Exercise Physiologist, ESSA-accredited, PhD (Macquarie)
Carla Sullivan-Myers
Carla Sullivan-Myers is an exercise physiologist, essa-accredited, phd (macquarie) at Adapt Health and Performance, Shop 2/66 Clark Road, North Sydney. Carla is an ESSA-accredited Exercise Physiologist and Macquarie University PhD researcher with experience in chronic pain, rehabilitation, and women's health.
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About
Who is Carla?
Dr Carla Sullivan-Myers is an ESSA-accredited Exercise Physiologist at Adapt Health and Performance and holds a Doctor of Philosophy from Macquarie University (Department of Psychology, School of Psychological Sciences). Her doctoral research explored body image, psychological distress, and self-compassion in individuals living with endometriosis, producing peer-reviewed work cited more than 95 times across international journals. Clinically, Carla works with clients who want a structured exercise-based approach to chronic conditions, post-injury recovery, women's health, and long-term physical capacity. She is bookable online via HotDoc and works alongside the physiotherapy and coaching team at the North Sydney studio.
Qualifications
- ESSA-accredited Exercise Physiologist
- PhD, Macquarie University (Department of Psychology)
- Macquarie University Research Fellow, Psychological Sciences
Specialties
- Chronic disease exercise management
- Women's health and endometriosis
- Pain science and graded exposure
- Post-rehabilitation reconditioning
- Cardiometabolic health and ageing well
External profiles
- https://www.essa.org.au/find-aep/
- https://www.hotdoc.com.au/medical-centres/north-sydney-NSW-2055/adapt-health-performance/doctors/carla-sullivan-myers
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Carla-Sullivan-Myers
- https://au.linkedin.com/in/carla-sullivan-myers-1b0839163
- https://figshare.mq.edu.au/authors/Carla_Sullivan-Myers/12755700
Research
Selected publications and research output
Peer-reviewed work authored or co-authored by Carla. Links resolve to open academic indexes.
Macquarie University (Figshare) · 2024
Treating Your Body with Kindness: Psychological Distress, Body Image, Sexual Distress and Self-Compassion in Individuals with Endometriosis (PhD thesis)
Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings · 2023
Loneliness and Perceived Social Support in Endometriosis: The Roles of Body Image Disturbance and Anticipated Stigma
Journal of Psychosomatic Research · 2024
Self-compassion and health-related quality of life in individuals with endometriosis
Journal of Psychosomatic Research · 2023
Body image, self-compassion, and sexual distress in individuals living with endometriosis
Body Image · 2022
Body image and depression in endometriosis: Examining self-esteem and rumination as mediators
Human Reproduction · 2021
Delineating sociodemographic, medical and quality of life factors associated with psychological distress in individuals with endometriosis