Hancock Center for Dance/Movement Therapy

Dance/movement therapy is a form of psychotherapy which incorporates creative and expressive movement. This process provides an integrated experience of body, mind and spirit. Dance/movement therapy helps develop healthy self image, communication skills and emotional stability.

Participants in individual, group and family sessions at Hancock Center explore and express issues from past and present in both nonverbal and verbal ways. This safe and nurturing environment supports an exploration of one's strengths and healthy potential.

What is dance/movement therapy and who is qualified to provide it?

Dance/movement therapy is a mental health profession that uses both creative and everyday movement in the process of helping individuals learn more about themselves and their interactions with others. In this unique form of psychotherapy, individuals experience and express themselves with an integration of words and movement.

Registered and Board Certified dance/movement therapists have completed a master's degree in an approved master's program or an equivalent course of study approved by the American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA). This training includes the study of movement and of psychology.

Board Certified dance/movement therapists (BC-DMT) must continue to meet the requirements of registry, which maintain high standards of ethical behavior set by the ADTA. The ADTA was formed in 1966 and is a member of the National Coalition of Creative Arts Therapies.

Hancock Center dance/movement therapists are licensed by the State of Wisconsin to provide psychotherapy.

Hancock Center, now in its 3rd decade, is located at 16 N. Hancock St., a residential street in downtown Madison, Wisconsin, near the state capitol. Facilities in this century-old house, include two spacious movement studios, a reference library, and staff offices.

What do we do at Hancock Center?

Hancock Center provides dance/movement therapy sessions, classes in creative movement and Alexander Technique, outreach workshops and other programming for the local and statewide community.

Sessions usually occur once a week. Therapy may be brief or long term. In addition, Hancock Center provides consultations, movement assessments, in-services and training workshops.

Scholarships and sliding fee scale are available for therapy services upon request. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; therapy hours are by appointment. For more information about Hancock Center, call (608) 251-0908. Our fax number is 251-0939. E-mail at info@hancockcenter.net.