Jenn Whitley
Jenn Whitley, M.S., BC-DMT, LCAT, CMA
she/ her
In Jenn’s words: Healing is a process and should include the body. Our body's wisdom is important when discovering our whole self, who we are, and what we've been through. My passions are deeply rooted in the embodiment of a person’s experiences, using movement in the creative process as a tool to gain understanding of the individual and how early relationships and experiences shape an individual's story. I recognize that using the Ways of Seeing approach at Dancing Dialogue provides children and families the Body-Mind-Emotion awareness that is key in creating an embodied life enriched with compassion, understanding, empathy, and fortitude.
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Jenn provides dance/movement therapy for children, parents, and adults at Dancing Dialogue. She specializes in providing DMT for individuals who have ADHD, anxiety, experienced family separation, eating disorders, learning differences, autism spectrum disorder, medical illness, issues with disruptive behavior, Bipolar Disorder, Parkinson's Disease, trauma, and provides parenting support and grief counseling.
Jenn is a board-certified Dance/Movement Therapist (DMT) and Licensed Creative Arts Therapist who received her master’s degree, with honors, in Dance Therapy at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. She is trained through the Ways of Seeing program at Dancing Dialogue, Certified as a Laban Movement Analyst from the Laban Institute of Movement Studies, is trained in EMDR therapy, and completed training in the discipline of Authentic Movement at The New York Center for the Study of Authentic Movement with Joan Wittig. Jenn is also a Reiki Practitioner (Level II) and trained in Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy (MCP) through MSKCC. She has been a DMT at Dancing Dialogue since 2014 working with children, families, and adults incorporating all aspects her training into the Ways of Seeing psychotherapeutic multi-arts approach. She is certified provider of TeleMental Healthcare from the Telehealth Certification Institute.
Jenn’s experience also includes medical DMT at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, joining the Integrative Medicine Services (IMS) team in 2012, with a focus in pediatric oncology alongside Dr. Tortora. Her work at MSKCC also expands beyond pediatrics into staff wellness and providing virtual classes and workshops for adult patients through IMS. Additionally, she provides dance/movement therapy for children with neurodiverse conditions facilitating group DMT sessions in the public school setting since 2013. She taught as interim instructor in The New School’s Creative Arts Therapy Certification Program, worked as DMT/Choreographer for Angelight Films, and presents workshops locally, nationally, and internationally.
Jenn is a member of the Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO), the American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA) where she is currently serving on the Standards & Ethics Committee and serves on the board for the Andréa Rizzo Foundation.
Jenn practices out of our New York City office.