Andrea NUNDY, M.A.

Registered Dance Movement Psychotherapist

Tel: +420 606487127
Email: andreanundy991@hotmail.com

BIOGRAPHY

Andrea Nundy has a B.A (hons) degree in Dance Theatre and an M.A in Dance Movement Psychotherapy. Andrea has been working with dance and movement for 15 years both in a teaching and therapeutic capacity. Client areas are; prison inmates, specifically self harm addiction and mothers with babies, residential therapy for the elderly, domestic abuse with women and children, children with Autism in mainstream schools, and chronic mental health clients. Work opportunities in Europe encouraged Andrea to move to Prague last year, where she is currently a member of an expressive therapies team providing sessions for native Czechs with long term mental health issues. Andrea is a member of the DMP Faculty at the University of Latvia where she facilitates process groups for students on the DMP course, and contributing lecturer on the DMP course at Queen Margaret’s University in Edinburgh,. Presently she is working on research looking at DMP and depression, and running workshops in Prague to develop the DMP field in the Czech Republic

QUALIFICATIONS

* M.A Dance Movement Psychotherapist – Distinction
* Post Graduate Diploma in Dance Movement Therapy – Distinction
* Foundation Diploma in Dance Movement Therapy
* BA (Hons) Degree in Dance Theatre – Class One
* Diploma in Dance Theatre
* A’ Levels Dance (A) English Lit (B) Theatre Studies (C)

* GCSE’s Eng Lang (A) Eng Lit (A) Art (A) Dance (A) Drama (B) Math (C) French (C) Geography (C)

EDUCATION

* 2007 – 2008 & 1999 – 2001 Roehampton University, Arts Therapies Dept, Frobel College, London SW15
* 1991 – 1994 Laban Centre for Movement and Dance, Laurie Grove, London, SE14
* 1989 – 1991 West Kent College, Brook Street, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9
* 1984 – 1989 Christchurch school for Girls, Magpie Hall road, Chatham, Kent, ME5

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant June 06 – present, Hertfordshire University, Hatfield, Herts

* Project; Opendance.
* Researching literature on traditional dance and European educational models and curriculums for teaching dance.
* Developing an E-learning program for teacher and students across Europe
* Working within a consortium; liaising via the net and at conferences with University of Aegean, University of Lithuania, Lyceum of Greek dance, Bulgarian dance organization, and English and Folk Dance Society.
* Project: Cochrane Review concerning Depression and DMP.
* Sourcing current literature for the study using various social science databases

Dance Movement Psychotherapist Jan 09 – Jul 09

* Working within a multi-disciplinary team
* Facilitating group DMP sessions for clients with long-term mental health issues. The clients are Czech natives.
* Working alongside psychiatrists and psychologists who provide as translation.

Dance Movement Psychotherapist Jan 08 – Present University of Latvia

* Facilitator of the process group for trainee therapists.

Visiting Tutor Nov 05 – Present, St Margaret’s University Edinburgh.

* Contributing tutor on the DMP programme. The focus of this work is to provide experiential group work.

Dance Movement Psychotherapist Sept 07 – Feb 08. Marlborough Centre for Autistic Children, Hundred of Hoo School, Grain, Kent.

* Wrote and developed a DMP programme for children on the Autistic spectrum.
* Facilitated weekly group DMP sessions

Home School Support Worker Sept 07-Feb 08. Posted at various schools in Medway, in accordance with Medway Council, Kent.

* Liaised with parents, schools and social services.
* Provided 1-1 support work for children within school who are experiencing learning or social difficulties
* Made referrals where necessary to various community agencies, health organizations and counseling services.

Dance Movement Psychotherapist Jan 07 – April 07. Stonham Group; representing refuges in Maidstone, Kent.

* Running therapy sessions for both women and children who have experienced domestic abuse.

Dance Movement Psychotherapist June 05 – Feb 08 DGWA Women’s Aid, Dartford, Kent.

* Wrote and developed 2 DMP Programmes, 1. An outreach project for children in the community who have had experience of domestic abuse. 2. A DMP programme for children within refuge. Duties involved;
* Facilitated group and individual sessions
* Made referrals to social services, schools and independent counselors
* Liaised with families
* Wrote evaluation reports for Kent Children’s Fund
* Recorded confidential notes.
* Collected and recorded data for research.

Dance Movement Psychotherapist April 06 – Feb 08, Age Concern, Malling, Kent

* Facilitating DMP sessions for the elderly in a day centre.

Dance Movement Psychotherapist Sept 03 – Apr 05, HMP Holloway Prison

* Specializing in DMP groups within the substance abuse and addiction, self-harm, and mother & baby, and Young Offenders units
* Working with a co-therapist
* Working within a multi-disciplinary
* Supervising a student under placement.

OTHER INFORMATION

I am currently living in Prague, in the Czech Republic where I have just started DMP work, and where I hope to develop a practice and make connections to the European network.

I am a registered Dance Movement Psychotherapist, and have a license to practice from the Association of Dance Movement Therapy, membership no: 0805

I have psychotherapeutic insurance and I am able and covered to work with both individuals and groups, and I have a current CRB. I have weekly personal therapy and monthly supervision

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST