About Me

I have 10 years of multi-cultural experience in the field of mental health - spanning across New York, Nepal, India, the Dominican Republic, and now, Australia.

In addition to my private practice, I currently work as a co-faculty member at the University of Melbourne, where I teach in the Master of Creative Arts Therapy course a few days a week. I’m deeply invested in building resilience in my clients, and on the other days, I focus on researching and developing new resources that enable people to take a more active role in their own well-being.

• Doctor of Philosophy, Mental Health & Creative Arts Therapy | University of Melbourne

• Master of Science, Dance/Movement Therapy | Pratt Institute

• Foundational Course in Creative Arts Therapies (Dance, Drama and Art Therapies)

• Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Sociology and Literature

• Registered Creative Arts Therapist | New Zealand Creative Arts Therapy Association, Australia

• Board-Certified Dance Movement Therapist | American Dance Therapy Association, USA

• Certification Board Licensed Creative Arts Therapist | New York State, USA (on pause while offshore)

• Christopher, N. (2025). A dance of possibilities: A three-study inquiry of dance/movement therapy as an intervention in treatment resistant depression (J. Tamplin, S. Goodill, & E. Dumaresq, Eds.).

• Christopher, N., Tamplin, J., Dumaresq, E., & Goodill, S. (2025). Investigating the Effects of Group Dance Movement Therapy Sessions in Adults Living with Treatment Resistant Depression: A Mixed Method Case Series. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 102270. 10.1016/j.aip.2025.102270

• Christopher, N., Dumaresq, E., & Tamplin, J. (2025). Dance therapy as an intervention for stress and depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy, 20(1), 22-39.10.1080/17432979.2024.2377389

• Christopher, N. (2024). Treatment resistant depression: a critical reflection on missing oral narratives in dance therapy literature. Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy, 19 (4), 397 -407 10.1080/17432979.2024.2323072

• Christopher, N. (2024). Problem Solving in Dance/Movement Therapy Research: Developing an Intervention Protocol for Adults Living with Treatment Resistant Depression. American Journal of Dance Therapy, 46(2), 167- 188. 10.1007/s10465-024-09403-1

• Christopher, N., Tamplin, J (2022), The Use of Kinesthetic Empathy with Adults. American Journal of Dance Therapy, 44, 115–142. doi.org/10.1007/s10465-022-09371-4

• Kashyap, T., & Christopher, N. (2020), Dance Movement Therapy in the times of Coronavirus Disease of 2019: A Summary of 5 qualitative interviews in understanding Tele-DMT in India. Journal of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 1(1), 40-65.

• Christopher, N. (2018), My DMT Practice. Indian Magazine of Dance/Movement Therapy. Edited by A. Doshi

  https://cmtaiexpressivearts.wordpress.com/2018/10/31/my-dmt-practice/

Tenured Faculty, The University of Melbourne (Melbourne, Australia)(Ongoing)

Core faculty, subject co-ordinator & lecturer for the subjects in the Masters in Creative Arts Therapy.

• Subjects taught:

  • Dance Movement Therapy Methods 1, 3, 4

  • Creative Arts Therapy in Healthcare Settings

  • Evaluation of Wellbeing in Creative Arts Therapy

• With signifiant contributions towards developing:

  • Dance Movement Therapy Methods 1, 3

  • Creative Arts Therapy in Healthcare Settings

• Teaching Support

  • Research Methods 1

Past

• Visiting Faculty, St. Xavier’s College (Mumbai, India)

  Invited to deliver annual guest lectures on Telehealth DMT practices and Poly-vagal Theory at the post graduate diploma in Expressive Arts Therapy offered by St. Xaviers College.

• Creative Arts Therapy Tutor, Deakin University, (Melbourne, Australia)

  Sessional Lecturer for the subject ‘Creative Arts Therapy Approaches and Practices’ (undergraduate level) at Deakin University, Australia.

• Dance Therapy Faculty & Supervisor, St. Mira’s College (Pune, India)

  Core faculty at the post-graduate diploma course in dance movement therapy by St Mira’s college in collaboration with Artsphere.

• Dance Therapy Faculty & Supervisor, The Creative Movement Therapy Association of India (New Delhi, India)

  Teaching faculty and clinical supervisor at the certification course in Dance Movement Therapy course offered by The Creative Movement Therapy Association of India.

• Consultant Trainer, Elijah Counselling And Training (Kathmandu, Nepal)

  Invited to deliver a 10-week staff training on integrating principles of dance therapy for practicing psychologists; with an emphasis on trauma care and mental health first aid.

• Consultant Trainer, The British School (Kathmandu, Nepal)

  Invited to deliver a series of guest lectures on integrating dance therapy principles in school settings.

Learn more about what I’m focusing my research and time on these days.

• Founding Board Member | Indian Association of Dance Movement Therapy (IADMT) (Delhi, India, & virtual) - 2020 onwards

• Standards and Ethics Committee Member  | American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA)(virtual) - 2020 to present

• Co-Chair of the Asian American Pacific Islander & Desi Affinity Group | ADTA (virtual) - 2021 to present

• Project Manager Project Manager | U&I Charity (Bangalore, India) - 2020

• IT Chair, New York State Chapter of The American Dance Therapy Association | ADTA (virtual) - 2016-2017

• Student Liaison | ADTA New York Chapter (New York, USA) - 2014, 2016

• Intern at The Dept. of Forensic Psychiatry | Bellevue Hospital & Kings County Hospital (New York, USA) - 2015

• Creative Arts Therapy Intern | Fundación Crecimiento Comunitario Proyectando Esperanza, Inc. FUCPE (La Romana, Dominican Republic)