Tammy Stander
Lead Therapist & Clinical Supervisor
Specialist RI-EMDR Therapist working with complex trauma, dissociation and relational healing.
About Me
My Approach
I am a trauma-informed and neurodiversity-affirming RI-EMDR therapist. The work, as I see it, is about knowing yourself more clearly and feeling more connected to the people around you. Most of my practice is complex trauma and dissociative disorders, with individuals and their loved ones. I also work with neurodivergent folk, and I want the space we make together to fit the life you actually live.
I have always been curious about people: why we do what we do, and what shapes the path each of us ends up on. Understanding that usually makes room for a more settled way of living, and for better relationships with the people around us.
I offer a supportive, collaborative and confidential space shaped around your needs. Ongoing professional development, clinical supervision and my own in-depth personal therapy are what let me be fully present with you.
My Story & Background
Becoming a psychotherapist was always the goal. Getting here was not easy. Like many people, what I have lived through, the adversity, love and loss, shaped my practice and is where my empathy comes from. I too have suffered and healed.
I am a mother to an Autistic child, a partner, daughter and a sister. I also advocate for survivors of abuse and for better community understanding of what they carry. I am a passionate reader and I find stillness in my yoga practice.
Who I Work With
We all want to be truly seen. I will listen with compassion, and work alongside you to strengthen who you already are.
I am passionate about supporting adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, and about work in these areas:
- Dissociation, pre-verbal, complex and relational trauma
- Ritual Abuse, Mind Control and Organised Abuse (RAMCOA)
- Neurodivergent lived experience, including supporting parents of neurodivergent children and the School Can't experience
- Chronic stress, anxiety and nervous system burnout
- Chronic somatic symptoms, bodily distress or difficulties with emotional regulation
Education
Academic Qualifications
Graduate Diploma of Psychology — Charles Darwin University Bachelor of Applied Social Science (Counselling) — ACAP University College Specialised Clinical Training
EMDR Level 1 & Level 2 RI-EMDR Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3 Resource Therapy — Foundation Professional Memberships & Registrations
PACFA — Clinical Member and Accredited Supervisor (Registration: 27106) ARCAP — Clinical Member EMDRAA — Member 
“Know all the theories, master all the techniques, but as you touch a human soul, be just another human soul.”