Creative Arts Therapies
Dance Movement Therapy
Dance Movement Therapy, or Dance Movement Psychotherapy, is defined as the psychotherapeutic use of movement, through which an individual can creatively engage in a process that promotes emotional, cognitive, physical, and social integration.
In addition to verbal communication, Dance Movement Therapy utilizes the movement of the body as a significant means of expression, grounded in the principle that movement reflects an individual's thought and consciousness.
Dance Movement Therapy explores the continuous interaction between our psychological and physical states. It is a holistic approach that addresses the individual as a whole: body-mind-emotion, based on the idea that any change in one of these areas is likely to affect the others.
Our body and its movement can express aspects of our unconscious, such as memories and emotions that are difficult to recall or recognize otherwise. Dance Movement Therapy actively works towards restoring communication between the unconscious and conscious parts of ourselves. The body expresses emotions through movement that we often struggle to articulate in words: What can the body convey through its form, movement, and rhythm? How can physical pain be connected to our psychological state? Dance Movement Therapy regards the body as a fundamental tool in cultivating awareness that promotes change on a psychosomatic level.
In a safe therapeutic environment, individuals are assisted in expressing themselves with professional support and guidance from the dance movement therapist. The therapist encourages the individual to connect kinetic expression with verbal understanding. A fundamental principle of Dance Movement Therapy is the creation of a relationship of trust and acceptance between the therapist and the individual seeking therapy.
Benefits of Dance Movement Therapy
- Improvement of self-confidence and individual expression
- Development of tools for managing intense emotions and thoughts
- Enhancement of self-awareness and self-esteem
- Development of trust and cooperation in relationships
- Understanding the connection between thoughts, emotions, and actions
- Improvement of verbal and non-verbal communication
- Understanding personal boundaries
- Establishing a healthy relationship with the body
- Release, relaxation, and calmness of the body
- Development of creative abilities
- Improvement of concentration and memory
- Reduction of feelings of isolation and loneliness
Who is it for?
Individuals for whom Dance Movement Therapy is suitable do not necessarily need to have dance skills. Dance Movement Therapy is recommended for anyone who desires to explore and understand themselves as a whole (body-mind-emotion). It is applicable to a broad range of individuals of different ages and abilities.
Dance Movement Therapy can be applied individually and/or in groups, recommended as either the primary treatment or as a complementary approach alongside other forms of therapy and education. Over the past 20 years, Dance Movement Therapy has been successfully implemented in Cyprus, showing positive results in mental health services, substance abuse rehabilitation units, institutions for individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities, specialized medical units, education, and the private sector (nursing homes, kindergartens, private therapy centers, dance schools).
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Drama Therapy
What is drama therapy? Drama therapy is a psychotherapeutic approach that intentionally uses all forms of theater and action in the therapeutic relationship. It provides a safe space where symbolism meets dialogue using role plays, storytelling/myths, integration, dramatization, improvisation, rituals, masks, use of voice, puppetry, etc.
Through creative expression, the individual can come into contact with his or her emotions and body, process difficult experiences, discover new resources, act freely in the safe context of the group, be led to a deeper knowledge of himself or herself and develop a better quality of life. Drama therapy is for people of all ages.
Testimonials
Clients share their experiences
As someone who is essentially very shy and deeply private, the decision to start on this journey was a difficult one. However, rarely - if ever - have I felt so safe and able to just be myself, simply and nothing more. To exist in my own skin, in the present, in whatever state I'm inhabiting, and be totally sure of a non-judgmental, kind, and yet very astute sounding board. It's been a few months now, and I'm very grateful for these regular sessions that allow me to exist in such a warm and welcoming space where I can express, unfurl, and breathe.
Με τη χοροθεραπεία στο Insight Out Dance & Movement Therapy Studio κατάφερα να βρω τον εαυτό μου, να ωριμάσω και να εξελιχθώ. Έμαθα να αναγνωρίζω τα συναισθήματα μου, να νιώθω το σώμα μου, να σκέφτομαι και να λειτουργώ αποτελεσματικά. Θεραπεύοντας τραύματα προχώρησα σε αλλαγές, έθεσα νέους στόχους τους οποίους υλοποίησα και βελτίωσα την ποιότητα ζωής μου. Η σχέση ασφάλειας και εμπιστοσύνης με τη θεραπεύτριά μου ήταν σημαντική για να καταφέρω να λειτουργώ αυτόνομα και με αυτοπεποίθηση σε όλους τους τομείς.
H Στελλα έχει φτιάξει ένα πολύ ζεστό και όμορφο μέρος για τις χοροθεραπείες, κάθε γωνιά του στουντιο δείχνει να έχει φτιαχτει με πολλή αγάπη και φροντίδα. Έχει επίσης δημιουργήσει ενα ασφαλές μέρος και δεσμό με το παιδί μας μεσα στο οποίο μπορεί να εκφραστεί ελευθερα κινητικά και λεκτικά. Ειναι πάντα ετοιμη να αφιερώσει χρόνο για να μας ακούσει και να συζητήσει μαζί μας. Ο επαγγελματισμός και η αφοσίωση που δείχνει μας πείθει ότι δίνει το καλύτερο στο παιδί μας.
Η Στέλλα είναι μια εξαιρετική επαγγελματίας χοροθεραπείας στο Insight Out, που ανταποκρίθηκε με εξειδικευμένο τρόπο στις ανάγκες και στις προκλήσεις που αντιμετώπιζε το έφηβο παιδί μας. Έχει έντονη ενσυναίσθηση, ευαισθησία, είναι δοτική και πρόθυμη να βοηθήσει όποτε χρειαστεί να επέμβει. Η Στέλλα επιδίωξε και κατάφερε να δημιουργήσει ένα ασφαλές και υποστηρικτικό περιβάλλον, καθοδηγώντας το παιδί μας στην κατανόηση και αντιμετώπιση των συναισθηματικών του διλημμάτων και στην ανάπτυξη της αυτοεκτίμησης του. Βοήθησε το παιδί μας να εκφραστεί και να ανακαλύψει νέες διαδρομές για την εξέλιξη του. Οι επιδράσεις των συνεδριών μαζί της, μας ήταν εμφανείς και θετικές στο παιδί μας. Παρατηρήσαμε μια βελτίωση στη συναισθηματική του ευεξία, στην αυτοπεποίθησή του και στην ικανότητά του να αντιμετωπίζει τις προκλήσεις της εφηβείας με λιγότερο άγχος. Είμαστε ευγνώμων που συνεργαστήκαμε με την Στέλλα και συνιστούμε τις υπηρεσίες του Insight Out ανεπιφύλακτα και σε άλλους γονείς που αναζητούν υποστήριξη και εξειδικευμένη προσέγγιση για τα παιδιά τους.
Stella helped me through dance therapy to find out that all that is happening around me is not me. I was holding on to my past and how others treated me; their words hurt me, and I ended up carrying a weight, a self that wasn`t refined. Dance therapy helped me find my true self; how I feel and who I am are not wrong. Stella does make you rethink who you really are and discover feelings and features of yourself you didn`t know about. The experience with Stella was one of a kind, resulting in a better me, finding me, and truly believing in my possibilities and my own power.
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