Counsellors in Nelson and Marlborough

Areas of specialty:

• Alcohol & Drug Addictions
• Anxiety and Depression
• Stress Management
• Trauma Healing
• Spirituality and Life Transitions

Ana has been a Counsellor and Addictions clinician for 30 years and a clinical supervisor for 18. Ana's  approach is holistic and can include a spiritual perspective. The modalities Ana uses include Interactive Drawing Therapy, Mindfulness practices, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, non violent communication (NVC), Te Whare Tapa Wha, Solution Focused Therapy.

Areas of specialty:

• Anxiety and Depression
• Grief and Loss
• Workplace issues
• Trauma
• Couples/relationship work

• Supervision including bi-cultural

Angela is a counsellor and supervisor working in private practice in Richmond. Angela completed a Bachelor of Counselling in Wellington in 1999, followed by a Post Graduate Certificate in Supervision from the Transactional Analysis Institute, Wellington.

She has a wide experience in counselling across a range of issues and her speciality is as a relationship counsellor.

Areas of specialty:

• Mental health and wellbeing including stress and anxiety management
• Relationship issues
• Gender and sexual identification
• Autistic Spectrum
• Clinical Supervision

Elaine has experience in individual counselling and group facilitation, bringing many of her nursing, health and midwifery skills to her practice. Elaine's work is psychodynamic and strength based, utilising client centred, cognitive therapy and psychotherapy.

Areas of Speciality:

• Parenting and Family dynamics
• Trauma and Family violence
• Depression and Anxiety
• Child and Adult ADHD / ADD
• Managing life transitions
• Managing Career and Job stress

Life can provide lots of unexpected challenges and at those times it helps to have support in a safe and confidential space.  Jayne has over 20 years' experience in providing this support and she has had the privilege of supporting a diverse group of people and situations. Jayne provides a warm and down to earth approach.

Jayne is also able to travel to Golden Bay, Murchison, and Blenheim by agreement. 

Areas of Specialty:

• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
• Narrative
• Solution Focussed and Narrative Therapy
• Emotionally Focussed Therapy (EFT) with couples
• Trauma
• Domestic Violence training
• Family Court Training

Jenny enjoys working on any issues with groups, couples and individuals of all ages stages and cultures. Jenny uses her natural curiosity to facilitate clients to access their own strengths, to find helpful ways to make changes to achieve a balance and a more satisfying life.

Areas of specialty:

• Anxiety and Depression
• Grief and loss
• Relationships
• Trauma and abuse
• Sexual identity and orientation
• Mediation
• Business Coaching
• Supervision

Having recently moved to Nelson from Auckland, Julie ran a successful private practice as a psychotherapist, counsellor, and clinical supervisor. Prior to that she was an HR Manager of a large NZ Corporate. A range of approaches sees Julie provide amongst others, Body centred psychotherapy (Hakomi), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and person centred therapy and NLP.

Areas of specialty:

• Relationships
• Self development
• Making change
• Illness
• Domestic violence
• Abuse

Kathy believes that most people at sometime in their lives are challenged by issues, events, relationships or difficult times and that counselling can overcome these difficulties in a safe positive way that encourages the clients growth and development.

Areas of specialty:

• Trauma recovery
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Stress management including mindfulness
• Relational resolution (personal and professional)
• Grief, loss and managing life transitions

Marylyn is a psychotherapist working in private practice in Nelson city. She welcomes people who need confidential safe support, direction, clarity and understanding. Marylyn can offer wholehearted presence and wisdom.

Areas of specialty:

• Family Court & ACC approved counsellor
• Psychodynamic therapy
• Cognitive-behavioural therapy
• Trauma therapy
• Alcohol & drug
• Sexuality, sexual identity

Nicola enjoys working with people from all walks of life and has experience working with both individuals and couples.

Areas of specialty:

• Depression and Anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Family Matters
• Grief and Loss
• Workplace Relationships and Conflict
• Health and Wellbeing
• Clinical and Workplace Supervision
• Critical Incident Stress and Trauma Management
• Individuals and Couples
• Coaching and Mentoring

Suzie works with adults in a safe, private and confidential environment in central Blenheim.  She is both an experienced psychotherapist and counsellor who has gained much skill working with Business Managers, Executive Management Teams, CEO’s and staff at all levels.  Suzie also takes professional supervision for her work, attends conferences and updates her training and skills on a regular basis.

For additional information :     www.marlboroughcounselling.co.nz