Joh has over 15 years experience working as a Physiotherapist and Mindful-Movement Practitioner. You can expect a calm, compassionate and collaborative approach when working with Joh.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Physiotherapy – Monash, 2008
• Certified Clinical Pilates Practitioner – Polestar, 2011
• Yoga Teacher – Sivananda, Kerala India, 2012
• Post Graduate Certification Integrative Physiotherapy (ConnectTherapy^TM – Dr Linda Joy Lee International, 2017)
• Craniosacral Therapy (CS1) – Upledger Institute, 2017
• Integrated Dry Needling – Andrew Hutton, 2010 updated 2023
• Pain Coaching (Psychologically Informed Pain Practitioner Certification– Integrative Pain Science Institute, 2023)

Special Interests

• Spinal Health (neck & back pain)
• Integrative whole-body health (expect your whole body to be considered in assessment even if you come in for a specific area of pain)
• Working with woman through all life stages (adolescents, antenatal and menopause) and factoring how this impacts her body, pain and movement practice
• Empowering those with persistent or chronic pain conditions, POTS, invisible illness such as Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and fatigue
• Pain and movement in relationship to mental health, psychology, mindfulness, and meditation
• Balanced, multi-modal movement/exercise practices (Strength, Control, Mobility, Cardio) and of course rest and recovery (breath work, sleep)

Fun Facts

• Joh completed an Undergraduate Certificate in Sustainable Living during Covid lock downs and is a qualified Permaculture Designer
• Joh has also completed level 1 in Canine Physiotherapy and loves dogs (hers – Zen the Hungarian Vizsla and of course yours!)
• If Joh wasn’t a Physio she would most likely be a Landscape Architect or Environmental Scientist.
• Not surprisingly on the weekends you’ll most likely find Joh walking dog friendly trails around Geelong, Surf Coast and Bellarine Peninsula