04/10/2026
🪷Introduction to Dramatherapy (Online via teams)
This 12 hour online introductory course is a theoretical and experiential introduction to Dramatherapy, exploring how drama, embodiment, imagination and creativity can be used to promote psychological wellbeing and personal growth.
This course combines theory, practical exercises adapted in an online environment, reflective discussion and research input within a supportive virtual environment. Participants will experience a range of Dramatherapy techniques demonstrating how meaningful therapeutic and creative work can take place through a digital platform. The programme introduces the core theories underpinning Dramatherapy while encouraging participants to explore the relationship between body, imagination, myth, story and projective play.
Suitable for professionals wishing to incorporate creative methods into their work, artists interested in therapeutic practice, and anyone considering postgraduate training in Dramatherapy.
No previous acting or theatre experience is required. CPD will be provided.
📆Fridays
🕣 6pm - 8pm (UK time zone)
16/10
23/10
30/10
13/11
27/11
4/12
🎫 Full cost: £200
🐦Early Bird : £165 till 12/10
🧑🎓Students/Concessions: £135
🔗Asynchronous attendance without the group experiential element: £85
To book, please email [email protected]
8 places max
Bio:
Mayra is a Performer, Director, Choreographer and qualified Dramatherapist. She trained in Lecoq Devised Theatre and Performance at London International School of Performing Arts (LISPA) in Dramatherapy (MA) at University of Derby and in Performance Practice (MPhil) at Guildhall School of Music and Drama researching trauma and embodied materiality. She is the Artistic Director of Vertebra Theatre CIC and she has extensive experience working as qualified Dramatherapist since 2012 with various client groups in community, prison and clinical settings (Arts in Health, CNWL NHS). She has been a visiting lecturer in various Universities including Guildhall, Roehampton, RCSSD, UAL, Uni of Essex, Anglia Ruskin and has published a chapter at the book “Space, Place and Dramatherapy”. Full CV: http://www.mayrastergiou.com
