Canadian Certified
Therapeutic Harp Practitioners
This website is dedicated to those Canadian harpists who have taken training or sought
certification in therapeutic harp and/or vibroacoustic harp therapy. Most are working in a variety of facilities as well as volunteering in hospitals, hospices, children's centres and longterm care facilities. Training for certification at this point is offered in the United States, but this site seeks to present the work that is being done by Canadian therapeutic harpists.
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Laurence Marie
RN, BMus, ND(Phy), DIHom, CTHP, VAHT
Where practising: self-employed with an office in Moncton, NB and one at home in Shediac, NB; some volunteer work for Hospice Shediac
Margaret Bell
Bachelor of Music, CCTHP, VAHT, RRPr, Cert. Arom.
Where practicing: Private Practice Haelen Integrative Arts - Midland/Orillia/Barrie ON area
Joanne Griffin
Credentials: Licensed PS Teacher in Ontario, CTHP, ARCT
Where practicing: General Hospital, Ottawa ON; freelance work; private teaching studio.
Anita Leschied
B.S., CTHP, VAHT, professional harpist
Where Practising: Banwell Gardens, Iler Lodge, Country Village Longterm Care facilites; private practise within home for VAHT, volunteer at Hospice of Windsor and Essex, individual vigils at Windsor Regional Hospital, Leamington General, and Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital.
Denise Llewellyn
Quebec College Diploma in Piano Studies; 5 years Harp Studies at the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, Ontario; BA Industrial Relations-McGill University; MEd. University of Toronto/OISE, Completing requirements for the CTHP International Harp Therapy Program.
Harpissimo-Quebec (ISFHC), American Harp Society and English Language Arts Network, Québec (ELAN).
Education Consultant at an Adult Centre; delivered workshops for middle school students and the pre-K class at Montreal Oral School for the Deaf; week-end residential retreat in 2009 for inner peace; volunteer using the therapy harp for seniors with Alzheimer's and seniors in a community organization.
Where practicing: Montreal, Quebec
Debi MacKay
RCM, Piano (grade 8), Harp (grade 6), Hns, Co-op Bachelor of Business Administration, CCHTP
Where practising: 3 Long Term Care Facilities in Barrie, Ontario; Funeral homes occasionally; privately occasionally
Marilyn Bulger
RCM grade 9 (piano & pedagogy), CTHP
Where practising: Hinton Alberta : Hinton Hospital, Public Health, Good Samaritan Mountain View Home, Adult Day Program, schools. Occasionally in the health care facilities of Jasper, Alberta and Edson, Alberta
Debi Johnson
RCM Piano Grade 10, Voice Grade 9, studying with IHTP
Choir director, harpist for weddings, receptions, wineries, etc. Multi-instrumentalist, pianist for Thursday Night Jazz Band, Co-host of Jazz Vespers in Penticton, member of celtic band Fiddle Frazzle.
Where practising: Summerland Senior's Village Dementia ward, Village By The Station - Good Samaritan Society Dementia cottages and Complex Care, The Hamlets Dementia Ward, Summerland Extended Care Unit and volunteer at Penticton Hospice.
Lois Samis Lund
B. Music, M. Education, CTHP
Where practicing: Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta
Lynn McClure
BN, MN, VAHT
Where practicing: Associated with Manitoba Artists in HealthCare, currently playing in treatment centre at Cancer Care Manitoba
48 Cordova St
Winnipeg MB
R3N OZ8
204 489 7712
Jan Pearce
BA (hon.pyschology), LGSMT (Lic. of Guildhall School of Music & Drama in Music Therapy), Member CAMT (Canadian Ass. for Music Therapy), VAHT, CCTHP (in progress), ARCT (piano performance and teachers), RCM gr. 9 voice silver medal, RCM gr. 10 harp (in progress), FAMI (Fellow of Ass. of Music and Imagery - Bonny Method), Professional Sound Healer Training (Tom Kenyon), founding member SAMA (Sound and Music Alliance).
Where practicing: numerous nursing home and group home facilities in Calgary, Alberta as a contract Music Therapist with JB Music Therapy. Past harp therapy volunteer with Alberta Children's Hospital, professional harpist (weddings, funerals, corporate & special events, Calgary Civic Symphony), organist St. George's Banff, Alberta
Bev Ross
Credentials: BA in English & Music, CTHP, VAHT
Where practising: Edmonton, Alberta: University of Alberta Hospital, Cross Cancer Institute and private practise.
www.harprealm.com International Harp Therapy Program (IHTP), Director: Christina Tourin
www.harptherapy.com VibroAcoustic Harp Therapy Training Course (VAHT) and Harp Therapy Journal, Director and Editor: Sarajane Williams
www.therapeuticmusician.com/ The National Standards Board for Therapeutic Musicians
www.northernlightsharpfest.com Harp festival in Ottawa in October, with a presentation by Stella Benson.
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