Émilie Poisson‑Côté

Somatic therapist and kinesiologist

Émilie is a somatic therapist and kinesiologist. Coming from the world of dance, she has worked through movement for over 15 years in a variety of contexts, including teaching, chronic pain rehabilitation and mental health support.

Her approach is for people who want to explore what they are going through via the body’s experience, whether it is a difficult period of life, a conflicted relationship with the body or relational issues. She loves creating a therapeutic space filled with curiosity and kindness, where the body becomes a place of feeling, knowledge and authentic self-expression.

HER APPROACH

Each session starts from where the person is, in the present moment. Paying attention to the sensations, emotions and thoughts that arise makes it possible to recognize more precisely what is being experienced and what needs attention.

Drawing in particular on mindfulness, body awareness and somatic education, the sessions take the form of a dialogue interspersed with movement explorations. Sometimes it’s simply a matter of pausing and feeling. At other times, movement can help explore a limit, a need, an impulse, a way of occupying space or relating to others. It isn’t about finding the right way to move, but about letting the body take part in the conversation.

Moving the body thus becomes a way to go through your experience differently and to discover, more deeply, what it reveals about you.

The process helps refine your perception of what you are going through, discover your own resources and broaden the range of your experience. Designed as a collaborative space, the work invites you both to come back to yourself and inhabit your body more fully, and to explore new ways of being in the world together.

TRAINING

• B.Sc. in kinesiology
• College and university studies in dance
• Graduate studies in somatic education
• Graduate short program in mindfulness — counselling profile
• Training in chronic pain intervention
• Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) skills training
• Continuing education: somatic approaches to trauma and attachment, embodied compassion and somatic interventions

Availability: Friday afternoon
Languages spoken: French
Insurance receipts: naturotherapy
emilie.pcote@gmail.com