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I am a Registered Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner with the Natural Health Practitioners of New Zealand (NHPNZ) Registration Board and a Professional Member of The Association for NLP (ANLP).  As such, I work within the NLP Unified Code of Ethics and ANLP Code of Ethical Conduct.

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I hold a Graduate Diploma in Science and Technology (Psychology) through Massey University, a Diploma of Professional Counselling through the New Zealand Institute of Professional Counselling (NZIPC), NLP Master Practitioner Certification through the International Association for NLP (IANLP), and a Bachelor of Business Studies through Massey University. I am also currently completing a Master of Science (Health Psychology) through Massey University.

My counselling studies included Person-Centred, Solution-Focused, Gestalt, and Cognitive Behaviour Therapies. My NLP studies included Time Line Therapy, Fundamental Coaching Skills, Transforming Communication, and Ericksonian Hypnotherapy. In addition, I have undertaken professional development courses in Mindfulness, Imago Relationship Therapy, Resilience and Trauma Recovery, and the Grief Experience. I am also certified in Advanced Suicide Prevention (Screening and Triage), Volunteer Palliative Care, and Understanding and Preventing Dementia.

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On a personal level, I am a proud parent to a young woman who at the age of ten developed Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) - an incurable neurological condition which left her in so much pain that she was unable to walk, sleep, or even attend school.  As such, I have first-hand experience of the grief, fears, challenges, anxieties, and isolation experienced by parents of a child with a chronic illness and/or disability. 

 

Many years earlier, when I was in my early 20s, my father was diagnosed with colorectal cancer which had metastasized.  For 18 months I was by my father's side as he attended treatments and I translated for him during doctor/specialist appointments.  He took his final breath in Hospice - which ignited my passion not only to give back to Hospice through voluntary work, but to provide companionship, comfort, and space to explore emotions as patients and their families navigate the challenges presented by terminal illness.

 

And then I discovered NLP...

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Thanks to NLP, my daughter was able to cure herself in just three days!  Which is what sparked my interest in NLP and the desire to learn how I can employ NLP techniques to help my clients.  During my NLP training, I successfully cured myself of chronic neurological pain caused by Cervical Radiculopathy, addressed debilitating phobias, healed from past traumas, improved my relationships, and quite literally, "found" myself.

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The desire to reflect light into dark places and to help people heal is what drives me.

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Qualifications

NLP Master Practitioner

Graduate Diploma in Science and Technology (Psychology)

Diploma of Professional Counselling

Bachelor of Business Studies

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Certifications

Imago Relationship Therapy Training (Days 1 and 2)

Group Leadership (Intermediate)

QPR Advanced Suicide Prevention Training (Screening and Triage)

Volunteer Palliative Care Course (Northern Hospice Alliance)

Time Line Therapy™ Practitioner

Ericksonian Hypnotherapy

Fundamental Coaching Skills

Cultural Competency and Customer Service for Health Professionals (Waitematā District Health Board)

Transforming Communication

Understanding Dementia

Preventing Dementia

Introduction to Child Protection in New Zealand

St John Online First Aid

Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

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Workshops/Webinars Attended

Grief Experience (Massey University Centre for Psychology)

Resilience and Trauma Recovery

The Journey

Suicide Risk Mitigation

Emotions and the risky behaviours that go with them: An update on assessing risk to self
Understanding and Treating the Complex Puzzle of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury
Making Sense of Atypical Severe Self-Injury

Rainbow Experiences of Accessing Mental Health Support

Preventing Violence Against Rainbow People
End of Life Doula Training

Re-thinking the treatment of depression: Have we been misinformed about antidepressants?
Transforming Shame and Self-Loathing
Moral injury: Assessment and response to the pain of conscience
Exploring culturally competent care: Addressing unique mental health needs in Muslim populations
Building self-confidence: The most important resource to sustained mental health
Being a Supportive Therapist with Your Non-Monogamous Clients
 

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