Also called: Dance Therapist, BC-DMT
Uses movement and dance to help people heal emotionally and physically.
A dance/movement therapist might lead a group of teens in a psychiatric hospital in movement exercises that help them express anger safely, then meet one-on-one with a client recovering from trauma.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Master's in dance/movement therapy plus board certification.
Ways in: Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Dance, Psychology.
Growing faster than average. Small field; growing with mental health demand.
Low risk for 10 years. AI can't lead teens in movement to express anger safely; this therapy stays embodied and human.
Classes: Dance, AP Psychology, Anatomy and physiology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1129.
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