REGISTRATIONS 


New Zealand Registered Nurse (NZRN, REG no. 20061), 2001





Member, New Zealand Association of Counsellors (MNZAC,



REG no. 26851), 2016


  • EDUCATION




  • Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling (with distinction) – Unitec, Auckland, 2012



  • Certificate in Contemporary Music and Performance Art – Nelson School of Music, 2003
 
  • Bachelor of Nursing – Massey University, Wellington, 2001
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  • EMPLOYMENT HISTORY



  • Private Practice Counselling & Health Partners – Auckland, NZ





  • February 2019 – Present




  • www.counsellingandhealthpartners.com




  • Couples and individuals




  • Provide specialised counselling and therapeutic services for clients with complex and acute mental health needs, sexual trauma, ADHD,


  • ASD, and personality disorders.





  • Support clients with medication therapy management.





  • Apply trauma-informed care and evidence-based interventions including CBT, ACT, EFT, CFT, DBT, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused





  • Therapy, Mindfulness, and the Authentic Self-Regulation framework





  • Conduct risk assessment, safety planning, and crisis intervention.





  • Facilitate psychoeducation, skill-building, and relational/family interventions, including couples therapy and developmental models.






  • Maintain ethical, confidential, and culturally responsive practice, underpinned by ongoing professional development and supervision.





  • Client Groups: Adults, teenagers, couples, and groups.





  •  CARE WAITAKERE - ACC  Sensitive Claims REGISTERED Counsellor - AUCKLAND 


  • 2025 - Present



  • Telus Health – EAP Services – Auckland, NZ



  • February 2023 – Present



  • Provide short-term counselling to clients with a range of mental health and workplace-related challenges




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  • Auckland District Health Board – Te Whatu Ora – Adult Inpatient Psychiatry, Auckland, NZ




  • December 2014 – Present




  • Casual Nursing Bureau since 2021




  • Registered Mental Health Nurse for adults 18yo+ - 65yo in intensive inpatient psychiatric care.





  • Specialist in risk assessment and management, crisis intervention, medication monitoring and collaborative practice.





  • Senior clinician and preceptor for students, new graduates, and staff.





  • Developer and facilitator of a therapeutic group interventions (e.g., Te Roopu Whakarongo), guest speaker at ADHB Nurses Forum (2018).






  • Health and Safety Representative (2015–2019).







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  • PREVIOUS COUNSELLING AND NURSING ROLES








  • Antara Natural Health Free Clinic – Provisional Counsellor, Te Atatu, NZ (2013–2015)








  • Taranaki Base Hospital – Registered Nurse, New Plymouth, NZ (2014)








  •  Waitakere College – Provisional Counsellor, Henderson, NZ (2012–2014)








  • Spectrum Care Trust Board – Team Leader & Advisory Group Facilitator, Auckland, NZ (2010–2014)








  • Miracle Workers – Live-in Carer, England, UK (2009–2010)







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  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING -








  • IMAGO Couples Therapy Training, 2025











  • CBT, ACT, EFT, CFT, DBT Training – Psychwire.com, 2020–2023











  • Nursing Council of NZ – PDRP Level 3 (Proficient), Competency Assessment Programme, 2023











  • Developmental Models & Couples Therapy, 2021











  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (Trauma, Depression, Anxiety), 2020











  •  Supervision Training, 2019











  • Mindfulness & Stress Reduction Training, 2015











  • Cultural Competence & Ethics (NZAC Conference), 2016











  •  Preceptor & Conflict Resolution Training, 2017–2018











  • Certification in Safe Practice & De-escalation, CPR, BLS, Occupational Violence & Aggression Training – ongoing











  •  KEY SKILLS & SPECIALISATIONS


  • Complex and acute mental health assessment and risk formulation


  •  Trauma counselling and support


  • ADHD and ASD counselling


  •  Personality disorder counselling


  •  Medication therapy collaboration


  • Risk assessment, safety planning, and crisis intervention


  •  Family and couples therapy, developmental models


  •  Trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and ethical practice


  • Supervision and reflective practice
Mental Health Counselling and Nursing