Healing begins not with a diagnosis, but with a question:
What happened to you?
Dr. Gina Calderone, PT, DPT
Dr. G, also known as Dr. Gina Calderone, is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and the creator of Physioenergetic Therapy®—a method that bridges physical rehab, trauma healing, and energy medicine. With over two decades of clinical experience, she has helped hundreds of children, adults, and families heal pain, injury, and chronic illness rooted in unprocessed emotional trauma. Her approach blends manual therapy with somatic and energetic techniques to restore nervous system regulation, physical alignment, and emotional connection.
Dr. G’s mission is to reimagine physical therapy as a powerful path for healing trauma in the body. She believes physical symptoms are often the body’s final attempt to communicate what words never could. By helping clients understand their symptoms as signals—not flaws—she guides them to the root of their pain. Through her clinical work, teaching, and public speaking, Dr. G continues to advocate for a more integrated, compassionate model of care—one that sees pain as a portal to truth, wholeness, and healing.
Healing the Youth
Dr. G has a deep passion for working with young people, recognizing that many of their symptoms and diagnoses are not random, but reflections of living in the emotional shadows of their parents and families. She sees that this generation naturally speaks energy—they feel it, sense it, and often understand the emotional language of the world before they have the words for it. Through Physioenergetic Therapy®, she teaches them how to translate that energetic awareness into their physical body, so they can process what they carry, reclaim their power, and step into their own path. As they work through their pain and connect with their core self, they ignite a lifelong power that fuels their purpose.
Through her clinical work, public speaking, and teaching, Dr. G is devoted to advancing a more compassionate, integrated model of care—one that honors the full story behind each person’s pain and guides them back to who they were always meant to be.
"I believe that unresolved trauma and stress are at the core of many of today’s most urgent health crises, including cancer, substance use disorder, and the mental health epidemic."
Physical Therapy
As a physical therapist, Dr. G is passionate about the untapped potential of her profession to address trauma through the body. As a Doctor of Physical Therapy, she brings a humanistic lens to her work—one that understands life’s painful events can leave deep imprints on the body. Healing begins not with a diagnosis, but with a question: What happened to you? She believes physical therapists are uniquely equipped to restore safety, mobility, and resilience by working directly with the nervous system and the physical body. Through skilled manual therapy, movement re-education, and somatic interventions, Dr. G helps release tension patterns, improve alignment, and restore balance—facilitating powerful shifts in regulation, recovery, and overall well-being.
Physioenergetic Therapy®
Physioenergetic Therapy® puts a unique spin on traditional physiotherapy by bridging the physical body with the emotional body. It helps trace symptoms back to their emotional, psychological, or generational roots—balancing the nervous system and reconnecting individuals to the core of their being. Through a blend of physical rehabilitation, nervous system regulation, and energetic release techniques, it uncovers what the body has been holding and offers deeper insight into its origins. Physioenergetic Therapy® addresses and reverses the physiological effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and intergenerational trauma at the root of chronic pain, skeletal fractures, addiction, autoimmune disorders, mental health conditions, and life-threatening illnesses such as cancer.
Where it All Began
Centripetal Force Studio® was the birthplace of Dr. G's work—a trauma-informed physical therapy space where she spent 16 years studying how emotions and life stories imprint into posture, movement, and pain.
It’s where Physioenergetic Therapy® came to life and continues to influence everything she does.
Empowered Health Foundation
As part of Dr. G’s mission to bring healing to children, she developed the Braincore Motor Skills Lab, a trauma-informed, movement-based program discovered through PROJECTbraincore. Designed for kids struggling with emotional regulation, low literacy, anxiety, ADHD, and behavioral disorders, the lab uses guided physical activity, mindfulness, and sensory integration to strengthen brain-body connections. The Braincore Motor Skills Lab helps prepare children’s bodies and minds for learning, connection, and success—laying the foundation for resilience, emotional well-being, and lifelong confidence.
The Body Detective Podcast
Your body has a story—and it’s time to listen.
On The Body Detective Podcast, Dr. G investigates the deep connections between your pain, symptoms, diagnosis, and the life experiences that shaped them. Through powerful case stories, real client insights, and trauma-informed analysis, Dr. G reveals how the body holds unresolved emotions and generational wounds—and how true healing begins when we decode them.
