Fiona | Counsellor

Hello and thank you for visiting my page. The first step of reaching out for help is often the hardest. Here is a bit about who I am, and how I work. . . 

What’s important to me:
I value respect, trust, relationship and connection and believe that everyone is entitled to having choice in their lives.  I provide a safe and confidential space where people can discuss what is important to them.  I believe that everyone is unique and that our stories are important and need to be heard. 

I offer respectful listening, creative and collaborative problem-solving, and time and space to reflect on how patterns of believing and behaving can impact our lives both positively and negatively.

Services offered:

•  ACC Senstive Claims
•  Psychosynthesis counselling
•  Dance/Movement Therapy
•  Somatic Psychotherapy
•  Sand-tray work
•  Neurodiversity informed approach
•  Rainbow awareness
•  Women of Worth Program
•  Universal Wellbeing Evaluations
•  Supervision
  
  

 

How I work:
I provide a person-centred, strengths-based, non-judgmental approach in guiding people to examine and reshape their concerns.

I work alongside people to better understand the source of their concerns, and to develop a plan for moving forward in their lives in a more balanced and integrated way.  I believe that in realigning with their purpose, meaning, and value in their lives, people can feel better resourced, resilient, and stronger within themselves, their families, their workplaces, and their communities. 

I work in private practice in the Top of the South region supporting clients who have experienced trauma through the ACC Sensitive Claims process.  I also work with clients who identify as neuro-diverse and members of the Rainbow Community. I trained as a Dance/Movement Therapist in the US and as a Psychosynthesis counsellor in NZ and have over 30 years’ experience working in the mental health and disability field.  I also worked for 15 years as a tai chi instructor and I volunteer in my community as a facilitator of the Women of Worth program. 

I am enthusiastic about supporting people to feel resourced, empowered, and fully engaged in their lives.  I promote the therapeutic use of the body/mind connection, and employ tools and techniques from the creative arts therapies, Non-Violent Communication, Somatic Psychotherapy, and Sand-tray work.  I support people in my area to foster their personal growth and development through workshops and experiential opportunities.  I am an active member in the Conscious Dance community and promote movement-based self-care practices for my fellow community of health and wellbeing practitioners, as well as my clients.

If you would you like to know more about me, how I work, or to make an appointment, please get in touch.  I wish you luck on your journey and sincerely hope that you find more balance in your life.

Respectfully,

Fiona