It takes a lot of courage to reach out to a person you don’t know to work through challenges. I will meet you with compassion, for you, and hold space for your human experiences. We will build safety and trust together as we seek to acknowledge, understand, heal, and integrate what you have been through.

I am passionate about supporting the diverse humans I work with to build resilience, cope, and process their experiences. I support my clients to live a life where their minds are a bit kinder to them.

 

As a registered Clinical Supervisor, I coach and mentor other professionals and clinicians with their continuous professional development (CPD) in supporting people.

 

 

Academic Qualifications:

I am a passionate neuroscientist and Clinical Psychologist, registered with the New Zealand Psychologists Board (NZPB) and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). I completed studies in Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Neuroscience, Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Psychology, and a Master of Psychology (Clinical).

Additional Clinical Training in Treatments:

Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing, Imagery Rescripting, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness-Based CBT, Compassion Focused Therapy, and other compassion and mindfulness-based approaches. I am also trained in Ecopsychology approaches, such as Nature Guided Therapy.

 

Clinical Psychology & Counselling Experience

I’m a compassionate mental health professional, Clinical Psychologist and neuroscientist, with 17 years experience working in the mental health field. I’ve supported a diverse range of people, including adults, older adults, young people, children and perinatal and infant mental health, individuals, couples, and families.

My careers spans across various healthcare and wellbeing sectors, including government and non-government organisations, hospitals, community settings, acute care teams, and private practice.  This includes client-work, groups, workshops, supervision, coaching and leadership.

 

With nine years of academic study in neuroscience, psychology, clinical psychology and business at university, I use what I learnt every day. I am an enthusiastic lifelong learner and a neuroscience geek. A core component of my role as a Clinical Psychologist, Coach and Supervisor, is to support adults and young people to understand themselves better through psychological and neuroscience concepts and actions. I am dedicated to delivering high quality, evidence-based psychological assessment, therapy and coaching to improving the lives of adults and young people who experience diverse presenting challenges. I believe applying leading evidence-based psychology, with compassion, is the key to the positive outcomes achieved by the individuals, couples and families I have supported.

 

In my career across Aotearoa New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Australia, I have experience supporting people of diverse biopsychosociocultural backgrounds, including people who identify as Māori, Pasifika, Aboriginal, BIPOC, CALD, LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent. My strong interest and expertise in assisting people to flourish on their journey of improving their quality of life, has been gained through extensive research and training. My background in neuroscience alongside my training in compassion and contemplative practices has added depth of understanding to my Clinical Psychology and Supervision practice. I am specialised in working with trauma and complex mental health difficulties. I have extensive experience in the assessment of, formulation, treatment planning, and therapy for:

• Adjustment Difficulties

• Anxiety & Panic

• Bipolar & Cyclothymia

• Depression, Dysthymia, Seasonal Affective Disorder & Emotional Regulation

• Distress Tolerance

• Gender & Sexual Identity, and Improving quality of life for people who identify as LGBTQIA+

• Grief, Loss & Bereavement

• Health & Lifestyle

• Health Psychology

• Health Anxiety

• Life Transitions

• New Parent Adjustment

• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

• Perinatal and Infant Mental Health

• Perinatal Depression & Anxiety

• Phobias

• Relationships

• Self Criticism

• Sleep Difficulties, Insomnia

• Stress Management & Relaxation

• Trauma

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) & Acute Stress Disorder

Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology

My coaching approach combines elements of evidence-based Positive Psychology, neuroscience and the knowledge and professional experience I have gained across my career and training as a dedicated Clinical Psychologist, Neuroscientist, Manager, Clinical Supervisor and Mentor.

Working collaboratively, I support clients to compassionately connect with themselves to achieve their value-aligned goals. Clients develop new skills, drawing from positive psychology, cognitive-behavioural, solution-focused and mindfulness-based approaches. With compassion, I assist clients to cultivate their positive and compassionate mindset, enhance their well-being, and to create a holistic and transformative experience in their lives.

 

Clinical Supervision

Individual Clinical Supervision and Small Group Clinical Supervision available online.