Practice and Philosophy

Practice Description
Conducting group and individual sessions for seniors, children and families, people with developmental disabilities, groups for people in recovery from drugs and alcohol, incarcerated women and their children, and individuals interested in their healing journeys.

Additional work includes: Parent-child creative dance classes; dance improvisation workshops; creative arts therapy training program for individuals working in therapeutic settings with children, entitled,"Finding the Magic in Movement".

Philosophy
Since ancient times, movement and dance have been used to promote group cohesion, personal healing and connection with the sacred. Experiencing the ever-changing flow of movement from within deepens the connection to ourselves and each other and teaches us how to move more fully in the
world. Through movement we find health.

License/Registration/Certification
• Dance-Movement Therapist, M.A. , Academy of Dance- Movement
• Therapy Registered (A.D.T.R.)
• Certified NIA Instructor, White Belt

Educational Background
• MA, Dance/Movement Therapy Goucher College, Baltimore, MD 1988
• BA, Psychology York University, Toronto, Ontario, 1986

Specialized Education
• Dance/Movement Therapy, Summer Intensive, Naropa Institute, Boulder, CO
• One-year Post-Graduate Degree Certificate, Center for Family
• Process, Washington, D.C.
• Ballet,modern and Jazz dance training, Royal Winnipeg Ballet
• School, Winnipeg, Canada

Professional Associations
• American Dance Movement Therapy Association
• Claremont Wellness Professionals, 2003

Speaking Topics
• Dance-Movement Therapy
• Dance Improvisation
• Creative Arts Therapies with Children