Mioi Forster-Nakayama
Mrs Mioi Forster-Nakayama
Phone
0493764845
Mobile
0493764845
Email
[email protected]
Website
https://www.movingcircle.au/

Professional Profile

Qualification(s)
MA in Dance Movement Psychotherapy
Languages
Japanese
Registration Number
28712
Registration category
Clinical
Additional PACFA credentials

College of Counselling


Accredited Supervisor
Private health rebate/NDIS provider
Offers Private Health Fund Rebates
Offers telehealth
Yes

* Certified Practicing PACFA members have studied at AQF Level 7 (Bachelor degree) or above, with a minimum of 400 hours instruction in counselling or psychotherapy subjects, plus have a minimum of 40 hours client contact, and 10 hours of supervision.

Clinical PACFA members have met the education standards above and have accrued a minimum of 750 client contact hours, including 75 hours of supervision.

About me

My practice
I am a registered dance movement psychotherapist. I specialise in supporting people through movements, dance, the body and creative art mediums. I believe movement can express more than words and is a way to connect the body and the mind. I provide you with a safe and trusting space to find a way to ground the body, explore creative movements and express yourself. I move with you in empathy, witness your movement, and listen to you with non-judgemental views, regardless of your gender, sexuality, race or religion. You do not need any techniques, skills or experiences when it comes to dance movement therapy.

Since I gained a qualification as a dance movement psychotherapist, I clinically worked in primary schools, special needs schools, a pupil referral unit, a prison, NHS mental health hospitals and charities in the United Kingdom and Japan. I ran movement groups for teens with neurodiverse backgrounds and psychotic episodes. I have been providing a moving space for women with depression and anxiety in group therapy settings.

I moved to Australia in 2020 and have been working privately as well as at a paediatric clinic. I work with people of all ages starting from 5. I work with children who experience traumas including preverbal trauma.

I graduated with a master's degree in dance movement psychotherapy at Goldsmiths, University of London. I also completed the Somatic Body Mapping Mentorship under Annette Schwalbe (UKRDMP, UKCP) and became a somatic Body Mapping practitioner conducting body-arts combined workshops for women. I offered body mapping sessions to young refugees in England. In Adelaide, I am offering seasonal workshops four times a year. In 2022, I completed a PACFA-accredited advanced course in supervision.
Practice opening hours
Tuesdays to Fridays 9am - 6pm
Issues I can help with
Anger, Anxiety, Childhood or adolescent issues, Chronic pain or illness, Depression, Disability support, Grief and loss, Low self-esteem, Mental health issues, Migrant issues, Postnatal depression, Posttraumatic stress disorder, Trauma recovery
Type of therapy offered
Dance Movement Therapy, Integrative therapy, Person-centred counselling, Psychodynamic psychotherapy, Somatic Experiencing, Somatic psychotherapy

Practice addresses

Practice NamePractice AddressSuburbStatePostcode
Moving Circle - Dance Movement Therapy / Counselling & PsychotherapyCoach House, 13 Laffers RoadBelairSA5052