Alexander Technique
Dance Movement Therapy
Education
2020 - Present
Cambridge, MA
Master's Degree in Mental Health Counseling and Dance Movement Therapy, Lesley University
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Currently fulfilling MA state requirements to become a MA level mental health counselor and registered dance movement therapist
2016 - 2019
Boston, MA
Alexander Technique Teacher Training Course, Boston Conservatory at Berklee
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Earned a professional degree as a certified Alexander Technique Teacher
2011 - 2014
Cambridge, MA
Bachelor's Degree in Expressive Arts Therapy, Lesley University
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Graduated with honors
Clinical Experience
2021 - Present
Sandwich, MA
Advisor and Dance Movement Therapy Intern, Riverview School
● Manage a small caseload and provide one-on-one advising support to students with complex learning challenges
● Lead Dance Movement Therapy and Expressive Arts groups
● Attend weekly clinical team meetings, IEP meetings and co-lead social skills groups
● Receive weekly clinical supervision from a Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Teaching & Expressive Arts Experience
2019 - Present
Brewster, MA
Certified Alexander Technique Teacher & Founder of the Psychophysical Movement Approach©, Freedom to Move Cape Cod
● Business owner of a private holistic wellness practice
● 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
2020 - Present
Cape Cod, MA
Dancer and Performance Artist, Beyond the Bounds
● Perform with a successful non-profit performance arts company on Cape Cod
● Collaborate with other dancers and musicians to create one-of-a-kind choreographies
● Featured spread in Cape Cod and The Islands Magazine
2020
Brewster, MA
Harwich, MA
Expressive Movement and Alexander Technique Instructor, Brewster Council on Aging and Masjah Studios
● 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
2019
Alexander Technique Instructor, Midday Movement Series
Cambridge, MA
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Instructed group classes in the Alexander Technique for contemporary choreographers in the Boston Area
2014 - 2015
Children's Dance Instructor, Actor's Academy for the Performing Arts
Boulder, CO
● Trained children (ages 6-8) at a professional theater-arts and performance academy
● Taught students’ creative movement, choreography, and dance vocabulary
2011 - 2014
Cambridge, MA
Expressive Movement Instructor, Move More Like You
● 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