Marianne Marcote

Marianne Araujo Marcote

I graduated as a Dramatherapist in 2014 with an MA [Hons 1.1] from Maynooth University, where I also worked as a lecturer and Interim Director of the Dramatherapy programme. I also qualified as a Creative Supervisor to facilitate other therapists’ processes, and I am currently completing my second MA in Transpersonal Therapy through the Spanish School of Transpersonal Psychology, “Escuela de Atención.”

I have also been practicing since 2016 Somatic Embriology and the Discipline of Authentic Movement. I recently completed academic research in Trauma Studies, Postcolonial Literature and Poetry, which will be published soon. I also continue to evolve my own sound and movement performance practice as a way of nurturing myself, and so that I can continue nurturing others.

Therapy Space

The therapy space offers us a mirror where we could see ourselves for what we really are, realising that we are more than our story. It is a space to process life, to heal wounds, to be vulnerable and grow stronger. It is a space where is safe to explore the direct link between our whole creative Self (body, mind and soul) and our mental health and wellbeing, and it is also a space where we can explore the different roles we play and how these roles can, at times, take us further away from ourselves.

Ultimately, therapy is a space of deep connection to your most intimate self, your real you.

Approach

My approach to therapy is directly informed by over 20 years background in performance practice and research that focused on the connection between body-mind, impulse and action; arts as a vehicle for the exploration and expression of the self. I began my career in Spain, where I was born, and in 1998 I moved to Ireland and cofounded the theatre laboratory nervousytem, which was in operation internationally for 10 years. As a performer and facilitator theatre enabled me to get in touch with something beyond the limitations of everyday life, with something closer to the essence of being — to the inside flame that keeps us alive but that at times gets shadowed by the business and responsibilities placed upon us by ourselves and others. This flame to me represents the transpersonal field, where I believe healing can be found.

Code of Ethics

As a therapist I abide by the code of ethics of the Irish Association of Creative Art Therapists IACAT, which is the Irish regulating body for all officially qualified creative arts therapists in Ireland. As best practice states, I work under clinical supervision and I always act in the best interests of the client by providing a humanistic client-centred approach; respecting and upholding their confidentiality

Approach

My approach to therapy is directly informed by over 20 years background in performance practice and research that focused on the connection between body-mind, impulse and action; arts as a vehicle for the exploration and expression of the self. I began my career in Spain, where I was born, and in 1998 I moved to Ireland and co-founded the theatre laboratory nervousytem, which was in operation internationally for 10 years. As a performer and facilitator theatre enabled me to get in touch with something beyond the limitations of everyday life, with something closer to the essence of being — to the inside flame that keeps us alive but that at times gets shadowed by the business and responsibilities placed upon us by ourselves and others. This flame to me represents the transpersonal field, where I believe healing can be found.

Therapy Space

The therapy space offers us a mirror where we could see ourselves for what we really, realising that we are more than our story. It is a space to process life, to heal wounds, to be vulnerable and grow stronger. It is a space where is safe to explore the direct link between our whole creative Self (body, mind and soul) and our mental health and wellbeing, and it is also a space where we can explore the different roles we play and how these roles can, at times, take us further away from ourselves.

Ultimately, therapy is a space of deep connection to your most intimate self, your real you.