Useful Links:
Creative Therapies Association
of New Zealand
www.ctaa.org.nz
New Zealand Association
of Counsellors
www.nzac.org.nz
New Zealand Association
for Loss and Grief
www.nalag.org.nz
Qualifications:
MA Creative Arts Therapy, Post Graduate Diploma Creative Arts Therapy RMIT University Melbourne.
BA (hons) Warwick University UK.
Certificates:
Women’s Studies, Counselling, Palliative Care, Sexual Abuse Counselling – Approaches to Practice, Clinical Supervision, Celebrant Studies
Trainings attended include: Sandplay Therapy, Interactive Drawing Therapy (IDT), Grief and Loss, Training for Trainers, Narrative Therapy, Te Tiriti O Waitangi and Cultural Awareness, Working with Children and Adolescents, Working with Couples, Family Therapy.
Work Experience:
Counsellor/Therapist since 1996. Work includes: Family Court, CYFS, Schools, Rape Crisis, Relationship Services, Employment Assistance Programs, and Hospice.
Wide experience in working with people with advanced cancer and other progressive illnesses for which there is no known cure.
Facilitation and Training work – wide experience in facilitating groups in a varied range of topics e.g.: Creative Writing, Art Therapy, Sandplay Therapy, Positive Parenting, Self Esteem and Assertiveness, Living with Anger…
Memberships:
NZAC, CTAA, NALAG
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I am committed to ongoing professional development and in taking good care of myself so that I can provide a sustainable professional service.
To this end I
. practice yoga
. drum (often and loudly!),
. walk on the beach twice daily,
. do a variety of creative activities and
. take regular breaks