When I work with clients and tangata whai ora, I first do an assessment to find out exactly what they need and are expecting before developing a plan with agreed goals. I can assist you with strategies for coping with maladaptive thinking and self-regulation of overwhelming emotions. And sometimes, I will simply listen and work with you as you come to terms with previous harmful life events.
I use a variety of different treatment methods, ranging from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to psychodynamic psychotherapy, depending on the needs of the person I am seeing. I specialise in the transactional analysis method of therapy. A central belief of transactional analysis is that human beings are free, autonomous beings who are capable of change. There is always hope that we can do things differently once our scripts (the stories we tell ourselves about our lives) are brought into awareness.
Get in touch with me through this website, contact me at the number provided or email [email protected].
Noho ora mai
Leah
It depends on what your goals are. What I’ve learned is that it sometimes takes a little longer than one, two, or even three, sessions to get back on track. There are no specific time periods involved. You will know when you have achieved what you came for.
- Member of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors (MNZAC)
- Student Member of the International Transactional Analysis Association (ITAA)
- Student Member of the New Zealand Association of Psychotherapists (NZAP)
- Board Member of the Aoteaora New Zealand Transactional Analysis Association (ANZTAA)
- Bachelor of Arts (English and Law)
- Masters of Education
- Graduate Diploma in Counselling
I am a native English speaker and fluent in Afrikaans.
Current availability:
- Mondays 9:00 am to 5pm
- Tuesdays 9:00 am to 5pm
- Wednesday evenings 5:30 to 8:30 pm
- Thursday evening 5:30 to 8:30 pm
- $120 per 50 minute session
- Sliding scale available on a negotiated basis for community card holders
- If you are a entitled to Disability Allowance you may be able to get funding from WINZ
- fees can be paid by Online banking or cash