CONTINUING EDUCATION
Deepen Your Clinical Practice
Through Embodied Learning
We provide learning experiences that will profoundly impact your clinical work.
Continuing education at Dancing Dialogue is different.
Founded by Dr. Suzi Tortora, an early innovator in dance/movement therapy and infant mental health, our training programs offer clinicians the opportunity to develop skills that most graduate programs don't teach:
How to read and work with nonverbal communication, how to integrate body-based approaches into your clinical work, how to attune to preverbal and implicit experiences, and how to use creative modalities therapeutically.
Our offerings serve mental health professionals, educators, healthcare providers, and anyone working with people across the lifespan who wants to deepen their understanding of embodied and relational healing.
Whether you're a seasoned clinician or early in your career, our training will expand your capacity to support your clients in profound new ways.
Dr. Suzi Tortora's work has influenced professionals worldwide for over 35 years. Her methods are taught internationally and recognized as innovative contributions to the fields of dance/movement therapy, infant mental health, and attachment-focused treatment.
Our Continuing Education Programs
From Comprehensive Training to Focused Skill Development
Ways of Seeing International Training Program
Two-Year Advanced Training with Dr. Suzi Tortora
Ways of Seeing is Dr. Tortora's signature methodology for understanding and working with Dance Therapy, Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, and Nonverbal Movement Analysis to support healthy relationships and development across the lifespan. This advanced training program has been offered internationally for over 35 years, supporting professionals worldwide who want to integrate movement, attachment, and emotional development into their clinical and educational work with infants, children, and families.
What You'll Learn:
The Ways of Seeing training equips you to:
Master nonverbal communication and understand the expressiveness of infants, children, and families
Sharpen observation skills to notice subtle cues in individual and group interactions
Apply nonverbal assessment tools designed for clinical and educational settings
Integrate movement, attachment theory, and emotional development principles
Work with diverse populations, including families experiencing trauma, postpartum depression, developmental differences, attention challenges, and autism spectrum disorder
Understand how early experiences inform who we become
Take the whole body into consideration, including your own embodied awareness
Program Structure:
This unique program offers the opportunity to train directly with Dr. Tortora while joining an international community of colleagues dedicated to embodied, relationship-based care. The training is delivered through webinar-based sessions that allow participation from anywhere in the world.
Ways of Seeing is grounded in the understanding that the body, mind, and emotions exist as a continuum. Because it is international, you're also connecting with a community all around the world of people who have trained with Dr. Tortora, creating lasting professional relationships and ongoing support for your clinical development.
Who Should Apply:
Ways of Seeing is designed for licensed mental health professionals, dance/movement therapists, art therapists, play therapists, social workers, counselors, psychologists, early childhood educators, occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech therapists, and anyone working therapeutically or educationally with infants, children, and families.
New York State Approved Continuing Education Courses
Dancing Dialogue offers New York State approved continuing education courses for licensed professionals, including LCAT (Licensed Creative Arts Therapist), LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor), LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker), and LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker).
Course Delivery Formats:
✔ Online Self-Study Courses: Flexible, self-paced courses you can complete on your own schedule. Perfect for busy professionals who want to continue learning while managing full caseloads and personal commitments.
✔ Live Online Courses: Interactive virtual training sessions where you can learn alongside colleagues, ask questions in real time, and practice new skills with immediate feedback and guidance.
✔ In-Person Training: Immersive learning experiences at our NYC or Cold Spring locations. In-person training offers hands-on practice, deeper embodied learning, and rich opportunities for connection with instructors and fellow participants.
Topics & Focus Areas
Our continuing education courses draw on Dancing Dialogue's expertise in:
✔ Embodied and creative approaches to trauma treatment
✔ Creative arts therapy integration
✔ Nonverbal communication and assessment
✔ Working with infants and early childhood mental health
✔ Attachment-focused interventions across the lifespan
✔ Body-mind approaches to anxiety and depression
✔ Dance/movement therapy principles for non-DMT clinicians
✔ Somatic interventions for emotional regulation
Invest in your professional development.
How Our Continuing Education Transforms Your Clinical Work
The learning you gain through Dancing Dialogue's continuing education programs creates a lasting impact on your clinical practice and professional growth.
✔ Fulfillment of Licensure Requirements
Our New York State approved courses fulfill continuing education requirements for license renewal while providing genuinely useful clinical training. Learn skills you'll actually use rather than simply checking off required hours.
✔ Work with Previously Challenging Populations
Gain confidence and competence working with populations you may have previously found challenging: preverbal children, clients with developmental trauma, individuals with limited verbal capacity, people with complex trauma, and families across diverse cultural backgrounds.
✔ Professional Community & Ongoing Support
Join a community of like-minded clinicians committed to growth, learning, and excellence in practice. Many training participants develop lasting professional relationships and ongoing consultation partnerships.
✔ Integration Across Modalities
Whether your primary orientation is psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, family systems, or another approach, the skills you learn integrate beautifully with existing frameworks. Embodied and creative approaches enhance rather than replace your current clinical foundation.
✔ Enhanced Clinical Effectiveness
Develop skills that make you a more effective clinician. Learning to read nonverbal communication, work with the body, and integrate creative modalities expands your capacity to reach clients who struggle with traditional approaches and to address issues that words alone cannot touch.
✔ Deeper Attunement & Presence
Training in embodied approaches deepens your own self-awareness and capacity for attuned presence with clients. You learn to track what's happening in your own body, read subtle relational cues, and respond with greater sensitivity and skill.
Frequently Asked Questions About Our Continuing Education Programs
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Absolutely not. While some participants have dance or movement backgrounds, many come from traditional mental health, education, or healthcare fields with no prior movement training. The training teaches you to observe and understand movement and nonverbal communication; you don't need to be a dancer or have movement expertise yourself. What matters is your openness to learning and willingness to engage with embodied approaches.
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Ways of Seeing training is recognized internationally and can support applications for advanced credentials in dance/movement therapy and related fields. Our New York State approved CE courses provide documented hours that fulfill licensure renewal requirements for LCAT, LMHC, LCSW, and LMSW. If you're seeking specific credentials, we recommend contacting the credentialing body to confirm how our training applies to your particular pathway.
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The Ways of Seeing training is a two-year program delivered through periodic webinar sessions. The exact schedule varies but is designed to be manageable for working professionals. Between live sessions, participants engage in observation exercises, reading, and practice with their own clients. The program requires commitment but is structured to fit within a full professional life. Contact us for the current year's schedule and time commitments.
