Areas of special interest
- Anxiety
- Couples
- Depression
- Difficult transitions
- Grief and loss
- Health concerns
- Mindfulness
- Painful childhood experiences
- Relationship difficulties
- Self-esteem
- Stress
- Trauma
– currently accepting new clients –
Counselling and Psychotherapy
I work in a collaborative way, providing the space for you to gain insight into your life. Psychotherapy can help you access and change long-held beliefs, habits and patterns so you can experience a greater sense of control, ease and joy.
Couples Intensives
For couples really struggling with their relationship or who want to move things forward quickly, Couples Intensives fit a month or more of therapy into 1, 2 or 3 days.
Mediation between adult family members
For adult family members who are struggling relationally and want connection, I offer mediation as a package. Please contact me for more information.
Availability
- Monday to Friday: 8:30am – 8:00pm
- Some Saturdays: 3:00pm – 8:00pm
- Intensives are available across both weekdays and weekends
Let’s Connect
Reaching out for support can feel challenging. Let me know if you would like to book an in-person or online session or prefer a free 15-minute chat first. I generally reply by email unless you suggest something else. It is helpful if you let me know your general availability (days & times). I look forward to hearing from you.
Approaches
- Psychodynamic psychotherapy (making the unconscious conscious)
- Relational Life Therapy (RLT) for couples
- Hakomi mindfulness-centred somatic (mind-body) psychotherapy
- Parts work (such as Internal Family Systems)
- Nonviolent Communication (NVC) – exploring the relationship between thoughts, feelings, needs & behaviours
- Ecotherapy (psychotherapy involving nature)
- Brainspotting (basic)
FAQs
Qualifications
- Masters in Psychotherapy (honours)
- Graduate Diploma in Psychotherapy
- Hakomi graduate certificate
- Bachelors (Liberal Studies & Computer Science)
- Relational Life Institue certification programme
Registrations and memberships
- Registered PBANZ Psychotherapist
- full member APANZ (Association of Psychotherapists Aotearoa NZ, formerly NZAP)
Fees and session information
Fees:
- $150 per hour
- Individuals: 1 hour sessions
- Couples: 1.5 hour sessions or longer
- Couples Intensives 1, 2, or 3 days ($150/hour)
Locations:
- in person: Bluff Hill or Tennyson Street, Napier
- online (Zoom or Doxy)
Availability:
- Monday to Friday: 8:30am – 8:00pm
- Some Saturdays: 3:00pm – 8:00pm
- Intensives are available across both weekdays and weekends
Background
I was involved in Nonviolent Communication (NVC or Compassionate Communication) trainings for many years, using NVC as a counseling approach before training as a psychotherapist. During my pychotherapy training, I spent over two years as a psychotherapist intern at an eating disorder clinic in Auckland. Upon moving to Hawke's Bay in 2021, I volunteered as a counsellor at the Heretaunga Women's Centre and continued my private practice online and in person. Originally from California, I moved to New Zealand in 2006, living in Tauranga and Auckland before moving to Napier. Let me know how you would like to be contacted (phone, text, email). I look forward to hearing from you.
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Bluff Hill
August, 2026
Saturday
August 26,2019
- Tuesday
- 9:00am - 10:00am
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