I am a qualified counsellor with a Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling (2002) and have been a longstanding member of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors.

For more than 30 years I have worked in private practice, supporting individuals, couples, and families through times of challenge, change, and growth.

My professional background includes serving as Manager of ChangeAbility, a counselling and family violence service, as well as being a Board Member of the National Network of Stopping Violence Services. I have also worked as a counsellor with Relationships Aotearoa and the Sedgley Family Centre.

My counselling is primarily informed by Affective Set-Point Therapy (SPT), together with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP). I continue advanced training and clinical supervision with Dr Steve Arthey, developer of Set Point Therapy.

Alongside counselling, I have taught Insight Meditation throughout New Zealand for over 30 years. While counselling and meditation are different disciplines, both have shaped my interest in helping people understand the patterns that create suffering and discover new possibilities for living.

I offer counselling both in person and online via Zoom.