Our counsellors

Type of Counselling
Individual Counselling  | Couple Counselling | Family Counselling

Clinical supervision services
Does not provide Clinical Supervision

Qualification

• PhD in migration studies and family history, University of Edinburgh
• Post Grad Diploma in Counselling Theory.

Membership
A provisional member of New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC)

Bio

Counsellor or Kaiwhakamahereora: the person who supports you to plan your own well-being. All of us get thrown off balance at times: distressing events, ongoing stress, and tiredness, unresolved grief or hurts from the past, fears for the future, and tensions in our relationships all impact our bodies and minds in ways that impede our natural ability to live purposeful and fulfilling lives.

As a counsellor, Rosalind (aka Rosa) works with clients in a closely collaborative and compassionate way so that together we can explore issues at depth, be open to natural processes of emotional healing, resolve conflicts, and find workable strategies to foster and sustain supportive change. Rosa works with individuals, couples and families. She supports you to find a way forward that accords with your values and hopes and builds on your resources and strengths. She has a special interest in mindfulness-based cognitive behavioural therapies such as ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) and CFT (Compassion Focussed Therapy), and also in ways that communication processes and contextual shifts can assist the effective ‘rewiring’ of our brains to combat the effects of stress, trauma, depression, anxiety and shame. Rosa has lived and worked in different cultural settings and was a university teacher, staff mentor and supervisor of research students for many years.

Availability
Saturday

Type of Counselling
Individual Counselling

Clinical supervision services
Does not provide Clinical Supervision

Qualification

• Bachelor of Health Science in Counselling

Membership
A provisional member of New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC)

Bio

Annette (she/her) is compassionate, authentic, and non-judgemental.

As a person-centred practitioner, Annette aims to create a supportive and collaborative space and to identify and build on client's strengths to make meaningful change in their lives. Utilising a relational and integrative framework, she draws on a range of theories and tailors her approach to best suit the client's needs to foster and support change. With a real appreciation for a client's resilience despite adversity, Annette is passionate about helping them expand their skills to thrive.

Her previous experience mentoring youth and working alongside people with disabilities led her to return to study for a Bachelor of Health Science in Counselling, after a creative career in design and project management. Counselling experience includes working with children, young people, and adults struggling with anxiety and depression, self-esteem, relationship dynamics, trauma, grief, identity, and life transitions.

Availability
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Type of Counselling
Individual Counselling  | Couple Counselling | Family Counselling | Adolescent Counselling

Clinical supervision services
Does not provide Clinical Supervision

Qualification

• BA Psychology Honours, University of South Africa (Unisa)
  Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling Practice, Weltec

Membership
New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC)

Bio

Clarence (aka Cash) regards counselling as a devotion to assisting others in a collaborative journey to achieve their goals, overcome barriers and to explore alternatives in their lives which will create meaning, fulfilment, harmony and stability.

As an integrative systemic counsellor, he has worked with individuals, couples, families and groups who present with diverse issues including relationships and mental health.

He has a successful background in teaching various cultures for many years across three continents.

Availability

• Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday (North Shore)

Thursday (Central Auckland)

Type of Counselling

• Individual Counselling | Couple Counselling | Family Counselling

Clinical supervision services
Yes – offers Clinical Supervision Services

Qualification

• Diploma in Counselling and Family Therapy, Human Development & Training
• Dream Leadership Certificate, Margaret Bowater Workshops
• 8 years study undertaken with Auckland Psychodrama Training Centre
• Certified Imago Relationship Therapist

Membership
Member of New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC)

Bio

David came to New Zealand at the age of 32 from Britain. Throughout his adult life, he has had a passionate interest in self-discovery and understanding. He has worked as a full-time counsellor since then, supporting people with, grief, anxiety, loneliness, depression, addictions, and relationship difficulties. He has a love for working with couples and is part qualified as an Imago therapist and is also using skills learned from Susan Johnson’s Emotional Focused Therapy to support creating loving and intimate relationships.

David has deep compassion for people with trauma and supports them in a person-centered way by helping clients to heal early wounds and gain skills to deal with life’s challenges, often using the I.F.S (Internal Family Systems) approach.

He trained for eight years with the Auckland psychodrama training center and enjoys working with action methods and addressing early family experiences as needed for healing and awareness. He has a love for working with dreams and has trained with Margaret Bowater and completed a dream leadership certificate. He enjoys supporting others to find purpose and meaning in their lives through meditation and insight inquiry to deepen their understanding of the self.

Availability
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

Type of Counselling
Individual Counselling  | Couple Counselling | Family Counselling

Clinical supervision services
Does not provide Clinical Supervision

Qualification
Diploma in Counselling, Laidlaw College

Membership
A full member of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC)

Bio

Eileen was a Medical Lab Scientist at the Auckland Hospital prior to becoming a counsellor 10+ years ago.  When her children were young, Eileen chose to stay home to take care of them and worked part-time as a counsellor. During this time she handled many different cases with children, teens and adults with relational issues. Her areas of expertise are self-worth, grief and loss, mental illness, pre and post marriage counselling and Christian counselling.

Eileen has lived in different countries in Asia and North America and was herself an immigrant to New Zealand in 1995. She understands how cultural differences play a big role in a person’s view or thinking.  She has experience in working with people of different ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. She is fluent in two languages; English and Mandarin; and two dialects; Cantonese and Taiwanese. 

Being able to journey with her clients is her passion. She believes there is a truth for everything. “The person is not the problem; the problem is the problem.” (White, 2007).

Availability
Wednesday (North Shore)
Friday (Central Auckland)

Type of Counselling
Individual Counselling

Clinical supervision services
Does not provide Clinical Supervision

Qualification

• • Bachelor of Applied Counselling, Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT)

Membership
Provisional Member of New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC)

Bio

Before starting her learning at Manukau Institute of Technology, Frances’s career path was in accounting and finance management where listening and supporting people were key to their success in the team. Disability brought forward the need for Frances to train for a new career that utilises her natural abilities, empathy, and passion.

Frances has always had a passion to support people in need. Her humanistic foundation has deepened the importance of supporting others to rediscover their own abilities and skills to manoeuvre through any impasse they may come to.

Frances has a deep interest in working alongside people who have experienced trauma, problems with interpersonal relationships, grief, and difficult life changes that limit their potential and well-being.

As a Mum of two children, 22 and 12, Frances has personal experience with ADHD and child learning difficulties with her younger son. Despite these little speed bumps, she cherishes the young woman her daughter has become and the wonderful young person her son is becoming.

Availability Central
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Availability North Shore
Friday

Type of Counselling
Individual Counselling | Couples Counselling | Family Counselling

Clinical supervision services
Does not provide Clinical Supervision

Qualification

• • Diploma in Family Therapy and Counselling, BA in Psychology

Membership
New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC)

Bio

Frances retrained as a counsellor in 2006, bringing a wealth of life experience and a strong background in psychology to her practice. She is passionate about helping individuals navigate life's challenges and believes in the beauty of life, despite its occasional pain and sadness. Frances feels privileged to support people during their difficult times.

Availability

Monday, Wednesday, Saturday

Type of Counselling
Individual Counselling | Couple Counselling | Family Counselling | Child Counselling | Adolescent Counselling

Clinical supervision services
Does not provide Clinical Supervision

Qualification

• • • Bachelor of Science (BHSc) - Counselling Major, Auckland University of Technology (AUT)

Membership
Full Member New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC)

Bio

Gemma has a teaching background prior to training in counselling, which has added a lot of value to her work with families in the counselling arena. Gemma engages well with a wide range of people facing equally diverse challenges.

She provides a supportive, empathic environment in which she will work collaboratively with clients to explore their concerns and together clarify goals and find solutions, harnessing all existing supports.

Availability
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

Type of Counselling
Individual Counselling

Clinical supervision services
Does not provide Clinical Supervision

Qualification

• Grad Diploma in Counselling from Massey University | Master of Counselling

Membership
A provisional member of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC)

Bio

Moving from the United Kingdom to New Zealand, Ginnie brings the experience of immigration and settlement, family trauma and building resilience. Providing neuro-affirming counselling, Ginnie helps clients understand their unique selves and how best to create ease and contentment within their own life. Ginnie creates a collaborative, strengths-based relationship to support clients as they journey towards their preferred way of living.

Availability
Thursday - North Shore

Friday - Central

Type of Counselling
Individual Counselling | Couple Counselling | Family Counselling | Child Counselling

Clinical supervision services
Does not provide Clinical Supervision

Qualification

• Post Grad Dip Counselling, Auckland University | Studying for a Masters in Counselling at Auckland University

Membership
A provisional member of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC)

Bio

Jane is passionate about supporting her clients through the challenges they are experiencing. She draws from a range of theories and approaches and adapts these to best meet the needs of the people she works with, providing ideal ways of relating and problem-solving. Following her client’s lead, she aims to identify and build on clients’ strengths and interests to help people achieve their goals, and find authenticity, fulfilment, and peace.

She has experience with children, adults and families who are struggling to adapt to: life’s transitions; living with anxiety; chronic health concerns; disability; grief; and neuro-divergence. She can also help with relationships, parenting and identity concerns.

Jane is a bicultural, New Zealand mum of two young teenagers and three fur babies.

Availability
Thursday

Type of Counselling
Individual Counselling | Family Counselling | Child Counselling |  Couples Counselling

Clinical supervision services
Yes – offers Clinical Supervision Services

Qualification

• • • Bachelor Of Social Work Honours, Massey University

Membership
Member of New Zealand Social Workers registration Board

Bio

Lee joined Wingspan (formerly Home and Family) after 15 years in child and adolescent mental health, working with families and is a registered social worker. Lee works with all ages, individuals, couples and families and has considerable experience with separated and blended families. Lee’s specialist area is working with family dynamics to adjust and to adapt chronic systems where communication has broken down.

Availability
Thursday and Friday

Type of Counselling

• Individual Counselling | Couple Counselling | Family Counselling | Child and Adolescent Counselling

Clinical supervision services
Does not provide Clinical Supervision

Qualification

• 1st Class Honors Masters in Creative Arts Therapy, Whitecliffe
  Dip Professional Coaching SIT

Membership
Registered with the Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association (ANZACATA)

Bio

As a qualified Creative Arts therapist, Nina employs a holistic approach to therapy, utilizing creativity and the innate ability of art to communicate emotions and transcend unconscious barriers. She fosters a safe, playful, and supportive environment for clients to explore and transform their inner and outer worlds. Nina has been trained in a number of trauma-informed models, including Maori ora approaches, clinical creative therapy models, neurodiversity, spiritual accompaniment, and talk therapies. Nina works with adults and children.

Availability
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Type of Counselling

• Individual Counselling

Clinical supervision services
Does not provide Clinical Supervision

Qualification

• Graduate Diploma in Psychotherapy Studies, AUT. Currently working towards a Master of Counselling at Auckland University

Membership

Provisional member of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC)

Bio

Anna (she/her) opens up a warm and welcoming space for people to reflect on their experiences and explore their difficulties, challenges, and joys together. She takes a person-centred approach to working with clients, listening deeply and with compassion, and draws on a variety of therapeutic models to see what might work best for each person. Anna is particularly interested in Internal Family Systems and creative approaches to working — but mostly, she is interested in people. This comes in part from her background in journalism — she brings a love for hearing people's stories, an awareness of how social and systemic factors affect individuals, and a deep sense of appreciation for the creative ways people survive and grow, even in impossible circumstances.

Availability
Tuesday, Saturday

Type of Counselling
Triage Counselling

Clinical supervision services
Does not provide Clinical Supervision

Qualification

• • Master of Counselling, University of Auckland.

Membership
Provisional Member with New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC)

Bio

Islay (she/her) is a compassionate person-centred practitioner who loves creative therapies. She aims to create a friendly, collaborative space where people feel safe to explore their experiences, identify and draw on their strengths, and navigate toward their preferred way of being.

Before becoming a counsellor, Islay worked in marketing and fundraising for mental health and disability charities in Scotland and New Zealand. She loves meeting new people and journeying with them as they deepen their understanding of themselves, explore new possibilities, and find fulfilment and joy.

LGBTQI+ friendly

Type of Counselling

• Individual Counselling

Clinical supervision services
Does not provide Clinical Supervision

Qualification

• Final year of study towards a Bachelor of Health Science - Counselling degree, AUT

Membership

Student member of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC)

Bio

Paula uses her curiosity, life experience, and studies in counselling, psychology, and psychotherapy to work with clients to understand how the client's past and current issues are impacting their present life situation, and then to identify what they need to do to move towards a future situation, in which the client is able to live a fulfilled and meaningful life and is sustained by successful relationships, based on caring and effective communication.

Fascinated by the transformational possibilities that counselling and therapy offer, Paula works as a relational, person-centered therapist, building a strong therapeutic relationship with the client.

Paula works in a pluralistic way, involving her client in the decision of which counselling tools would best help in each situation, and using tools from modalities including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, and Gestalt.

Availability
Thursday

Type of Counselling

• Individual Counselling

Clinical supervision services
Does not provide Clinical Supervision

Qualification

• Graduate Diploma of Guidance and Counselling. 
  Completing Masters of Counselling, Massey University

Membership

Student member of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC)

Bio

Sue is a person-centred, pluralistic practitioner with a keen interest in bicultural practice. She comes from an education background and brings an understanding of working with both children and adults.

Sue has experience in supporting families who have a loved one with a mental illness and has both lived and working experience with neurodiversity. She has worked with grief and loss, helping individuals navigate the complexities of bereavement and significant life transitions.

Sue draws on mindfulness practices, solution-focused therapies, and life experience to support clients in developing agency and empowerment in their lives. She is deeply committed to providing a compassionate space for those processing life's challenges, enabling them to find meaning and resilience.

Her work is strength-based, collaborative, and affirming, ensuring that clients feel supported and valued on their journey.

Availability
Friday

Type of Counselling

• Individual Counselling

Clinical supervision services
Does not provide Clinical Supervision

Qualification

• Bachelor of Science Majoring in Psychology and Physiology
• Final year of Bachelor of Health Science in Counselling

Membership

Student member of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC)

Bio

Anjali has an interest in youth and adolescent mental health and experience working with young people aged 10-18, as well as adults. Her work has enabled her to develop a deep understanding of the unique challenges faced by individuals across different stages of life.

Anjali uses a person-centered approach, which places her clients as the leaders of their life while working with them in a collaborative manner to explore paths they would like to take in their lives. In her practice, she touches on various modalities, such as narrative therapy and creative therapies, to support her clients.

Anjali's practice is shaped by a cultural lens based on lived experiences, and she is committed to providing a safe and compassionate space for clients of all backgrounds.

Availability
Wednesday

Type of Counselling

• Individual Counselling

Clinical supervision services
Does not provide Clinical Supervision

Qualification

• Bachelor Degree in Sociology, University of the West of England
  Completing Counselling Postgraduate and Master Programme, University of Auckland

Membership

Student member of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC)

Bio

Riley has three years of experience working in the child and family sector in Aotearoa. Starting as a social worker in South Auckland, Riley saw the need for mental health support not just for children but also their parents, to provide wraparound support for the whānau.

In the past year, Riley has been a supervisor for the youth counselling phone line, What's Up, which has allowed him to see the current concerns and challenges young New Zealanders are facing.

Riley likes to focus on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), narrative therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).

Availability
Wednesday

Type of Counselling

• Individual Counselling

Clinical supervision services
Does not provide Clinical Supervision

Qualification

• Bachelor of Social Work, Auckland University 

  Completing Bachelor of Applied Counselling, MIT

Bio

Kirsten has been working as a social worker since 2016 across different fields where she has worked with families, children, youth, and mothers. For the last year she has been working in primary health care supporting clients of all ages and stages of life.

In these roles, Kirsten noticed a gap in counselling support for those who are needing further wraparound support.

Kirsten is in her final year of her counselling training. She practices in a pluralistic way that encompasses a range of theories such as person-centered, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), family systems, and Gestalt therapies.

Availability
Thursday