I really enjoy watching the ‘British’ creatives – Bake Off, Sewing Bee, Throwdown, Woodworker, as well as the Landscape and

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Playfulness. What a lovely word. It evokes concepts like freedom, joy, fun, exploration, and discovery. ‘Play’ sounds like a break

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“Dance Movement Therapy! What’s that?” is something I hear a lot. I have also heard “is that a thing?” Yes,

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It’s good to recognise the difference. Occasionally, I will meet with a therapy client who expects me to give them

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Dance, Psychotherapy and Tai Chi may seem worlds apart at first, but they have some important aspects in common. They

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Calming the mind through movement may seem like a contradiction at first. However, anxiety is often a symptom of a

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The body mind connection is important to both our mental and physical health. We all have a physical body, and

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Expressive therapy can help clients explore and transform difficult emotional and medical conditions. In my practice, that often involves working

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Moving mindfulness. ‘Embodiment’, like ‘mindfulness’, is an overused word these days. However, both principles are fundamental to movement therapy practice. 

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Psychotherapy has many models. Some of the most well known are talking therapies, however DMP, or Dance & Movement Psychotherapy

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