Creative, Body-Based Approaches to Emotional Wellbeing
Amdora is creative, experiential, and grounded in the body.
Through a range of therapeutic approaches, including PBSP Psychomotor, sandplay, clay therapy, crayons, watercolour and nature-based practices, individuals are given opportunities to explore emotions and experiences beyond words alone.
Each process is guided by the understanding that every individual has different needs, experiences and pathways to growth.
PBSP — Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor
At the heart of my practice is PBSP — one of the most powerful body-based approaches to emotional healing available.
PBSP works with the nervous system, memory, and relationship to heal unmet childhood developmental needs. It recognises that we each carry 5 basic needs for psychological development — and that when those needs go unmet, we carry that absence in our bodies, our relationships, and our sense of self.
Through PBSP we create new emotional pathways — not by talking about the past but by experiencing something genuinely different in the present.
In group settings, PBSP is particularly powerful. Participants witness and support each other's process, creating a shared experience of trust, empathy, and connection that becomes healing in itself.
This framework also sits at the centre of my Kindy educator programs — helping educators understand behaviour as communication and respond with regulation, empathy, and confidence.
There is something profound about working with your hands.
Clay therapy invites the body into the healing process in a way that is immediate, tactile, and deeply grounding.
The act of shaping, pressing, and forming clay allows emotions and experiences to surface that may be difficult to access through words alone.
At the heart of this practice is a simple belief — that the most effective facilitation comes from someone who has done their own inner work with the material. Every session delivered through this practice is held with that standard in mind.
Working with clay supports nervous system regulation, builds a sense of agency and creativity, and creates a safe, non-threatening space for self-expression and emotional exploration.
Positive, creative experiences like this help rewire how we relate to ourselves and to others.
CLAY THERAPY
Stories in Sand
Sandplay Therapy has the ability to offer a safe, and enjoyable way to access the unconscious, the place in our psyche where trauma is held. It involves the body and can be used with people of any age.
For those who have experienced trauma, attachment to others may trigger a sense of vulnerability and discomfort, in turn preventing healthy connections. Through the therapeutic process, we are able to not only heal these parts of ourselves but also form healthy and safe relationships. It is also my goal in this work to build resilience within each client.
SANDPLAY THERAPY
Watercolour is a medium that cannot be forced.
It moves, bleeds, softens and surprises — much like our emotions do.
In guided, grounded watercolour processes, we work with this quality intentionally. Rather than controlling the outcome, we learn to stay present with what emerges.
This is quietly powerful work for anyone who finds it difficult to sit with uncertainty, to express what they feel, or to allow something to unfold without needing to fix it.
No artistic experience is required. This is not about the painting. It is about what the internal process reveals.
WATERCOLOUR
Our approach is person-centred and trauma-informed.
Drawing on art therapies, attachment theory, mindfulness and somatic practices, Amdora is collaborative and experiential — always guided by what you need and what your body and nervous system are ready for.
At the heart of everything we do is a deep belief in your capacity to heal — and a commitment to walking alongside you as that healing unfolds.