Memberships : NZAC
Qualifications : MA(Psych), Cert Sup, PGCert Alcohol Tobacco & Other Drug Studies
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Adele's focus is to work alongside clients, supporting them to identify and achieve their own goals.
Memberships : Reg. Psychologist, NZPsS
Qualifications : BSc Hons (Psych), Grad Dip Psych, Dip Psych Prac, BA
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Anna works together with clients to ensure their perspective is heard and understood so they can work toward real solutions that are achievable and improve both function and well being in day to day life.
Memberships : MNZCCA, NZAC (Prov.)
Qualifications : Bachelor of Social Services Counselling (with Distinction) ; Diploma in Life Coaching (with Merit) ; Cert. in Gestalt Psychotherapy
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Anthony specialises in working with adults (including couples) who are struggling with difficult emotions, thoughts, behaviours, and life circumstances begin to change. Anthony enjoys seeing his clients improve their appreciation of life and experiences, gain insights or new perspectives while finding strengths.
Memberships : MNZAP
Qualifications : DPsyc
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Chantal has 30 years experience in the fields of adult and child mental health, special education, disability, individual and family therapy.
Memberships : NZA, Registered Psychotherapist
Qualifications : BEd, DipPsych, DipTch, DipBusAdmin
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Dinah is a supervisor in a number of health and education fields for individuals and groups. Dinah is also a group facilitator and trainer for the Gestalt Institute of New Zealand.
Memberships : NZAC, Member of Gesalt Australia and NZ
Qualifications : MCounselling, MScience, MEducation, DipCoaching, Dip Gesalt Therapy
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Through listening to your constructions about your life the people you interact with, the beliefs you hold, the language you use and the stories you tell Elizabeth helps you to look at your response patterns to life's events.
Memberships : NZAC, NZARM
Qualifications : Adv Cert Prof Sup, Dip Couns, Dip Agriculture
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Geoff is a counsellor and professional supervisor within Catholic Social Services. He also has experience working with Victim Support as well as The Salvation Army as an alcohol and drug caseworker.
Memberships : NZAC
Qualifications : BA
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Gilbert has worked as a Counsellor and Supervisor for many years
Memberships : ANZASW
Qualifications : MA(AppSocWrk), PGCertSocServSup; LTh
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Graeme is an experienced counsellor and clinical supervisor and works for a number of services providing workplace counselling. In the past Graeme has worked for child, adolescent and family agencies in care and protection. He has also worked in community, student health and psychiatric healthcare services.
Memberships : MNZAC
Qualifications : BA, PGDip Guidance & Counselling
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Helen's early work as a counsellor involved agency work in Christchurch, Dunedin Women's Refuge and Auckland Rape Crisis in the 1990's. Helen also ran a private practice in Oxford, UK for two years and has been in private practice since 2009.
Memberships : NZAC
Qualifications : BSc, GDip(Family & Comunity Studies), MEd(Couns), PgCert (Supervision)
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Jill is an experienced seasoned counsellor and supervisor. She has worked with people from all ages and backgrounds in a variety of community and mental health settings.
Memberships : NZAP, AMANZPA
Qualifications : MA, PhD
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John works with individuals, couples, families and also offers group work.
Memberships : NZAP, AANZPA
Qualifications : B.A. Psych, Psychotherapist, Psychodramatist
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Judith is a therapist who has experience working with a wide range of people having worked in a government department for many years. Judith is familiar with the stresses and strains of the workplace, including the management of relationships within it.
Memberships : NZAC
Qualifications : DipCouns, DipHealth&HumanBehaviour, CertChildProtection, CertMauriOra
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Julie's purpose when meeting with a client is to allow them the space to talk through their concerns and respond to those empathically and without judgement. Julie believes her time counselling is to raise and strengthen client awareness assisting them to work through the issues.
Memberships : NZAC, PBANZ, Registered Psychotherapist
Qualifications : DipGPsych, DipTch
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Lynley is passionate about helping facilitate and support positive change in people's lives. Prior to counselling, Lynley spent ten years working within the intellectual disability field.
Memberships : AANZPA, Imago NZ, PBANZ, MNZAP
Qualifications : Registered Psychotherapist, B.A. (Otago), Dip Tchg.(Dunedin)
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Life's problems can feel overwhelming our mental and emotional wellbeing bears the costs, we try our best to stay afloat and when that doesn't work we can resort to more drastic actions. Maria supports people to strengthen their courage and wisdom finding solutions and growing their wellbeing through these difficulties when we ask for help we are investing in ourselves.
Memberships : MANZASW, CCETSW
Qualifications : MSW, PGCert HealSc, Dip. Grad Soc & Comm Wrk, Couns.
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Pamela has been working in health and mental health for 20 years and more specifically in counselling for 15 years. Pamela has a small private practice in Queenstown and works primarily with adults and she is also approved to work with children in relation to sensitive claims.
Memberships : NZAP
Qualifications : BSc(Hons), MA, CertPsych, CertAdvClinPrac
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Sandra trained at The Ashburn Clinic, a therapeutic community in Dunedin. She has extensive experience in dealing with mental illness and can also provide short-term focussed help for less severe difficulties.
Memberships : NZAC
Qualifications : Post.Grad.Dip in Counselling, Child Protection Certificate
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Sarah believes "If it's you're feeling hopeless or stuck, if it's hard to see a way forward or find a solution - counselling can help". Talking to a trained and non-judgemental Counsellor can help you change or move forward with whatever issue it is that is affecting your life.
Memberships : MNZAC
Qualifications : Dip Couns
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Sonja is passionate about counselling her model of practice is relational and person-centred drawing on a range of modalities in collaboration with her clients to best respond to their agreed needs and goals. There is something very healing in the experience of being deeply attended and skilfully listened to with warmth and empathy whilst without judgement.
Memberships : NZAC, ANZATA
Qualifications : RN, PG Cert Couns, PG Cert Child and Adolescent Mental Health, MA Art Therapy
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Suraya is of Lebanese descent and welcomes clients from varied cultures she has worked with adults, youth and children in the field of counselling and art therapy for over 25 years. Where ever it is helpful to clients Suraya will utilise her art therapy to express thoughts and feelings through a concrete creative medium allowing for clarification, perspective and setting personal goals for change and growth. In addition Suraya has specialist skills in family and group work also using verbal sharing she also worked in adult psychiatry in Auckland, London and Dunedin.
Memberships : NZAP, AANZPA
Qualifications : MSW, ACP (NZAP), Dip Grad. Visual Arts
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Trisha is a senior practitioner. She works across a broad range of populations, including marginalized groups, and problem areas. She is passionate about assisting people to understand themselves and others, the development of healthy functioning including good work life balance. She believes all people have the capacity to grow, make change and access their own internal strength. Trisha works with adults, individuals and groups.