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You might have heard about the healing power of movement-based therapies - it's a real thing. Research shows that movement-based therapies can greatly improve your mental health and quality of life, as well as help you become more self-aware and communicative.

Movement-Based Therapies are a proven form of therapy that improves peoples social, emotional, and physical health through movement. In movement-based therapies, a trained therapist helps create a safe space for you to express yourself through movement. In this form of therapy, dance and movement can help you communicate what is otherwise difficult to say in words.

If you’re struggling to cope with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, or other internal struggles, we encourage you to consider Movement-Based Therapies.

Whether you are located in downtown Boston, Allston, Back Bay, Beacon Hill, or even Brighton, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

How Can Movement-Based Therapies Help?

Movement-Based Therapies can help you in several ways, including:

  • Improve your sense of self-confidence.
  • Reduce acute and chronic stress.
  • Make you feel better about your body.
  • Support physical fitness.
  • Develop and support motor skills.
  • Improve communication and social skills.

Movement-Based Therapies are often used to treat eating disorders, depression, anxiety, and chronic pain. Whether you’re dealing with one of these conditions or are just looking to live a happier life, you could benefit from dance therapy.

Movement-Based Therapies are just one of many types of therapy. If you’d like to learn more about the types of therapy available near you, check out this article: How do I know what type of therapy is best for me?

Experience the Benefits of Movement-Based Therapies

Finding a professional, licensed movement-based therapist in your area can be difficult. Luckily, Mental Health Match is here to help you find a local therapist or counselor in no time! Start by browsing experts below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

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Nora Buonagurio
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Address any negative thought patterns that are getting in your way, build effective coping skills, and develop confidence that feeling better is possible. We can focus on the mind-body connection which can offer insights to our inner wisdom.


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Address any negative thought patterns that are getting in your way, build effective coping skills, and develop confidence that feeling better is possible. We can focus on the mind-body connection which can offer insights to our inner wisdom.

Something to know about my approach is:

I use a person-centered, strengths-based, and creative approach to therapy. I use a mix of talk therapy and expressive therapies, which can allow people to express different parts of themselves and help understand their lived experiences better.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Childhood Issues
  • Coping Skills
  • Creative Expression
  • Depression
  • Empowerment
  • Family Dynamics
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Tatiana Szulc
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help you grow and heal in order to feel confident, gain self-awareness, and maintain a healthy relationship with yourself and others. My goal is to help you become the best, healed, version of yourself.


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help you grow and heal in order to feel confident, gain self-awareness, and maintain a healthy relationship with yourself and others. My goal is to help you become the best, healed, version of yourself.

Something to know about my approach is:

that it's very different than traditional talk therapy. If you're all "talked out" and ready for a deeper level of healing, Somatic Experiencing is for you. As your therapist, I will work directly with the activation in your nervous system.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Management
  • Boundaries
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Complex Trauma
  • Confidence
  • Developmental Trauma
  • Dissociation
  • Domestic Violence
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Psychosomatic Issues
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self Care
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Worth
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Trauma
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work on goals we identify together, using a blend of interventions and skills, mixed to a blend that is designed for you.


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work on goals we identify together, using a blend of interventions and skills, mixed to a blend that is designed for you.

Something to know about my approach is:

that I come from a person-centered approach. I believe you are the subject matter expert on yourself, and I will support you working on the things that are important to you. I will be respectful, but also challenge you.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Couples
  • Ethical Non-Monogamy
  • First Responders
  • Grief
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Kink
  • Loving Someone with Addiction
  • Military Service
  • Opioid Addiction
  • Polyamory
  • Pornography
  • Substance Use
  • Veterans/Military Families
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Grace McGathey
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We will build rapport and relationship while focusing on your identified goals. I have the utmost respect for the client's time in therapy. I incorporate some somatic exercises to support our work.


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We will build rapport and relationship while focusing on your identified goals. I have the utmost respect for the client's time in therapy. I incorporate some somatic exercises to support our work.

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I incorporate several theoretical frameworks into my therapy practice, and am most drawn to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Somatic Therapy in the context of Attachment Theory and Respectful/Reciprocal Relationships.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • College Students
  • Depression
  • Elder Care Issues
  • Families
  • Family Dynamics
  • Health Anxiety
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • Parent-Adult Child Relationship
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
  • Pregnancy
  • Relationships
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