Dr Rosalba Courtney is the founder and developer of IBT. She has dedicated her career to understanding how breathing, the nervous system, and physiology interact to influence health, resilience, and performance.

Her approach involves individualised assessment based on her three dimensional model of breathing - the biomechanical, the biochemical and the psychophysiological.
The art and science of breathing is her passion
Dr Rosalba Courtney DO PhD is an osteopath and naturopath with more than four decades of clinical experience and a PhD in dysfunctional breathing and breathing therapy.

She is developed Integrative Breathing Therapy and an internationally recognised leader in the field of breathing assessment and treatment.​

Philosophy and clinical approach
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Central to Rosalba’s philosophy is the belief that effective healing must be evidence-informed, personalised, and directed at the key factors that truly support recovery, not just symptom suppression. She is particularly interested in how the mechanisms that cause and perpetuate illness can be addressed through both physiological and psychological pathways.

​Her work emphasises:

​Identifying and addressing dysfunctional breathing and respiratory dysregulation

Assessing the three dimensions of breathing - the biomechanical, the biochemical and the psychophysiological

Individualised treatment based on clinical assessment

Providing breathing therapy based on the patient's needs, and adapting the breathing practices as they progress

Integrating mind–body and behavioural strategies

Rosalba aims to help patients achieve deep and durable change rather than short-term “band-aid” solutions. She is committed to pacing interventions so they are sustainable, respecting each person’s adaptive capacity, and adjusting programs as their physiology and function change over time.