Charlotte Sjöström Flanagan

Movement Psychotherapist - DanceMovement Therapy ,

Lic. Physiotherapist -Spec. Psychosomatic med.

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

She has development 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, Jungian oriented body psychotherapies, BodySoul Rhtyhms, mindfullness, NIA - movement forms etc. She has actively participated in clinical cognitive psychotherapy supervision group and personal individual psycho-analysis/clinical supervision in psychotherapy.

She 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).

Charlotte 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 have provided a means to connect with traditional medicine and philosophy, enriching methods of therapy and ensuring strong multicultural flexibility.

Education

Body Soul Rhythm, Ledaership Training Marion Woodman Foundation,Canada/USA 2008 - ongoing
Certificate in Jungian Psychotherap, Jung Institute  Denmark 2010 - ongoing
Mindfulness Instructor training ( MBSR) Stockholm Sweden 2011
NIA -certified Instr. Through Movement we find Health, white belt 2000, bluebelt 2008

BC-DMT Board Certified Dance Movement Therapist 2009
ADTR-Academy of Dance Movemen therapists USA 2004
Specialist Psychosomatic Physiotherapy Sweden -2002
Certified Psychotherapist OACCPP (Ontario Assoc. of Councelors,Consultansts,Psychometrists,Psychotherapists ) Canada 1999

MCAT, Master degree - Creative Arts Therapy
Laban Center / Hahneman University, USA 1988 -1990. DTR : 1990.
BSc. Bachelor of Science – Phsiotherapy, Danmark, 1979 - 1983

Published articles

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.