Personalized Pilates with Carly, Doctor of Physical Therapy
Specializing in prenatal care, 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:
Prenatal care
Postpartum recovery (even years later)
Hypermobility or joint instability
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
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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.
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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
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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 clients who are pregnant, recovering postpartum, managing joint hypermobility 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.
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Current offerings:
Pilates in the Park - FREE
Postpartum Pilates Foundations - Semi-private (3 participants max)
Postpartum Pilates Foundations -Group (8 participants max)
See additional details below under ‘Classes’.
Classes
Move with Intention.
Move with Intention.
FREE Pilates in the Park
Saturday, May 9 at 10:15 AM
Tri-City Park
50-minute class
Move, breathe, and reconnect with your body in this supportive, beginner-friendly Pilates class designed to build strength from the inside out.
Perfect for:
Postpartum moms
Anyone returning to movement
Those wanting a strong foundation in Pilates
Bring:
Mat, towel, long exercise band, and water
(Extra bands will be available)
Registration required. Limited spots available.
Weather permitting—participants will be notified 24 hours in advance if class is canceled.
Postpartum Pilates Foundations
Semi-Private Series
4-week series | 60-minute sessions
Tuesdays: May 5, 12, 19 & 26 at 10:00 AM
Held at CRC Pilates
Maximum 3 participants
Many women notice their bodies feel different after pregnancy and childbirth—sometimes months, years, or even decades later. You may feel ready to return to movement, but unsure how to do so in a way that truly supports your body.
This semi-private Pilates series is designed to provide individualized guidance in a small, supportive setting so you can rebuild a strong foundation with confidence.
With only three participants, each session allows for hands-on attention and movement education tailored to your needs. We focus on helping you understand how your body moves, what it needs, and how to support it well.
Sessions emphasize:
Breath and core connection
Pelvic and trunk stability
Controlled, intentional movement
Using primarily mat-based Pilates with occasional small equipment, this series helps you feel more connected, supported, and confident in your body—without pressure to push or perform.
Investment:
$300 for the full 4-week series
Includes hands-on guidance, individualized adjustments, and a supportive studio environment.
Bonus Individual Support:
Upon registration, you will receive a $35 credit toward one private Pilates or physical therapy session, usable before the series begins or within 30 days after completion.
Postpartum Pilates Foundations
Small Group Series
4-week series | 50-minute sessions
Wednesdays: May 13, 20, June 3 & 10 at 5:30 PM
Held at Wollemi Counseling
Maximum 8 participants
A gentle, mat-based Pilates series designed to help you reconnect with your body at any stage postpartum.
This small group class offers a calm, supportive environment to build awareness, stability, and confidence in movement through foundational Pilates principles.
Classes are low intensity and adaptable, with most exercises performed in supported positions such as lying down, side-lying, or seated. The focus is on breath, control, and internal support—not performance or intensity.
This class is appropriate for anyone at least 8 weeks postpartum, whether that is months, years, or decades after childbirth. No prior Pilates experience is required.
What to Expect:
Gentle, mat-based movement
Slow, intentional pacing
Breath and core awareness
Supportive, non-judgmental environment
Small group setting for individualized attention
You are always encouraged to modify, rest, or take breaks as needed.
Investment:
Early Bird: $140 (register by Wednesday, April 29)
Regular Registration: $160 (after April 29)
Final registration deadline: Monday, May 11 at 9:00 PM
Bonus Individual Support:
Upon registration, you will receive a $35 credit toward one private Pilates or physical therapy session, usable before the series begins or within 30 days after completion.
Private sessions are optional and scheduled separately.
Policies
All sales are final. Due to limited class sizes and reserved spots, no refunds or transfers are available once registration is complete for any class or series.
Move smarter, breathe deeper, and reconnect with your body.
These classes are 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
Class sizes are capped to ensure individualized guidance. You'll complete a brief intake form before class so Carly can tailor the experience to your needs.
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
King James Building 1
24700 Center Ridge Rd Suite 240
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 lived solely in the Pacific Northwest for over 8 years. During that time she 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 has brought 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 4 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.