About Jewel Janan:
Jewel is an Artist and a Writer and is passionate about painting and writing! She comes from a background as a Counsellor, Psychotherapist and Child Therapist. She is also an internationally renowned trainer and workshop presenter with extensive experience in offering small and large group face to face training as well as online training.
Jewel's qualifications include a Master of Arts in Art Therapy, Diploma of Child Psychotherapy (Play Therapy) and a Bachelor of Education. She has a deep interest in healing and spirituality and has trained in a range of energy healing practices.
Jewel has a strong connection with the power of creativity and the joy, healing and gifts creativity can bring, both for one's own growth and to share with others.
Art & Exhibiting:
Jewel is deeply connected with Painting as an Intuitive and Sacred Practice. She has been loving doing large paintings in acrylics over the past years and embraces a heart centered, immersive approach. In 2026. Jewel is also embarking on a journey into the beautiful world of watercolours and Veil Painting (Anthroposophical approach) and is also immersing into Boro, a traditional Japanese form of slow stitching that she loves.
Jewel is an exhibiting artist and significant events in her journey as an artist are:
As well as exhibiting and loving coming together with other artists, Jewel incorporates art and creative processes into journaling and other reflective practices she regularly engages in. Read more about Jewel's love of painting.
Love of Writing:
Writing has also been a great passion of Jewels over the past 16 years and she has discovered the joys and transcendent experience that writing can offer. She has immersed in expressive and reflective writing, narrative expressive, fiction/novel writing, non fiction and Writing as a Spiritual Practice. Jewel has participated in writing workshops in Bali, Perth, Sydney, Byron Bay and Melbourne and in many inspiring online programs and writing retreats including with the wonderful Shelley Kenigsberg who offers Writing Retreats in different locations including Hydra in Greece. Jewel offers inspiring writing workshops to support others in discovering the joys of Free Flow writing and Writing as a Spiritual Practice.
Jewel's Background:
Jewel is the founder of the Play Therapy Online Training Academy and offers online training internationally, in collaboration with some American trainers, in Child Centered Play Therapy, a beautiful humanistic form of counselling and psychotherapy for children 3-10 years old. She is passionate about supporting therapeutic and healing work being done by mental health professionals and others across the world with children and families.
Prior to this, Jewel was the Founder and Director of a leading Australian Play Therapy organisation. After attending the Intensive Supervision Process and Summer Program at the Center for Play Therapy, University of North Texas in 2001, Jewel developed the vision of bringing Child Centered Play Therapy training to Australia which she successfully did. She specialised in working with children in Play Therapy, offered mentoring and clinical supervision, and developed and presented workshops and Child Centered Play Therapy Clinical Training Programs in different parts of Australia. Jewel also offered training for agencies, organisations and universities. Her earlier work included working in agencies and educational settings.
Dogs and Other Things:
Jewel has a great love of dogs! She has experienced the immense love, joy and healing that dogs can bring with their unconditional love and beautiful hearts and souls. Jewel was previously a volunteer/foster carer and on the Admin team and Committee with a Retriever rescue group. She has a deep interest in animal communication and in the gift dogs can be to us as beloved companions and best friends, and in their roles as assistance, therapy and service dogs.
Jewel also really enjoys reading novels, writing in cafes (and anywhere really!), traveling, dining out, music, the beach and forests, She lives near the beautiful coastal city of Fremantle in Western Australia.
Jewel's qualifications include a Master of Arts in Art Therapy, Diploma of Child Psychotherapy (Play Therapy) and a Bachelor of Education. She has a deep interest in healing and spirituality and has trained in a range of energy healing practices.
Jewel has a strong connection with the power of creativity and the joy, healing and gifts creativity can bring, both for one's own growth and to share with others.
Art & Exhibiting:
Jewel is deeply connected with Painting as an Intuitive and Sacred Practice. She has been loving doing large paintings in acrylics over the past years and embraces a heart centered, immersive approach. In 2026. Jewel is also embarking on a journey into the beautiful world of watercolours and Veil Painting (Anthroposophical approach) and is also immersing into Boro, a traditional Japanese form of slow stitching that she loves.
Jewel is an exhibiting artist and significant events in her journey as an artist are:
- Receiving a High Commendation for her painting "Jewels" at the Freedom School of Painting Awards 2023: Studio Eleven, Fremantle
- Being one of over 30 artists exhibiting at the David Giles Art Gallery in Fremantle, Western Australia: 2024/2025/2026
- Having her first solo art exhibition, "A Gift from the Heart" at the David Giles Art Gallery: 27 April-24 May 2025
- Being the Featured Artist at the Amante & Co Coffee shop in Fremantle: 2025
- Exhibiting as one of the community artists at the Richmind HeART and SOUL: Creating Meaning Art Exhibition at Atwell House and Gallery, Alfred Cove. Supporting Mental Health and Richmind WA: 2026
- Exhibiting Artist in the Show Off 2026 Cockburn Art Exhibition - one of 104 exhibiting artists at this beautiful exhibition: March 2026
As well as exhibiting and loving coming together with other artists, Jewel incorporates art and creative processes into journaling and other reflective practices she regularly engages in. Read more about Jewel's love of painting.
Love of Writing:
Writing has also been a great passion of Jewels over the past 16 years and she has discovered the joys and transcendent experience that writing can offer. She has immersed in expressive and reflective writing, narrative expressive, fiction/novel writing, non fiction and Writing as a Spiritual Practice. Jewel has participated in writing workshops in Bali, Perth, Sydney, Byron Bay and Melbourne and in many inspiring online programs and writing retreats including with the wonderful Shelley Kenigsberg who offers Writing Retreats in different locations including Hydra in Greece. Jewel offers inspiring writing workshops to support others in discovering the joys of Free Flow writing and Writing as a Spiritual Practice.
Jewel's Background:
Jewel is the founder of the Play Therapy Online Training Academy and offers online training internationally, in collaboration with some American trainers, in Child Centered Play Therapy, a beautiful humanistic form of counselling and psychotherapy for children 3-10 years old. She is passionate about supporting therapeutic and healing work being done by mental health professionals and others across the world with children and families.
Prior to this, Jewel was the Founder and Director of a leading Australian Play Therapy organisation. After attending the Intensive Supervision Process and Summer Program at the Center for Play Therapy, University of North Texas in 2001, Jewel developed the vision of bringing Child Centered Play Therapy training to Australia which she successfully did. She specialised in working with children in Play Therapy, offered mentoring and clinical supervision, and developed and presented workshops and Child Centered Play Therapy Clinical Training Programs in different parts of Australia. Jewel also offered training for agencies, organisations and universities. Her earlier work included working in agencies and educational settings.
Dogs and Other Things:
Jewel has a great love of dogs! She has experienced the immense love, joy and healing that dogs can bring with their unconditional love and beautiful hearts and souls. Jewel was previously a volunteer/foster carer and on the Admin team and Committee with a Retriever rescue group. She has a deep interest in animal communication and in the gift dogs can be to us as beloved companions and best friends, and in their roles as assistance, therapy and service dogs.
Jewel also really enjoys reading novels, writing in cafes (and anywhere really!), traveling, dining out, music, the beach and forests, She lives near the beautiful coastal city of Fremantle in Western Australia.
