Charlotte Sjöström Flanagan, MCAT ADTR

Charlotte has worked in Medical Rehabilitation in many parts of the world for more than 25 years. She has developed innovative treatment programs for individuals/groups introducing creative arts therapy modalities in medical rehabilitation. Body-Psychotherapy, Mindfulness and Analytical Psychotherapy is the framework for the therapy process.

Charlotte works with individuals suffering from chronic pain, in trauma therapy, with stress related onsets, grief, family-relationship problems.

Continued Education:

• Body Soul Rhythm, Leadership Training Marion Woodman Foundation, Canada/USA, 2008-ongoing
  
• Certificate in Jungian Psychotherapy, CG Jung Institute, Denmark, 2010-ongoing
  
• Mindfulness Instructor Training (MBSR), Stockholm Sweden, 2011
  
• NIA- Certified Instructor. Through Movement we find Health, white belt 2000, blue belt 2008
  

Degrees:

• BC- DMT Board Certified Dance Movement Therapist 2009
  
• ADTR- Academy of Dance Movement Therapists, USA 2004
  
• Specialist Psychosomatic Physiotherapy, Sweden, 2002
  
• Certified by OACCPP, Canada, 1999
  
• MCAT, Master degree- Creative Arts Therapy, Laban Center/ Hahneman University, USA, 1988-1990. DTR: 1990
  
• BSc. Bachelor of Science- Physiotherapy, Denmark, 1979-1983
  

Publications:

• Sjöström Flanagan C, 'Creative Arts Therapies In the Rehabilitation of Chronic Pain- Movement and Metaphor, reflections from clients and therapist' published in Nordic Physiotherapy: 2004; 8: 120-131
• Bullington J, Nordemar R, Nordemar K, Flanagan C, Meaning out of chaos: a way to understand chronic pain. Scand J Caring Sci: 2003: 17: 325-331
  
• Bullington J, Flanagan C, Nordemar K, Nordemar R, From pain through chaos toward new meaning. Two case studies. Accepted for publication: Int. J. Arts in Psychotherapy, April 2005
  

Presentations:

• Two hour workshop on Dance Movement Therapy for the Jungian Institute of Stockholm, Sweden, 2006
  
• Three hour workshop: The inner dance, for the Jungian Inst. Summer seminars, Stockholm, Sweden, 2003
  
• Finding the creative powers from within, for clients with chronic pain. City of Gloucester, department of special needs.
  
  • Two hour presentation for clients, followed by three two hourly experiential sessions. 1999
    
• Body Mind Connection. General Hospital Ottawa, Department for chronic pain rehabilitation. Two hour presentation for clients. 1999
  
• Creative Arts Therapy, a psychosomatic approach in rehabilitation of chronic pain. General Hospital Ottawa, Department for Rehabilitation. One hour presentation for staff. 1998
  
• Body Mind Connection in Chronic Pain. Hunt Club Medical Clinic for fibromyalgia support group. Two hour presentation followed by two hour experiential workshop. 1998
  
• Introducing Dance Movement Therapy for Psychosomatic disorders. Karolinska Hospital Rehabilitation unit. Two hour workshop for professional staff, followed by weekly group sessions for staff over one year, and weekly sessions for clients in groups and individually. 1997
  
• Finding the Dance within. St. Peter School for the Mentally Challenged. Two hour presentation for professional staff followed by weekly group sessions with clients for one and half year. 1992-1994
  
• Body Mind Integration- Dance Movement Therapy for stroke patients. St. Thomas Hospital. London, UK. Two hour workshop for professional staff followed by individual client work for three months. 1990
  
• Body Movement in Physiotherapy- spinal mobilisation. St. Ana Medical Center. California, USA. One hour presentation for professional staff. 1998
  
• Stress management through movement- Nonverbal communication. Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital, KSA. Two hour presentation for professional staff. 1986
  
• Stress-management through Laban Movements. Sjogata Physiotherapy clinic. Norway. One hour presentation for professional staff followed by weekly sessions over one year period for clients. 1983-1984
  
• Nonverbal communication and stress-management. Rehabilitation Center, Norway. One hour presentation for professional staff followed by weekly sessions over two year period for clients. 1983-1985