“From the inner impulse of the creative spirit emerges a healing dance through which symbolic meaning can be derived.” Pamela Fairweather

 

Sometimes it is difficult to express your feelings, thoughts or experiences in words.  When someone is struggling to move past a problem, to make an important decision, or to deal with a difficult emotion, I often suggest using art or movement to create a new way of considering the issue.  I notice that when people choose to include the expressive arts in our sessions, they remember the insights gained for years because they were experienced rather than spoken, and they reflected the unique wisdom of their own body-mind-spirit.

As one of the expressive arts therapies, Dance/Movement Therapy enjoys a prominent position as an evidence-based experiential psychotherapeutic method.  Initiated in 1942 by Marion Chace, at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Washington, DC, dance/movement therapy was first used in group therapy for psychiatric patients and to treat veterans returning from WWII.  Today, the American Dance Therapy Association supports the work of thousands of Dance/Movement Therapists around the world.

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I am a fully accredited Board-Certified Dance/Movement Therapist with the American Dance Therapy Association.  I use the experiential, creative, somatic, and body-mind-spirit based interventions of dance/movement therapy, art and writing to help my clients gain deeper insights into themselves and their relationships.  This deeper self-awareness and is even more powerful when channeled into effective action and courageous choices in daily life. Dance/Movement Therapy is a transformational therapeutic tool when used individually or when used with couples, families, and groups.