LF Provider Directory

Locate Lipedema Specialists

The LF Provider Directory is designed to help people with Lipedema, their healthcare providers, and the broader Lipedema community identify physical, occupational, and massage therapy professionals (therapists) who have told us they treat Lipedema in their clinical practice.

The goal of the Directory is to empower Lipedema patients and clinicians to locate Lipedema specialists who treat Lipedema patients in their area. We believe access to therapists serves as a benefit to our community and will help patients take more effective action in the management and/or treatment of their condition.

If you have Lipedema or are a caregiver, we highly recommend using the Provider Directory alongside the Patient Self-Advocacy Guide, which has helpful tips for evaluating providers, establishing initial relationships, and preparing for your first appointment. 

Who are the lipedema specialists included in this Directory?

As physical, occupational, and massage therapy professionals are one of the few clinical specialties offered Lipedema-specific training, and they play a central role in the Lipedema care ecosystem, we have focused the initial build-out of the Provider Directory on therapists. We plan to add additional specialties to the Directory soon. If you know of other providers who would be a good fit for future Provider Directory inclusion, please encourage them to sign-up for the LF Newsletter for updates about expansion.

We rely on self-reported information from individual therapists listed in the Directory regarding their training, experience, and certifications. To be included in our Provider Directory, a therapist must have self-reported their therapist-specific credentials, state licensure number, and confirmation that they currently treat Lipedema patients. Although LF makes reasonable efforts to maintain up-to-date information in its Provider Directory database, LF does not warrant the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or fitness for a particular purpose of the information in this database, or in any way endorse the individuals included therein. The above warranty is the only warranty of any kind, either express or implied.

Please note that this directory is not comprehensive or inclusive of all therapists who treat Lipedema. Our directory features a list of healthcare providers who have indicated their expertise in treating Lipedema.

Read more about the different types of therapists who treat Lipedema.

In its current iteration, the Directory includes therapists who have self-reported that they currently treat Lipedema patients.

Please be aware this Directory is best viewed on a desktop or laptop computer. On a phone or tablet you will need to click each specific provider to view more information.

Are you a therapist who treats and/or diagnoses Lipedema?

Please click on the button below and submit a form if you would like to be included in the LF Provider Directory.

If you have a therapist you would like to recommend we reach out to for inclusion in the Provider Directory, please email clinicians@lipedema.org.

If you are a therapist included in our directory and would like to make an immediate update to your information, please reach out to clinicians@lipedema.org

Learn more about Lipedema Specialists

The path to Lipedema diagnosis and treatment can be long. Since there is no easy laboratory or imaging test for Lipedema, there is also no single profession that administers the diagnosis. And since Lipedema affects many parts of the body, management of Lipedema can include many professions. Check out our Finding a Lipedema Specialist page to learn more.

We reserve the right to remove any provider from the Directory based on any complaints we may receive about the provider or for any other reason, in our sole discretion.  We disclaim any responsibility to verify the basis for a complaint or to consider whether or not it has merit.  Also, please note: The Provider Directory is not a referral list and the Lipedema Foundation is not recommending to patients that they work with these providers.

Neither this database, nor any of the data, listings, or other constituent elements may be downloaded, republished, or duplicated, in whole or in part, for any commercial purposes, for purposes of compiling mailing lists or any other lists of professionals, or for any other purposes without the prior express written permission of the Lipedema Foundation (LF).