Gayley Jakicevich

As a Registered Psychotherapist I bring to my work 16 years of clinical knowledge and experience gained while working in a range of specialist psychological services. This enables me to utilise a range of methods that best suit your personal needs and support you to heal and live the life you want.

Areas of Special Interest

• loss & grief
• anxiety
• depression
• pre and post-natal distress
• trauma therapy
• parenting and family difficulties
• eating disorders
• addiction
• cognitive mindfulness therapy
• narcissistic abuse
• couples therapy
• sexuality and gender

Counselling/Therapy Services

If you are struggling with feeling good about yourself or if you are amidst a personal crisis, experiencing anxiety, depression or battling with an addiction or unmanageable feelings, therapy can bring you clarity and relief.

In my private practice I offer therapy to adults of all ages, couples and families and bring sixteen years of clinical experience gained in a range of specialist psychological services, mental health agencies and the corporate sector. This enables me to tailor treatment utilising a range of modalities best suited to your personal needs and to effectively support you to heal presenting issues with tangible results.

I am passionate about working with couples and families, so if you and your partner or family are trying to navigate a difficult time, explore repetitive underlying patterns or improve communication, therapy could be a good option for you. As part of my work with couples, I co-facilitate psychoeducational relationship groups throughout Auckland.

I also offer cognitive mindfulness programmes with a focus on how to let go of unconsciously held relational patterns, enabling more satisfying ways of being and an enhanced capacity for work and love.

Counselling/Therapy Approach

I am committed to ongoing training and therefore use a broad range of therapeutic models to tailor treatment according to individual needs including Psychodynamic therapy, Trauma therapy, Cognitive Behavioural and Cognitive Mindfulness therapy, Dialectical Behavioural therapy (DBT), Integrative Gestalt, Jungian and Transpersonal Psychology and Process Oriented Psychology.

Background and Experience

I have worked for many years in a range of specialist psychological agencies alongside private practice.

I am formally trained in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. My passion is Jungian Psychology, which I informally trained in for 10years after graduating. This greatly informs my practice. I also studied Process Oriented Psychology for 2 years, with a focus on palliative care.