Mt Eden
In addition to general counselling, the team also provide specialist services.
Muriel
Children's Counselling, Multi-Cultural Counselling, New Migrant Programme Facilitator, Supervision
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Muriel is an experienced counsellor from India. She has a Master in Child Psychology and Counselling and is a member of NZAC. Muriel has had extensive training in a wide range of counselling approaches, enabling her to work with children, adolescents, couples and families. She is a group facilitator, Family Court Counsellor and is a member of the NZ Association of Counsellors. Muriel started her career as a school counsellor and went on to teach psychology at University level. Her multi-lingual abilities and a deep understanding of various cultures has been the key to her success as a multi-cultural counsellor . She stresses the importance of having clients' feel valued and respected in the counselling process. She is happily married with two adult children.
Weekly - Monday
Fortnightly - Friday AM
Lynn
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Counsellor, Individuals and Couples - Multicultural Counselling
Lynn is originally from China and has been living in Auckland since 2002. She has a Masters Degree in Counselling with first class honours from University of Auckland and she is a member of the NZ Association of Counsellors. She has worked with clients from young teenagers to older adults, both male and female, of varying sexual orientation, religious beliefs, social background and ethnicity. Her own ability to live with deep involvement in her own Chinese culture and in her adopted culture of New Zealand supports her ability to work with clients who have different areas of comfort and need. She provides individual, couple, and family counselling. She is also an experienced group leader.
She works every Monday in North Shore office and every Friday in Mt Eden office. Please leave a message to her at 09 630 8961 extn 4.
Lynn is married and has twin boys.
Languages spoken - Mandarin, English
Weekly - Monday in North Shore Office and Friday in Mt Eden Office
Anne
Counsellor, Team Leader
Individuals, Couples Counsellor and Team Leader
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Anne has been working as a counsellor at Home and Family Society since 1996. She has had extensive training and experience in a wide range of counselling approaches enabling her to work with a variety of adults and couples. She is a member of the NZ Association of Counsellors, a conciliator for the Family Court and has a Masters Degree in Counselling with first class honours from University of Auckland.
Anne believes counselling can offer people powerful ways of moving forward through difficult times, which may involve conflict, domestic violence, abuse, grief, depression, stress, anxiety or self-doubt, enabling them to gain inner strength, learn new skills and generate change.
She finds counselling challenging, engaging and sometimes deeply moving. Anne is married and has three young adult sons.
Weekly - Wednesday, Thursday all days and some Friday mornings
Peter
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Peter is an experienced counsellor whose career in helping people started when he began his nursing training in1978. Most of his experience has been in community settings and include psychotherapy, crisis work and working with people disabled by mental illness. He has also worked as a counselling team leader for a men's agency.
Peter has worked with men and women and couples with various issues through private practice. He has a particular interest in working with men suffering from the effects of trauma such as sexual abuse or war.
He uses a client centred therapy approach to support and empower his clients to develop the resources for healing,
Peter is a member of NZAC and is ACC approved for for sexual abuse counselling.
He is married and has two soms and is a step father to two young men and now a grandfather.
Availability : Mondays and Fridays
Jaqui
General and Family Counselling, Working with women who have undergone trauma, Supervision
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Jaqui's career in counselling and group facilitation spans over 20 years. She has worked within agencies in Wellington, Wairarapa and Waiheke Island specialising in addictions, family violence and abuse issues. Since 1993 she has set up a private practice covering issues such as grief, depression, stress management and relationship dynamics. Jaqui holds qualifications in counselling and psychotherapy, creative therapies and supervision. She has been a member of NZAC and a Family Court counsellor since 1991. In 2001, Jaqui incorporated rhythm therapy using drums and percussion instruments into her work and currently runs many regular therapeautic and team development programmes within the community. Jaqui has two adult children and two grandchildren.
Availability: Mondays, Wednesday afternoons and Fridays
Yolanda
Individual, Couple and Family Counselling
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Yolanda is an experienced counsellor who has reently joined us from working as a family therapist in Whakatane. Yolanda was born in Waitakere City where she has raised her two children.
Yolanda has a Degree in Social Practice, a Diploma in Social Work and Community Work and is a member of New Zelanad Association of Counsellors. Yolanda has experience in working with people from diverse backgrounds and has facilitatied groups for women, children and for parents who have separated. She has a particular interest in working around the area of violence in relationships.
Yolanda works from a holistic perspective and has the ability to build strong relationships with clients she works with. Her commitment to the counselling relationship is to offer a tailored response for client needs in thr context of safety and understanding. She believes that respect, connection and honesty all contribute to desirable and purposeful changes. She is currently working toards a Masters Degree in Social Practice.
After Hours: Weekly - Wednesday 5 pm and 6.3 pm sessions and Saturday 9am - 5.00 pm
Sher
Counsellor: Individual, Adults, Adolescents, Children , Couples and Families
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Sher is an experienced therapist having worked with a wide range of client groups and issues. She has a Bachelor of Social Practice in Counselling, a Diploma of Community Development & Social Work and various other certificates of training. She is a member of the New Zelanad Association of Counsellors.
Sher is committed to respectful, anti-discriminatory, culturally sensitive and safe practice, working to encourage the clients' sense of hopefullness in their lives. She considers it a privilege to engage with clients using a client directed and collaborative approach to counselling.
Sher works with adults, adolescents, children and families of different ages, cultures and demographics. Sher has dealt with many complex and multidimensional issues in counselling within private practice and through agencies. She enjoys working with all client groups and has a special interest and history of working with adolescents.
Sher is available weekdays Tuesday and Thursday
After hours : Wednesday 5 pm and 6.30 sessions and Saturday 9 am to 5 pm
John
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John is a Scottish born New Zealander. He has twenty years experience working with families, couples and individuals. John's main modalities are person - centred and relational therapy. He also works eclectically and holistically to be able to meet each client's unique character and needs. Within this framework he draws on metaphor, humour, stories and other creative therapies to help each client move toward their fullest potential.
Available : Tuesday , Thursday 10.30am -6.30 pm
Wednesday 9.00 am to 5 pm
Anya - Children's Counsellor
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Anya is a specialist children’s counsellor at Home and Family. Anya has a Diploma in Psychosynthesis and a Post Graduate qualification in Expressive Therapy from AUT and has been a member of NZAC since 1993. She is committed to the expressive counselling process as a way of creating richer communication in families and to give children ways of coping in their lives and growing in self esteem. Her style of using art and play therapies together with more structured skill based counselling provides a steady environment for children. Anya works gently with both children and their families, creating a safe environment to promote learning and change.
Availability: Tuesday and Wednesday