Trauma Support Providers

Professional Biography

Sandra maintains a clinical practice in Psychodynamic and Somatic/Dance Movement Psychotherapy in Canberra, working with a spectrum of issues from complex trauma through to psychosomatic issues. Over thirty years of exploring body and movement therapies as well as clinical training in psychoanalytic Self-psychology inform her work. As Australia’s most experienced Certified Laban Movement Analyst, Sandra has applied this comprehensive movement theory to fitness, contemporary dance, rehabilitation, and psychotherapy. She has been an invited presenter in Laban Movement Analysis in Australia, Canada, and Asia. She has also presented on psychotherapeutic issues such as chronic pain, multiple personality disorders, and trauma at conferences in Australia. Sandra is a professional Dance/Movement Therapist and has trained Dance Movement Therapists for Wesley Institute (Sydney), IDTIA (Melbourne), and Apollo Training Institute (Beijing). She regularly teaches professional development workshops, sharing her LMA/BF and psychodynamic psychotherapy expertise with a variety of professional communities.

Client Types

• Adult
• LGBTIQ