Administrator/Psychotherapist/Educator/Author

Current Position: Founder and director of Dancing Dialogue Healing and Expressive Arts, a center for movement, music & dance based arts that support healing & self- expression, in Cold Spring, New York

Doctorate from Teachers College Columbia University with a specialization in infancy development, psychology and education

Master degree in dance therapy from New York University; and her undergraduate degree from the Elliot Pearson Department of Tufts University in child development, psychology, and education with teaching certification for typical and special needs early childhood and elementary education.

Teaches creative and meditative dance to all ages in her clinical dance movement psychotherapy practice in New York City and in the Hudson Valley Region of upstate New York.

Certified Laban Movement Analyst and Kestenberg Movement Profiler.

Additional studies include Body Mind Centering (BMC) with Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen; the discipline of Authentic Movement with Janet Adler; and extensive study and training in the field of infancy and early childhood research, development, education, communication and intervention through the Zero-to-Three Institute.

Over 23 years experience working with infants and young children (and their parents and caregivers).

A dance/movement psychotherapist.

Suzi Tortora Ed D., C.M.A., A.D.T.R., LCAT, LMHC