Dance Therapist
Ms. Elizabeth Anderson is a Dance Therapist in Hanscom Air Force Base, MA
with special training and skill in the use of movement and dance to promote social, cognitive, and physical healing.
As a Dance Therapist, Elizabeth Anderson, RDMT, RYT performs
individual and group therapy sessions. Dance Therapy is
psychotherapy that applies dance and movement to promote mental, emotional, physical health, and social integration. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Dance Therapists include low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, autism, trauma, and Alzheimer's disease.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Dance Therapists
include assessments, dance instruction, and interventions during therapy sessions like mirroring and movement metaphors.
The dance therapist, sometimes called a movement therapist, focuses on rhythmic body movements as a medium of physical and psychological change. Dance therapy is practiced more often with mental health patients than with physically disabled patients. A master's degree is required by the American Dance Therapy Association to award the credentials Dance Therapist Registered (DTR).
Dance Therapists in Hanscom Air Force Base, MA
Health Educator
Health educators work in a variety of settings providing education to individuals or groups of individuals on healthy behaviors, wellness, and health-related topics with the goal of preventing diseases and health problems. Health educators generally require a bachelor's degree and may receive additional training, such as through mentoring, internships, or volunteer work.
Health Educators in Hanscom Air Force Base, MA
Recreation Therapist
A recreation therapist uses recreational activities for intervention in some physical, social or emotional behavior to bring about a desired change in that behavior and promote the growth and development of the patient.
Recreation Therapists in Hanscom Air Force Base, MA
