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Elissa Shapiro, LCSW
Elissa Shapiro received her Bachelor’s in Psychology from Emory University in 1997 and her Masters in Social Work from the University of Texas at Austin in 1999. She has worked in the field of mental health for over 15 years, in settings such as psychiatric hospitals, schools, non-profit organizations, and residential treatment centers. Elissa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, as well as movement and dance facilitator. She is a workshop and retreat leader whose passion and skill has been in utilizing the creative arts, such as art and movement/dance, to assist others in areas such as self-esteem, body image and disordered eating. Her personal and professional journey has included extensive training in the Nia Technique and Soul Motion™ movement practices, and other expressive arts modalities, in which she has witnessed and experienced their powerful healing effects on physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing. Elissa is the owner and founder of Body Vida Movement & Expressive Arts and teaches classes, workshops and retreats in Austin, Texas and nationwide.
