Timothy J. Sobie, PT, BSPT, PhD

20 years or more / Physical Therapist

Offers:: Telehealth; Annual PT Checkups

Areas of Focus:: Back Pain; Balance; Ergonomics; Pain Management; Virtual Reality

Practice Description: Beyond Usual Care for Orthopedic Pain, Workplace Stress, and/or Neurological Loss of Mobility; A Holistic Practice Based on Embodied Neuroscience, Introspective Learning, & Effective Action. Ph.D. & Psychology Research level credentials + Ergonomics Certification. The Feldenkrais Method as an alternative to traditional physical therapy.

Member: APTA Academy of Research

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1 Practice Location

Alliant Continuum Care

http://www.alliantcare.com/

201 N I Street, Tacoma, WA 98403-1925

Appointment Hours: Monday - Saturday by Appointment

Payment Info: Preferred Provider for most Major Insurance Plans, including BC / BS, Medicare, VA, and LNI / Injured Worker Provider.

Translation services available upon request

About

Timothy J. Sobie, PT, BSPT, PhD

Tim Sobie, PT, Ph.D. is the founder and clinical director of Alliant Continuum Care, PLLC, dba Alliant Physical Therapy & Integral Medicine + 'Body Remotely TeleHealth Services’ in Tacoma- Gig Harbor - Olympia, Washington, USA. Tim has over 35 years’ experience as a physical therapist and over 25 years’ experience as a Feldenkrais Method® practitioner and is a native of the State of Michigan. Tim earned his B.Sc. in Physical Therapy from OUHSC, Oklahoma City in 1986. Selecting the Pacific Northwest USA as the place to settle, he completed the Oregon Feldenkrais® Training through the Movement Studies Institute of Berkeley, California, and earned a Master’s of Science degree in Behavioral Medicine from the Behavioral Physiology Institutes of Bainbridge Island while co-attending Whole Systems Design studies through Antioch University Seattle, WA. Tim completed his Psychology Ph.D. degree in the evolving field of Clinical Psychophysiology / Mind-Body Medicine & Biofeedback through Saybrook University, Pasadena, CA in 2016. His research and clinical interests involve applications and augmentations of somatic and sensory experience through Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and especially Mixed and Extended Reality (MR & XR) for enhancing the dexterity of touch, the consciousness of embodiment, and overall human improvement through movement, mindfulness, and neuroplasticity.

Professional Education

B.Sc. Physical Therapy 1986, Univ. of Oklahoma Heath Sciences Center; M.Sc. Behavioral Medicine, 1999 Behavioral Physiology Institutes, Bainbridge WA., Research Ph.D. in Clinical Psychophysiology, Saybrook University, Pasadena, CA.