iobhan Richards

I moved to the Netherlands from Scotland in 2006 to join my husband. I took the chance then to step back from my life and to take a fresh look at my dreams and priorities. I've long been fascinated by the connection between body and mind, and it was a natural step to decide to retrain as a body psychotherapist. I have just completed the final year of a 4-year training, organised by NIBA*, and as a therapist in training I will work under supervision until I am fully certified.

My professional background is education and training, and I worked for more than 10 years in the public and not-profit sectors in the UK. Alongside my therapy practice I am a dance teacher, and I teach Argentine tango in the Netherlands and abroad.

My method of working is experiential, creative and body-oriented. Through a combination of different body-awareness and expressive exercises and movements the aim is to let your feelings surface, and to learn to listen more closely to the voice and wisdom of your body.

I work in both Dutch and English, and as an expat myself I am particularly aware of the cycle of adjustment and frustrations of living away from home.

I am a member of the NIBA* (Netherlands Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis) and the IIBA (International Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis).