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach
USAW Certified Weightlifting Coach, Level 1
AAMT Dry Needling Certified
Anna is the Founder and Owner of Fempower Physiotherapy.
Anna started her career in St. Louis, Missouri, where she graduated from and taught at Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine. As a physical therapist for the Washington University Athletics Department, she specialized in orthopedics and sports injury management. When the pandemic began in 2020, Anna and her now husband, Matt, decided to pursue travel therapy. It was on her travels where she found a passion for pelvic health; recognizing that no matter what state or healthcare setting they worked in, pelvic health was a vastly underserved community.
Anna moved to Austin in 2022 and after having been embraced by Austin’s birth world, she never looked back. Now, Anna specializes in pelvic health across the birthing spectrum — including fertility support, prenatal care, postpartum healing and return to activity, and long-term pelvic health management.
In addition to her dedication to the progression of the field of physical therapy and the standard of medical care in the birth world, Anna is also an NSCA-certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and a USA Weightlifting-certified Weightlifting Coach which provides her with a unique perspective on how to rebuild the postpartum body into a stronger and better version than ever!
Anna is a fierce and boisterous addition to Austin’s birth world, blending personability and humor with sincerity and intentionality.
In her free time, Anna enjoys finding creative ways to entertain her son, day dates with her husband, weightlifting and running, cooking/baking, singing at the top of her lungs and getting songs stuck in everyone else’s heads, traveling, and any weather below 80 degrees F.
Marisa Pohlman, PT, DPT, OCS
Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist
EIM Manual Therapy Certified
EIM Dry Needling Certified
Marisa earned her Bachelor of Science in Motor Behavior at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX in 2010, while playing soccer. She went on to earn her doctorate in physical therapy from Texas Woman’s University in Houston, TX in 2014.
Marisa moved to Austin after graduating. She earned a Manual Therapy Certification through Evidence in Motion in 2017, and went on to become a board certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist through the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties in 2019.
After having two children and seeking pelvic floor physical therapy herself, Marisa saw just how underutilized this discipline truly is. Marisa went on to complete a pelvic floor certification through APTA Academy of Pelvic Health. With 10 years of experience in treating a variety of orthopedic patients, Marisa is excited to blend her pelvic health passion with her current skill set to support the pregnant and postpartum community.
In her free time, Marisa enjoys traveling, taking megaformer pilates classes, watching the EPL and spending time with her husband, two kids and two pups.