Service categories: Counselling and therapies, Diagnosticians, Information, advice and advocacy, Schools and education providers, Social care and residential services

Service URL: https://www.mpscotland.com

Type of service: Assessment and intervention.

Movement Psychotherapy is the use of natural movement that helps us to express how we think, feel, behave and how we relate with others. We all have thoughts in our mind however we can often forget about our bodies and the emotions they can hold. We believe that movement reflects a person’s personality and gives further insight into how that person may be feeling. Appropriate working with the body can have an effect on mental and emotional states, as well as on the body itself.

When providing therapeutic interventions to autistic children and young people, we need to work creatively. When verbal communication is limited or nonexistent, we cannot expect any person to use verbal communication when it is not their predominant form of expression. Our body and mind are intrinsically linked therefore, when thinking about clinical treatment, it is crucial that both the body and mind (soma and psyche) are involved in the therapeutic process.

Working with a person’s individual movement profile (a bit like body language), it can help create psychological and psychophysical shifts.

Aimed at: Adolescent , Adult , Child , Children under the age of 12 years, children with complex needs and their parents or carers, Parent or carer of under 18, Parent/carer of a child, Parent/carer of a young person, Parent/carer of an adult, Parents or carers, families, adults, Professional, School, Young person

Referral Sources: Education, NHS and Private, Yourself

Covers: Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Lanarkshire, Lothian, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Glasgow City, Midlothian, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, West Lothian

Specialisms: Autism