I am, Joanne Meldrum

Qualified Counsellor, Supervisor and Registered Mental Health Nurse
MNZAC, NZRN (BNurs, PGDipCounselling)

I offer and value confidential therapeutic conversations that open up space to reflect and explore what is important, what you accord value to, in order to make meaning of your experiences, through understanding how problems effect the relationships with yourself and others. 

 The knowledge that I have developed over the past 15+ years of working in the healthcare sector, has led to an understanding that if your core beliefs/values are compromised, this can cause a lack of inner balance/harmony. I work with people to improve the relationship with themselves and others, by overcoming the barriers that get in the way of living a life of value and meaning.

How I approach problem solving is with a holistic and pragmatic attitude, that is simplistic and grounded in supporting you to find clarity and your authentic truth.

 COUNSELLING PRACTICES

1. Acceptance and Commitment therapy
2. Emotional Focused Therapy
3. Emotional Focused therapy, individual, couples and families
4. Cognitive Behaviour therapy
5. Narrative therapy
6. Couples Therapy - Developmental models
7. Neuroscience - understanding traumatic stress responses i.e. fight, flight, freeze.
8. Holistic Healthcare models and Healing Modalities - Te Whare Tapa Wha, Mindfulness, Meditation, Spirituality
9. Anger and Anxiety Management skills - understanding behaviourial and thought patterns
10. Medical Psychiatric model
11. Group therapy

The above methods inform my practice, to untangle problem narratives, reclaim value and acknowledge the effects, and symptoms of:
Relationships, addictions, stress, burn out, anxiety, panic disorders, bipolar disorder, mood disorder, anger, violence, depression, suicidal thoughts, post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, risk management, autism spectrum disorder, personality traits/disorders, dysfunctional behaviours and thought patterns, physical and sexual health issues, and psychosis.

EXTERNAL SUPERVISION

I offer supervision to Counsellors, Nurses, students and other professions.
The supervision that I offer is based on a reflective learning model.
The model highlights three functions of supervision; 
1. Restoration - promoting self awareness, and well-being
2. Formative - learning about the development of therapeutic modalities and ideologies 
3. Normative - promoting safe professional and ethical conduct.
Supervision is a critical time of in-depth reflections on the development of ethical and safety practices and personal and professional developments, which
 ultimately enhances job satisfaction.​

Thank you.

552 Te Atatu road
Te Atatu Penisular
101 Main Highway, ELLERSLIE

021 027 35585

joanne.meldrum@gmail.com