Dance Movement Therapy

Dance Movement Psychotherapy (DMP) explores the body and body movement as an implicit and explicit tool of communication.

DMP FOCUSES ON BODY/MIND CONNECTION: HOW MOVEMENT AFFECTS AND REFLECTS OUR PATTERNS OF BEING, THINKING, FEELING, AND RELATING.

With a mix of spontaneous movement, play, art, music, and verbalisation, DMP helps integrate the emotional and psychological response to current or past experiences.

CLIENT-LED SESSIONS USE IMPROVISED MOVEMENT AND PLAY ENABLING THERAPISTS TO ASSESS BODY LANGUAGE, NON-VERBAL BEHAVIOUR, AND EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION.

With attachment theory at its core, DMP embraces neuroscience-based elements of attunement and mirroring to provide clients with a secure space to experience a safe and supportive relationship – which may not have occurred in early life.

DMP also draws on mindfulness, embodiment, and trauma-informed practice to address issues including self-worth, anxiety, trauma, confidence, and self-regulation – or where words are not enough.

DMP helps clients understand their inner world in an indirect, unthreatening way which supports positive change, growth and healing.