some words from Joe Japarnardi Marshall ,
Elder from Lajamanu Northern Territory , Australia
Elder from Lajamanu Northern Territory , Australia
Welcome to Blue Sky Therapies
Blue Sky is a Registered NDIS physiotherapy provider based in Katherine NT.
We have worked all over the Katherine region for the last 23 years .
In 2004 , founding physiotherapist Michael Kokinos was appointed by the (then) minister as a member of the NT Government Disability Advisory Council to represent the medical needs of aged and disabled Aboriginal people living in remote communities .
Michael has a masters degree in Health Management in the context of remote Indigenous health in Australia .
Full time physiotherapist Johanna Hampson has worked with dedication to local communities in the Katherine region since 2012. Johanna has been invited on country to learn about and collect traditional medicines - she makes and uses plant based based bush medicines from Yolngu, Rembarrnga, Walpiri and Gurunji tribal lands.
We are proud to provide a culturally safe environment for our Indigenous NDIS participants and in 2019 were nominated for
"The Most Outstanding Indigenous Care Provider in Australasia in 2019"
We have worked with a group of local elders from varied NT tribes as our cultural consultants for over 20 years - Walpiri, Yolngu, Rembarrnga, Gurindji, Jawoyn and others. We respect our consultants by paying them for their in depth spiritual-cultural and community knowledge.
Blue Sky has co-ordinated the therapy program for families at the Katherine Women's Crisis Centre since 2010. This service provides a psychosomatic approach to help for women and children who have suffered injuries and trauma due to DV.
As a musician Michael worked with the late Tom. E. Lewis on his 2016 debut Sunshine after Rain and was a collaborator with Arnhem Land Songmen at the first Walking with Spirits festivals from 2004 in Beswick, NT
we have been here in Katherine for a while now...but not quite 60,000years...
Welcome to Blue Sky Therapies
