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About Me

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I am a compassionate and creative counsellor, welcoming clients from all backgrounds into my pluralistic and person-centered practice. I offer tailored therapies that can include creative expression, art, play, solution-focused, narrative, and trauma-informed approaches, ensuring personalised support for overcoming obstacles and fostering personal growth. I acknowledge the impact of global and societal discourses on individual wellbeing and mental health, and am committed to working towards positive connection for social change.​

 

Areas I work with

Qualifications and Professional Affiliations
  • Bachelor of Applied Counselling 

  • Narrative Apprenticeship training

  • PMNZAC (New Zealand Association of Counsellors Provisional Membership)

  • Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa (PATHA​)​

  • stress, overwhelm, burnout

  • anxiety

  • life changes

  • (re)connecting with purpose and meaning in your life

  • identity, sexuality, and gender affirming care

  • goals, challenges, problem-solving, decision-making

  • sensory overload and regulation

  • resilience, self-acceptance, self-care

  • strategies to work through and manage problems

  • relationship issues (family, friendships, dating, peers)

  • setting and maintaining boundaries

  • ​supporting loved ones 

  • spirituality

  • personal wellbeing within modern discourses and uncertainty

Services

I offer counselling online, by phone, and in-person sessions at Miramar Natural Health Clinic (9 Park Rd, Miramar – by the Roxy).​

Therapy should be accessible

By default, the charge is $120 per 50 minute individual session.

Sliding scale / pay-what-you-can options are available on request. 

Funding may be available in certain circumstances – please email me if you would like to explore your options.

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