Ms Sarah Vella, Dance/Movement Therapist

Sarah Vella is a dance artist/choreographer, dance/ movement therapist (BTD), speech and language pathologist (Bsc. Hons) and alternative practitioner for psychotherapy (HeilPrG) from Malta.

After 12 years living and working in Berlin and internationally, Sarah has relocated back home in 2022. As a dance/movement therapist, Sarah leads various group and one-to-one sessions in clinics, private practices, with a variety of communities and age groups and in schools. She specialises in working with individuals with mental health issues (depression, anxiety, addiction, trauma, eating disorders and more) and learning disabilities (including autism and down's syndrome). She has experience working with these client groups in health clinics in Berlin, in private practice in Malta, in community settings and with a variety of entities and organisations. Since 2013, Sarah has also been working as a speech and language pathologist in private practices, Kindergartens and schools. Her main areas of focus include learning disabilities, articulation and phonological disorders, autism and aphasia, amongst others.

Sarah has also co-founded Hale - body+mind which is a space for well-being - therapy, creative arts, assessments, consultations, workshops and more. Sarah’s artistic practice spans from initiating, leading & supporting performing arts projects to taking on various roles as a performer, choreographer, collaborator, producer & educator. In her work, Sarah believes in client-centred, tailor-made approaches that benefit the clients she is working with. She focuses on fostering a safe and holistic space to wellbeing.

Sarah is a visiting lecturer at the University of Malta, holds various workshops and talks in conferences and other settings and is also the current president of the Creative Arts Therapies Society Malta.