“It is the client that knows what hurts, what direction to go, what problems are crucial, what experiences have been deeply buried”
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Listening without judgement is the foundation of my counselling approach and for all parts of you to be truly heard, seen and held in your journey.
My Approach
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My approach to counselling centres around you being the expert in your journey but understanding that sometimes we need some help seeing the pieces and putting them together.
I aim to provide a space that is rich in warmth, compassion, and acceptance to allow clients to process their experiences in a safe space and work towards healing. I approach each session with empathy, gentle humour, and non-judgemental humility.
I consider it a privilege and honour to walk with my clients on their journey through some of their darkest and most vulnerable times. I hope to help you towards having a grounded sense of self and to live a life more intentionally and freely by helping you move from feeling stuck with negative & painful emotions and unhelpful coping strategies. I also aim to faciliate emotional corrective experiences within my sessions to encourage lasting change in how you relate and connect with others. I endeavour to encourage through our work together the expansion of your self awareness.
My foundational theory is Person-Centred Counselling, but I am also influenced by Attachment Theory, Internal Family Systems, creative drawing exercises and Gestalt, including empty chair and inner child work.
If you have any need of counselling services in Christchurch, please contact me.
I can help with depression counselling, trauma therapy, grief counselling and other therapist services.
