our staff

Celia Bolton

Physiotherapist

Celia graduated as a physiotherapist in 1991 and since then she has been working with pregnant women, people with pelvic/back pain and pelvic floor problems.  
Along with her physiotherapy qualifications, Celia has furthered her tertiary studies to increase her knowledge in pregnancy, postnatal, continence and pelvic floor rehabilitation.  Those further qualifications include a graduate diploma 1997 (Women’s Studies), a graduate certificate 2000 (Continence and Pelvic floor Rehabilitation) and a graduate certificate 2007 (Exercise for Women).

Celia is passionate about her work and loves to help you help yourself. She can draw on expansive knowledge together with personal and professional experience.  Celia will make you feel at ease and help you reach your inner strength and full potential.

Sarah Huntly

Physiotherapist

Sarah graduated from the physiotherapy department of the University of Melbourne in 2001. She has a real interest and passion in working with pregnant women and mothers having furthered her studies in the area in 2005 with a graduate certificate at the University of Melbourne (Exercise for Women).

Sarah enjoys helping her clients educating and inspiring them to prevent and manage pain and continue exercise.

Sarah also takes fitbellies and outdoor exercise classes, carefully providing the classes with enthusiasm and variety to help the participants get the most from each session. She loves seeing the benefits safe exercise can bring to pregnancy and the postnatal period.

She has two you children and combines knowledge and personal experience ensure her clients have a positive, comfortable and fun experience!

Rachel Baulch

Physiotherapist

Rachel completed her Bachelor of Physiotherapy at Latrobe University (Melbourne) in 1996. She has undertaken post graduate study in "goal setting and rehabilitation outcomes" and worked extensively in community health. Rachael has a passion for playing and coaching netball and so is an ideal person to run the Jan Juc outdoor training for mothers and our Aquabellies. She will help you maximise your physical potential, minimise pain and achieve your goals.


Kerry Thomas

Remedial Massage Therapist  / NST Bowen Therapy

Kerry joined Innerstrength with 25 years of massage experience and 10 years as a N.S.T. Bowen therapist.  Kerry finds that combining remedial massage with physiotherapy provides an optimum environment for musculoskeletal repair. Her aim is to support and provide a quality service to facilitate a prompt recovery with a maintenance program if required.
Kerry's qualifications include:

  • Remedial Massage (Sthn. School of Natural Therapies, Fitzroy 1985)
  • Diploma of Remedial Massage (Gordon Institute, Geelong 2005)
  • Certificate of N.S.T. Bowen Therapy (Geelong, 2000)
  • Certificate in Pelvic Pain/Dysfunction (Australian School of Ther Massage, 2006)
  • Pregnancy Massage (Copeland College of Massage Caulfield, 2009)

Lisa Berry

Remedial Massage Therapist

Lisa studied remedial massage at the Australian College of Massage after working for many years as a social worker.
Her background in child and family wellbeing has given her the opportunity to work closely with many women and families. This has highlighted for her the importance of supporting and maintaining both the physical and emotional health of women throughout all phases of life.


Kellie Cook

Infant/Baby Massage Instructor

Kellie knows first-hand the benefits of baby massage. As a gift to celebrate the birth of her first child, she was given a gift voucher to learn baby massage. It proved such a simple, natural and invaluable tool in her early days as a new parent. Kellie was so impressed by her firsthand experience relating to the benefits of baby massage with her own children that she decided to leave her career in law and studied to become an accredited baby massage instructor.

Kellie enjoys working with families at such an exciting and challenging time in their lives. The feedback she has had from parents, especially those with babies who have benefited from her wind and colic routine, has reinforced her decision to leave law at this stage in her life.
 

Sandy Leathem

Feldenkrais Practitioner, Physiotherapist

Sandy brings 35 years and a wealth of lived experience to her teachings which are a direct application of The Feldenkrais Method. She offers a fresh new and revolutionary approach to access your brain’s innate ability to change itself and grow new links and pathways free of body tension, discomfort and pain or loss of confidence and self worth.

She is known for her down-to-earth wisdom and tell-it-like-it-is style with a mix of humor and brings a razor-sharp insight to her teachings.

Sandy’s passion is to empower women of all ages and stages to debunk the ‘myth of aging’ that all too frequently results in a loss of freedom and joy. No matter where you are in life, you cannot afford to give up on activities and skill sets you once enjoyed due to pain and limitation.

Sandy’s basic common sense trainings guide you to gently re-discover how to move and sit comfortably, continue to play your favorite sport or musical instrument, garden, walk, dance, sing and play or to simply roll over in bed freely and easily regardless of your present experiences!

Janet Chase

Physiotherapist

Janet’s chosen area of physiotherapy practice for nearly 30 years has been the treatment of incontinence in adults and children. She currently works in a multidisciplinary team as a clincian and also is involved in research of children with continence problems. She was involved in writing the curriculum of the post-graduate continence physiotherapy course at the University of Melbourne, and with Debbie, teaches the paediatric component. Janet helped set up both the paediatric continence clinic at the Royal Children’s Hospital and Monash Medical Centre, and has served as a member of the Australian Government National Continence Management Strategy Advisory Committee, and presently is Chair-person of the Paediatric Advisory Sub-committee of the Continence Foundation of Australia, and a Board member of the International Children’s Continence Society.
 

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