Sandra graduated with a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (MACP) from Yorkville University and completed graduate studies in Dance and Movement Therapy (DMT) from the American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA) at the National Centre for Dance Therapy in Montreal.Sandra is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) (CRPO) and practices under the supervision of a Registered Psychotherapist and a Board-Certified DMT (ADTA). In 2020, she was elected to the Board of the Dance Movement Therapy Association in Canada (DMTAC), which promotes the safe and ethical practice of DMT and proudly supports DMT professionals and their clients across Canada.In addition to DMP, Sandra's practice is informed by Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy and polyvagal theory. Combined, these approaches identify and build on client strengths and moments of resistance to the problem-saturated stories we hear and tell about ourselves. Through therapy, these stories are situated within the neurobiological spectrum of threat responses and safety-seeking behaviours. What often emerge from this integrated approach are new perspectives on the past and present, and fresh vistas for the future. Sandra has worked with clients living with trauma, psychosis, substance misuse (client or loved one), anxiety, depression and psychosomatic injuries. She actively engages with her clients from a client-led, trauma-informed, anti-oppression and non-judgemental stance.