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"Being embodied and in connection with your environment, so that you participate consciously and fully in your life."
In therapy I focus on health, quality of life and meaning. It is important that someone can feel at home in his- or herself and his/her own body. Especially after adversity, challenging relationships, difficult events, loss, illness and stress. Within therapy we work on discovering and connecting with our own possibilities for change and recovery. I would like to help you find your individual way within this process
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As a dance therapist and body-oriented therapist (Registered Somatic Movement Therapist) I mainly work non-verbally. The sessions are therefore mainly experience-oriented and working with the body is central. The body does not lie and tells more than 1000 words ...
In the current period of social distancing, individual sessions can take place online via ZOOM, and also face to face (subject to a distance of 1.5 meters and other security measures) in the Tridance space. Click here for address.
For whom?
Anyone looking for more quality of life, personal growth and creativity
Those who seek help and support with complaints as a result of worrying, negative self-image, burnout, fatigue, trauma, loss, depressed feelings, anxiety, addiction or all kinds of physical and psychosomatic complaints.
Results
Mental
Growing self-confidence
More peace of mind
More self-insight
More contact with and awareness of feelings
More personal responsibility
Improved social contacts
Less fear and more happiness
Act more freely
Greater resolving power
More creativity
Physical
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Improved posture
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More freedom of movement
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Less muscle tension
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Reduction of pain complaints
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Improved overall fitness
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Experiencing connections in the body
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Integration of new movement possibility
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More body awareness
Social
Improved communication
Being able to tune in better with others
Being able to indicate own boundaries better
Experience more connection with oneself and others
Improved social contacts
Method
In an intake interview (introductory session) I tune in to personal needs, and then come up with a proposal for a tailor-made process. The duration of a process and the chosen interventions depend entirely on the person and the question. What does keep coming back is the attention for the body.
Your body and your movements are both a source of information and an entry point for the therapy: how you move and what you experience in your body tells a lot about how you are, feel and think. Your patterns and problems become visible in how you move, which is the starting point for the (change) process. Through the body and in movement you (re) connect with yourself and your environment, you learn to feel and become aware of what is / is not good for you. There is more balance in the body, thinking and feeling.
You don't have to be able to dance or be good at any kind of movement. In the therapy sessions I always tune in to you as a person, what is present in the moment and what becomes visible in the (expression) movement. Which methods and interventions I choose depend on your personality and (help) question. It also looks at what is really important to you in your life and what can support you in this.
A selection of the teaching methods / methods:
Somatic exercises
ao Bartenieff Fundamentals
Movement analysis
Laban Bartenieff Movement System
Expressive aspects of dance
Express yourself in movement and dance
Relaxation and breathwork
Learning to let go
Flow and ease of movement
Find flow again
authentic movement
moving from your inner self
Resilience exercises
Background as a resilience trainer
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
Supportive exercises to find your path
Reflection
Verbal, in writing, drawing, etc.
Mindfulness
Being present in the here and now
Introduction, intake and sessions
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Contact
If you have any questions, would like more information, or make an appointment for a telephone introduction or session, please contact us. This can be done by email, telephone or via this contact form.
You can also see the address for face-to-face sessions here:
Turennestraat 25
6221 AR Maastricht
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+31648409022