Artistically and musically, I am self taught with a basic background in classical Flute and Piano. 
My experience as both an Artist and Therapist span around 35 years through professional, community and life experience.

Professional Experience:

Arts/Diversional Therapist…Dementia residential facility and Dementia Respite program facilitating specialised arts and lifestyle activities in both structured and spontaneous group and 1:1 sessions.  

Holistic Arts/Remedial Therapist…Health/Wellbeing Day Spas focussed on health and wellbeing, stress management and healing.

Teacher…Early Childhood Music (Kodaly) and mainstream general Education, Montessori Education, Neurodivergent Special Education.

Community Experience:

Holistic Arts Therapist…Meditation and Art journaling counselling groups, Sound bath groups, 1:1Art Therapy sessions-adults, teens, neurodivergent individuals.

Remedial Therapist…Rehabilitation Remedial Massage, Intuitive Therapeutic Massage.

Life Experience:

I have navigated, neurodiversity and mental health, chronic health and wellbeing issues, Grief and Loss (terminal illness and sudden death), Carer role and single parenting…all of which have bolstered my credentials and heightened my level of understanding, compassion and resilience...these in turn flavour both my artistic and therapeutic endeavours.

I believe the creative arts ignite a powerful kind of expression and emotive exchange that

embrace hearts, heal hurts and celebrate life wherever we are in it!

reach out for a 1:1 artful session and experience the wonders you hold within

cath@ananjoarts.com.au

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