Olivia has a strong passion for women’s health and loves helping women make meaningful changes to their lives.

She graduated from Australian Catholic University in 2014 and since then has been working in a number of private practice settings.

Her interest in women’s/pelvic health started after her own journey with pelvic pain and a diagnosis of endometriosis. Since then she has developed an interest in caring for others with pelvic pain, with a strong focus on teaching self management.

Her other main area of interest is pregnancy and post partum care. She loves to be active and fit and strives to assist others with their return to exercise journey, whether post partum or after an injury.

In addition to women’s health she has been teaching clinical Pilates since 2013 and still attends reformer classes herself for fitness.

Outside of work she has 2 beautiful children and has a love of all sports, especially baseball/softball.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Physiotherapy, Australia Catholic University

Areas of specialty training:

Women’s Health

• Pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain
• Pregnancy management including pelvic floor, DRAM and birth choices
• Post natal assessment and treatment; including pelvic floor and diastasis recti (DRAM|abdominal separation) rehabilitation
• Post partum return to sport
• Pelvic floor muscle dysfunction
• Incontinence
• Overactive bladder/urgency
• Prolapse
• Pessary fitting (prolapse and continence)
• Pelvic pain conditions (endometriosis, vaginismus, dyspareunia/painful intercourse, vulvodynia)
• Pre/post operative care (hysterectomy and prolapse repairs)
• Dysynergic defecation

Memberships

• Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA)
• Women’s Health Training Associates (WHTA)

Additional Courses:

• Prolapse and Stress Incontinence – Level 3 (Women’s Health Training Associates)
• Overactive bladder – Level 3 (Women’s Health Training Associates)
• Women’s Health Level 1 (Women’s Health Training Associates)
• APA Introductory Women’s Health, Women’s Pelvic Health & Women’s Life Stages – level 1 (Australian Physiotherapy Association)
• Pelvic floor research updates (2020, 2021 and 2023 – Women’s Health Training Associates)
• Lymphoedema management (ALERT)
• Dry Needling Level 1
• Sports Physiotherapy Level 1 & Level 2 (Australian Physiotherapy Association)
• Shoulder Level 1 (Lyn Watson)
• Lumbar spine and pelvis (Barbara Hungerford, AMTA)
• Synthetic Casting (Australian Physiotherapy Association)