Michele Conner is a wife, mother of three and a board certified dance/movement therapist who provides  individual, couples, family and group counseling.  Along with owning and directing the innovative programming at Making Real Connections, Michele maintains a private psychotherapy practice in her Creative Counseling Studio at 34 S. York Road in Hatboro, PA.

She is a graduate of Oklahoma City University with a Bachelor of Performing Arts. She pursued a performance career and was a featured dancer with Walt Disney World, a variety of cruise lineers and Lily Langtry's in Valley Forge, PA. Returning to graduate school she earned her Master of Arts from Hahnemann University (Currently Drexel University). Michele is a private practitioner who connects creatively with a variety of individuals of all ages. 

Making Real Connections allows her to focus her expertise to enhance early childhood development, family dynamics and relationships  and to provide individual and specialized treatment for autistic spectrum disorders as well as a wide range of mental health disorders.

Michele supervises candidates for the Dance/Movement Therapy Program at Drexel University and other clinicians who seek higher levels of education and credentialing. As a member of the Growth Opportunity Center ASD Social Skills Team, she leads weekly psychotherapy groups for all ages and supervises graduate interns in this milieu.

Michele Conner is a competent, compassionate strength-based clinician who is child-centered and family focused.  Traditional counseling connected with Michele's style of dance movement therapy ensures progress toward personal goals. The American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA) defines dance/movement therapy as the psycho-therapeutic use of movement as a process which furthers the emotional, physical, and social integration of the individual.

                                                                                                                                               This movement through wind gives her wings.

Movement & Dance: Universal Language

Michele Rene` Conner
Making Real Connections

 

Education:
Oklahoma City University
Bachelor of Performing Arts
Musical Theatre Dance Major
Summa Cum Laude; 1985

Hahnemann University Medical College of Pennsylvania (currently Drexel)
Master of Arts
Creative Art Therapy; Dance/Movement Therapy
4.0 gpa; 1998

Licenses, Certifications & Awards:
Licensed Professional Counselor
Board Certified Dance Movement Therapist
National Certified Counselor
Dance Movement Therapy Academic Achievement Award

Professional Activities and Memberships:
Alpha Eta Honor Society
American Dance Therapy Association
National Board of Certified Counselors