Essentials of Dance Movement Psychotherapy: International Perspectives on Theory, Research, and Practice

Helen Payne brings together well-known, experienced global experts along with rising stars from the field to offer the reader a valuable insight into the theory, research and practice of dance movement psychotherapy. The contributions reflect the breadth of developing approaches, covering subjects including:

• combining dance movement psychotherapy with music therapy;

• trauma and dance movement psychotherapy;

• the neuroscience of dance movement psychotherapy;

• the use of touch in dance movement psychotherapy;

• dance movement psychotherapy and autism;

• relational dance movement psychotherapy.

Essentials of Dance Movement Psychotherapy will be a treasured source for anyone wishing to learn more about the psychotherapeutic use of creative movement and dance. It will be of great value to students and practitioners in the arts therapies, psychotherapy, counselling and other health and social care professions.