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My Background and Professional experience 

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 Before training as a Dance Movement Psychotherapist at Roehampton University, I came from a dance and  performance background, training at the Laban Centre London (Now known as Trinity Laban) in Dance Theatre. 

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 I still hold my passion for dance and movement, and have now over 15 years of experience as a Dance Movement  Psychotherapist and over 19 years working therapeutically with movement and expressive arts. 

 Over the years, I have worked with many different people. My clinical experience includes; work in the NHS

 (St Martins hospital  Bath. Princess of Wales hospital, Bridgend), therapy centres, care homes, Special schools,  mainstream schools, Colleges, Day care service, and Prison service (Eastwood Park, South Gloucestershire).

 

 I have experience working with people of all ages and abilities, including; Dementia, Learning and Physical Disability,  Brain injury, Autism, mental health, Eating Disorders, Addiction Recovery, working with attachment issues and  Trauma. 

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 I worked for a registered a charity (Dance Voice Therapy Centre, Bristol) for over 15 years. This was the only  centre in the UK that specialised in Dance Movement Psychotherapy, which sadly closed its doors in 2017.  During  this  time I was employed as a Dance Movement psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor, educator and for 2 years held  a Senior Management. 

 As an educator, I have taught modules on  a Creative Arts Therapy Diploma, National certificate in Dance Movement  and the therapeutic process, and as a lecturer on a MA in Dance Movement psychotherapy training programme in  Bristol (affiliated by Canterbury Christchurch University). 

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 I am currently working towards my registration as a Sandplay Therapist with the Association for Sandplay Therapy    (AST)  

 

Professional Memberships:

 

I am a registered Dance Movement Psychotherapist with the Association for Dance Movement Psychotherapy 

 (ADMPUK). I a registered as a private practitioner and clinical supervisor.

 MAST member of the Association for Sandplay Therapy (AST)

 I work under the codes of ethics of these organisations.