Movement Psychotherapy

Movement Psychotherapy is a holistic, non-verbal medium of therapy that focuses on the individual’s preferred movement patterns that are apparent in their daily lives. With the belief that movement reflects an individual’s pattern of thinking and feeling, using movement, music, props and play may bring awareness and understanding to deeply embedded problems in one’s life that may have stemmed from infancy. This medium of psychotherapy is best for those who find verbalizing their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors difficult. Movement Psychotherapy is defined by the ADTA (2010) as: