Dance Movement Therapy
Dance movement therapy is a form of psychotherapy that uses movement, breath, and creative expression to support your emotional, mental, and physical well-being. You do not need any dance experience. We follow your natural movement, your pace, and your consent.
Instead of asking you to talk about what’s happening, DMT gently invites your body to show how it has been coping, through tension, stillness, restlessness, collapse, or spontaneity. From there, we explore new somatic experiences and possibilities together.
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Dance movement therapy can be helpful if you are:
Feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or “on edge” most of the time
Experiencing shutdown, numbness, or difficulty feeling anything at all
Holding trauma responses, grief, or chronic stress in your body
Navigating depression, burnout, or compassion fatigue
Living with the impacts of systemic oppression and wanting a space where that is named, not minimized
We treat these not as personal flaws, but as understandable responses to the conditions you’ve survived.
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A typical DMT session might include:
A verbal check‑in about how you’re arriving today
Grounding (checking in with breath, posture, or simple movement)
Guided or co‑created movement exploration, always at your pace and within your comfort zone
Time to notice what shifted (sensations, emotions, thoughts, or insights)
A checkout through speaking, drawing, journaling, or another way that feels supportive
Sessions are collaborative. You are always invited to say, “yes,” “no,” or “not yet.”
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This can be particularly supportive for women, LGBTQIA+, trans and gender‑expansive folks, BIPOC, neurodivergent people, and others who have felt unseen, pathologized, or over‑intellectualized in traditional talk‑only spaces.
