Press & podcasts
I'm a pelvic floor occupational therapist who talks about pain, movement, and body autonomy. No shame, all real talk. Everything you need to book me is on this page.
At a glance
Licensed occupational therapist, ten years in pelvic health, with an emphasis on supporting those with complex chronic pain.
Baltimore, MD (US Eastern). Set up for remote audio and video recording; happy to travel for the right room.
Care and conversation across the gender and body size spectrum. Neurodiversity affirming.
Bio
Easy peasy lemon squeezy.
Cait Van Damm is a licensed pelvic floor occupational therapist, sexual health counselor and advanced pain reprocessing clinician. She's also a movement nerd and recovering yoga teacher, and loves supporting people with complex chronic pelvic pain. Cait writes Adventures in Vaginas (and other parts), a newsletter on all things pelvic health, and supports people via Tidal Work, a therapeutic movement platform without fitness culture, and in her 1:1 virtual practice.
Dr. Cait Van Damm, OTD, OT/L, RYT, is a licensed occupational therapist. She has been practicing in pelvic health for ten years, with an emphasis on supporting those with complex chronic pain.
Cait began her career as a therapeutic yoga teacher, and over the last fifteen years she has dedicated herself to learning and experimenting with different types of movement. She is a movement optimist and believes deeply that different things work for different bodies. Cait is committed to being a body-neutral teacher and to radically supporting members exactly as they are.
As a parent of twins, Cait is intimately acquainted with the challenges of pregnancy, birth, and parenthood. She has also experienced multiple autoimmune diseases and the associated fatigue and emotional burnout from health challenges.
Cait developed Embodied Resilience, a transformational coaching strategy rooted in Pain Reprocessing Therapy, after years of treating clients with pelvic pain.
Name in print: Dr. Cait Van Damm, OTD on first reference, Cait after that. She / her.
Five talking points
Here's how I see my world. I am always happy to answer questions about specific conditions or diagnoses from an educational point of view.
The real deal on modern pain neuroscience and the conversation no one else is talking about: How do we create safety through movement when movement has been painful in the past? How does safety become resilience?
“Do your exercise” creates a cycle of shame and drives people away from seeking professional care and – more importantly – creating a trusting relationship with their own body. It alienates anyone with medical trauma, chronic pain, or a complicated relationship with exercise.
Bodies inevitably change. Instead of focusing on “fixing” a problem, we can focus on kindness, curiosity, and care. In doing so, we build the skill of dynamic responsiveness, which creates resilience in the long term challenge of living in a body.
I'm a movement optimist and believe that movements exist on a spectrum of infinite options. When we get out of a “right” and “wrong” binary and start openly exploring what works for our neurophysiology, real change happens.
Everyone thinks about kegels and therawands, when really, we should be thinking about ankle and thoracic mobility, pressure management, breath mechanics, glute strength, and so much more.
A note on scope: I speak as an educator, not as your listener's clinician. I don't diagnose, assess, or give individual medical advice on air — and I'll happily say so in the intro.
Sample questions
Steal them, reorder them, ignore them entirely. They're here so you don't have to build an outline from scratch.
Past appearances
Check if my vibe works for your audience. I know we both want it to be a good fit!
Headshot & assets
Vertical portrait, web resolution. Right-click to save, or use the link.
Dr. Cait Van Damm, OTD — pelvic floor occupational therapist. She / her.
caitvandamm.com · tidalworkmovement.com · pelvichealth.substack.com
How to reach me
Email is the best way to contact me. Tell me about your show, your audience, and what you'd like to dig into. I'll let you know if I think it's a fit!