Do you love to dance? Do you express yourself more easily in movement than in the spoken word? Then you might be someone who benefits from therapeutic work through dance movement. As a life-long dancer who integrates my own experiences most deeply through dance, I know first hand the value of movement and the power of receiving curious and compassionate witnessing as we move.

 

What is a session like?
Sessions offer an opportunity to explore emotional and psychological material and to process experiences through your body, moving sometimes with music, sometimes in silence, and sometimes with dialogue between us. At times I might be a witness, and at other times I might join you in movement. I may invite you to identify a particular ‘pool’ within your movement and reflect on that in words or expand on it in more movement; at other times I may suggest that you slow your movement right down or speed it up, or that you stay with one particular movement and explore it in more depth. After each movement cycle, there is an invitation to shift into reflection together in the spoken word – and there may also be opportunities to reflect through drawing or writing.

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Who is it for?
A dance movement session is for anyone wanting to explore life issues through movement. For some people this is an opportunity to work with traumatic material such as physical and sexual abuse or childhood neglect, others are exploring life transitions, addiction recovery, body image, relationship with food and eating, autism discovery, and so on. Most things can be explored through dance. If you’re uncomfortable or anxious about dancing, I suggest starting with somatic therapy.

 

Do I have to be good at dancing?
No dance ability or experience is necessary. You just need to be comfortable moving and curious about what happens when you invite your body into motion. 

Background
I am an ISMETA-registered Somatic Movement Therapist and an ICMTA-registered Conscious Dance Teacher trained in Open Floor Dance Movement. I’m a lifelong dancer and have had an ongoing 5Rhythms dance practice since 2001. I’m also an authentic movement practitioner. I am trained in a range of adjacent therapeutic approaches that also inform my one-to-one dance work: Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, Trauma Informed Stabilization Treatment , Internal Family Systems and NeuroAffective Touch. I am currently training in the Embodied Recovery for Eating Disorders approach.

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Practicals
Sessions are weekly, one-to-one, and last 60 minutes. I work both in person, from my own space in London SE18, and online. The cost is £90 per session. (Please note that for international payments, there is an additional 10 per cent charge. This is to cover transfer fees.) A small number of reduced-cost places are available. Please contact me to enquire.

Booking and enquiries

Please contact me.