Minna Tikkanen

Formats · Finnish, Spanish and English

Dance Movement Therapy

The psychotherapeutic use of movement to promote emotional, social, cognitive and physical integration.

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What is dance movement therapy?

Dance movement therapy is a psychotherapeutic form of treatment that uses the body and movement to explore and express emotions, experiences and thoughts. Its core premise is that body and mind form an integrated whole: physical experiences are reflected in psychological wellbeing, and vice versa.

Movement becomes a medium for communication, insight and change. Depending on the needs of the person or group, the process may include spontaneous movement, breathing, bodily awareness and movement imagery. No dance skills are needed.

What it can support

  • Releasing stress and tension
  • Emotional regulation
  • A clearer body image
  • Social interaction
  • Holistic wellbeing

My approach

I am curious to work with processes where movement becomes its own language. In such processes, movement reveals what words cannot, brings forth embodied memories and supports their integration through the intelligence of the moving body.

My background in circus, dance and improvisation shapes the way I work: attentive to embodied observation, to group processes, and to the playful, creative side of movement.

Who the sessions are for

  • Children

    Play, expression and body awareness through movement.

  • Adults

    Space to slow down, notice and move what needs moving.

  • Elders

    Gentle movement, connection and wellbeing.

Formats

  • Individual sessions

    One-to-one work shaped around your needs.

  • Group sessions

    Movement, shared experience and interaction in a group.

Training & experience

  1. 2025–2027

    Master’s in Dance Movement Therapy, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (in progress)

  2. 10+ years

    Teaching circus, dance and movement to children, young people and adults in Finland and internationally

  3. 2016

    Basic studies in education and in theatre pedagogy

I am currently completing my master’s degree in Dance Movement Therapy.

Good to know

Languages
Finnish, Spanish and English
Bring
Clothes you can move in, a water bottle and something for taking notes
Experience
No dance skills needed

Book a session

If you are interested in an individual or group session, write to me and tell me a little about what you are looking for.

Write to me +34 676 925 309

mn.tikkanen@gmail.com