Louise Riley

Hi, I'm Louise and I’m a qualified private practitioner holding a Masters Degree in Dance Movement Psychotherapy (DMP).

I am have a friendly, caring, patient character with a positive outlook on life. I specialise in working with children and adults with Anxiety and anxiety related issues, medically unexplained symptoms (MUS), Trauma, Low self esteem and confidence, Loss, Attachment, Dementia, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.

I originally gained my Diploma and AISTD teaching qualification at Elmhurst Ballet school and Laine Theatre Arts and was lucky enough to work within theatre and production for 15 years.  After having children, I retrained with Canterbury and Christ Church University gaining a MA in Dance Movement Psychotherapy in 2018. I then completed my IFS level one training. I have worked with individual clients and groups in Bristol, Exeter and surrounding areas specialising in: 

• Anxiety.

• Autism.

• Alzheimer’s.

• Attachment.

• Bereavement. 

• Child mental health.

• Depression.

• Dementia. 

• Eating disorders.

• Loss.

• Low self esteem.

• Feelings of being low and sadness.

• Panic attacks.

• Physical difficulties, and medically unexplained symptoms (MUS).

• Parkinson’s disease.

• Social anxiety.

• Teenage mental health.

My practice framework uses the IFS fundamentals along with a Humanistic, Person centred approach using Psychodynamic, Integrative, Gestalt and Developmental theories of psychotherapy. 

I’m a member of ADMP-UK (Association of Dance Movement Psychotherapy) whose guidelines I follow.