Meet your therapist

Julie Tarlow

MS, OTR/L, PCES, CCTS-I

Hi, I’m Julie

I graduated from Towson University with a Masters of Science in Occupational Therapy in 2014 and spent several years working in a hospital system, which left me craving a healthcare experience that looks different from our current model.  

After having my own children, I received pelvic floor therapy from various providers within and outside of the traditional medical system and found one who made me fall in love with the specialty.  

It was at this time that I began my journey into pelvic health and completed extensive coursework to provide up to date, evidence based, individualized, and holistic therapy services to my clients.  While this training has provided me with the tools and knowledge to help others, it has been interactions with real life women and mothers that truly ignites my passion to provide education, empowerment, and therapy in the RIGHT way.  I had a dream of blending the principles of traditional Western medicine and alternative Eastern medicine to provide holistic women’s pelvic health with a service delivery model that makes it realistic to access.

And thus, Core Confidence was born!  Acknowledging the mama behind the baby is what brings me joy.  I am so excited to be here to serve you.

Outside of work, I am a wife and mom to two busy toddlers and an attention starved pit bull.  My husband and I recently moved our family back to our hometown in Westminster.  Aside from spending time with my family, I love traveling, ethnic food, exercise, health science podcasts, supporting local sports teams, and being with friends.


Values & Philosophies

  • ‘The whole you’ is the whole reason I started this business. Pelvic health & wellness requires just that… for your entire mind and body to be well to see results. I approach healing by looking at habits, diet, head to toe body factors, environment, and mental health.

  • Trauma can reshape the brain and the body.  Treatments must make sense for each person in the season of life they’re in. Our nervous system needs to be acknowledged, respected, and often retrained to properly interpret and respond to signals from the body and environment. I hold a trauma certification so you can feel safe and confident that your whole mind and body is considered.

  • You can expect the utmost respect, privacy, transparency, and genuine care because I’ve been in your shoes. I take pride in personally seeking out practitioners who provide me the same quality of care.

  • Occupational therapists are experts in “ADLs and IADLs” - think childcare, housework, leisure, work, bowel and bladder health, and sexual function. We are also trained in both the mind and body. You can expect a combination of creative functional, physical, and mental health interventions to reach your goals.

Education

  • Virginia Tech - Bachelor of Science in Business Marketing

    Towson University - Master of Science in Occupational Therapy

  • Certified Pregnancy and Postpartum Exercise Specialist - Sarah Duvall, DPT

    Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist - Arizona Trauma Institute

    Holistic Treatment of the Postpartum Body - Lynn Schulte, PT

    Pelvic Rehabilitation Manual Assessment and Treatment Techniques - Laura Rowan, OT/L

    OT Pioneers: Pelvic Floor Therapy for Occupational Therapists - Lindsey Vestal, OTR/L

  • I have extensive experience working with people with neurological injuries, including stroke, traumatic brain injury, MS, Parkinson’s disease, and GBS. Reach out to discuss pelvic health or general OT services for people with these diagnoses. I take the same holistic and personalized care approach!

    LSVT-BIG certified

    Certified Stroke Rehabilitation Specialist

    Certified Brain Injury Specialist (Brain Injury Association of America)

    Physical Agent Modality Certification

It takes a village of family, friends, neighbors, coworkers, and professionals. True to Core Confidence’s holistic belief that pelvic wellness cannot be achieved in a silo, I have a network of like-minded women’s health professionals. I lean on these professionals for my own education and to provide you additional resources to make sure you are reaching your goals.

Please reach out for recommendations for professionals including, but not limited to: naturopathic doctors, mental health practitioners, acupuncturists, chiropractors, doulas, and fitness professionals. We all deserve to be surrounded by a team of supporters.

It takes a village