What is Psychomotor Therapy?
Psychomotor Therapy is a one-of-a-kind physical therapy recommended to everyone with motor, behavioral, relational and/or emotional difficulties. One of the main principles of Psychomotor Therapy is that motor and sensory functions are directly related to psychic, emotional and relational states.
Therefore, Psychomotor Therapy encompasses both the psychological and motor aspects of the patient, in order to treat their disorder and improve their well being. The Psychomotor Therapist uses different mediations such as games, obstacle courses, body expression, dance, drawing, painting, drama, relaxation, balneotherapy… These mediations have a therapeutic goal and are selected based on the patient's needs.
For whom?
Psychomotor therapy focuses on each stage of an individual’s life.
Baby
Goal: Help the integration of their psychological, motor and social learning processes.
Main indications: Prematurity, birth trauma, relationship troubles, deficiency, handicap, motor milestones delay.
Pregnant woman
Goal: Accompany physical and psychological modifications due to pregnancy.
Main indications: Stress and anxiety, birth preparation, classes about the motor development of the future baby.
Child
Goal: Open their communication and expression capacities, support learning and development.
Main indications: Developmental delay, learning difficulties at school, behavioural disorder, ADD/ADHD, pervasive development disorder, autism, dyspraxia, dysgraphia, physical, mental, neurological or genetic disorder.
Adult
Goal: Support and accompany in difficult times or in case of psycho-physical fatigue.
Main indications: Stress, anxiety, breakdown, somatisation disorder.
Teenager
Goal: Help better live with the psychical and body modifications appearing at this age.
Main indications: Relational problem, behavioural and/or personality disorder, body schema and body image disorder, eating disorder.
Senior
Goal: Support and accompany the person in their ageing process.
Main indications: Breakdown, post-hospitalisation, independence decrease, balance disorder, dementia, degenerative diseases.
Handwriting
Handwriting reeducation helps individuals improve their handwriting and fine motor skills. It is often used for children and adults who struggle with writing due to motor coordination difficulties, dysgraphia, or neurological conditions. By working on posture, pencil grip, and specific exercises, Handwriting reeducation aims to make writing more fluid, legible, and comfortable, ultimately reducing frustration and enhancing confidence in written expression.
