These courses are reserved for more advanced ADTA Alternate Route path Dance/Movement Therapy (DMT) students. However, we do consider applications from other practicing Psychotherapists (already trained at minimum Masters level) with a strong background and experience with embodiment, dance and movement, who have already completed introductory level DMT courses elsewhere.  If you are new to The Movement Arc and interested in joining a course, please fill in an application using the APPLY NOW red button above right, after reading our applicant criteria below, if you see a course below listed that you would like to be considered for application to. We only accept students trained at a Masters level in Counselling, Social Work, or Psychology.

At The Movement Arc, we offer 1 to 2 courses per calendar year in advanced movement therapy skills. These courses support more in depth understanding of integrating dance and movement into one’s professional clinical psychotherapy practice.

For those not interested in pursuing the full course of studies in DMT through the ADTA Alternate Route Registered Dance Therapist path (which is 405 hours plus a 700 hour internship and 70 hours of supervision), we find that many professional’s needs and interests are also met well by taking our Expressive Movement Facilitator training program which is a 250 hour 10 month long program, accredited through ISMETA. That program is not specifically clinical in orientation, and it is NOT a training in DMT, but is instead an in depth training in Laban/Bartenieff Movement Studies and other ways of engaging expressive movement for people, and offers a good training in how to apply movement facilitation for community applications for your specific professional practice.

We are NOT currently offering a full sequential training program in DMT.  Instead, we are offering 1-2 courses per year for current students or those visiting from other ADTA Alterate Route programs to support completion of studies. We will also from time to time be offering stand-alone advanced movement therapy courses not affiliated with the ADTA or DMTAC credentialing. These are ideal courses for those Registered Dance/Movement Therapist’s who have already graduated from their core training but who would like to increase skills and knowledge in particular areas of application. Please join our Mailing List so you can receive updates on courses upcoming and also send us an email.

For those looking for a full integrated training program in DMT:

Visit the American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA) website for USA based DMT training programs that offer full 405 hour trainings (these usually take 2.5-4 years to complete): www.adta.org

 There is also a full Dance/Movement Therapist training program in Canada (accredited by the ADTA) that is offered through the National Centre for Dance Therapy, based in Montreal, Quebec: https://grandsballets.com/en/national-centre-for-dance-therapy