skipperstone
let your body lead the way
EXPRESSIVE ART
+dancetherapy
finding balance & recovery
when your world is turned
upside-down.
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There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost.” - Martha Graham
sarai Louise hinkley
MA, lcmhc, BC-DMT, SHE/THEY
I am a board certified dance/movement therapist, licensed clinical mental health counselor working on sacred land that is home to the Massachusetts people and the Abenaki Nation in Vermont.
As a queer, non-binary, white, witchy clinician I am passionate about guiding people to follow their hearts and survive this crazy, beautiful world.
I am here for supporting you in moving through the big life changes, stress, trauma, addiction, anxiety, depression and internalized oppression. My work is deeply rooted in social justice, eco-somatics, body-mind centering, trauma and attachment neuroscience and theory.
As a queer, non-binary, white, witchy clinician I am passionate about guiding people to follow their hearts and survive this crazy, beautiful world.
I am here for supporting you in moving through the big life changes, stress, trauma, addiction, anxiety, depression and internalized oppression. My work is deeply rooted in social justice, eco-somatics, body-mind centering, trauma and attachment neuroscience and theory.
I employ a variety of counseling methods that have been demonstrated by research to be effective at reducing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma/PTSD symptoms and increasing self-esteem, spontaneity and joy.
My aim is to help clients cultivate a deeper connection to themselves- to their own voice, body, mind, and the unique path they are on. Individual sessions can be a unique fusion of dance/movement therapy, expressive art-making and dialogue. This is not just talk therapy. It is an alternative and complementary approach to mental health treatment and a way to reconnect to the language of the body. If you are longing to become a more present & grounded force of change in the world, I would be honored to meet you.
My aim is to help clients cultivate a deeper connection to themselves- to their own voice, body, mind, and the unique path they are on. Individual sessions can be a unique fusion of dance/movement therapy, expressive art-making and dialogue. This is not just talk therapy. It is an alternative and complementary approach to mental health treatment and a way to reconnect to the language of the body. If you are longing to become a more present & grounded force of change in the world, I would be honored to meet you.
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LANDing in the body
Explore movement in nature, as nature.
Fridays 9/19-10/31/25
9:30-11:30am outside the Adamant Coop
Be part of a nature-based movement and mindfulness practice. Immerse yourself in cultivating relationships with the other bodies in our ecosystem- quartz stone, verdant moss, raven, cedar, rushing stream, and cloud. Through attunement and awareness-building exercises, we will discover how co-regulation with the more-than-human world can ease stress and promote resilience in our bodies and minds. Inspired by the practices of Authentic Movement, Contact Improvisation, Mindfulness Meditation, Sensory Awareness, and the work of Joanna Macy, we will explore somatic expression as a pathway to remembering our bodies as part of the earth.
$105-210 sliding scale please email [email protected] or [email protected]
Explore movement in nature, as nature.
Fridays 9/19-10/31/25
9:30-11:30am outside the Adamant Coop
Be part of a nature-based movement and mindfulness practice. Immerse yourself in cultivating relationships with the other bodies in our ecosystem- quartz stone, verdant moss, raven, cedar, rushing stream, and cloud. Through attunement and awareness-building exercises, we will discover how co-regulation with the more-than-human world can ease stress and promote resilience in our bodies and minds. Inspired by the practices of Authentic Movement, Contact Improvisation, Mindfulness Meditation, Sensory Awareness, and the work of Joanna Macy, we will explore somatic expression as a pathway to remembering our bodies as part of the earth.
$105-210 sliding scale please email [email protected] or [email protected]
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“Don't ask what the world needs.
Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive” -Howard Thurman |
my office is located online, outside & in a dance studio in Montpelier, VT