DPT Intern

DPT interns @ LWPT

Community

Our foundation is built on a commitment to connection– fostering joy, growth, and a lasting sense of belonging. Roughly 80% of our current team began their journey with us as patients, students, or aides– often all three. That shared history gives us a unique ability to understand and support one another, and a collective strength to our community. Our approach to professional development is deeply collaborative: from dedicated 1:1 coaching and mentorship, to continuing education both in-house and in the community, we invest in each other with purpose and intention.

EMPOWERMENT

We’re a team that believes in each other, and we pursue growth together. We're curious, optimistic, and committed to lifelong learning– not just as clinicians, but as people. Our culture is designed to help individuals thrive while making a broader impact. Through leadership development, supportive teamwork, and a shared sense of purpose, we’ve built a space where people evolve into confident, inclusive leaders. Each of our clinics participates in our teaching clinic program, mentoring DPT interns as CIs, and new grad PTs as experienced clinicians; many of our clinicians instruct in local PT and PTA programs, and lecture in community events as well. We don’t just want you to grow into a great physical therapist– we want you to become someone who uplifts others, too.

Rentention

Many of our team members have been with us for years– not because they have to, but because they’ve found meaningful work and strong support here. That kind of consistency matters, both to us and to the people we serve. Openings at LWPT are rare, but we believe in planting seeds early. Whether or not there’s a current role available, we want to connect. Because more often than not, shadows and aides become interns, and interns become our newest clinicians– the next generation of our profession.

Continuing Education.

We dedicate ourselves to cultivating a nurturing environment that encourages growth and enhances well-being. Through our initiatives in employee leadership and support, we are forging an inclusive and purpose-oriented organization. Our aspiration is to serve as the hub where individuals converge to nurture their development and evolve as inclusive leaders making a positive impact on the world.

NExt Steps

Interested in a clinical internship with us? Let’s get the ball rolling. We have established affiliations at a number of accredited DPT programs, and follow the APTA’s Uniform Mailing Date.

• Apply for placement at LWPT before the March 1 deadline using the link below, and make sure your program submits the request formally to our team as well. We’ll conduct screening and interviews in March and April, and finalize placements by May.

• For those programs that operate outside of the Uniform Mailing Date, we also accept applications on a rolling basis.

Don’t have an affiliation agreement with LWPT?

Let’s chat. Contact our SCCE directly, and we look forward to meeting with you.

Other Unique Facts about us :)

• 100% Local PT Owned

• (No corporate control, no outside shareholders, or Private Equity)

• LWPT consists of 15 owners and growing

• 8 female & 7 male

• Our teams embrace Diversity and Opportunity

• We Mentor

• From the high school job shadow to the senior physical therapist

• Philanthropy

• In 2026 we provided over 10,000 volunteer hours to our community

• In 2026 we donated and raised over $50,000 to local non-profits