Dance / Movement Therapy

DMT is the therapeutic use of movement to further the emotional, cognitive, physical and social integration of the individual, based on the empirically supported premise that the body, mind and spirit are interconnected. Movement is used as a catalyst, and a means into the person's inner feelings and a way to express, cope, interact with others, and integrate their experiences. Is it fancy? No! Movement&dance can be anything from breathing, posture, communicating, the way we hold ourselves.

This is a creative and somatic method that invites in body awareness as well as expressive movement. Movement signifies vitality, change, adaptability, and is the opposite of stuckness and stagnation. When we mindfully allow thoughts and emotions to move, we can ride the waves of life with grace.

I am trained as a dance/movement therapist, so I incorporate movement as a means of self-expression, connection, and self-regulation in sessions. I support clients with connecting to their whole selves through genuine movement and body awareness. This may be brief or extended in a session depending on the client's needs and interests.

Our bodies hold our stories - our thoughts, feelings, experiences and memories. It is through movement that we can express ourselves fully when our words cannot. The roots of dance as a healing practice are found deep within many cultures and have been throughout time. Dance therapy, a relatively new healing practice is based on the idea that the mind, body and spirit are connected. It unearths all types of movements held within the body in order to integrate the many layers of ourselves.

As a complex and intergenerational trauma expert, reiki master energy healer and natural born spiritual medium, her goal is to help her clients heal holistically from emotional wounds, transform pain into purpose, reclaim their power, raise their vibrational frequency and evolve into the most authentic and realized versions of themselves. She is dedicated to helping individuals evolve, flourish, heal at the energetic level, vibrate higher and awaken the holistic healer within.

I use dance and movement therapy to help clients connect with their emotions differently, and uncover things they may have trouble accessing otherwise.

Dance/movement therapy is defined by the American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA) as, "the psychotherapeutic use of movement and dance to support intellectual, emotional, and motor functions of the body. As a modality of the creative arts therapies, DMT looks at the correlation between movement and emotion." I hold a master's degree from an ADTA approved program at Drexel University.

I am also a competitive dance instructor, which is why I love to incorporate movement into therapy when possible. I believe that movement can be very healing!

As a Dance/Movement Therapist I find that engaging in a movement practice can open us up to emotions that are deeply rooted in our subconscious. It can help to reconnect with our bodies and it invites us to find meaning without using words. This is a practice that welcomes all bodies and abilities. Dance experience is not required! Just an openness to the process.

D/MT stands for Dance/Movement Therapy. It is both a Somatic and Creative Arts psychotherapeutic modality that uses body movement as part of the counseling process. I am a Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist.

I am a Board Eligible Dance/Movement Therapist, under the supervision of Lauren Higgins, BC-DMT. I expect to receive Board Certification in 2024. I was trained at the Pratt Institute, in NY, with additional training from Kinections, and Suzanne Hastie, KMPA. I am a Professional Member of the American Dance Therapy Association and Treasurer of the Southern Chapter of the ADTA.