Teaching, leadership & writing
Knowledge shared.
Communities strengthened.
Ann’s teaching draws on years of practice and a commitment to making mental-health knowledge useful to professionals, families and the wider community.
Education with purpose
Practical learning
for real settings.
Ann has delivered workshops and community teaching on suicide prevention, parenting, child protection, trauma and mental wellness. Her audiences have included school pupils, parents, foster carers, first responders and fellow professionals.
Her documented teaching includes community CALM classes, CIT presentations in 2020 and 2021, and the 2022 Higbee school pilot. Instructor-training records include CALM and First Responder CALM in 2020.
She has continued learning through suicide-prevention, first-responder and bereavement training, including courses completed in 2025 and 2026.
Selected conference contributions
Relationships, behaviour
& animal-assisted practice.
- April 2024
What Is My Horse Saying and Why Does It Matter?
A presentation on equine body language and communication, listed in the fourth Animal Assisted Play Therapy conference programme and proceedings.
- February 2023
Equine Assisted Play Therapy: Preparation of Horses
Named in the third AAPT conference programme, exploring horse selection, socialisation and preparation for therapeutic work.
- March 2022
Listening Through Horses’ Ears
Named in the second AAPT online conference programme.
Professional community
Leadership & service.
Ann is a former president of the Missouri Association for Play Therapy. Her professional service has included board work, continuing-education contributions and community collaboration.
The association lists an Ann Elliot Scholarship supporting a fellow play therapist with supplies for their playroom.
MAPT scholarshipsLet’s connect
A conversation about what comes next.
Interested in Ann’s experience for your team or organisation?