Sian Haydon

I am a registered psychotherapist working in Tāmaki Makaurau with people 18+ who are experiencing a specific challenge, a feeling that they want more from their life, or a wish to understand themselves better.

Therapy can offer a different kind of space: slower than the busy world outside, with room to notice what is usually overlooked, with someone who listens. It is ultimately an invitation to know oneself more deeply, to meet oneself with greater acceptance, and to discover more freedom to live a life that feels authentically one’s own.

People come to therapy for many different reasons. My role is to accompany you, with curiosity and care, to gain better understanding of what is troubling you, and to uncover your natural capacity for transformation.

We might work on:

• Anxiety
• Self-esteem + identity
• ADHD symptoms
• Finding meaning, purpose + creativity
• Depression
• Relationship issues
• Other general challenges of being a human – talk to me about what you’re struggling with

My approach:

Psychodynamic psychotherapy acknowledges the ways in which the past can remain present in us. Experiences, beliefs and fears can become deeply woven into how we understand ourselves and the world, sometimes in ways that restrict us, and often without our knowing it. We can explore this collaboratively, kindly, and creatively. Importantly, we can begin to consider what might become possible when what has been unconscious can be more fully known.

My approach is also informed by my creative background and interest in the relationship between mind and body. I believe that we do not come to know ourselves through thought alone. Sometimes something can be understood through feeling, sensation, imagination or artistic expression before it can be understood in words.

Beginning is courageous, and it is important to choose a therapist that you truly feel comfortable with. Reach out, and we’ll go from there.