• Accomplished family therapist and experienced counsellor in assessment and treatment of trauma.

• A long history of working with people of diversity, including both one-on-one and in group settings.

• I also teach Mindfulness Based Stressed Reduction (MBSR) workshops and individually with clients.

• I have over 15 years experience of Family Court mediation and counselling.

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I have been counselling in New Zealand since 1990, including working for two prominent NGO organisations in Whangarei and am now in private practice.  I trained in Family Therapy and other psychodynamic models, while working as a psychiatric nurse in the UK. I have continued to train in many other modalities while in NZ including latest training in the trauma field.  I work with families, individual, couples, and children. I have a mind/body/spirit approach to counselling and have trained in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction techniques that are proven to be effective in dealing with anxiety, depression, stress and impact of trauma. 

I practice Mindfulness as a way of life and also facilitate workshops in Mindfulness and creativity - 'Art for Healing' (A mindfulness approach to activating creativity).

I trained and continue as a practising artist.