Join us for another lunchtime discussion on legal questions in the film and video world. Bring your questions to ask about MentalHealth Coordination, Amanda M. Edwards and we will dig into the answers. This month, we’re talking about Mental HealthCoordination
Life onset for cast and crew can get a bit… stressful, to say the least. The culture of filmmaking has been historically problematic, Amanda has set out to change that.
In the role of Mental Health Coordinator, studio, or location, you provide mental health support for cast, crew, and all levels of production. You would provide the answer to the age-old question: what do you do when someone onset becomes distressed? And, how can we prevent this from happening in the first place?
Meet Amanda M. Edwards
Amanda M. Edwards (she/her) was born into the world of music, dance, and theatre thanks to parents in the performing arts.
Having spent most of her childhood in the studios of New Jersey Ballet, her parents’ decision to relocate to Colorado inspired new love of musical theater and unconventional venues (Shakespeare Festivals on 16th Street Mall, anyone?).
Amanda studied dance, theater, choreography and education while appearing onstage at the Oriental Theater, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, and internationally at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
While in college, Amanda pursued mental healthcare, obtaining a Masters of Science degree in Counseling and becoming a Certified Yoga and Meditation Teacher specializing in Somatic and Attachment healing with attunement to the Autonomic Nervous System.
In 2020, Amanda decided to unite her love of acting and choreography with her expertise in trauma, somatic awareness, the body and its boundaries, and client advocacy to embrace the new role of Intimacy Coordinator and then pioneering and defining the role of Mental Health Coordinator for film. She is also proud to serve her community on the Board of Directors of the Colorado Film and Video Association.
Amanda’s training in Mental Health and Intimacy Coordination is International and she’s learned from some of the most highly regarded pioneers in the field. Her passion for the work has her collaborating with productions across all genres, platforms, and budgets as she believes firmly that every production which requires Mental Health or Intimacy Coordination absolutely deserves to have that support.
She still serves clients with trauma and other mental health conditions in her private practice located in Parker, Colorado in between productions on-location across the country.
This will be an event that any producer or independent filmmaker will not want to miss!
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