Meet Odilia
Hello, I’m a Therapist, Coach and Group Facilitator with a Masters in Dance Movement Psychotherapy and training in Life and Wellbeing Coaching. I am the face of Move Flow and have been supporting clients on their wellbeing journeys for over 15 years.
Qualifications & Affiliations
Masters Degree in Dance Movement Psychotherapy (Derby University)
Bachelor of Honours in Social Sciences (& Language & Linguistics) (Leeds University)
The Association for Dance Movement Psychotherapy: Registered Private Practitioner
Move Assure: Move-Assure Mental Wellbeing Coach
Skills Training
Dance for Mental Wellbeing Coach Training (Move Assure)
Life Coach Diploma (LCSi)
Leadership Coaching (RL Consulting)
Coaching Fundamentals (Coaches Training Institute)
Mediation Skills (Mediation Northern Ireland
Introduction to Mediation (Woodbury College)
Theatre of the Oppressed (Jennifer Hartley)
CPD
Children & Bereavement, PACE – Therapeutic Parenting, Life Story Work, Working with Autistic Children & Adults, Adult & Child Safeguarding, Safer Caring, GDPR, Equality & Diversity, Risk Management, First Aid & Pediatric First Aid, Co-production with adults with learning disabilities, Working with Victims of Domestic Violence (including Older Adults), Supporting & Asylum Seekers & Refugees.
My Story
It must have been summer, as even with the curtains drawn, the room was half-lit in gold.
I was supposed to be falling asleep, but I decided to get up and move. What drew me wasn’t any kind of thought, but a strong feeling of wanting dance. Dance often implies performance, but I didn’t want an audience, it was about what it felt like to move freely and without judgement.
Not long after this point I entered teenagerhood, and became more self-critical and body-conscious. Now as an adult, I’ve been finding my way back to feeling ‘at home’ in my body, using dance, somatic exploration, embodiment and creative tools.
I’ve discovered, that when we connect with our internal sensations in this way, we become agents of a creative, full-bodied experience. This can shift our mood, help us connect with others and improve our health and mental wellbeing.
I now create safe spaces for others to experience this for themselves by facilitating Dance for Wellbeing workshops; and Wellbeing Coaching. I also include body-based (somatic) work and movement in my practice as a Creative Psychotherapist.
Please feel free to contact me if you would like to know more. I look forward to hearing from you.
