Ingrid Jennifer Lacey, MA, BC-DMT, GLCMA, CPCS, NCC, is a licensed professional counselor, board-certified dance movement therapist, certified movement specialist & educator, certified professional clinical supervisor, and a Chi for Two® Embodiment Coach.
Ingrid completed her MA in Dance/Movement Therapy & Counseling from Columbia College Chicago, after teaching dance to marginalized populations and performing professionally in England and the Republic of Ireland. Ingrid was employed at Napa State Hospital for 9 years as a Rehabilitation Therapist (Dance), where she developed innovative treatment groups such as Mind Body Competency and Embodied Poetry as Therapy. She has a passion for dance, languages, travel, and how richly culture enlivens the energetic dance of the therapeutic relationship.
Ingrid maintains a private psychotherapy practice, and specializes in trauma, anxiety and mood disorders with adults. She enjoys integrating elements of expressive arts, Chi for Two, Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Celtic spirituality with clients, students and clinical supervisees. Ingrid serves as adjunct faculty for alternate route dance therapy courses in Atlanta and Chicago, and enjoys being a part of the diverse dance community of Atlanta.