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Ted Ehrhardt serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Creative Arts Therapy department at Pratt Institute's School of Art, while maintaining a 27-year clinical career as a dance therapist at Woodhull Hospital in Brooklyn. He also teaches at the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies and leads dance therapy programs in China through Inspirees International.
His academic credentials include:
- LCAT (Licensed Creative Arts Therapist)
- BC-DMT (Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist)
- CMA (Certified Movement Analyst)
- M.S. in Dance/Movement Therapy from Hunter College
Ehrhardt's research explores movement as an expressive therapeutic tool for mental health treatment, originating from his 1980s discovery that "the body moving could be [one's] teacher." His clinical work integrates Laban Movement Analysis with psychotherapeutic applications, particularly in forensic and psychiatric settings. He has contributed to field education through supervision of dance therapists and student interns at Woodhull Hospital, emphasizing embodied cognition in therapeutic practice.
His professional impact is documented in two association-produced videos: "Moving Stories" by the New York chapter of the American Dance Therapy Association and "Dance Therapy and Mental Illness" by the national association. Ehrhardt has collaborated on psychoanalytic research at New York University and forensic studies at John Jay College under Dr. Martha Davis, bridging movement analysis with clinical psychology.
