Suzi Tortora

ORCID: 0000-0002-1408-890X
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Research Areas
  • Diversity and Impact of Dance
  • Child Therapy and Development
  • Music Therapy and Health
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Child and Animal Learning Development
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Action Observation and Synchronization
  • Diverse Music Education Insights
  • Art Therapy and Mental Health
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
  • Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
  • Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Physical education and sports games research
  • Cancer survivorship and care
  • Art Education and Development
  • demographic modeling and climate adaptation
  • Occupational Therapy Practice and Research
  • Posthumanist Ethics and Activism
  • Literacy, Media, and Education

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
2007-2024

The Dialogue
2010-2022

Cosmetics Europe
2011

We propose Rhythmic Relating for autism: a system of supports friends, therapists, parents, and educators; which aims to augment bidirectional communication complement existing therapeutic approaches. begin by summarizing the developmental significance social timing social-motor-synchrony challenges observed in early autism. Meta-analyses conclude primacy such challenges, yet cite lack focused therapies. identify core relational parameters support systematize these using communicative...

10.3389/fpsyg.2022.793258 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Psychology 2022-05-16

Gill Westland’s over 30 years of work as a body psychotherapist deeply inform this comprehensive book that discusses the intersection verbal and non-verbal communication in psychotherapy. Westla...

10.1080/17432979.2016.1181104 article EN Body Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy 2016-05-13

Children freely expressing themselves through spontaneous dance is a natural part of childhood. The healing powers are universal in all cultures across history. Dance/movement therapy (DMT) pediatric oncology little known and underutilized. This article discusses DMT, specifically focusing on oncology. It defines clarifies the difference between medical DMT as psychotherapeutic modality aimed at addressing patient's psychosocial needs, therapeutic used recreationally to engage patients...

10.3390/children6010014 article EN cc-by Children 2019-01-21

10.1007/s10465-011-9107-5 article EN American Journal of Dance Therapy 2011-05-03

This case study presents a microanalysis of interactions one mother-infant dyad videotaped at four and fourteen months, in the Project for Mothers, Infants, Young Children September 11, 2001. It provides an intriguing window into infant's experience within context loss trauma. The observational method utilizes D.A.N.C.E. tool developed by this author Laban movement analysis system. integrated rhythms actions, timing gestures spatial shifts posture comprise each individual's core choreography...

10.1080/15289168.2011.600131 article EN Journal of Infant Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy 2011-04-01

National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of HealthUnited States Department Health & Human ServicesNational (NIH) - USANIH Institute (NCI) [P30-CA008748]

10.1016/j.ctim.2021.102678 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Complementary Therapies in Medicine 2021-02-05

This article describes the tri-partite treatment of a mother and child, Lydia Ryan, in context Project for Mothers, Infants, Young Children September 11, 2001. Ryan witnessed attack on World Trade Center from their home. Lydia, terrified, tried to protect her baby, who later developed atypical behaviors, which were originally suspected reflect Pervasive Developmental Disorder. The mother-child pair was equal importance both an important attachment Dr. Bergman as well team. Visits Beebe's lab...

10.1080/15289168.2011.600202 article EN Journal of Infant Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy 2011-04-01

“As long as we meet a group, will have Project, whether the mothers are able to come sessions or not.” Anni Bergman The therapists of Project for Mothers, Infants, and Young Children September 11, 2001 continued every other week in mutually supportive two-hour peer-supervision group since inception Project. development trusting nurturing therapist forum has proven be most important factor our ability do this work with children. As grew know trust each more, talk deeply about experiences...

10.1080/15289168.2011.600206 article EN Journal of Infant Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy 2011-04-01

For psychoanalysts, an attunement to bodily experience occurs in a setting of relative immobility. Countertransference, reverie, and enactment are essential tools used access poorly represented unrepresented states. Psychotic patients pose particular challenges with primitive terrors managed through mind-body dissociation. Words can be rendered meaningless or annihilated, denuded their symbolic significance. The frame is altered dance/movement therapy where experience, including movement,...

10.1080/00332828.2019.1652061 article EN The Psychoanalytic Quarterly 2019-10-02

Children with cancer and their caregivers face physical psychosocial challenges during after treatment. Dance/movement therapy (DMT) has been used to improve well-being, promote healthy coping, mitigate the impact of illness, but limited knowledge exists regarding DMT utilization, delivery, outcomes in pediatric oncology. This retrospective study aimed identify reasons for referral DMT, visit characteristics, key techniques processes, clinician-reported outcomes. We examined electronic...

10.3390/curroncol30070477 article EN cc-by Current Oncology 2023-07-06

The 20th anniversary of the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster is a powerful moment in our history. We feel honored to be invited by Rachel Altstein participate this issue Psychoanalytic Perspectives. In current paper, we take retrospective look at some early work did with women who were pregnant on September 11, 2001, when they tragically widowed as towers fell. offer close observation interactive process two dyads infant age four months order try understand more about mother-infant...

10.1080/1551806x.2021.1953869 article EN Psychoanalytic Perspectives 2021-09-02
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