Through empathic counselling I can help individuals and families manage themselves through crisis and loss.
Meet Your Counsellor
Overcome anxiety, stress, and overwhelming life changes.
William Faulkner
You don’t have to go through your difficulties alone.
This is a non-judgmental and safe space in which to be heard and validated.
I am originally from the UK, resident in New Zealand for the past 25 years. Having travelled extensively over the past 50 years I have a sensitivity to the cultural differences and experiences clients bring to counselling.
My own experience of the sudden death of a loved one in 2010 has deepened my understanding of the feelings and dynamics associated with the processing of grief. Whilst we all process grief in our own unique ways, I offer empathy based on lived experience
My Story
- Training as a residential social worker in London (1975)
- Qualified as a secondary school teacher with an honours degree from Bath University (1983)
- Master’s degree in English and European Renaissance Drama from Warwick University (1987)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling Theory from Auckland University (2011)
- Completed theoretical training in Jungian Sandplay Therapy in Sydney under the auspices of the International Society of Sandplay Therapists (2018)
- Completed my personal Jungian Sandplay process with a therapist in Auckland (2019)
- Worked as a counsellor in a secondary school in Whangarei until recently (2022)
- A lifetime's experience working with adolescents and adults in various settings
Education & Training
Bringing empathic, non-judgmental support so that individuals & families feel heard and validated.
My Values
EMPATHY
Creating a safe space for honest reflection, whilst upholding confidentiality.
Providing expert advice on the skills needed to manage depression, abuse, trauma, anxiety, grief, and loss.
Confidentiality
EXPERTISE
Michael White and David Epston
"The problem is the problem; the person is not the problem."
