Philip | Counsellor - Family therapist

Registrations

• TCNZ - Therapycounselling NZ
• NZAC - New Zealand Association of Counsellors

Specialisations

I help people to recover from distress experienced from a current or past relationship.

 

My packages of 10 sessions are ideal for a focus on this or a related issue.

 

If you are not ready for a package yet then we can do a one time one off session.  I also have a digital program which can give you a good feel for how I can help you.

 

 

Most common issues I support people with:

Relationship distress
Depression
Anxiety
Low self esteem
Boundaries

Fees

My fee is:

 
$1400 for 10 x 55 minute sessions at a frequency discussed and agreed on.  Most likely one per week but sometimes some variation is most helpful.  Easy pay options available just contact me to discuss.

 

$150 for 1 x 55 minute session (one time only) with 10 mintes added on at the end to discuss package options.  This is for if you are not yet ready for a package.

 

$150 for Foundation builder downloadable digital program.

 

Sessions and programs are to be paid before sessions (unless in case of easy pay option in process for Counselling package).

 

All sessions are non refundable.  Any changes must be made 48 hours before the time of the session otherwise a session is counted or full fee is kept.

Packages on easy pay must ultimately be paid in full as originally agreed.  Stopping payments will result in immediate ending of sessions.

 

 

Availability (Opening hours)

Monday	9am - 8pm
Tuesday	9am - 8pm
Wednesday	9am - 8pm
Thursday	9am - 8pm
Friday	9am - 8pm
Saturday	-
Sunday	-

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Interview

Read the interview with Philip below.

Practice

Zoom sessions are always available.

Sessions my phone are available (you call me at agreed time).

Studying a degree with a major in Psychology ending in 2001 which set the educational foundation for me in my career helping others.

 

Completing my Counselling diploma in 2008.

 

Immigrating to New Zealand in 2009 and building my life here.

Completing my first marathon in 2013.  

Meeting my partner in 2021 and now working at constantly creating a happy family life.

I studied Psychology as a major subject and graduated in 2001.  I had always been an empathic person and enjoyed connecting with people and wanted to know more about what makes us tick.

 

The following year I actually had a lot of personal therapy which really helped me to ground my life and to create a vision around being a Therapist and helping others the same as I'd been helped.

I feel aligned and custom built for this work.

I think it's amazing how even such seemingly small and simple things can make such a huge difference.  I love to see how people have been able to get greater touch with their emotions and get a sense of who they are and to make more empowered actions and make changes.  It's beautiful to see the emegence of a more empowered, peaceful and happy person from the person I originally met.

If I'm truly honest there isn't one remarkable experience.  Every person I see has their own challenges to work with and to overcome.  It's the general shift of being able to support someone to go to that deeper empathic level within themselves and to activate change which is everything which makes my work worthwhile to me.

Life

Today has been walking out to the marina near where I live.  I feel constantly blessed to live in such a beautiful country and to be able to walk out and by a beach most mornings.  It makes me feel incredibly grateful for my life and being here.

I see myself continuously finding more innovative ways to help people and to promote change.  I love Counselling and also love to write around mental health and wellness so I aim to continue growing these and possibly develop my writing into new areas.  On a Counselling level I will likely create new programs and offers and work to expand my influence in this area any way I can.

Walks to the marina,  working out at the gym, going on dates with my partner, watching shows, movies.  Spending time with family and extended family.

As above.

Yes I have a partner and am in a repartnered family.  I am also a very committed Uncle.

Yes it was incredible.

I feel so aligned to Counselling that it's hard to see.  I've never so much been someone who thinks of other occupations necessarily.  I guess related fields could have been possible if I hadn't had my particular personal experience of having therapy.  Maybe teaching, social work.  In the past I did a lot of support work and still now do casual work as a Psychiatric Assistant.  More of these could have been possible.

Inspiration

I have learned over the years that inspiration can be a damaging drug sometimes letting us feel a certain way and not actually igniting our own growth to follow.  I see life now a bit more like actual mentors who help us to move forward in a certain way to emulate parts of who they are into our own lives.  The person I did a lot of therapy with 'Amanda Ferguson' did this for me and as I work to build my Counselling business for greater impact Coaches who have helped me and are becoming more renowned are Henare O Brien and Kate Ruby Aroha.

I think relevant to this conversation and about therapy I'd like to mention a Therapy book called Set Yourself Free by Shirley Smith.  I remember the way it discussed shame and family dynamics to be really insightful.  I still think about it's content now 20 years after I read it.  It's a great reflection point for someone having therapy in the niche I help with.

I maybe don't have an actual favourite if I'm honest but an easy answer to the question I always give is Back to the future.  I always loved time travel as an idea and it always connected with me as a kid.  I still occasionally watch it and still really enjoy it.

The only educated person is the one who has learned how to grow and change. Carl Rogers

To help people to heal inner distress and build better relationships.

My empathy and intuition.

I have to reject this question as I don't think it's helpful.  Feel what you're feeling.  If you don't feel happy then be with this and explore why it may be and reach out if you need to.

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