Stillness and

Movement

water


a path to healing and growth





Leif Tellmann, MA, ADTR, LMHC
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THERAPEUTIC APPROACH: 
“I approach the counseling process from a holistic perspective, fusing traditional talk therapy techniques with an attention to the body, movement and creativity.  I also use the Internal Family Systems approach to therapy, helping clients access and work with different parts of themselves, thereby gaining tools for continued growth throughout life.”

EXPERIENCE AS A COUNSELOR:
Leif has been practicing as a dance/movement psychotherapist since 1997, using movement within counseling in various settings, including inpatient psychiatric mental health, outpatient mental health, geriatric, special needs populations and private practice.

TRAINING and CREDENTIALS:
BA, Geography, Vassar College, 1992
MA,  Dance/Movement Therapy, Columbia College Chicago, 1998
Member of the Academy of Dance/Movement Therapists since  2001
Licensed Mental Health Counselor in WA state since 2002 (#LH00008142)
Certified in Heart Centered Hypnotherapy, Wellness Institute, 2006


ECODANCE:
In addition to his work as a therapist, Leif teaches a weekly free-form movement class called Ecodance.  Ecodance offers participants an opportunity to explore their connection to self and
to Nature through movement, group process and imagination.