Katharina Eberle

I am a qualified dance movement psychotherapist with over two decades experience working with adults and children in different educational and social care settings as well as in private practice.

I came to London nearly 30 years ago to train as a dancer but soon realised that my interest in dance and movement was of a more personal and relational nature and the possibility of combining my love of movement and dance with the field of psychotherapy was an exciting prospect, I subsequently started my training as a therapist at the Laban Centre.

My psychotherapeutic practice is rooted in psychodynamic theory, with a curiosity about how significant past experiences and relationships shape who we are and how we relate to ourselves and the world around us. However, over the years my curiosity has taken me further afield and other tools, theories, and experiences have become integrated into my work, such as attachment theory, systemic practice, and developmental psychology. In the last few years, I have become more and more interested in neuroscience and the relationship between trauma and the body. Lastly, but maybe most importantly, my therapeutic practice has been shaped by my clients themselves: their lived experiences and learning what they have found most helpful.

I have benefited from working in diverse settings, such as a community mental health centre, a family assessment unit, primary and secondary schools, a school for children with profound and multiple learning difficulties as well as in private practice. I grew up in Germany and have fluency in German and English.

I am currently working in private practice as well as a clinical supervisor for ‘Place2be’, a children’s mental health charity. I enjoy working with clients from all walks of life. My work with adults tends to be more verbal and movement based, led by my clients’ needs. Whereas, my work with children and adolescents includes the broader spectrum of creative arts, such as play, drama, art as well as creative movement.

I am registered with the Association of Dance Movement Psychotherapy (ADMP UK) and adhere to their code of professional ethics.

Qualifications

• ​MA in Dance Movement Psychotherapy from the Laban Centre and City University London
• Postgraduate Certificate in Child Focused Systemic Practice from Birkbeck
• Postgraduate Diploma in Psychoanalytic Approaches to Working with Children and their Families from Tavistock and Portland NHS Trust
• Postgraduate Diploma in Creative Approaches to Supervision Across Modalities from London Centre for Psychodrama

https://www.katharinaeberlepsychotherapy.com/