Nancy Toncy

Nancy Toncy has been providing trauma-informed care since 2004, and is particularly interested in movement as a form of inquiry and a way of knowing.  Nancy strongly believes that the body holds wisdom and an innate capacity to move towards healing. Within a psychodynamic framework, a combination of verbal & somatic modalities are used to empower clients to gently explore how trauma lives in their bodies. Together, we safely co-create a path to follow where trauma can be processed and integrated in a healthy way. This approach fosters integration between body and mind, allowing the deeper impacts of trauma and early attachment wounds to gently surface. Without this embodied connection, such experiences often remain unconscious—beyond the reach of words alone. In addition to private practice, Nancy serves as the Survivor Services Director at Between Friends, a domestic violence agency dedicated to supporting survivors of interpersonal violence and fostering communities free from abuse. For the past fifteen years, she has overseen the agency’s clinical and court advocacy programs. Nancy also offers somatic-based training and consultation to professionals and organizations working with trauma survivors both locally and internationally. Her collaborations have included work with dance/movement therapists in Dubai, as well as ongoing consultation with practitioners in India and New Zealand. Nancy earned her Master of Arts (MA) in Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling from Columbia College Chicago in 2004. She also holds a Graduate Laban Certificate in Movement Analysis and is a Board-Certified Dance/Movement Therapist with the American Dance Therapy Association. In addition, Nancy is a Certified Domestic Violence Professional through the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She has completed Level I Training in the Treatment of Trauma (2015) and Level II Training in Emotional Processing, Meaning Making, and Attachment Repair (2018) through the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute. Nancy offers therapy in English, Arabic, and French.