Your Questions, Answered

  • Dance movement psychotherapy is a body based somatic therapy that uses movement and creative expression to address the subconscious mind and support emotional healing. It helps children and adults process trauma, anxiety, depression, attachment issues, and stress in a safe, and non-verbal if necessary way. Allowing any changes to be felt throughout the body.

  • IFS therapy, or parts work, is a trauma-informed approach that helps you understand and heal the different “parts” of yourself. I am IFS Level 2 trained and integrate IFS with somatic and creative arts therapy to support mental health, trauma recovery, and personal growth.

  • Children, adolescents, and adults experiencing PTSD, trauma, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, attachment issues, bereavement, loss, eating disorders, medically unexplained symptoms (MUS), or Alzheimer’s-related emotional distresscan benefit from body-based, somatic therapy.

  • No, DMP is not about performing or skill—it’s about using movement and creative expression to explore feelings, process experiences, and build self-awareness in a safe therapeutic setting.

  • Trauma therapy using somatic and body-based techniques helps regulate the nervous system, process stored trauma, and release tension or emotional blocks. Connecting body sensations and held experiences to deeper subconscious memories and beliefs and dressing them from the root cause.

  • I offer individual sessions for children and adults and occasional small group workshops or retreats focused on somatic therapy, trauma recovery, and IFS-informed practices.

  • Yes, I provide IFS-informed and Creative Clinical Supervision for therapists, practitioners and professionals supporting safe, ethical, and embodied clinical practice or exploration.

  • Sessions are held in my studio near Ashburton, Devon, with options for private retreat weekends. Online sessions may also be available depending on your needs.

  • Contact me via the website form, email, or phone to discuss your needs, book an initial session, or arrange a private retreat. I’ll guide you through what to expect from your somatic, body-based, and IFS-informed therapy experience.