Johanne, I was waiting in the hope to find the right words to express my gratitude to you. I still don’t know how to explain my emotions but I would like you to know that the work with you has made a huge impact on my recovery process.

—Kirsten M. (Vancouver, Canada)

Johanne’s passion for healing and helping others is one of her most powerful gifts! Her warmth and gentle nature makes establishing safety and trust with clients seamless. On top of this she has a deep knowledge and understanding of trauma and healing. I would highly recommend her services.

—Erin Grace (Vancouver, Canada) Women’s Empowerment Coach; Life, Career and Wellness Coach (Erin Grace Coaching)

“As a result of Johanne’s 5-week expressive arts journey, I’ve had some major shifts in my internal world. I have access to more self love and deeper connection! I’ve reconnected to parts of myself I had not seen in years. The meditations were amazing, deep and sacred. I always felt transported to another place and time. And I loved the spontaneous visual art creations that emerged each session! I rediscovered my love and ability for poetry and my expressive art flow is alive and stronger!”

—Estelle Mayer-Linklater (Ontario, Canada), Artist

“Oh my gosh! What just happened? Why’s the back of my neck trembling? Where did that heavy, dark tightness in my throat go? How did she do that?

The first time I “worked” with Johanne was simply magical. A tension buried deep within the cells of my body suddenly released…. like a massive dam breaking without warning… giving way to a swift flow of joy and lightness that brought me to laughter… and soon after, to tears.

I’ve paid far more credentialed experts to help me resolve my inner wounds. Jo seemingly effortlessly helped me excavate decades… lifetimes… generations of primal, subconscious wounding and shaming in the beat of a heart.

Johanne is surely one of the most intuitive, brilliant, compassionate and forward-thinking souls I’ve ever had the blessed fortune to meet. Rather than teaching me or fixing me… I always feel Johanne is vulnerably and humbly on the journey with me.

While my holistic, experiential iceberg work with Johanne feels more like play, it brings clarity and a greater sense of my life’s true purpose and source of joy.

— Jan Canterbury (VA, USA), Environmental Scientist, USEPA, Retired; Co-founder of BuildingBridgesVA.com and AscentVA.org

Working with Johanne allowed me to open up and explore parts of myself that I didn’t know I needed to access. I can be quite shy about making art. But her holistic approach made it feel natural and childlike (a way I haven’t felt in a long time). I just needed to be open; and what followed were things that I will be able to refer to whenever I feel unsure about myself in the future. What I appreciate most is that she doesn’t force you to do anything you are not ready to do. Her methods are gentle and reassuring. My goal is to work with her in the future. I without a doubt recommend working with Johanne.

—Alexis Cornwall (Vancouver, Canada)

I have always felt this yearning to express myself creatively, to tap into something bubbling at the surface for years, but my fears and self judgements always got in the way. Johanne’s Expressive Arts Journey program felt like the safe and gentle container I needed to breathe into this inner exploration, supported by a skilled facilitator and like-hearted women. I was able to explore my creativity without being blocked or worry about the focus on the outcome and results. Johanne, in her gentle and embodied approach, created an accepting space where there was room for everyone, their expression, and whatever emerged. I’ve come away with more confidence in my own creativity and expression as the journey rather than a destination. I’ve also discovered new expressive mediums as a result and given myself permission to just Play! Johanne is so loving, inspiring and wise and crafts a small steps approach to each session which allows so much spaciousness and room for meeting ourselves exactly where we are at. What a gift…

—Charmaine Lee (Ontario, Canada) Breathwork Facilitator

When I came to Johanne’s Expressive Arts Journey, I was in a place of feeling undernourished, I had a lot of emotions and needed a place to have some time for introspection, self-reflection and processing.

The container Johanne created was such a good place to be internal and with my inner world and thoughts.

I was surprised by what came up in the journey. It went really deep into my consciousness into places that I hadn’t yet accessed even though I do a lot of inner work. 

The art that I created in the circle helped me get in touch with things I hadn’t looked at for a while. 

My inner child really came out in playing with the art. I connected with deeper parts of her that want contact and to be heard and witnessed by my adult self. 

Johanne had a good balance of divine masculine structure combined with a feminine way of holding space, letting us know that “all is welcome here.”

She was a really lovely facilitator and held the space really well.

I liked that the event was very authentic and there was a lot of freedom and ease to utilize the medium of arts for deeper healing purposes.

I would definitely recommend Johanne’s expressive arts work to others!

—Marissa Tonus (British Columbia, Canada) 

Johanne’s Expressive Art’s Circle Journey offers such a warm, welcoming, and inspiring space to connect with the creative Self. She does a fabulous job of holding a safe container for group expression, relating, and sharing while honoring each individual’s own creative process. The 12-week journey was a beautiful compliment to the inner-work I’ve been journeying through and Jo’s compassionate guidance and gentle approach allowed me to tap into my creative expressive self and truly tap into my Soul’s wisdom and truth.

—Amy Fairbridge (Vancouver, Canada), Simplicity + Productivity Coach www.amyfaibridge.com 

Johanne created a nourishing environment for us to feel safe and held so that we could open to explore our creative self-expression without pressure or judgement. 

I felt that no matter what the art I created looked like, it was more about the safety and ease in expressing myself that was opened up during the expressive arts journey. 

The messages that came through in the journey for my unique path helped me understand myself better: ‘I am infinite, I am connected to the earth and I need flow in my life in order to fully thrive.’

I loved the freedom and expansiveness I felt during the expressive arts workshop and I would definitely recommend Johanne’s work to others!

—Nurana Zeynalova (Azerbaijan)