Personalized Pilates with Carly, Doctor of Physical Therapy

Specializing in postpartum recovery, core rehabilitation, and hypermobility support

Questions?
Contact @ carly@crcpt.com
Email me today to book your FREE 15-minute consultation and start your wellness journey!

Why Work With a Physical Therapist Who Also Teaches Pilates?

Physical therapy and Pilates are powerful tools that complement each other beautifully. As a Doctor of Physical Therapy and certified Pilates instructor, I blend clinical knowledge with mindful, progressive movement to support your whole-body health.

This combined approach is especially valuable if you’re navigating:

  • Hypermobility or joint instability

  • Postpartum recovery (even years later)

  • Chronic pain or recurrent injuries

  • Movement fear or lack of confidence

  • Returning to movement after a break

Every session is personalized for your unique needs—whether you require hands-on clinical care, focused movement coaching, or a thoughtful blend of both.

Cleveland Services

  • Physical Therapy Evaluation:
    For individuals experiencing pain, recovering from an injury, or dealing with mobility restrictions. It focuses on diagnosing and treating movement dysfunctions.

    Comprehensive Movement Evaluation:
    Designed to assess your movement, strength, flexibility, posture, and any areas of pain or dysfunction. Together, we’ll review your medical history and your goals to understand your unique needs.

    The evaluation helps us determine whether physical therapy, therapeutic Pilates, or a combination of both is the best path for you. This personalized approach ensures you get the right care at the right time.

    You’ll leave with a clear plan and next steps tailored just for you.

  • A hybrid session - combining skilled physical therapy with Pilates-based movement.

    Ideal for active recovery, injury management, or when clinical expertise is needed alongside movement progression.

    Includes:

    • Hands-on manual therapy

    • Movement pattern retraining

    • Core and breath integration

    • Clinical Pilates progressions

  • Movement sessions informed by physical therapy principles.

    These one-on-one sessions focus on building strength, stability, and control in a way that supports your unique body. They are ideal for people managing hypermobility, recovering postpartum, or wanting to prevent injury with intelligent, customized movement.

    Unlike a typical group class, Therapeutic Pilates is highly personalized — with the clinical eye of a Doctor of Physical Therapy guiding each session. We focus on quality of movement, breath, core control, and long-term body awareness.

Move with Intention.

Move with Intention.

Own your movement.

Join me for
Foundations First: A Pilates Class for Breath & Alignment

Sunday June 8th - CRC PILATES
Beachwood, OH
24300 Chagrin Blvd Suite 206
10:00 am - 11:00 am

Saturday June 28th - at Horizon Pelvic Health & Wellness
Fairview Park, OH
21245 Lorain Rd, Suite 202
10:00 am - 11:00 am

Learn More Below!

Interested, but can’t attend? Request being notified for future offerings!

Move smarter, breathe deeper, and reconnect with your body.

This 60-minute small group class (4 person max) is designed to ground you in the why behind Pilates—focusing on foundational principles, functional breath mechanics, and key alignment strategies for safe, efficient movement.

Whether you're new to Pilates, returning after a break, or a seasoned mover looking to deepen your practice, this class gives you the tools to move with greater confidence, clarity, and intention.

Led by an Expert

Your instructor, Carly Catanese, is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, certified breath coach, and STOTT-certified Pilates instructor. She blends clinical insight with empowering movement to guide you through a practice that is intelligent, accessible, and supportive of your unique body.

Personalized Attention

This class is capped at a small group size to ensure individualized guidance. You'll complete a brief intake form before class so Carly can tailor the experience to your needs—whether you're navigating hypermobility, postpartum recovery, or simply want to move more intentionally.

Class Details

Duration: 60 minutes

  1. Price: $45

  2. Location:
    June 8th- CRC PILATES
    24300 Chagrin Blvd, Suite 206 Beachwood, OH 44122

  3. Space is limited—advance registration required

Transformative classes led by Dr. Carly Catanese, a doctor of physical therapy, a certified breath coach and a certified STOTT Pilates instructor.


Experience the benefit of working with a certified pilates instructor who is also a doctor of physical therapy!

Cleveland locations:

Westside
Gemini Towers
2001 Crocker Rd Suite 410
Westlake, OH 44145

Eastside
Commerce Building
24300 Chagrin Blvd, Suite 206
Beachwood, OH 44122

Seattle location:
PT - Eastlake Ave N, Seattle, WA
Pilates - Breathing Room Studio - 1001 NE Boat St #2, Seattle, WA 98105
contact directly for Pilates
see booking link for Seattle PT services



Carly has been in the health and wellness industry for over 18 years. She has lived solely in the Pacific Northwest for over 8 years. During this time she has honed her skills as an intuitive healthcare practitioner. She has always had a holistic approach to wellness, thinking outside the box, challenging treatment norms and looking beyond the location of pain to figure out the source. Only by finding the source can clients truly heal. She has flourished in an environment with like-minded professionals who don’t dismiss differences in how clients’ bodies present, but approach them head on.

Having been both a patient and provider in the healthcare system, Carly has seen the pitfalls, patients falling between the cracks from not being ‘textbook’, being dismissed for multi-system issues, not being listened to, not approaching patients with a whole body approach, and the list goes on.

Since being in the PNW, her skills have grown through experience, but also investing in her skillset. In addition to being a doctor of physical therapy and an exercise physiologist, she is also a certified breath coach, a certified STOTT Pilates instructor, Rehab trained in STOTT Pilates, a Pregnancy and Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist, and a Pelvis Pro Expert.

Carly has seen personally and professionally the benefit of whole body wellness and is now bringing it to her hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. Combining all her knowledge and skillset, she is here to offer her clients a blend of all her experiences. She’s excited to announce CRC PILATES.

Pilates has been instrumental in her own healthcare journey. The combination of pilates and physical therapy was the key towards her recovery 2 years ago, after some major health challenges.

Through pilates, clients will learn to:

  • properly use their core

  • restore and gain mobility, flexibility & strength

  • reduce and resolve pain

  • allow themselves to live a more fulfilling life

Carly wants you to be able to do all the things you want to do with increased ease and enjoyment because you’re worth it! :)

About Dr Carly:

FAQs

‘I have never done Pilates, isn’t it too hard for me’?

Pilates is for EVERY body. That’s the beauty of private, 1-to-1 sessions, it’s all about YOU and your individualized needs. It’s a customized pilates session - meeting your body where it is at that very moment.

Personalized sessions leads to the results you’re looking for!

Do you offer classes?

Equipment-based Pilates is not offered in a class format for the reasons mentioned above. The fundamentals of pilates classes will be available in the near future. She offers a great opportunity for private group online classes, with a 4 person minimum requirement for you and friends / family members. Contact Carly for details, carly@crcpt.com.

What should I expect in the 1st appointment?

It is important for the 1st session to discuss your physical history and assess how you move in order to tailor a program that meets your individual needs, therefore time can be maximized in follow up appointments to work on achieving your goals.

The ultimate goal is to create an individualized program to meet your personal needs, addressing improved body awareness, strength, and flexibility.

You will begin learning the 5 basic principles of pilates.

  • Breathing

  • Pelvic placement

  • Rib cage placement

  • Scapular movement / stabilization

  • Head / cervical placement

Do you offer physical therapy services?

Yes! I am an out-of-network provider so I encouraged you to contact your insurance company to determine your out-of-network coverage. Carly can create a superbill for you to submit to your insurance for reimbursement.