I’m a compassionate, empathic, supportive, gentle and encouraging Narrative Therapist who will listen to you and support you to make desired changes in your life.
I take a collaborative approach to the work and enjoy supporting clients to deal with issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, PTSD, low self-esteem, bullying and anger (to name a few!). I am trained in trauma recovery and suicide intervention.
I am a supervisor and enjoy working with practitioners working in a variety of fields including counselling, psychology, occupational therapy, nursing, midwifery, social work, and human services
I have clinical experience as a senior counselling practitioner and educator (I’m an experienced, registered high school teacher) in primary, middle and secondary schools and specialise in working with children, young people and their parents/whanau.
I also have extensive experience working with adults in a diverse range of settings, including private practice and agencies.
I work with organisations to provide workshops to support wellbeing in the workplace.
I have Master of Counselling (First Class Honours) from the University of Waikato. I also have a Post Graduate Certificate (Professional Supervision) from Wintec.
I’m a Fulbright scholar and my work is based on the principles of friendship, collaboration, peace, kindness, compassion, and social justice.
Professional Affiliation
I am a Registered Member of the NZ Association of Counsellors (MNZAC).
The Association has a Code of Ethics, which I abide by, as well as a complaints process.
See the NZAC website: www.nzac.org.nz for information about counselling, the Association’s Code of Ethics and their complaints process.