Sharon is a Senior Instructor of Stretch Therapy. Sharon has spent more than 3000 hours assisting Kit Laughlin, who founded Stretch Therapy, teaching the essential stretching and strengthening movements to attendees of the one-day intensive classes as well as three-day and four-day intensive courses, held for doctors, physiotherapists, chiropractors, and many other body workers. She has trained extensively with Kit and his senior instructors at the Australian National University Sports Union in Canberra.
Sharon has been involved with Stretch Therapy for more than 18 years, the last 12 as a Senior Instructor, and currently operates a Stretch Therapy teaching room in Broadmeadow NSW. In addition, she delivers classes to a number of businesses in Newcastle; these focus on chair-based stretches targeting those muscles commonly problematic for office workers.
Sharon worked for NRL’s Newcastle Knights Rugby League Team for 7 years as their Flexibility Consultant and as one of their massage therapists for 5 years. This work has enabled athletes like Adam McDougall to become the oldest player in the NRL completion.
Sharon studied this form of stretching to help her husband who suffered chronic neck and back pain
Sharon has also worked extensively with Kyle Middleton Moto-trials Champion who is currently the Australian outdoor champion (2015) and Australian X-Trial champion (2016), 2015 NSW Champion, 2015 QLD Champion and the 2015 Oceanic Champion.
Sharon has taught number of Rhythmic Gymnasts how to gain advanced extreme flexibility.
Sharon Has worked with A-League’s Newcastle United Jets Football Team, CRS rehab services, Telstra, Comsteel, Maitland city council , Newcastle city council, Mc Donald Jones Homes. Newcastle university sport Union.
Sharon has a Diploma in Remedial Massage and operates a second massage and Stretch Therapy clinic Edgeworth where she works one-on-one with clients for rehabilitation.