Kara Fanelli is a pelvic floor physical therapist and certified Pilates instructor with almost two decades of clinical experience. After a brief stint in PR and marketing for fashion, she found her way to physical therapy through her fascination with the human body and its incredible ability to heal.

Kara earned her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Long Island University in Brooklyn and began her career with a focus in orthopedics in NYC before following her interest into pelvic health. She became a board certified women's healthcare practitioner after obtaining the Women's Health Clinical Specialization in 2016, deepening her focus on pelvic health for both men and women across all stages of life. She holds her Polestar Pilates certification after 350 hours of training and integrates it into her treatment plans whenever it serves her patients.

Kara embraces the mind body connection and believes lasting change happens when patients understand their own bodies, not just follow a list of exercises. She is passionate about supporting women through every stage, from preconception and pregnancy to postpartum, perimenopause, and beyond, and treats men's pelvic health with the same depth and care. Having navigated the everyday realities of training, parenting teenagers, and her own season of perimenopause, she brings more than clinical knowledge to her work; she brings a genuine understanding of what her patients are going through, because the right support at the right time makes all the difference.

Outside the treatment room, Kara is a busy mom of two teenagers, staying just as active with them as she does on her own. She lifts, runs, and cross trains with a little bit of everything, gardens, and loves to travel whenever she gets the chance. She lives in Fairfield with her family, and somewhere along the way picked up enough handyman skills to surprise everyone, including herself.