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Paula
Grech is a UK- and France-accredited Dance Movement
Psychotherapist, Somatic Body Practitioner, and Clinical
Supervisor based near Montpellier, France. She holds
professional registration with both the Société
Française de Danse-Thérapie (SFDT) and the Syndicat
Français des Arts Therapies (SFAT). Paula completed her
Master’s level training at the Laban Centre in London
and has built her practice across diverse clinical
settings, including special educational needs schools,
NHS adult mental health services, and community care.
Therapeutic Approach and Background
Paula’s clinical practice is grounded in a psychodynamic
foundation, paying careful attention to how early life
experiences, implicit memories, and unconscious
relational patterns shape how we live and relate today.
Because emotional distress and past trauma are stored
directly within the nervous system—manifesting through
physical posture, chronic tension, and habitual movement
patterns—the body serves as a primary site for
navigating healing. Through embodied reflection, Paula
enables clients to slow down, listen to bodily
sensations, and bring non-verbal emotional experiences
into conscious awareness.
Her integrative framework combines humanistic values and
Jungian insights with somatic movement methods. By
honouring each person’s inherent capacity for growth
within an empathetic, relational space, she engages
bodily imagery, symbols, and active imagination to make
sense of inner emotional life. Integrating Dance
Movement Psychotherapy, Authentic Movement, and Somatic
Body Mapping, Paula supports individuals working through
grief, loss, trauma, mental health challenges, and life
transitions, helping them touch, explore, and heal
difficult experiences to foster lasting mind-body
integration and self-regulation.
Services and Professional Standards
Paula offers individual one-to-one therapy tailored to
personal needs, as well as group work; Corps E[N]Motion,
an ongoing monthly therapeutic movement group meeting in
North Montpellier. She also provides creative
supervision for practitioners and facilitates body-based
experiential workshops. All work is conducted in
accordance with UK, French, and European ethical codes,
ensuring privacy, respect, and complete confidentiality.
Teaching, Supervision and Humanitarian Support
Teaching and Training: Experienced in higher
education, including teaching on the Master’s degree
program in Dance Movement Therapy in Croatia.
Clinical Supervision: Trained in multimodal
creative supervision at the London School of
Psychodrama, offering reflective support for therapists
and healthcare professionals.
Humanitarian Support: Since 2022, Paula has
offered individual and group supervision to colleagues
and aid workers impacted by the War in Ukraine,
collaborating with Help Ukraine / K.I.S.T.U.T. and the
Ukrainian Dance Movement Therapy Association (UDMTA).
Conferences, Workshops & Writing:
Co-presenter at international psychotherapy gatherings (EADMT
2025, ICCP 2026) and contributor to publications
focusing on therapist care and trauma informed
supervision during war time Ukraine.
My DMT
group sessions: Corps E[N] Motion are monthly in
Montferrier sur Lez 34
Siret:
525 220 356 00022 |
