If you are looking for a place to heal, stay fit and enjoy life, stop by Balance Health Center in Ojai, California. This is not just a traditional physical therapy clinic, but an active fitness community that offers physical therapy, prevention programs, and daily fitness activities. Whether you have an injury, a chronic condition or just want to improve your mobility and wellness, Balance Health Center can help you achieve your goals.

One of the highlights of Balance Health Center is their physical therapy program, which is designed and managed by a team of Doctors of Physical Therapy trained at the #1 nationally ranked University of Southern California PT program. You will receive one-on-one care from your physical therapist, without aides or assistants, to ensure top-quality treatment. They use a research-driven, precise and movement-based approach to find the underlying cause of your issue and provide targeted treatment.

Another feature of Balance Health Center is their prevention programs, which are developed by their physical therapists to help you with common challenges of aging, such as balance and dizziness, shoulder injury, post-operative recovery, osteoporosis and neurological conditions. These programs are aimed at helping you avoid medication and surgery by improving your movement and function.

Balance Health Center also has a full gym that features world-class Kaiser equipment, live Physio Moves classes, physical therapy workshops and personal training². You can enjoy the benefits of exercising in a boutique clinic that is nestled in the vibrant Ojai Valley. You can also get nutrition advice from their experts to complement your fitness routine.

The goal of Kathy Doubleday, the founder of Balance Health Center, was to create an environment to get people healthy and keep them moving well for a lifetime. She has succeeded in creating a place where healthcare is reinvented and where you can be active for a lifetime.

Our Team

Get to know the people that help make Balance Health Center so amazing!

Kathy Doubleday, Physical Therapist

Kathy Doubleday PT, DPT, OCS

Physical therapist/owner

Dr. Kathy Doubleday is the owner of Balance Health Center. She graduated from the nationally-acclaimed Physical Therapy Doctorate program at the University of Southern California, scoring many academic awards along the way. As well as providing outstanding therapeutic results, Kathy continues to be an advocate for patient rights and access to care. She has earned the respect of peers, academics, physicians and surgeons for her thoughtful approach and highly successful patient outcomes. Just ask around…you’ll undoubtedly find someone whose life was changed by Kathy’s care.

Alex Goldenring PT, DPT

Physical Therapist

Dr. Alex Goldenring earned his professional degree from the University of Southern California in 2018. He is a preferred provider of the Movement Performance Institute; an internationally recognized biomechanics research facility. Dr. Goldenring has continued his post-doctoral work receiving extensive training from renowned leaders in Applied Functional Science, Movement Science, and the Titleist Performance Institute. He offers a unique blend of intuitive healing and movement specialization that is precise, evidenced-based, and meaningful for optimal therapeutic results.