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Northland

Debbie Lawrence – Kaitaia, Kerikeri

Debbie  is a counsellor, and is registered with NZ Assn of Counsellors, and with ACC for Sensitive Claims work.  She is a narrative therapist, who uses expressive arts activities as well as talking.  She works with all genders and age groups from very young upwards, and has a background of working in education with young people. Debbie is based  in Kerikeri, and also works in Kaitaia and Whangarei.  She charges $120 per hour including GST to private clients.  There is no charge for ACC sensitive claims clients who are  funded by ACC.

North Auckland

Elaine Venter – Stanmore Bay

Elaine  is an arts therapist , and is registered with Australia, NZ, and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Assn (ANZACATA), and with ACC for Sensitive Claims work.  She works with all genders and age groups from age 4 upwards. Sessions generally run for about an hour, and can involve a combination of creative activities, and talking.  Elaine is based in Stanmore Bay, on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, which is within easy reach of the North Shore, Silverdale and Orewa.  She charges $150 per hour including GST to private clients.  Elaine is also registered with I AM HOPE, which provides funding for up to four sessions for people under the age of 25. There is no charge for ACC sensitive claims clients who are  funded by ACC.

Cait Siew – Albany

Cait is an arts therapist, and is registered with Australia, NZ, and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Assn (ANZACATA), and with ACC for Sensitive Claims work.  She works with all genders and age groups from age 7 upwards. Sessions generally run for about an hour, and can involve a combination of creative activities, and talking. Cait is based in Albany.   She charges $120 per hour including GST to private clients.  There is no charge for ACC sensitive claims clients who are funded by ACC.

Elsabe Pretorius – Pinehill

Elsabe  is an arts therapist , and is registered with Australia, NZ, and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Assn (ANZACATA), and with ACC for Sensitive Claims work.  She works with all genders and age groups from age 4 upwards. Sessions generally run for about an hour, and can involve a combination of creative activities, and talking.  Elsabe is also able to provide sessions in Afrikaans.  Elsabe is based in Pinehill.  She charges $120 per hour including GST to private clients.  There is no charge for ACC sensitive claims clients who are  funded by ACC.

Sophie Chung – Hillcrest

Sophie is a Counsellor and registered with NZ Association of Counsellors, DAPAANZ, and with ACC for sensitive claims work, and specialises in addictions. Sophie has counselled clients from various cultural backgrounds since 2011.  Her strength is that she studies the best treatment approach for the client, including art, talking therapies, and meditation in consideration of each clients’ propensity and strengths.  Sophie thinks it is important for clients to look into themselves fully, to accept themselves, to realise their own reality, and to design their own lives.   Sophie  is located in Hillcrest. There is no charge for ACC sensitive claims clients who are funded by ACC.

West Auckland

Janet McLeod – Helensville

Janet  is an arts therapist, and is registered withAustralia, NZ, and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Assn (ANZACATA), and with ACC for Sensitive Claims work.  She works with all genders and age groups from age 13 upwards. Sessions generally run for about an hour, and can involve a combination of creative activities, and talking. Janet is based in Helensville.  She charges $120 per hour including GST to private clients.  There is no charge for ACC sensitive claims clients who are funded by ACC.

Supreet Chadha – Henderson

Supreet  is an arts therapist, and is registered with Australia, NZ, and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Assn (ANZACATA).  She is also a Drug and Alcohol Counsellor with DAPANZ  and is registered with ACC for Sensitive Claims work.  She works with  all genders and age groups from age 18 upwards, and specialises in working with mental health, addictions, trauma and emotional dysregulation.  . Sessions generally run for about an hour, and can involve a combination of creative activities, and talking.    Supreet is based in Henderson.  She charges $120 per hour including GST to private clients.  There is no charge for ACC sensitive claims clients who are  funded by ACC.

Central Auckland

Yoko Obata – Parnell

Yoko  is an arts therapist, and is registered with Australia, NZ, and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Assn (ANZACATA), and with ACC for Sensitive Claims work.  She works with all genders and age groups from age 7 upwards. Sessions generally run for about an hour, and can involve a combination of creative activities, and talking, with a body centred approach. Yoko is based in Parnell.  She charges $120 per hour including GST to private clients.  There is no charge for ACC sensitive claims clients who are funded by ACC.

Danieka Littlewood Rowe – Pt Chev

Kumi Nakamura – Kohimarama

Kathryn Stevenson – Ellerslie

Kathryn  is a registered music therapist, and is registered with both Music Therapy New Zealand (MThNZ) registration board, and Australia, NZ, and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Assn (ANZACATA) and with ACC for Sensitive Claims work.  She works with all genders and age groups from age 4 upwards. Sessions generally run for about an hour, and can involve a combination of music, and talking.    Kathryn is based in Ellerslie.  She charges $120 per hour including GST to private clients.  There is no charge for ACC sensitive claims clients who are  funded by ACC.

East Auckland

Rose Marie Stoddard – Social Work

South Auckland

Cyrene Gaillard – Takanini

Cyrene  is a psychologist and an arts therapist.  She is registered with NZ Psychologists Board (NZPB),  Australia, NZ, and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Assn (ANZACATA), and with ACC for Sensitive Claims work.  She works with all genders and age groups from age 15 upwards. Sessions generally run for about an hour, and can involve a combination of creative activities, and talk therapies. Cyrene is a trained Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapist.  She does Supported Assessment for ACC ISSC clients. Cyrene is based in Takanini.  She charges $170 per hour including GST to private clients.  There is no charge for ACC sensitive claims clients who are funded by ACC.

Anita Manaia – Takanini

Anita  is an arts therapist, and is registered with Australia, NZ, and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Assn (ANZACATA), and with ACC for Sensitive Claims work.  She works with all genders and age groups from age 10 upwards. Sessions generally run for about an hour, and can involve a combination of creative activities, and talking. Anita works with Tikanga Maori Models of Wellbeing and can work with all ethnicities.  Anita is based in Takanini.  She charges $140 per hour including GST to private clients.  There is no charge for ACC sensitive claims clients who are funded by ACC.

Avis Lamkan – Takanini

Avis is an arts therapist, and is registered with Australia, NZ, and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Assn (ANZACATA), and with ACC for Sensitive Claims work.  She works with all genders and age groups from age 7 upwards. Sessions generally run for about an hour, and can involve a combination of creative activities, and talking (talanoa). Avis works within a Pasifika framework and is able to work within Tikanga Māori concepts.  Avis is based in Takanini.  She charges $150 per hour plus GST (negotiable) to private clients.  There is no charge for ACC sensitive claims clients who are funded by ACC.

Christine Burch – Pukekohe

Christine is a Counsellor and registered with NZ Association of Counsellors,  and with ACC for sensitive claims work. She is trained in Sanitary Therapy, Individual Therapy, and Family Therapy.  She works with all genders and age groups from 4 years old and upwards.  Christine uses a person centred approach to strengthen clients self-esteem and self-worth, building bridges to a brighter future, using strategies and modalities that suit each clients’ needs.  She also works with Family Systems using Intensive Structural Family Therapy.  Christine is based in Pukekohe, and charges $120 per hour session for individuals and $180 for families.  There is no charge for ACC sensitive claims clients who are funded by ACC.

Marly Yern – Waiuku

Marly  is a counsellor, and is registered with DAPAANZ and NZ Assn of Counsellors (NZAC), and with ACC for Sensitive Claims work.  She works with adults of all genders. Sessions generally run for about an hour, and can involve a combination of creative activities, and talking.   Marly is based in Waiuku.  Marly is not currently taking private clients.  There is no charge for ACC sensitive claims clients who are  funded by ACC.

Hauraki District

Olivia Marsden – Thames, Tairua

Olivia is an arts therapist and is registered with Australia, NZ, and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Assn (ANZACATA) and with ACC for Sensitive Claims work.  She works with all genders and ages from age 13 upwards.  Sessions generally run for about an hour and can involve a combination of creative activities and talking.  Olivia is not currently taking on new clients, as she is on extended leave.

Walter Franks – Paeroa

Hamilton

Rebecca Green – Hamilton

Rebecca has been practicing as a Counsellor since 2000. She is a full member of NZAC and is ACC registered. Rebecca has experience in working with children and young people (12 years old and upwards) from a diverse range of cultures. She primarily works from a person-centred and strengths based approach and offers a range of counselling strategies to suit the needs of each client. Her overall goal is to help clients build emotional resilience and strengthen internal resources to promote a better quality of life and reduce distress. Rebecca specialises in working with entrenched anger problems, processing grief and loss and managing chronic health conditions. Rebecca is based in Hamilton and her rate is $140 per session for private paying clients, there is no charge for ACC funded sessions. Rebecca offers face to face counselling as well as online Zoom and telephone appointments.

Cecile Williams – Flagstaff

Cecile  is a clinical psychologist and play therapist, and is registered with NZ Psychology Board, and with ACC for Sensitive Claims work.  She works with all genders and age groups from age 4 upwards. Sessions generally run for about an hour, and can involve a combination of creative activities, and talking.   Cecile is based  in Hamilton.    There is no charge for ACC sensitive claims clients who are  funded by ACC.

Tauranga

Emily Belbin – Tauranga

Emily is an arts therapist and social worker registered with both Australia, NZ & Asian Creative Arts Therapies Assn (ANZACATA) and the Social Work Registration Board (SWRB).  She is registered with ACC for sensitive claims work for both therapy and social work.  Emily provides on-line therapy and has a background of working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health for over 15 years.  She works with all genders and ages from 4 years and above using creativity and talking therapies.  Sessions run for approximately 1 hour and the charge is $120 per hour for private clients.   There is no charge for ACC sensitive claims clients who are  funded by ACC or for clients funded by I am Hope.

New Plymouth

Lilith Zieltjes – Bell Block

Shanti Brown – New Plymouth

Shanti is not currently taking on new clients as she is on extended leave.

Wairarapa

Jenny Hutchings – Masterton

Jenny is an Art Therapist and registered with Australia, NZ, Asian Creative Arts Assn (Anzacata), and with ACC for sensitive claims work. She is based  in the Wairarapa.  Jenny works with all genders and age groups from age 4 and up, using a range of creative activities, talking therapies, and EMDR to suit individual needs. Sessions generally run for about an hour, and can be delivered in school, or at her studio in Masterton. There is no charge for ACC sensitive claims clients who are funded by ACC.

Hutt Valley

Ffyona Matthews

Ffyona is an Art Therapist and registered with Australia, NZ, Asian Creative Arts Assn (Anzacata), and with ACC for sensitive claims work. She is based  in the Petone.  Ffyona works with all genders and age groups from age 4 and up, using a range of creative activities, talking therapies, and EMDR to suit individual needs. Sessions generally run for about an hour. There is no charge for ACC sensitive claims clients who are funded by ACC.

Kapiti Coast

Cheryl Irvine 

Cheryl is an experienced Social Worker who has been working as a Senior Counsellor for the last 5 years+. She is registered with NZSWRB, a member of ANZASW and registered with ACC for Sensitive Claims work. Cheryl is experienced in working with children, young people and adults of all genders and is skilled in addressing a wide range of challenges including relationships, depression, stress, anxiety, and trauma. She uses a combination of talking therapies and narrative; and draws on various theories to best meet the needs of the client, to understand their story and tailor an approach that best meets their needs in a client-directed way. Building inital rapport, safety and whakawhanaungatanga is forefront for Cheryl when meeting new clients.

Wellington

Ellyn Rose Smith Whatley (she/her) – Lower Hutt

Ellyn Rose has been fortunate to work therapeutically with diverse populations and sectors nationally and internationally, including palliative care, hospice/bereavement care, children’s groups, multiple sclerosis, women’s empowerment groups, private psychiatric wards, community mental health, and in private practice.  Working within a tangata-centred and Te Whare Tapa Wha framework, Ellyn Rose tailors her therapy to suit the individual needs of each unique client, in a group or individual setting.  Ellyn Rose is currently working within tertiary education providing wellbeing and skill-building opportunities for Tauira and haimahi, as well as in private practice with ACC registration.  Ellyn Rose’s areas of specialty are trauma and abuse, end of life and bereavement care, rainbow empowerment and body dysmorphia, anxiety and coping mechanisms, sensory engagement and emotion regulation, self-care and skill building.  Ellyn Rose is an art therapist and a member of ANZACATA, and is the current Chair of WellArt.  

Pat Hay – Te Aro

Pat is an arts therapist, and is registered with Australia, NZ, and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Assn (ANZACATA), and with ACC for Sensitive Claims work.  She works with all genders and age groups from age 7 upwards. Sessions generally run for about an hour, and can involve a combination of creative activities, and talking. Pat is based in Wellington Central.  She charges $120 per hour including GST to private clients.  There is no charge for ACC sensitive claims clients who are funded by ACC.

Anja Striepke – Te Aro

Anja  is a gestalt and arts therapist, and is registered with Australia, NZ, and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Assn (ANZACATA), and with ACC for Sensitive Claims work.  She works with adults of all genders. Sessions generally run for about an hour, and can involve a combination of creative activities, and talking. Anja is based in Wellington.  She charges $130 per hour including GST to private clients.  There is no charge for ACC sensitive claims clients who are funded by ACC.

Mark Geard – Wellington

Sarah Nightingale – Miramar

Sarah  is a psychologist and  arts therapist, and is registered with the New Zealand Psychologists Board (NZPB), Australia, NZ, and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Assn (ANZACATA), and with ACC for Sensitive Claims work. She is a Sandplay practitioner and trained in EMDR.  Sarah works with all genders and age groups from age 5 upwards. Sessions generally run for about an hour, and can involve a combination of creative activities, EMDR, or a combination of both. Sarah is based in Wellington, and is also available for clinical supervision.  There is no charge for ACC sensitive claims clients who are funded by ACC.

Kirsty Strong – Miramar

Kirsty  is an arts therapist, and is registered with Australia, NZ, and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Assn (ANZACATA), and with ACC for Sensitive Claims work.  She works with all genders and age groups from age 18 upwards. Sessions generally run for about an hour, and can involve a combination of creative activities, and talking. Kirsty is based in Miramar.    There is no charge for ACC sensitive claims clients who are funded by ACC.

Nelson/Blenheim

Rachel Heartwood – Nelson, Motueka

West Coast

Julie Dobson – Greymouth

Julie  is an arts therapist, and is registered with Australia, NZ, and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Assn (ANZACATA), and with ACC for Sensitive Claims work.  She works with all genders and age groups from age 16 upwards. Sessions generally run for about an hour, and can involve a combination of creative activities, and talking. Julie is based in Greymouth.  She charges $120 per hour including GST to private clients.  There is no charge for ACC sensitive claims clients who are funded by ACC.

Christchurch

Jan Jeans – Lyttelton

Jan trained as a psychotherapist in the 90s in the UK.  On moving to Aotearoa she completed her Masters in Arts Therapy and trained as an Open Floor dance therapist.  She is registered with NZAC and ANZACATA.  She practices in Lyttelton where she has a private practice, and also works at START, an agency offering counselling to survivors of sexual abuse.  She uses a mix of art, movement and talk therapy in her work with clients, and can work across all age ranges.   Jan offers clinical supervision, and is ACC registered for Sensitive Claims.  There is no charge for ACC sensitive claims clients who are  funded by ACC.

Rosa Heney – Riccarton

Rosa is an arts therapist, and is registered with ANZACATA, and with ACC for Sensitive Claims work.  She works with all genders and age groups from the age of six upwards.  Sessions generally run for about an hour, and can involve a combination of creative activities and talking.  Rosa is based in Christchurch.  There is no charge for ACC sensitive claims clients who are  funded by ACC.

Dunedin

Amanda Woodford – Mornington

Amanda is a registered creative arts therapist (ANZACATA) and an approved ACC Sensitive Claims Counsellor.  She practices fo Holding Space Therapeutic Arts Studio in Otepoti Dunedin.  Her doctoral studies saw her focus on companioning individuals living with/in ongoing or persistent pain, disability, and the experience of traumatic events on the body.  The arts are a central partner in her therapeutic style.  There is no charge for ACC sensitive claims clients who are  funded by ACC. Find out more at www.holdingspacestudio.co.nz 

Ngaire Tigeir – Mornington

Kat Taiaroa – North East Valley

Belinda Hugo – Central Dunedin