E.112 Unveiling the Dance of Emotions with Therapist Maegan Garvey
Finding Your Way Through Therapy
Steve Bisson
5 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 9 August 2023
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Does the rhythm of our emotions dance to the tune of our body movements? Could dance be the language that helps you connect to your deepest emotions? Meet our fabulous guest Maegan Garvey, a seasoned mental health counselor and a board-certified dance movement therapist, who shares her remarkable journey in the unique field combining dance and therapy. From the drama of dance studios to the intricacies of therapy, Maegan enthralls us with her passion for dance and its therapeutic merits.
Maegan offers pearls of wisdom on the allure of private practice for new therapists, focusing on the freedom it provides in choosing clients and operating on a flexible schedule. She further emphasizes the significance of networking and establishing a nurturing network of like-minded colleagues. Our conversation ventures into the captivating world of movement therapy as an assessment tool, delving into how it aids in fostering a connection with clients and comprehending their emotional state.
Towards the end of our conversation, Maegan candidly discusses the challenges she faced in becoming a business owner and the vitality of maintaining boundaries between therapists and clients. The importance of fostering a supportive and non-competitive atmosphere in therapy resonates strongly in our discourse, mirroring her own practice at New Leaf Counseling LLC. With a plethora of resources at the American Dance Therapy Association, let's join Megan in this enthralling journey of dance and therapy, exploring the depths of human emotions one movement at a time.
Check out the American Dance Movement Therapy website here.
Check out Maegan's website here.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi and welcome to Finding Your Way Through Therapy. |
| 0:06.3 | The goal of this podcast is to demystify therapy, what can happen in therapy, and the wide |
| 0:11.4 | array of conversations you can have in and about therapy. |
| 0:15.4 | Through personal experiences, guests will talk about therapy, their experiences with it, |
| 0:21.6 | and how psychology and therapy are present in many places in their lives. |
| 0:26.8 | With lots of authenticity and a touch of humor, here is your host, Steve Bisson. |
| 0:33.7 | Merci, thank you. |
| 0:34.7 | I'm going to try something new every intro you tell me which one is your favorite by |
| 0:38.1 | the end of the season. |
| 0:39.9 | Welcome to episode 112. |
| 0:41.0 | If you haven't listened to episode 111, it was with Chris McDonnell, someone who is a colleague |
| 0:46.6 | from the Site Craft Network, Shes are on podcasts, she has her own practice, it was a great |
| 0:51.6 | conversation about holistic stuff, so please go back and listen to it. |
| 0:55.2 | For episode 112, I'm going to use again my group, the people I know, and I'm going to |
| 0:59.6 | have Megan Garvey on, Megan Garvey is an LMHC licensed mental health counselor and |
| 1:03.6 | board certified dance movement therapist. |
| 1:06.2 | She found her way in this field through her passion for helping others. |
| 1:09.6 | She did dance and psychology in undergrad and tried to figure out things and decided to |
| 1:13.9 | do dance movement therapy. |
| 1:16.1 | She found it was a perfect combination of psychology and movement. |
| 1:19.2 | Her approach in therapy is someone you can trust and feel supported by. |
| 1:23.9 | She uses person center approach, bringing creativity to her sessions, and I've never heard |
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