DR. MARIA LA PUTT, PT, DPT, RYT, PMA®-CPT
Dr. Maria LaPutt has a clinical doctorate in physical therapy and has over 18 years of real-world experience as a licensed physical therapist. She has over two decades of experience in the health and fitness industry.
Maria is not a typical physical therapist. She has gone through extensive training and continues to take continuing education courses multiple times a year. She has developed a unique approach in working with the human body. She treats each person as a whole individual and understands the interconnectedness of mind, body, and spirit.
She thinks and treats out of the box and has helped multiple clients who have been unsuccessful with traditional therapy and medicine. She believes in the body’s innate ability to heal itself given the right path/guidance.
Maria’s own personal health and healing journey prompted her to become an expert therapist in the John F. Barnes’ Myofascial Release Approach®. She is also a Certified Pilates Teacher in the Polestar® Pilates for Rehabilitation system. She is a registered yoga teacher and has practiced yoga for more than two decades.
She is currently preparing to obtain her certifications in visceral and neural manipulation under the Barral Institute. She has also trained with Dr. Daniel Vladeta and incorporates the OOV in her sessions. She has an understanding and training in various forms of energy work and is utilizing it to treat her clients in-person or virtually.
Maria’s skill set enables her to treat a wide range of clientele from newborns to adults of all ages, with a wide range of diagnosis, from simple to complex and from to wellness and preventative care.
Prior to founding Ananda PT and originally establishing it in Greenwich CT, Maria had a concierge practice in NYC. She has had clinical internships at world renowned facilities such as Kessler Institute of Rehabilitation, New York- Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, and New York University Health Center.
Maria has recently relocated Ananda Physical Therapy from Greenwich, CT to Austin, TX. She is looking forward to life in Austin Texas with her husband and two kids and she is excited to share her unique approach to the people of Austin Texas.
TRAINING
[PMA&CPT] PMA Certified Pilates Teacher
Polestar Pilates certified rehabilitation specialist
[RYT] 200 hour yoga teacher certification under the guidance of Raghunath Cappo and Sondra Loring
Expert level therapist in the John F. Barnes’ Myofascial Release Approach
Therapeutic Touch training with Dr. Margaret (Peggy) Fuhs
Visceral Manipulation & Neural Manipulation
Healing from the Core, Distance healing certification with Suzanne Scurlock-Durana in progress
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Licensed Physical Therapist
CT # 009148
NY # 024934
TX: # 1317698