Professional and Educational Achievements 

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MA Mental Health Counseling and Dance Movement Therapy (Cum Laude), Lesley University,       2020 - 2023

Cambridge, MA  

• Master’s level Clinical Mental Health Counselor, pursuing LMHC licensure in Massachusetts.

 

Registered Dance Movement Therapist (R-DMT), Dance/Movement Therapy Certification Board      2023 - Present

• Registered to practice dance/movement therapy in team, institutional, or agency settings.  

 

Alexander Technique Teacher Training Course, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Boston, MA          2016 - 2019 

●      Earned a professional certification as an Alexander Technique teacher. 

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BA Expressive Arts Therapy (Cum Laude), Lesley University, Cambridge, MA                                2011 - 2014 

• Earned bachelor’s degree in Expressive Arts Therapy with high honors.

 

Clinical Experience

 

Counseling and Dance Movement Therapy Intern, Outer Cape Health Services, Harwich, MA        2022 - 2023

• Participated in weekly clinical supervision with a LICSW, and Director of Behavioral Health.

• Assisted in co-leading virtual SOAP (Structured Outpatient Addiction Program). 

• Provided individual psychotherapy to a caseload of clients. 

• Proficient in using Epic Electronic Medical Record system.

 

Advisor and Dance Movement Therapy Intern, Riverview School, Sandwich, MA                          2021 - 2022

• ​Managed a small caseload and provide one-on-one advising support to students with complex learning challenges.

●   Led weekly Dance Movement Therapy sessions with students.

●   Attended weekly clinical team meetings, IEP meetings, and co-led social/mindfulness skills groups.

●   Received weekly clinical supervision from a Licensed Mental Health Counselor.

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Teaching and Expressive Arts Experience

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Alexander Technique Teacher, Freedom to Move Cape Cod, Brewster, MA                                 2019 - Present

●      Business owner of private Alexander Technique studio.

●      Emphasize the mind/body/spirit connection through personalized instruction.

●      Empower students to learn practical pain management skills. 

●      Provide hands-on, integrative touch and verbal guidance to facilitate healing. 

 

Expressive Movement & Alexander Technique Instructor, Brewster Council on Aging, Brewster, MA      2020          

●      Led students in different art modalities that emphasize self-expression.

●      Facilitated dance groups for elders and adults on Cape Cod.

●      Educated students in Alexander Technique and Dance Movement Therapy principles. 

 

Alexander Technique Instructor, Midday Movement Series, Cambridge, MA                                      2019

●      Instructed group classes in the Alexander Technique for contemporary choreographers. 

 

Children’s Dance Instructor, Actor’s Academy for the Performing Arts, Boulder, CO                        2014 - 2015

• Trained children (ages 6-8) at a professional theater-arts and performance academy

●      Taught students’ creative movement, choreography, and dance vocabulary.

●      Choreographed a full off-Broadway junior musical.

 

Expressive Movement Instructor, Move More Like You, Cambridge, MA                                       2011 – 2014

●      Held weekly movement sessions in the heart of Cambridge’s art district.

●      Taught students of all ages to express themselves through a variety of somatic and Expressive Arts activities