Welcome
Hello, my name is Marina Rova, welcome to my personal website.
As a therapist, educator, researcher and author, I consider myself to be a cultural nomad. My personal and professional journey have taken me across borders, through the unfamiliar to different ways of knowing. It is this curiosity about multiplicity that nourishes my practice and research.
Originally from Greece and with a background in dance teaching I moved to London in 2002. My path took me from classical and contemporary dance training, to dance movement psychotherapy clinical work in National Health Service and community settings, to interdisciplinary practice-based research, to lecturing and academic writing.
Currently, I am course director and senior lecturer for the MA Dance Movement Psychotherapy programme at Goldsmiths, University of London. As a research-active academic of the department of Social, Therapeutic and Community Studies I lecture on a range of subjects covering theory and practice, research methods, experiential learning and clinical supervision. I also supervise PhD research in the arts therapies, practice-based research and their associated subject areas.
I provide organisational and clinical supervision (or reflective practice) to arts psychotherapists, allied health professionals and community practitioners.
I am a passionate advocate for creative process (in its many forms and articulations) as a method of inquiry and as a source for personal and professional development. My recent and current collaborations and outputs reflect this.
My interest in the lived experience of migration has led me to my autoethnographic research project ‘On Becoming a Cultural Nomad’ (currently in development).
See my news pages for more information on latest outputs or contact me to enquire about my services.
Qualifications:
Doctorate of Philosophy in Psychology
MA Dance Movement Psychotherapy
PgDip Dance Movement Psychotherapy
BA Hons Dance
Society of Analytical Psychology (SAP) Supervision Diploma
Royal Academy of Dance Teaching Certificate
Professional member of ADMP UK
Bradford Dementia Group member: Dementia Care Mapper

