MPS - Movement Psychotherapy Scotland

23/08/2024

Updated: MPS Flyer 2024! 👍

09/08/2024

This is so important!

We all have predominant methods of communicating and expressing ourselves.

We live in a society where verbal expression is ‘seen’ as the dominant method of communicating

BUT

This couldn’t be further from the truth!

93% of communication is nonverbal and nonspeaking with a tiny percent of 7% being given to words. READ THAT AGAIN!

Just because nonspeaking autistic children and young people cannot verbalise their thoughts and feelings most certainly does not mean they themselves do not have their thoughts and feelings - they are expressed via their nonverbal communication (which is 93% of overall communication anyway!).

MPS provides psychotherapy intervention using movement and body-based therapeutic tools to provide a safe space for individuals who are nonspeaking to express themselves and process their thoughts and feelings.

Visit mpscotland.com for more information about how MPS can help!

03/07/2024

MPS provides therapeutic sessions to nonverbal autistic children and their families.

Everyone has mental health, feelings, emotions, and thoughts!

Because verbal communication is not the predominant method of expression, MPS focuses on movement patterns and signatures to express an individual’s mental health, feelings, emotions, and thoughts.

The mind and body are linked so working with the body does also in turn work with the mind.

This creates a physical and psychological shift to promote an individuals emotional and social wellbeing.

14/05/2024

Let’s get moving!

Movement and moving can be very different for individuals.

MPS - Movement Psychotherapy Scotland supports nonverbal autistic children to explore their emotions and mental health through their individual movement patterns. This helps to release overwhelming emotions from the body and to expand on their movement signatures that help with emotional regulation.

You’ll find MPS in the National Autistic Society directory or send a direct message to MPS for more Q&A!

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week! 💜

This year’s theme is movement: moving more for our mental health.

Movement is important for our mental health. But so many of us struggle to move enough.

We know there are many different reasons for this, so this Mental Health Awareness Week we want to help you find more moments for movement in your daily routine.

Going for a walk in your neighbourhood, putting on your favourite music and dancing around the living room, chair exercises when you’re watching TV – it all counts! 🕺👩‍🦽🎵

👉 All week, we’ll be sharing tips, advice, and information to help you get the mental health benefits of movement.

📢 Share what you get up to this week using !

Find out more about getting involved: mentalhealth.org.uk/mhaw

30/01/2024

Wondering what Movement Psychotherapy is all about?

Here is some information from ADMP UK (governing body) that might help!

14/01/2024

MPS Flyer is here!

Please visit www.mpscotland.com for more info!

I specialise in working with autistic children, young people who are nonverbal, and their families.

Movement psychotherapy is a specialised intervention to those where traditional talking therapies is just not possible.

I do not charge for initial consults as that time is to help identify individual needs.

Happy to answer any questions you may have!

02/01/2024

💫 2024 💫

Is the year for you!

We always want to help and support others but in order to help others, we must first ensure we are looking after ourselves!

Do not feel guilty.

It is not being selfish.

It is self-care.

25/10/2023

MPS provides psychotherapeutic support to autistic children, adolescents, who are predominantly nonverbal. MPS also provides support to their families.

There seems to be so much emphasis on verbal expression to use words on how you are thinking and feeling, however, what if verbal expression is not your main method of communication?

MPS utilises nonverbal expression in therapy sessions to provide those who are nonverbal a therapeutic space to explore their emotions.

Emotions are first and foremost held in the body so it makes perfect sense to start there, and work with the body to help promote emotional regulation (to name just one therapeutic value that MPS can offer).

Just because verbal communication may not be possible, does not mean there are no felt emotions that need to be processed.

21/10/2023

Sometimes it can be difficult to verbally state how you are feeling….

That is okay…and to be expected…

Your emotions are first held in the body even before you can cognitively (and verbally) express what that emotion is…

It makes sense to check-in with your body to identify your feeling and to help release that emotion.

After this has happened, you may find it easier to then verbally express your emotions and feelings…

Creating a deeper body and mind connection.