Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
Approved Consultants in Australia
SPI Approved Consultants provide consultation to SPI alumni on the integration of SP interventions and concepts in clinical practice.
SPI Approved Consultants
In Australia
SPI Approved Consultants are Certified in SP, have completed a 20-hour consultation program, and have met specific criteria. SPI Approved Consultants complete professional development to maintain their status.
Elysha Fordham-Young
I am a Psychologist and Certified Sensorimotor Psychotherapist working in private practice. I integrate body-oriented and attachment based therapy techniques, applying a neurobiological and somatic approach throughout the psychotherapy process. I completed a Master’s degree in Professional Psychology at Monash University in 2014 and Certification in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy in 2021. I have extensive experience in working with children, young people and adults who have experienced adversity either within their home, community, educational setting or work place. I have worked with clients with complex trauma histories, dissociative disorders, post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression. I have devoted my career over the past 20 years to working with children, adolescents and adults with complex needs or experiencing mental health challenges.
I offer both individual and group consultation via telehealth or in person.
Contact Information:
Elysha Fordham-Young
Integrated Self Psychology
Canberra, ACT Australia
www.elyshafordham-young.com.au
email: elyshafordham-young@outlook.com
ph: +61 412403639
Patricia Preston
Patricia Preston (MSc (Psychology), BA, Assoc Dip Arts (Human Services) is a Registered Psychologist working in private practice on Gundungurra and Dharug Country in the Blue Mountains, Australia. She has over 30 years’ experience working as a Counsellor and Psychologist. Patricia began her Sensorimotor Psychotherapy training in 2011 and completed her Certification in 2016. She has been a Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Consultant since 2023.
In addition to Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Patricia is trained in Deep Brain Reorienting, Internal Family Systems, EMDR, Havening and Jungian Sandplay. Patricia works with adults, children and adolescents, primarily around issues associated with trauma and/or developmental injury.
Patricia has a deep affinity with the natural world and has a long-standing interest in Eco-Psychology. She is currently deepening her eco-somatic orientation by undertaking Somatic Movement Educator training (Body-Mind Centering), due for completion in 2024.
She has presented at over 25 conferences on topics ranging from trauma sequelae and trauma treatment in children and adults, addictions, and ethical issues; to agency practice and institutional racism. She has several publications, primarily related to issues around injecting drug use. Patricia provides online Sensorimotor Psychotherapy supervision to students and alumni at all levels in individual or group format.
Contact Information:
Patricia Preston
patriciaprestonpsychologist@gmail.com
ph (+61) 448 973 994
Lenora M. Wing Lun
Lenora M. Wing Lun, PhD/MPsych(Clin), MCogSc, MBA, MAPS, FCCLP, holds a PhD titled “How do body-mind therapies work? A preliminary account based on the analysis of a specific body-mind therapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, using Teasdale and Barnard’s (1993) Interacting Cognitive Subsystems (ICS) Framework”. She is a clinical psychologist and supervisor in private practice. She is a Board-Approved Supervisor (AHPRA/Psychology Board of Australia). Her specialty areas are: Trauma, depression, anxiety, developmental–attachment, unresolved problems of family upbringing. She pursues her interest in the body-mind connection with ongoing training in Continuum.
Contact Information:
Lenora M. Wing Lun, PhD
Suite 54, 47 Neridah Street
Chatswood NSW Australia 2067
Phone: 0403 136 398
International: +61 403 136 398
lenora.winglun@yahoo.com.au
lenorawinglun.com
Robyn Warburton
Robyn Warburton is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Bangalow, NSW, Australia. She is a certified professional practitioner of Compassionate Inquiry, and has certifications in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and Schema Therapy. She is also a small group facilitator for Janina Fisher's Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment (TIST) training. She completed Janina Fisher's Complex Trauma and Dissociation Training in London in 2016 and assisted at the same training in Oakland, California, in 2019. She provides trauma-informed psychological therapy and consultation in person and via telehealth. In 2024 and 2025 Robyn is deepening her connection to somatic focused psychotherapy by engaging with Hakomi training in Sydney, Australia, and is additionally commencing Internal Family Systems training to continue developing her skill in working with parts of the self.
Prior to becoming a clinical psychologist, Robyn worked in accounting and finance in the corporate sector. These experiences stimulated an interest and curiosity in systems and their impact on individual and social wellbeing. In 2010 she completed a Diploma in Family Therapy at the University of Queensland, and brings a systemic lens to her work with individuals and couples.
Contact Information:
Robyn Warburton
Bangalow Professional Centre, Suite 4, 1 Ballina Road, Bangalow NSW 2479
Telephone: +61 2 6621 7007
Email: admin@robynwarburton.com.au
Website: robynwarburton.com.au
Natajsa Wagner
Natajsa Wagner, MA Psychotherapy (she, her, hers), is a Clinical Psychotherapist, Supervisor, and Educator with a private practice on the lands of the Turrbal and Jagera people in Meeanjin (Brisbane), Australia.
She is a Certified Sensorimotor Psychotherapist®, SPI Trainer, and Facilitator for the Blue Knot Foundation (The National Centre for Excellence in Complex Trauma in Australia). Natajsa integrates a number of modalities in her work, drawing on her training as a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, TIST therapist, SRR practitioner, and Gestalt Psychotherapist. She specialises in complex trauma, attachment challenges, and dissociation, with a particular interest in applying NeuroAffective Touch® when working with early developmental trauma.
She is passionate about parts work that honours the diverse ways individuals experience identity, multiplicity, and selfhood. Natajsa provides training and consultation to a range of organisations across the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors, teaching on specialty topics including trauma-informed care and practice, dissociation, vicarious trauma, and trauma-responsive leadership.Her personal and professional journey continues to shape her practice. Spirituality, along with her own cultural healing traditions, wisdom, and rituals, are woven into both her therapeutic work and the way she lives and relates.
Contact Information:
Natajsa Wagner Psychotherapy
Ashgrove, Brisbane QLD
Email:hello@natajsawagner.com
Website: www.natajsawagner.com