Dance Movement Therapy in Longmont, CO

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Lexi Chatara-Middleton
Registered Psychotherapist, LPC, R-DMT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Longmont, CO 80501
As a Dance/ Movement Therapist, I use verbal and non-verbal methods to guide parents in the present moment in exploring/expressing.
My passion is supporting parents who have experienced difficult births. Bringing another life into this world is an important and challenging experience. Whether you are the individual who gave birth or a witness, there can be immediate and/or lasting waves of physical and emotional difficulties that may effect your life. These paths are unique to each of us because every birth is important and impactful. My work is to listen and journey with you as you explore your birth story and the impacts it has had on your life. Although this is an area of focus, I work with adolescents and adults needing support in other areas of life.
As a Dance/ Movement Therapist, I use verbal and non-verbal methods to guide parents in the present moment in exploring/expressing.
My passion is supporting parents who have experienced difficult births. Bringing another life into this world is an important and challenging experience. Whether you are the individual who gave birth or a witness, there can be immediate and/or lasting waves of physical and emotional difficulties that may effect your life. These paths are unique to each of us because every birth is important and impactful. My work is to listen and journey with you as you explore your birth story and the impacts it has had on your life. Although this is an area of focus, I work with adolescents and adults needing support in other areas of life.
(720) 608-4374 View (720) 608-4374
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Livia Shapiro
Registered Psychotherapist, MS
Verified Verified
Longmont, CO 80501
This includes listening deeply to what your insides feel like to you, expressing yourself more freely through movement, and leaning into your body as a place of safety and support.
Welcome. I work with people who want to live more fully in their bodies and develop a deep sense of trust in themselves. Those seeking body-centered healing and support for ptsd, complex relational trauma, narcissistic abuse, postpartum anxiety/depression, life transitions like marriage/children/divorce, and spiritual emergence often find there way to my office.
This includes listening deeply to what your insides feel like to you, expressing yourself more freely through movement, and leaning into your body as a place of safety and support.
Welcome. I work with people who want to live more fully in their bodies and develop a deep sense of trust in themselves. Those seeking body-centered healing and support for ptsd, complex relational trauma, narcissistic abuse, postpartum anxiety/depression, life transitions like marriage/children/divorce, and spiritual emergence often find there way to my office.
(720) 500-7353 View (720) 500-7353
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Griffin Jensen & GJ Counseling LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Longmont, CO 80501
Waitlist for new clients
Being on this journey of life can be challenging, and dang it can be extra hard swimming upstream. Are you looking for a counselor who will meet you where you are and bring a compassionate, grounding and fiery energy to your intersecting identities? Are you seeking some extra support existing within this world? Are you wanting to better know yourself and explore growing edges? By Griffin gently bringing attention to internal sensations, emotions, movement, and thoughts clients are able to turn towards their most genuine, creative, empowered, compassionate and resilient selves.
Being on this journey of life can be challenging, and dang it can be extra hard swimming upstream. Are you looking for a counselor who will meet you where you are and bring a compassionate, grounding and fiery energy to your intersecting identities? Are you seeking some extra support existing within this world? Are you wanting to better know yourself and explore growing edges? By Griffin gently bringing attention to internal sensations, emotions, movement, and thoughts clients are able to turn towards their most genuine, creative, empowered, compassionate and resilient selves.
(720) 637-3562 View (720) 637-3562
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Jen Ross
MA
Verified Verified
Longmont, CO 80501
Drawing upon extensive training in somatic psychology, attachment theories, life cycles, developmental stages, therapeutic movement, subtle energy, and social justice.
I hold radical space for your nervous system to unwind & your souls growth to emerge. I practice an inclusive, human forward approach to therapy that encourages us all to work towards a more spiritually aligned, socially just, fully expressed life & world. My work as a psychotherapist is deeply rooted in each body as a container of infinite intelligence, in a body that is free of limitation, & a body that is liberated and expressive of its truth. My gift is to pin-point wounds & patterns holding you back so I can support you in whatever you’re needing most. From there I help you connect to your deepest sense of self.
Drawing upon extensive training in somatic psychology, attachment theories, life cycles, developmental stages, therapeutic movement, subtle energy, and social justice.
I hold radical space for your nervous system to unwind & your souls growth to emerge. I practice an inclusive, human forward approach to therapy that encourages us all to work towards a more spiritually aligned, socially just, fully expressed life & world. My work as a psychotherapist is deeply rooted in each body as a container of infinite intelligence, in a body that is free of limitation, & a body that is liberated and expressive of its truth. My gift is to pin-point wounds & patterns holding you back so I can support you in whatever you’re needing most. From there I help you connect to your deepest sense of self.
(720) 408-7955 View (720) 408-7955
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Jackie Ashley
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, BC-DMT, ACS, ESMHL
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Longmont, CO 80503
My training includes Somatic Psychotherapy, Creative Arts Therapy/ Dance/ Movement Therapy, Somatic Experiencing; a body-based trauma resolution modality and Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy.
My approach to health and well-being is rooted in the belief that we have within us the capacity to live satisfying, engaged and meaningful lives. But often we find ourselves in unhealthy and isolating patterns, resulting in anxiety, depression, addictions, and conflictual relationship with those we love and work with. I help people get to the core root of what is holding them back and transform limiting patterns so they can live a happy, healthy life. My style is direct, supportive and creative, integrating the healing power of humor, horses and the great outdoors!
My training includes Somatic Psychotherapy, Creative Arts Therapy/ Dance/ Movement Therapy, Somatic Experiencing; a body-based trauma resolution modality and Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy.
My approach to health and well-being is rooted in the belief that we have within us the capacity to live satisfying, engaged and meaningful lives. But often we find ourselves in unhealthy and isolating patterns, resulting in anxiety, depression, addictions, and conflictual relationship with those we love and work with. I help people get to the core root of what is holding them back and transform limiting patterns so they can live a happy, healthy life. My style is direct, supportive and creative, integrating the healing power of humor, horses and the great outdoors!
(720) 697-2421 View (720) 697-2421
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Ellen Geoffrion
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, R-DMT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Longmont, CO 80501
Beyond traditional talk therapy methods, I also specialize in dance/ movement therapy, creative arts, somatic therapy, and mindfulness techniques to support an "inside-out" experience that moves you to create lasting change.
I believe that you have innate goodness and worth, coupled with the need to be seen and valued for your creativity and unique contributions. It requires strength to find more clarity and possibility in your life, and I honor your courage. With my patient and innovative counseling methods, I will support you to remember and revitalize those aspects of yourself that may have become forgotten and lost. My warm and engaging style not only enables you to become aware of your limiting self-judgments, but also provides the necessary encouragement and tools for creating empowered, life-affirming, and embodied transformation.
Beyond traditional talk therapy methods, I also specialize in dance/ movement therapy, creative arts, somatic therapy, and mindfulness techniques to support an "inside-out" experience that moves you to create lasting change.
I believe that you have innate goodness and worth, coupled with the need to be seen and valued for your creativity and unique contributions. It requires strength to find more clarity and possibility in your life, and I honor your courage. With my patient and innovative counseling methods, I will support you to remember and revitalize those aspects of yourself that may have become forgotten and lost. My warm and engaging style not only enables you to become aware of your limiting self-judgments, but also provides the necessary encouragement and tools for creating empowered, life-affirming, and embodied transformation.
(970) 329-4797 View (970) 329-4797
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Diane Bartko
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, BC-DMT, ACS, AEDP II
Verified Verified
Longmont, CO 80503
I offer an individually tailored approach that integrates techniques consistent with Somatic Psychotherapy including: Dance/ Movement Therapy, Polyvagal Informed Therapy, AEDP, Internal Family Systems and Psychedelic Assisted Therapy.
It's hard to ask for help, and talking can only get us so far. Our bodies carry memories, feelings, and experiences that don't always make sense or that we are unable to express through words. Stress and overwhelm is literally stored in the body in the form of pain, tension, numbness, and dissociation. By giving our body a voice we can reshape our nervous system through self awareness and skill building for greater ease in connection with ourselves and others.
I offer an individually tailored approach that integrates techniques consistent with Somatic Psychotherapy including: Dance/ Movement Therapy, Polyvagal Informed Therapy, AEDP, Internal Family Systems and Psychedelic Assisted Therapy.
It's hard to ask for help, and talking can only get us so far. Our bodies carry memories, feelings, and experiences that don't always make sense or that we are unable to express through words. Stress and overwhelm is literally stored in the body in the form of pain, tension, numbness, and dissociation. By giving our body a voice we can reshape our nervous system through self awareness and skill building for greater ease in connection with ourselves and others.
(720) 613-9666 View (720) 613-9666
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Trina Renee Brown
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, SEP
Verified Verified
Longmont, CO 80503  (Online Only)
I'm immersed in the awareness practices of: The Discipline of Authentic Movement, Insight Meditation, and 5 Rhythms.
There are many struggles we face in life and sometimes we don’t feel properly equipped. Issues with money, food, relationships, trust, sex, body, self-esteem… come up and sometimes we get stuck using very well-intended safety strategies that no longer work. Whatever struggles you are facing, we can work together to identify how they came to be, why they are important, and what you need to transcend them. This process is invaluable, profound and deeply fulfilling. My focus is support you to do the work of staying with the process, being aware when you need to pull back or move in and encourage your continued commitment to yourself.
I'm immersed in the awareness practices of: The Discipline of Authentic Movement, Insight Meditation, and 5 Rhythms.
There are many struggles we face in life and sometimes we don’t feel properly equipped. Issues with money, food, relationships, trust, sex, body, self-esteem… come up and sometimes we get stuck using very well-intended safety strategies that no longer work. Whatever struggles you are facing, we can work together to identify how they came to be, why they are important, and what you need to transcend them. This process is invaluable, profound and deeply fulfilling. My focus is support you to do the work of staying with the process, being aware when you need to pull back or move in and encourage your continued commitment to yourself.
(720) 259-4272 View (720) 259-4272
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Sara Zelda Schultz
Counselor, LPC, MA, CPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Longmont, CO 80503  (Online Only)
How long have you been struggling with the burden of feeling like you're not enough? Not small enough, not good enough, not strong enough, not simple enough… It can be exhausting and lonely to feel like you’re constantly falling short. Maybe you spend your days obsessing about food and body image, trying to power through your anxiety, or trying to push aside the burden of the past long enough for you to cope with your fears of the future. If any of this speaks to you, I want you to know that you’ve done such an amazing job getting yourself this far - but you don’t have to do it alone anymore.
How long have you been struggling with the burden of feeling like you're not enough? Not small enough, not good enough, not strong enough, not simple enough… It can be exhausting and lonely to feel like you’re constantly falling short. Maybe you spend your days obsessing about food and body image, trying to power through your anxiety, or trying to push aside the burden of the past long enough for you to cope with your fears of the future. If any of this speaks to you, I want you to know that you’ve done such an amazing job getting yourself this far - but you don’t have to do it alone anymore.
(720) 712-3687 View (720) 712-3687
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Mary Rose
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, MA, CACII, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Longmont, CO 80501
Waitlist for new clients
Are you looking for additional support in your life? Trying to find new solutions to old problems? Or, simply trying to work through a difficult life transition? I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with 20 years of clinical training and experience providing support to individuals, couples and groups. I have experience working with addiction to drugs and/or alcohol, binge eating, purging behaviors, restricting food intake or not eating at all, feelings of distress around food and body image, low self-esteem, feelings of anxiety, relationship issues, depression, and loss.
Are you looking for additional support in your life? Trying to find new solutions to old problems? Or, simply trying to work through a difficult life transition? I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with 20 years of clinical training and experience providing support to individuals, couples and groups. I have experience working with addiction to drugs and/or alcohol, binge eating, purging behaviors, restricting food intake or not eating at all, feelings of distress around food and body image, low self-esteem, feelings of anxiety, relationship issues, depression, and loss.
(720) 606-2786 View (720) 606-2786
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Shelby Kindem
Pre-Licensed Professional, BA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Longmont, CO 80501
You are welcome to reach out via phone or email for a consultation. I currently work with Colorado Healing Collective, where we accept a number of insurance providers, Medicaid, and affordable self-pay options.
You are welcome to reach out via phone or email for a consultation. I currently work with Colorado Healing Collective, where we accept a number of insurance providers, Medicaid, and affordable self-pay options.
(720) 699-2874 View (720) 699-2874
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Jun Akiyama
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, BC-DMT
Verified Verified
Longmont, CO 80501
My counseling approach is body-centered, creative, and experiential—aimed at supporting your unique journey of self-discovery. We’ll explore your inner worlds, your relationships, and your external circumstances through the wisdom of your body—as well as compassion, humor, and humanness! :)
My counseling approach is body-centered, creative, and experiential—aimed at supporting your unique journey of self-discovery. We’ll explore your inner worlds, your relationships, and your external circumstances through the wisdom of your body—as well as compassion, humor, and humanness! :)
(720) 310-6370 View (720) 310-6370
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Jenny Epstein Kessem
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, BC-DMT, ACS
Verified Verified
Longmont, CO 80501
Are you able to accept yourself as you are right now, while also committing to change? While you may be seeking therapy to get rid of a problem, what if we turn toward that problem, listen to it, and even notice how it is taking care of you? Ironically, this is how problems seem to shift. You may struggle with your capacity to feel present and authentic in your relationships. These struggles may have roots in what you first learned about love and closeness as a little person. In our work you can learn to embrace, understand, and take good care of this early imprint in your adult relationships.
Are you able to accept yourself as you are right now, while also committing to change? While you may be seeking therapy to get rid of a problem, what if we turn toward that problem, listen to it, and even notice how it is taking care of you? Ironically, this is how problems seem to shift. You may struggle with your capacity to feel present and authentic in your relationships. These struggles may have roots in what you first learned about love and closeness as a little person. In our work you can learn to embrace, understand, and take good care of this early imprint in your adult relationships.
(303) 327-9138 View (303) 327-9138
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LeAnn Woods
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Longmont, CO 80502
Waitlist for new clients
Are you finally ready for positive change and growth? I love working with clients who are curious and ready to take this leap. I use research-based, effective approaches in healing trauma, gaining self-esteem, working with anxiety, and many other issues. I have experience with clients of all ages including families and couples. I use EMDR and other body-based counseling for trauma resolution, along with mindfulness, and an eclectic mix of approaches to fit each unique person and situation.
Are you finally ready for positive change and growth? I love working with clients who are curious and ready to take this leap. I use research-based, effective approaches in healing trauma, gaining self-esteem, working with anxiety, and many other issues. I have experience with clients of all ages including families and couples. I use EMDR and other body-based counseling for trauma resolution, along with mindfulness, and an eclectic mix of approaches to fit each unique person and situation.
(970) 318-7097 View (970) 318-7097
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Patti Ashley
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC
Verified Verified
Longmont, CO 80502
Are anxious or depressed? Are you feeling overwhelmed and exhausted with parenting and family life? Have you experienced a loss of some kind? A loved one, a job, a home, your health, or any other loss. Telling your story can help you move through the pain and suffering to get to the other side.
Are anxious or depressed? Are you feeling overwhelmed and exhausted with parenting and family life? Have you experienced a loss of some kind? A loved one, a job, a home, your health, or any other loss. Telling your story can help you move through the pain and suffering to get to the other side.
(720) 307-1256 View (720) 307-1256
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Roslynn Regnery
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Longmont, CO 80504
I am currently accepting clients ages 3-10 AND 20-65 who deal with depression and anxiety. I creatively support gender and racially diverse clients, including students, mamas, papas, children, and adults making life transitions. I love working in nature with art, stories, and metaphors. My clients often deal with grief, lack of confidence, anxiety, depression, perfectionism, and boundaries. In therapy, we take these wounds and uncover their “Golden Shadow.”
I am currently accepting clients ages 3-10 AND 20-65 who deal with depression and anxiety. I creatively support gender and racially diverse clients, including students, mamas, papas, children, and adults making life transitions. I love working in nature with art, stories, and metaphors. My clients often deal with grief, lack of confidence, anxiety, depression, perfectionism, and boundaries. In therapy, we take these wounds and uncover their “Golden Shadow.”
(720) 759-3574 View (720) 759-3574
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Denise Barnes
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, REV
Verified Verified
Longmont, CO 80501  (Online Only)
Change can be hard, and therapy helps. Coping tools relieve stress fast and give you a solid foundation for life's challenges. For patterns that block your happiness, we'll use newer tools that grow your confidence and inner wisdom. Clients appreciate how they develop their strength and peacefulness. If you've got the urge to grow, or are ready to deal with past trauma, I can help. My clients desire tools for life and are willing to practice them outside of sessions. My Stress to Strength book allows clients and therapists who are clients to find fulfillment and decrease burnout. The book info is at soulsavvy.net and on Amazon.com.
Change can be hard, and therapy helps. Coping tools relieve stress fast and give you a solid foundation for life's challenges. For patterns that block your happiness, we'll use newer tools that grow your confidence and inner wisdom. Clients appreciate how they develop their strength and peacefulness. If you've got the urge to grow, or are ready to deal with past trauma, I can help. My clients desire tools for life and are willing to practice them outside of sessions. My Stress to Strength book allows clients and therapists who are clients to find fulfillment and decrease burnout. The book info is at soulsavvy.net and on Amazon.com.
(720) 605-6426 View (720) 605-6426
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Linnea Jewett
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Longmont, CO 80501
I love working with couples! A flourishing relationship gives us access to a more fulfilled life. When we feel seen, understood and supported...we thrive! In couples work, we better our skills in communication, vulnerability and emotional regulation...the result: more empathy, patience, forgiveness, tolerance and resiliency during painful anger, conflict and difference. It is my sole purpose to help individuals cultivate meaningful connection and trust within themselves and their partners. Don't let old stories and stuck behavior keep you from learning, expanding and healing. I do believe in hope and transformation!
I love working with couples! A flourishing relationship gives us access to a more fulfilled life. When we feel seen, understood and supported...we thrive! In couples work, we better our skills in communication, vulnerability and emotional regulation...the result: more empathy, patience, forgiveness, tolerance and resiliency during painful anger, conflict and difference. It is my sole purpose to help individuals cultivate meaningful connection and trust within themselves and their partners. Don't let old stories and stuck behavior keep you from learning, expanding and healing. I do believe in hope and transformation!
(720) 605-4187 View (720) 605-4187
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Janis Alicia Wille
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, ATR, RYT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Longmont, CO 80501
Waitlist for new clients
I am on maternity leave from January 1st - April 30th, 2024 and will not be accepting new clients until May 2024.
I am on maternity leave from January 1st - April 30th, 2024 and will not be accepting new clients until May 2024.
(720) 330-0740 View (720) 330-0740
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Embodied Healing & Legacy LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate, LPCC, R-DMT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Longmont, CO 80501
Being a person living in a marginalized body it can be hard to understand the impact of your everyday experiences. You need a space for yourself to be heard, to be seen, and most importantly to feel. Talk therapy is useful, but if it doesn’t incorporate the body, it’s not complete. Our bodies give us cues about what we need, so developing a better relationship with your body gives you more understanding and flexibility in real-time. As a somatic therapist, I will work with you to identify cues and triggers to have more choices when you need to set a boundary or stand up for yourself or a loved one.
Being a person living in a marginalized body it can be hard to understand the impact of your everyday experiences. You need a space for yourself to be heard, to be seen, and most importantly to feel. Talk therapy is useful, but if it doesn’t incorporate the body, it’s not complete. Our bodies give us cues about what we need, so developing a better relationship with your body gives you more understanding and flexibility in real-time. As a somatic therapist, I will work with you to identify cues and triggers to have more choices when you need to set a boundary or stand up for yourself or a loved one.
(720) 915-4530 View (720) 915-4530
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Dance Movement Therapy

What can I expect from dance/movement therapy?

During dance therapy, the therapist will guide the client through dance movements that metaphorically represent a particular challenge, reflect their internal emotional state, or otherwise express physically what is happening for the client mentally. The therapist may “mirror” the client’s movements or simply observe. The client may be encouraged, as they dance, to pay attention to their breath or other physical sensations. Afterward, the therapist and client will often debrief to help the client process the experience.

Is dance/movement therapy evidence-based?

A small body of research has found that dance therapy can help treat conditions like depression, PTSD, anxiety, and eating disorders, as well as nonclinical issues like low self-esteem or family conflict. However, some experts caution that the evidence in favor of dance therapy is not as robust as that of other, more established therapies, and some of the published research is of low quality. Many recommend that dance therapy be used as a complementary rather than stand-alone treatment.

Can dance therapy help with depression?

Some research suggests that dance/movement therapy can aid in the treatment of depression, especially when combined with other therapies; some studies, for example, report that dance therapy combined with antidepressants or talk therapy is more effective than those treatments alone. The positive effects of dance therapy may come from the movement itself, as it’s well-known that physical activity can improve mood and bolster motivation in those struggling with depression.

What are the limitations of dance therapy?

People with disabilities or other conditions that hinder movement may find it more challenging to participate in dance therapy, though a well-trained therapist will take a client’s physical limitations into account when designing a treatment plan. Experts also warn that certain conditions, particularly eating disorders, should never be treated with dance therapy alone; it may, however, be used as an adjunct therapy.