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<p>I am a Dunedinite who has spent time in other parts of New Zealand and overseas before finding my way back home. I have been fortunate to play and work in spaces where the arts has always been central. </p>
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<p>My post-graduate degrees in the area of therapeutic arts come from The MIECAT Institute Inc. in Melbourne (a Graduate Diploma, Masters and now I am working on a Professional Doctorate). The focus of my Masters thesis was on the experience of living in different cultures and my doctoral work is about living with post operative chronic / on-going pain. </p>
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<p>I am a registered Creative Arts Therapist (AThR) with ANZACATA, the peak professional association for Creative Arts Therapies in Australia, New Zealand and Asia. I feel very honoured to also be an ANZACATA board member. In the interests of my on-going learning, I am also a member of The New Zealand Pain Society (NZPS) and the International Association for the Study of Pain (IAPS). </p>
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<p>My personal arts practice is what I would term mixed media with a therapeutic intention. As a clinical supervisor, I offer arts-based supervision. My approach to research is qualitative and (you guessed it!) arts-based. </p>
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<p>I love to nurture creativity and utilise the arts as a way to navigate what we meet in the world –&nbsp;be that personally, professionally or as a community. </p>
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