Charlotte Sjöström Flanagan, MCAT ADTR

MCAT ADTR Dance/Movement Psychotherapist
Specialist Psychosomatic Medical Rehabilitation

Charlotte has experience from Medical Rehabilitation in Scandinavia, Middle East, North America, Africa, and Asia for more than 20 years.

She has developed innovative treatment programs for individuals/groups in medical rehabilitation including: dance movement therapy for chronic pain, trauma-therapy, teenagers/children with special needs, elderly with physical and/or mental challenges, anti-stress-therapy etc.

Charlotte has continued education within psycho-somatic medical therapy modalities, creative arts modalities, etc. Presently into the second year of a three year training with Jungian Analyst Marion Woodman s program ‘Body Soul Rhythms’ in Ontario.

Charlotte has done extensive volunteer community work and has experience with involvement in devising/producing local projects for women’s health with WHO (Riyadh), and with environmental awareness day for UNEP (Nairobi). She has devised and produced creative theatrical musicals, dance performances, movement/expression events to children, teenagers and adults on a semi/professional and community basis, in both Europe and Africa.
The extended travel around the world has provided a means to connect with traditional medicine and philosophy, enriching methods of therapy and ensuring strong multicultural flexibility.

Based in Ottawa, Ontario : Special areas of interest:

• acute/chronic pain syndromes, Fibromyalgia, etc.
• depression
• stress related onsets
• trauma and crisis therapy
• relationship problems

Content:

• holistic medical rehabilitation
• body-mind awareness techniques
• creative arts therapy modalities
• dance/movement meditations
• relaxation/ visualization techniques

Education:

• ADTR - Academy of Dance/Movement Therapists registered, USA 2004.
  Specialist Psychosomatic Medical therapy , Sweden 2002.
• Certified Psychotherapist , OACCPP (Ontario Association of Counsellors, Consultants, Psychometrists, Psychotherapists), Canada 1999.
• MCAT , Master Degree – Creative Arts Therapy – Dance/Movement therapy
  Laban CenterUK / Hahneman University, USA 1988 - 1990. DTR 1990.
• BSc. Degree – Physiotherapy Denmark 1979 - 1983