In this webinar, Lea Nasrallah will present the hybrid method implemented with groups of Syrian refugee children in Lebanon. She will explain the challenges faced in group dynamics and the beautiful moments of connection and embodiment witnessed throughout nine months of therapy. She will share her experience in overcoming difficulties while working with conservative displaced communities who have suffered from trauma, abuse and neglect.
In a world where everything is uncertain, the Artichoke Studio Art Therapy Centre and Al-Madad foundation made sure that creating a safe space where all emotions and memories could be explored without judgement, was the main goal using visual arts, movement and play. Case studies and videos will be shared for the first time to give a closer look on the harsh survival reality of the Middle East’s situation.
This event is presented by the National Centre for Dance Therapy and supported by the RBC Foundation. It is dedicated to health professionals, creative arts therapists and human rights organizations interested in the Middle East’s mental health situation.
Lea is a registered dance movement psychotherapist currently based in Ottawa and the regional representative of Ontario for the Dance Movement Therapy Association in Canada DMTAC. She has completed her masters at Goldsmiths University of London (UK) and has facilitated sessions with children, youth and adults in England, Jordan and Lebanon. Her main focus is working with people struggling with mental health, survivors of domestic violence, refugees, victims of war trauma and people with special needs and learning difficulties.
Her initial training in psychomotor therapy in Lebanon with people with autism, cerebral palsy, down syndrome and learning disabilities made her feel the need to explore body, emotions and relationships creatively while using the Arts.
Lea is passionate about dance movement therapy advocacy and raising awareness about the beauty and importance of the body-mind connection, how it affects our everyday lives and how we can use it to improve our well-being.
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