Music and Movement Therapy for Learning and Behavioural Difficulties

A holistic approach to learning and behavioral difficulties. Along with the learning of instrumental music, Bertille also works with children and adults with learning and behavioral difficulties. This includes movement therapy, music therapy, painting therapy as well as Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy. She has also used Craniosacral Therapy successfully for other health issues her clients present with.

Testimonial:
Client Reviews
Client 1
I've had the pleasure of connecting with Bertille both on a personal level and through our professional discussions about our shared passion for this modality.
Bertille brings a refreshing dedication to her work, genuinely caring about the well-being of her clients. She creates a nurturing space where healing feels natural and safe, allowing your body to unwind. Her nurturing and comforting presence gives the sessions a homely feel, like you're in the care of a mother figure. I also experienced healing from my knee pain after my session with Bertille.
If you're in search of a Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist, Bertille is the real deal. Her expertise, coupled with a friendly and caring approach, makes her a standout practitioner.
H.Z. Massage and BCST Therapist
West Leederville, Feb 2024

Client 2
I started BCST sessions with Bertille in March 2021. Since starting Cranio sessions, I’ve noticed 2 significant changes, apart from becoming much more relaxed and calmer overall. These are to do with cysts in my breast and my cholesterol levels.
In about 2007, at the age of 46, I started menopause. At this time, I developed what was later diagnosed as cysts in my left breast. These caused great discomfort and at times the pain was so great that wearing a bra was not possible. I tried various interventions over the years to mitigate the pain, mostly dietary. No great difference was noted. Using a hot water bottle at night helped to a degree sometimes, however in the morning the pain would return. After the third session with Bertille, I suddenly noticed that the pain had gone. I can no longer feel the cysts. This has now been nearly 3 years and never returned. Apart from the BCST sessions, no changes in my lifestyle or diet had been made.
Cholesterol. I started checking my cholesterol at the time I started menopause. I would do this about every 2 years. My cholesterol increased slowly over the years. The highest reading was in July 2021 when it reached a 7.9 reading. At my most recent reading in July this year it was 5. Again, apart from Biodynamic Craniosacral therapy sessions, no changes in my lifestyle or diet have been made.
M. H., Psychologist
Denmark, Dec 2023

Client 3
My experience with the therapy was overall extremely positive, after feeling some portions of my body pulse and unwind, even the first session led to increased relaxation. A few continued sessions led to a better mind body connection and with cognitive improvements. I would highly recommend anyone try CST if you're not quite 100%.
Anonymous, Uni Student
2023

Client 4
I first brought my son to Bertille for sessions of BCST in 2023 and the results from these sessions were astounding. My son is only 10 but has a particularly neurodiverse brain, causing him to be anxious and prone to emotional outbursts. After just 2-3 sessions, his demeanour became so much calmer and he was able to concentrate better in lessons/classes at school as well as at home. Over the new year into 2024, we had a family holiday, and my son declared that he needed to return for more therapy as he knew that would help him recover his "Calmness". When asked how he would describe how he felt after each session, he would just say "I feel so much better- every part of me feels better!" I would highly recommend these sessions for anyone with physical or emotional issues - as this therapy helped my son immensely in these areas. Bertille is also a very considerate and knowledgeable therapist who cares for each of her clients in a holistic manner. Thank you Bertille!!
Parent
Perth, April 2024

Client 5
After struggling with fatigue and stress since having my two girls, I always attributed it to lack of sleep. One day, Bertille introduced me to the benefits of Cranio. After sessions with her, I felt a remarkable improvement - I slept better even on my busiest days. Speaking to Bertille was a game-changer, making my life as a working mother much easier.
Angele- Mother
Perth 2023

Client 6
My 13-year-old son has been attending piano lessons with Bertille since he was about 5. Whilst most piano teachers would have given up with teaching him, Bertille has been very patient so that he was able to benefit from the advantages of learning an instrument. With coordination issues and with slow and poor handwriting issues brought up by his teachers at school, he has been helped with the extra lesson exercises tuition given by Bertille and more recently, he has had some BCST sessions with Bertille which has helped him with his anxiety and to feel grounded and more calm. He is now less distracted at school. He has even started to practise on the piano without any prompting. His handwriting and schoolwork are much improved with no more issues now from his teachers at school.
Parent
Perth, April 2024

Client 7
My sessions with Bertille Jacob's started in Jan ’21. I was having some issues at home and caring for a special needs child, with neurodiverse issues which can make family life a lot more stressful.
I did not feel much in the first session possibly because it was the first session, and the body was somewhat hyperalert and worried at first. But in my second session, I could sense a release past my feet and through my lower body. On many of the following occasions during my BCST sessions, I was conscious of how my body responded when Bertille gently held my feet or lower back area. My body responded and moved in a very subtle ways difficult to describe. After some of those sessions, I experienced very deep and restful sleep. I also felt much calmer and beautifully relaxed. I could think better with improved mental clarity and make better decisions after feeling the release of whatever it was that my body was holding as stressors in my body.
I would highly recommended seeing Bertille to help with realigning and finding balance in the body and to access better health.
Parent
Churchlands, April 2024

 
Client 8
I have received many sessions of BCST from Bertile since May 2021. I have found them to be very relaxing and positive. I’m most grateful for her expertise and guidance. At one stage I was being woken during the night, with pain in my right shoulder (frozen shoulder), which continued over many months. I recall during the treatment of one particular session, my right shoulder experienced a burning sensation that was very intense and almost unbearable. It felt like something had been released from my shoulder. Around 24 hours later I became aware my shoulder pain had disappeared. On some occasions it was difficult to explain what I was experiencing during the session but overall, I would feel a sense that my body was rebalancing or readjusting, leading to a calmer state with deeper breathing evident.
M. Retired Speech Pathologist – Woodlands WA, April 2024

Client 9
I started BCST therapy with Bertille in Aug 2021 and have continued to have sessions with her as needed. A number of chronic and acute health issues have successfully resolved themselves in that time - joint problems in hips and knees, lower back pain, injuries to the head and knee, etc.
It has taken me a long time to understand how this therapy can be so effective when it seems that so little is being done by the therapist. This ‘little’ however, is key, and Bertille does this “little’ to perfection. Her quiet, calm presence sets the tone for a thoroughly nurturing experience that enables the person to deeply relax into a healing mode. I typically become very sleepy and occasionally fall asleep during the sessions. Then in the hours that follow, I feel alert but mentally rested, and soon find that I’m no longer in pain. Improved sleep is another welcome outcome.
Bertille’s knowledge and skill in this holistic therapy, enhanced by her caring, compassionate nature and her genuine concern for people give me great confidence in recommending her as a BCST practitioner.
Brigid-Scarborough Aug. 2024

Client 10
“….keep working your magic. You have a special gift. Your session stayed with me as something quite different to the others; like a veil came down between me and everything else, like an entering a different dimension which exists only for healing”.
A.Coghlan.-Lecturer, Griffiths University, Brisbane Aug. 2024

My daughter was diagnosed ADHD (and on the ASD spectrum) at the age of 8.5 years (Yr 3), in particular she was identified as being academically ‘at risk’, was branded ‘the naughty one in the class’ who needed to be constantly disciplined, and at home we struggled with her impulsive and inattentive behaviour. At the time my daughter was taking piano lessons with Bertille Jacobs, who introduced a holistic therapy that could help her. Bertille’s observations, testing and our anecdotal observations identified the areas where the therapy could assist. Bertille designed a programe that involved various movements, patterning, exercises, painting and drawing, reciting rhymes and music therapy. My daughter attended these sessions with Bertille over a few years and at home we worked through the exercises and movements that Bertille set for her. In addition, it was recommended that my daughter followed a low dairy and low gluten diet, attended a literacy tutor until the end of Year 6, and more recently, she has taken up competitive swimming, training up to 6 mornings a week.

My daughter is now 14 years old (Yr 9) and over this time we have noticed a number of changes which include increased capacity to focus and concentrate, she has caught up academically – having demonstrated in significant improvement in her NAPLAN results from Yr 3 to Yr 5, which improved even more in Yr 7, and her primary school teachers also commented on how she had progressed and improved, to the extent that her Year 6 teacher was confident she could follow a full academic program in high school. She is much more disciplined with both her school work and swimming training, and is also more calm and relaxed.

I definitely recommend this therapy as a wholistic approach to managing and helping those like my daughter who struggle with focus, concentration, behaviour and associated social difficulties. Today, my daughter is the social butterfly both at school and swimming, she is well liked, much more focused, applies herself well to her school work and trains very hard both in the pool and in the gym, to achieve her best. To top it all this term, she received her best term 1 report ever. Shirley (accountant)