Counsellors in Taranaki

Areas of specialty:

• Relationships
• Anger and stress management
• Addictions
• Workplace stress and conflict
• Grief and loss

Alex is an experienced counsellor having worked in mental health, addiction and family based counselling services and provided therapy for those struggling with the impact of trauma. He has a strong passion to ensure that people who come and talk to him feel safe and secure to tell their story and leave feeling empowered to make the changes they are needing.

Areas of Speciality:

• Individual
• Couples and parenting
• Depression and Anxiety
• Life stages

Areas of specialty:

• Children and families
• Anger management
• Anxiety
• Self esteem with women

Carol is a client-centred and solution focussed counsellor who works mainly with the CBT counselling model but also use aspects of narrative therapy and REBT and aspects from other models. Carol enjoys working with a range of clients, family groups, couples and individuals.

Areas of specialty:

• Child & adolescent counselling
• Non-directive play therapy
• Solution-focussed brief therapy
• Approved Family Court counsellor

Dee Costello is a Child and Adolescent Counsellor/Play Therapist. She has a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of developmental issues and what works for families under stress and in crisis, from her formal training and life experience of parenting five children.

Areas of specialty:

• Cognitive-behavioural therapy
• Narrative therapy
• Relationships & family
• Grief & trauma
• EMDR

Karen has expertise in supervision, workplace supervision, victim support, domestic violence, developmental issues, grief, critical incident and trauma, and vocational assessment.

Areas of speciality:

• Domestic Violence
• Grief Counselling
• Relationships
• Supervision

Karen enjoys working alongside clients as they discover an alternative story to their issues/problems. She has extensive experience of working with victims and perpetrators of domestic violence especially in rural communities.

Areas of Specialty:

• Trauma
• Foster Care, Child Care and Protection
• Domestic Violence
• Sexual Abuse
• Supervision

I have an extensive background in Social work, Counselling and Supervision and have worked with a range of clients from different walks of life. I enjoying journeying with the clients

Areas of Specialty:

• Depression and anxiety
• Crisis
• Grief and loss
• Abuse
• Anger management
• Workplace Stress and Conflict
• Youth Issues
• Drug and Alcohol rehabilitation
• Couples Counselling
• Mediation and Conciliation

Neil has 27 years experience as a counsellor both nationally and internationally. Neil specialises in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy tools, Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) and Mindfulness (MiCBT) skills and strategies for self-management.

Areas of specialty:

• Anxiety and Depression
• Couple's counselling
• Family therapy
• Grief and loss
• Child and Adult mental health
• Stress management
• Conflict management
• Insomina
• Supervision

Languages Spoken:

• Bahasa Malaysia, Tamil and Bahasa Indonesia

Shanti has worked with clients from various cultural backgrounds over the past 17 years. She is a firm believer in positive psychology and utilises Cognitive Behavioural Therapy skills - mindfulness/relaxation techniques.  Shanti is an experienced clinical supervisor and has facilitated talks and workshops on topics such as motivation, work life balance, effective communication, anger and stress management, mental health issues as well as parenting and marriage enrichment.

Shanti is an ACC accredited counsellor, an approved Family Court counsellor and Victim Support counsellor.

Areas of Speciality

• Adults
• Young Adults
• Individuals and Couples
• Supervision

Areas of specialty:

• Relationship counselling
• Mediation and conflict resolution
• Separation
• Domestic violence
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Sexual identity

Sias has a particular interest in family therapy based theories working from a socialist constructionist perspective e.g. "the person is not the problem; the problem is the problem."  Sias is enthusiastic about narrative ideas and bases his professional development and training within this model.

Areas of specialty:

• Crisis intervention and suicide
• Grief and depression
• Anxiety disorders
• Relationships
• Bullying and anger management
• Stress and redundancy
• Approved Family Court counsellor

Sylvia also has expertise in life coaching, training and mediation.

Areas of specialty

• Alcohol and drug
• Relationship
• Personal development
• Grief and loss

Yvonne works in a client-centred way, using a wide range of modalities which suit the individual. She provides a professional environment for clients to explore and create lifestyle changes for a better future.