Johanna Perfect

If  you are looking for relief from distressing symptoms, if you are seeking to change patterns that have been with you for a long time, if you are wanting to reconnect to a sense of aliveness and joy in life, I will provide a respectful space in which change is possible.

At times in our lives our familiar ways of being with ourselves and responding to others just don’t seem to work well for us anymore.  Talking to someone outside your circle of family and friends can be enormously valuable and can lead to new and creative ways of being.

Who I help

I work with clients over the age of 18.

Benefits of psychotherapy include:

• a renewed sense of satisfaction and purpose in life
• healthier, happier relationships with others
• increased joy and ease in navigating life’s challenges
• living more in accordance with your values
• a sense of coming home to yourself
• relief from distressing symptoms

I can help you with:

• depression and anxiety
• pre-natal and post-natal distress
• relationship and sexuality issues
• trauma and grief
• life transitions such as career changes, divorce, and mid-life transitions.

Post-natal depression and anxiety

I am highly experienced working with pregnant clients and new parents, particularly with people facing the daily challenges of pre-natal and post-natal depression and anxiety and/or the ongoing effects of birth trauma.

Experience

• 11 years in private practice
• 2.5 years working with clients at a trauma counselling agency
• 2 years as a Psychotherapist at Aronui Ora, ADHB’s maternal mental health team.

Therapeutic Approach

My training is in Psychosynthesis, which is an holistic psychospiritual psychology that integrates Western depth psychology and Eastern meditative psychology into a comprehensive approach to human growth and development

I work in a collaborative, relationship-focussed way to provide a therapeutic space in which new ways of being can emerge.