Episodes

  • S2 Ep1: Tap Into Dance Therapy with Beth

    S2 Ep1: Tap Into Dance Therapy with Beth
    Jan 26 2025
    This podcast is not intended to serve or replace psychological therapy or counseling services. If you, or someone you know, are experiencing mental health challenges, please seek support outside of the podcast.

    Beth is a registered Dance/Movement therapist working towards board certification who lives and works in Metrowest Massachusetts. She holds her masters in clinical mental health counseling with a specialization in dance/movement therapy from Lesley University. Beth is an outpatient therapist working with several different populations and is on the LMHC track. She treats children of all ages, notably children with medical complexity, adults, couples, and seniors in assisted living communities. Her approach is trauma informed and person-centered. She utilizes CBT, DBT, ACT, and expressive therapies into her practice and is passionate about lifting her patients up to help them live their fullest, authentic life. She uses DMT and standard talk therapy to treat anxiety, depression, PPA, PPD, mood disorders and personality disorders in both one-on-one settings and groups. Prior to becoming a therapist, Beth owned and operated a successful dance studio in southeastern MA for over a decade. The skills she learned from this experience molded her into the therapist she is today. Beth is passionate about tap dance, and is a lifelong tap enthusiast, student, and teacher. She even wrote her graduate thesis on tap dance therapy for the medically complex childhood population. She hopes to one day expand this idea and create a tap dance therapy program to spread the healing powers of tap, rhythm, and community. On a personal note, Beth enjoys spending time with her toddler, husband, and chatty cat, Doris.

    Event link: https://www.coastalcounselingassoc.com/currentgroups
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    23 mins
  • S1 Ep14: The Power of AuthenticiTEA with Jennifer

    S1 Ep14: The Power of AuthenticiTEA with Jennifer
    Nov 3 2024
    Jenn Noboise (she/her) is a black biracial pre licensed clinician. Jenn graduated from Lesley University with her masters in clinical mental health counseling with a specialization in dance/movement therapy. Prior, Jenn received her bachelor’s degree at Minnesota State University, Mankato majoring in pre-professional DMT & minor in psychology. Jenn heavily utilizes person-centered & multicultural approaches in her work as they compliment each other to help navigate deconstruction of white supremacy, capitalism, & patriarchal overlaps within western psychology practices. Jenn has a unique interest in black history/culture, history of dance in western & non western countries, & in her free time enjoys painting & journaling.

    Link: https://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/expressive_theses/726/

    Link: https://www.tiktok.com/@c0r0nadancerrr?_t=8r2SNUvf3ed&_r=1
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    49 mins
  • S1 Ep13: Tea Time with Diane

    S1 Ep13: Tea Time with Diane
    Oct 27 2024
    Diane is a Clinical Professional Counselor Intern and Board Eligible Registered-Dance/Movement Therapist practicing in Las Vegas, NV. She received her masters degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a specialization in Dance/Movement Therapy from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA. During her career, she has facilitated dance therapy sessions in behavioral healthcare hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, assisted living and memory care facilities, and other community settings. She currently works at a group practice providing individual mental health counseling and dance/movement therapy sessions, and also facilitates virtual dance/movement therapy group sessions for a virtual IOP program. She offers a weekly dance therapy class open to the community at Millennium Dance Complex Las Vegas.


    Diane holds a BFA in Modern Dance and a BS in Dance Education. Prior to pursuing a career in mental health, she worked as a dance educator in public high schools and private studios working with students ages 18 months to 18 years old. Her experiences as a dance educator and performer led her to realize the potential that movement has for improving mental health and healing. Diane specializes in working with older adults, individuals living with dementia, caregivers, educators, dancers and other performers, and individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, body image and self-esteem issues.

    https://www.eventbrite.com/e/heart-flow-a-dance-sound-and-healing-experience-for-women-tickets-1010975022507?aff=oddtdtcreator
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    24 mins
  • S1 Ep12: The Tea on Art Therapy with Keren

    S1 Ep12: The Tea on Art Therapy with Keren
    Oct 13 2024
    Keren Arroyo-Mora is originally from Puerto Rico, graduated from the University of PR with a Bachelor of Humanities in Fine Arts, an Art Education in printmaking, and a minor in Chinese. Keren has been involved in teaching in her hometown where she was in charge of the art program of the Children Museum at Carolina for 2 years. This art program was primarily for children of low income and seven years teaching and creating the K-12 art program in several arts disciplines. Later, she moved to Buffalo, where she spent two years working with early education, first as a Lead Teacher for toddlers and later as a Director of the Head Start program. This exposure to early childhood education inspired her to pursue a Master of Professional Studies in Art Therapy at Pratt Institute. Finally, she moved to Ithaca in 2020, completed two certifications in Montessori education, one of which is teaching Art in a Montessori Curriculum. Currently, the kindergarten art teacher is providing a new art experience to children, combining her knowledge of traditional education and the therapeutic benefit of art therapy in the classroom, while at the same time working on her virtual internship at Sanctuary for Family as an art therapist intern.
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    39 mins
  • S1 Ep12: Dance Therapy VarieTEA Hour with Melissa

    S1 Ep12: Dance Therapy VarieTEA Hour with Melissa
    Oct 6 2024
    Melissa is a Registered Dance/Movement Therapist (R-DMT) and Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (APCC). Melissa specializes in Dance/Movement Therapy techniques in conjunction with other expressive and integrative therapies, to promote healing and positive self-transformation to overcome and manage trauma, anxiety, depression eating disorders, and other challenges. Her framework is based on Chacian DMT and Laban Movement Analysis (LMA) to observe, assess, and offer treatment with appropriate interventions in her DMT practice. Melissa also uses Carl Rogers’ Person-Centered Therapy (PCT) theories, Motivational Interviewing (MI), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Grief Therapy, along with psychological approaches including Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and incorporates Mindfulness, Jungian Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic Theory, and Adlerian Psychology in her multi-dimensional approach to treatment. She builds a therapeutic relationship tailored to meet the moment's needs to enhance insight and growth in every individual. Outside of her therapeutic work, Melissa is a professional ballet dancer who dances with the Realm Company in Los Angeles!
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    38 mins
  • S1 Ep11: New Connections Brewing ft. Ambrie Sward

    S1 Ep11: New Connections Brewing ft. Ambrie Sward
    Jun 30 2024
    Introducing Ambrie Sward (R-DMT) Ambrie Sward recently graduated from Lesley University with a Masters of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a specialization in Dance Movement Therapy. Ambrie is passionate about serving marginalized communities such as Latinx/e communities. Ambrie wrote her Masters Thesis on “Social Media and Dance Movement Therapy in the Latinx community”. Ambrie is passionate about the positive impacts of social media within the mental health community.

    Read her thesis here:

    https://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/expressive_theses/761/
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    31 mins
  • S1 Ep10: Not Everyone’s Cup of Tea

    S1 Ep10: Not Everyone’s Cup of Tea
    May 12 2024
    39 mins
  • S1 Ep9: VulnerabiliTEA

    S1 Ep9: VulnerabiliTEA
    Apr 22 2024
    This podcast is not intended to serve or replace psychological therapy or counseling services. If you, or someone you know, are experiencing mental health challenges, please seek support outside of the podcast.
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    34 mins