Charne Furcron

Dr. Charné Furcron is a lifelong dancer who significantly contributed to Moving in the Spirit for over thirty years as the Program Architect. She integrated her passion for community-based dance and movement therapy into the organization’s structure and managed program evaluation to demonstrate the program’s impact on dancers’ youth development goals and dance technique.

Dr. Furcron is currently serving as a Visiting Associate Professor at the Pratt Institute and an Adjunct Professor at Lesley University, where she teaches in their Dance/Movement Therapy programs. In collaboration with Amy Jacques, BC-DMT, she is a supportive co-founder of the first Dance/Movement Therapy program in the South, which has been established at Brenau University. In addition to her teaching roles, Dr. Furcron runs a clinical supervision practice at Heal Thy Energy Expressive Therapy, where she supervises dance therapists, licensed therapists, students, and interns.

Dr. Charné Furcron, BC-DMT, LPC, NCC, MAC, BCC, ACS, CPCS (she/her/hers), holds a BFA in dance from Texas Christian University, an MA in dance therapy from Goucher College, an MA in counseling from the Georgia School of Professional Psychology, and an EdD in counseling psychology from Argosy University/ Sarasota. Dr. Furcron is a licensed professional counselor, board-certified dance therapist, board-certified coach, master addiction counselor, and approved clinical supervisor.

• Grayson, A., Furcron, C., Hugill, T., Lerman, P., Stillson, V., & Weinstock, M. (2024). Dance of the soul: Integrating spirituality and religious practices in dance/movement therapy. American Journal of Dance Therapy. 46.
• Rivera, M., Furcron, C., & Beardall, N. (2022). Embodied conversations: Culturally and trauma-informed healing practices in dance/movement therapy. In R. Dieterich-Hartwell & A. M. Melsom (Eds.), Dance/movement therapy for trauma survivors: Theoretical, clinical, and cultural perspectives (pp. 24–39). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003111382-4
• Beardall, N. & Furcron, C. (2019).The Embodied Teen: A Somatic Curriculum for Teaching Body-Mind Awareness, Kinesthetic Intelligence, and Social and Emotional Skills: Susan Bauer, North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, CA. American Journal of Dance Therapy
• Rodgers, L., & Furcron, C. (2019). Multicultural competence: Exploring the link between globalization, select demographics, and school counselors’ self-perceptions. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 41(2), 296–311.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-018-9367-6
• Rodgers, L. & Furcron, C. (2016). The dynamic interface between neuromaturation, risky behavior, creative dance movement, and youth development programming. American Journal of Dance Therapy.​ 38(1):3-20)