Interviews with Dirk Marivoet on Somatic Perspectives in Psychotherapy

About the author

Dirk Marivoet, MSc is European certified and accredited psychotherapist (ECP) with over 40 years of experience in the field of integrative and holistic therapy. He is also a licensed psychomotor therapist and physiotherapist (University of Louvain) and the founder and director of the International Institute for Bodymind Integration (IBI). As an international teacher, he contributes to several Body-Oriented Psychotherapy Schools and various other training programs worldwide.

Dirk is a certified Trainer and Supervisor in Postural Integration, Energetic Integration, Reichian Bodywork, and Pelvic-Heart Integration (Jack Painter, PhD) and a Core Energetics Teacher and Supervisor (John Pierrakos, MD). He also studied extensively with Al Pesso, integrating polyvagal and trauma-informed approaches into his work.

Building on decades of practice and teaching, Dirk developed his own comprehensive synthesis and method, Core Strokes®, which he offers internationally through professional training programs, workshops, and individual sessions. He is also a public speaker on these and related topics and serves as chair of the Core Science Foundation.

He is based in Ghent, Belgium.