Anusha
Chicago, United States
TOEFL, IELTS, SAT, Art & Design, Public Speaking, English, ESL, ACT, Fine Art , Art Therapy, leadership coaching, emotional intelligence, work life balance, scheduling and organizing
I teach English Communication, Soft Skills, Fine Art, and Art Therapy which sounds like an interesting mix because, well, it is. At the heart of everything I teach is one simple idea: **learning should actually be useful.** I’m CELTA and TEFL certified, with certification in Art Therapy, but my classroom has never been about collecting fancy words, memorising textbook answers, or nodding politely through another PowerPoint. I teach for the moments that happen outside the classroom the interview you need to walk into confidently, the conversation you’ve been avoiding, the presentation that makes your palms sweat, the idea you know is brilliant but struggle to put into words. My classes are practical, conversational, creative, and very human. We talk. We question things. We role-play awkward situations. We make mistakes without turning them into a tragedy. We figure out why something isn’t working, try it differently and sometimes laugh our way through the process. And then there’s art. As a Fine Art educator and Art Therapy practitioner, I work with creativity as more than just “making something pretty.” Art can help us express what we don’t quite know how to say, explore emotions, build confidence, slow down, and understand ourselves a little better. Whether I’m teaching someone to communicate more confidently in English, navigate a difficult workplace conversation, pick up a paintbrush after years of saying *“I’m not creative,”* or simply find another way to express themselves, I want them to leave with something they can genuinely use. My motto has always been " No learning for the sake of learning. We learn it. We try it. We mess it up. We try again. And eventually, it becomes yours."