Dr. Sarabeth Leonard is the founder and owner of Factor Physio. She received her B.A. in Music Performance at Florida Southern College where she competed as a collegiate swimmer. She completed her graduate education at Duke University, where she earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree in 2016. Dr. Sarabeth is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and has worked as a personal trainer. She is also a USA Triathlon Level 1 certified coach and has four years of experience coaching endurance athletes.

Dr. Sarabeth began her physical therapy career in Scottsdale, AZ, where she had experience treating a wide array of patients including young athletes, Olympic triathletes, NFL/NHL players, and recreational athletes. She has worked closely with professional coaches to devise strength/training plans for elite and professional athletes. Since moving to Raleigh in 2020, she worked at a clinic that specializes in treating runners of all levels, from professional to beginners.

In the clinic, Dr. Sarabeth enjoys working closely with patients to come up with the most appropriate and effective treatment for them as an individual. She has over six years of dry needling experience and incorporates needling, cupping, and other manual therapy techniques within her treatments. Dr. Sarabeth strongly believes in the importance of strength and movement training to enforce proper movement patterns, both while rehabbing from injury and preventing future injury. She places a strong emphasis on working with clients on injury prevention and performance enhancement.

Outside the clinic, Dr. Sarabeth enjoys spending time with her husband and their three dogs. She is still an avid athlete, having recently qualified for the Ironman World Championship and currently training for an ultra run.

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Dr. Sam Van Gorder returns to the Triangle after living and working in Seattle, WA since 2016. She was last in NC while pursuing her Doctorate of Physical Therapy (DPT) at Duke University. Prior to earning her DPT, she received her BS in Exercise Science at Cal Lutheran University, where she also competed as a collegiate soccer player. While at Cal Lu, she tore her ACL (in addition to recently tearing her other ACL in 2024) which has allowed her to understand the highs and lows of the patient experience firsthand.

During her time in Seattle, Dr. Sam earned a fellowship in manual therapy. While she understands the value of hands-on work, her goal with treatment is to empower each client to find the movements and exercises that work best for them to reach their unique goals. She also likes to emphasize that PT doesn’t stop once pain and symptoms do, preventing future injuries and improving performance are critical, as well.

When not in the clinic, Dr. Sam enjoys being outside, whether that is hiking and paddleboarding with her wife, or hitting the slopes to snowboard with friends. Oh, and if you have a dog, she’ll want to pet it (she doesn’t have one yet!).

Dr. Sam Van Gorder returns to the Triangle after living and working in Seattle, WA since 2016. Sh... Read More