Professor Helen Payne, PhD; UKCP; Fellow ADMP Reg. dance movement psychotherapist pioneered DMP in the UK leading the professional association, first post graduate accredited training, research and publications. She was trained in Laban Movement Analysis, Person-Centered Counselling, Group Analysis and Authentic Movement. She has worked extensively with range of populations including adolescents in school and secure units. She conducts research, supervises PhDs, teaches and examines at doctorate level nationally/internationally. She is the founding editor-in-chief for the international peer reviewed journal ‘Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy’ published by Taylor and Francis and is clinical manager for the University of Hertfordshire’s spin-out www.pathways2wellbeing.com which supports people with persistent bodily symptoms for which tests and scans come back negative. At this university, she teaches on undergraduate education studies programs for students wishing to work with young people.