You understand yourself.
But nothing really changes.
We work directly with the patterns held in the body —
so you can finally feel, switch off, and respond differently under pressure
For people who think too much and feel too little.
1:1 sessions & small groups for stress, burnout & disconnection — Vienna
No choreography.
No performance.
No dance experience needed-
“There is no pressure to perform or get it right.”
“A great alternative to a conventional therapy.”
“I learned to slow down and pause instead of reacting.”
You don’t need to figure it out before coming
Sound familiar?
You’ve analysed the problem from every angle. You know what’s wrong — but it doesn’t shift.
You function well on the outside. Inside, something feels tight, stuck, or absent.
You sleep but don’t rest. You think but don’t resolve. You manage — but at a cost.
This is often what it looks like when the body is holding what the mind cannot process alone.
Most people try to think or talk their way through stress and overwhelm.
For a while, that can help.
But emotional experiences are not only cognitive processes. They are also held in the body — in tension, breath, posture, and movement patterns.
Dance Movement Therapy works with these bodily expressions to access experiences that may not yet have words.
Research in this field understands movement as a form of nonverbal communication through which emotional and relational patterns can become visible and explored.
This work is not about learning to dance.
It is about understanding how you feel and move in your body.
When Thinking Isn’t Enough
What a session might look like
A session is structured, but flexible to you.
But most sessions move through three simple phases.
1. Arrival
We start by noticing what is present in your body — often things that are hard to access through thinking alone.
2. Movement exploration
We explore it through simple movement — helping the body complete patterns that stay stuck.
3. Integration
We reflect and connect it to your everyday patterns — so change becomes usable outside the session.
Often something shifts — not only in thought, but in the body.
My name is Zuzana
My clinical interest centres on the relationship between movement and psychological experience — specifically, how postural organisation, gesture, and movement patterns carry emotional and relational information that often precedes verbal expression.
This interest led me to train in Dance Movement Therapy at the Moving Self Institute in Prague, a programme accredited by the Czech Association of Psychotherapy (CAP) and aligned with the professional standards of TANTER and the European Association of Dance Movement Therapy (EADMT).
What Dance Movement Therapy is
Dance Movement Therapy is a psychotherapeutic discipline in many countries of EU that draws on psychology, movement analysis, and research in nonverbal communication. Movement is understood as a primary medium through which emotional states, relational patterns, and internal experience become observable and accessible to therapeutic work.
The approach is grounded in established frameworks including Laban Movement Analysis and trauma-informed practice.
How I work
Sessions integrate body awareness, structured movement exploration, observation of movement patterns, and reflective dialogue. The process is collaborative and client-led.
The clinical focus is not on producing change directly, but on developing the capacity to notice, tolerate, and work with what is already present in the body — allowing experience to become more legible and, over time, more integrated.
If you are considering this work, you are welcome to book an initial session.
Dance Movement Therapy and body-based sessions in Vienna offer an approach to emotional wellbeing that works through movement, bodily awareness, and nonverbal expression.
Sessions are available in English for individuals and small groups.
Ways We Can Work Together
1:1 Dance Movement Therapy
Recommended starting point.
Individual sessions tailored to your personal needs.
Using movement, breath, and body awareness, we work with stress, overwhelm, and emotional patterns held in the body.
This is the recommended starting point if you feel stuck, dysregulated, or navigating ongoing stress.
Group Sessions & Workshops
Small, structured group sessions focused on nervous system regulation, stress release, and embodied reconnection.
Groups offer a supportive space to explore movement and emotional processes together.
They can be a gentle entry point into body-based therapeutic work.
Dance Movement Therapy in Vienna offers a body-based therapeutic approach that works through movement, body awareness, and nonverbal expression.
If you’re curious but unsure, these answers might help you take your first step
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Not at all. This isn’t about learning steps or performing. It’s about how your body feels, not how it looks. You can come exactly as you are — tired, curious, messy, emotional — it’s all welcome here.
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We always begin by arriving —through breath, grounding, and gentle movement. Then, you’re guided to explore expression through your body’s natural impulses — sometimes slow and mindful, sometimes playful and free. There’s space to reflect, share, or simply notice what changed.
Every session is different, because you are different each time.
“Is this a dance class?”No. Dance Movement Therapy is a therapeutic process, not a dance class.
No choreography. No performance.
Your natural movement is enough. -
That’s completely natural. Movement often releases stored feelings. You’re supported to experience emotions safely, with guidance and care.
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Many people feel that way at first. The space is small, non-judgmental, and built on respect. You decide how much you move, share, or stay quiet — there’s no pressure to perform or even talk. It’s enough to just be present.
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Comfortable clothes that let you move freely and breathe easily. You can be barefoot or wear soft socks. Bring a bottle of water and, most importantly, an open mind — everything else is already here.
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For anyone feeling tense, stuck, overwhelmed, or simply curious to explore themselves through movement. You don’t need to identify as a dancer — just a human being with a body that feels and remembers.
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In Vienna, in a calm studio environment, also at Hilfswerk on Florianigase or sometimes outdoors during special workshops.
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Both. You can join small group circles for shared connection or book individual sessions for a more personal process. I recommend to start with individual sessions first.