Parenting Therapists in Rotorua
I am passionate about supporting women through life’s most challenging and transformative seasons. I believe that healing happens in safe, supportive spaces where you can show up exactly as you are! Even if that's messy, raw, and real.
My work centres around helping women navigate pertinatal mental health, motherhood, identity shifts, body image, and the pressures we often carry silently.
Whether you’re adjusting to life after birth, struggling with food and body image, or simply feeling lost in the overwhelm of daily life, I offer compassionate, down-to-earth approach that meets you where you’re at.
I am passionate about supporting women through life’s most challenging and transformative seasons. I believe that healing happens in safe, supportive spaces where you can show up exactly as you are! Even if that's messy, raw, and real.
My work centres around helping women navigate pertinatal mental health, motherhood, identity shifts, body image, and the pressures we often carry silently.
Whether you’re adjusting to life after birth, struggling with food and body image, or simply feeling lost in the overwhelm of daily life, I offer compassionate, down-to-earth approach that meets you where you’re at.
Making that first contact to talk to someone can often be a daunting and overwhelming experience! I can assure you that once you have taken that step you will feel a sense of relief, vulnerable, but empowered too.
Making that first contact to talk to someone can often be a daunting and overwhelming experience! I can assure you that once you have taken that step you will feel a sense of relief, vulnerable, but empowered too.
You might come to counselling to discuss identity questions, skills around parenting, or the pain of competing desires.
We unpack a problem together. We explore the nature of the problem, its effects, and your evaluation of its place in your life. We find out what you want instead, how you've come to want that, and what they says about what's important to you. My approach favours doing this in a way which includes attending to ideas as well as our feelings and impulses.
You might come to counselling to discuss identity questions, skills around parenting, or the pain of competing desires.
We unpack a problem together. We explore the nature of the problem, its effects, and your evaluation of its place in your life. We find out what you want instead, how you've come to want that, and what they says about what's important to you. My approach favours doing this in a way which includes attending to ideas as well as our feelings and impulses.
Originally from Brazil, I have been living in Aotearoa since 2020 and have been practicing for over 7 years. I work with adults from multiple cultures and backgrounds, offering sessions in both English and Portuguese. My practice includes supporting individuals navigating trauma, and the complexities of desire and subjectivity.
I’m a Member of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors, a Provider of ACC Sensitive Claims and an Analyst-in-Training Member of the Centre for Lacanian Analysis of Aotearoa. I hold an ethical commitment to the care of each person who entrusts me with their words.
Originally from Brazil, I have been living in Aotearoa since 2020 and have been practicing for over 7 years. I work with adults from multiple cultures and backgrounds, offering sessions in both English and Portuguese. My practice includes supporting individuals navigating trauma, and the complexities of desire and subjectivity.
I’m a Member of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors, a Provider of ACC Sensitive Claims and an Analyst-in-Training Member of the Centre for Lacanian Analysis of Aotearoa. I hold an ethical commitment to the care of each person who entrusts me with their words.
Amber is a member of New Zealand Psychologist Board. She values an open and nonjudgemental therapy space, to ensure clients feel supported. Amber is a warm and passionate Psychologist which comes through in her therapeutic approach, and she has experience working with a range of presentations across all age groups from children through to adults. Amber is currently approved by the New Zealand Psychology Board to provide comprehensive Cognitive, Educational and Neurodevelopmental assessments and provide diagnoses. Amber has completed comprehensive training to provide Eating Disorder based therapy.
Amber is a member of New Zealand Psychologist Board. She values an open and nonjudgemental therapy space, to ensure clients feel supported. Amber is a warm and passionate Psychologist which comes through in her therapeutic approach, and she has experience working with a range of presentations across all age groups from children through to adults. Amber is currently approved by the New Zealand Psychology Board to provide comprehensive Cognitive, Educational and Neurodevelopmental assessments and provide diagnoses. Amber has completed comprehensive training to provide Eating Disorder based therapy.
Many of the whai ora I see are dealing with stress, anxiety, low mood, relationship strain, parenting pressure, or alcohol and drug use, often all mixed together.
What I offer is a space that’s calm, honest, and real. I’m not here to label you or put you in a box. I’m here to listen and get to know you. From there, we work through things together and look at practical steps that can make your day-to-day life a bit easier.
Many of the whai ora I see are dealing with stress, anxiety, low mood, relationship strain, parenting pressure, or alcohol and drug use, often all mixed together.
What I offer is a space that’s calm, honest, and real. I’m not here to label you or put you in a box. I’m here to listen and get to know you. From there, we work through things together and look at practical steps that can make your day-to-day life a bit easier.
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I also specialise in supporting parents who experience their child as demanding or clingy, to shift focus from behaviour management to enhancing the quality of relationship.
I use a play based approach with children, including sandplay and art. Circle of Security Parent Programme is offered for parents seeking understanding of their child’s emotional needs which may lie behind problematic behaviours. Watch Wait and Wonder is a child-led infant- parent psychotherapy that strengthens the parent/child relationship.
I also specialise in supporting parents who experience their child as demanding or clingy, to shift focus from behaviour management to enhancing the quality of relationship.
I use a play based approach with children, including sandplay and art. Circle of Security Parent Programme is offered for parents seeking understanding of their child’s emotional needs which may lie behind problematic behaviours. Watch Wait and Wonder is a child-led infant- parent psychotherapy that strengthens the parent/child relationship.
Children don’t always have the words to express how they feel but they show us through their play. I offer a warm, safe space where children can express big emotions, make sense of their experiences, and feel more settled and understood.
Using play therapy I support children aged 5–18 who may be struggling with anxiety, emotional overwhelm, behavioural challenges, ADHD, autism, or life changes. Together, we gently build emotional regulation, resilience, and a stronger sense of self at their pace.
Children don’t always have the words to express how they feel but they show us through their play. I offer a warm, safe space where children can express big emotions, make sense of their experiences, and feel more settled and understood.
Using play therapy I support children aged 5–18 who may be struggling with anxiety, emotional overwhelm, behavioural challenges, ADHD, autism, or life changes. Together, we gently build emotional regulation, resilience, and a stronger sense of self at their pace.
Kia ora koutou katoa. My name is Sol, I am originally from Argentina, where I earned my degree in Clinical Psychology. I ventured to New Zealand in early 2020 and became a registered Clinical Psychologist with the New Zealand Psychologists Board. Bringing over a decade of experience, my practice is deeply rooted in a trauma-capable approach, acknowledging the profound impact of past experiences on mental health. With a passion for assisting individuals on their mental health journeys, I am eager to collaborate with you as you navigate your path towards well-being. I am providing sessions in English and Spanish.
Kia ora koutou katoa. My name is Sol, I am originally from Argentina, where I earned my degree in Clinical Psychology. I ventured to New Zealand in early 2020 and became a registered Clinical Psychologist with the New Zealand Psychologists Board. Bringing over a decade of experience, my practice is deeply rooted in a trauma-capable approach, acknowledging the profound impact of past experiences on mental health. With a passion for assisting individuals on their mental health journeys, I am eager to collaborate with you as you navigate your path towards well-being. I am providing sessions in English and Spanish.
Often the people I work with look like they are managing on the outside, but internally feel exhausted, overwhelmed, anxious or as though they are holding everything together by sheer effort. You might recognise patterns of anxiety, overthinking, people-pleasing or perfectionism. There may be a tendency to over-function in relationships while neglecting your own needs, alongside ongoing self-doubt, fear of rejection, or a sense of feeling different or not quite fitting in. Over time, this can lead to burnout, emotional exhaustion and a sense of being disconnected from yourself.
Often the people I work with look like they are managing on the outside, but internally feel exhausted, overwhelmed, anxious or as though they are holding everything together by sheer effort. You might recognise patterns of anxiety, overthinking, people-pleasing or perfectionism. There may be a tendency to over-function in relationships while neglecting your own needs, alongside ongoing self-doubt, fear of rejection, or a sense of feeling different or not quite fitting in. Over time, this can lead to burnout, emotional exhaustion and a sense of being disconnected from yourself.
I am a certified Life Coach, Counsellor, NLP Practitioner, and Parent Coach.
I provide strategies for maintaining a positive relationship with yourself and creating healthy connections with others.
I help clients understand their thought processes when experiencing life transitions and changes in circumstances.
I am a certified Life Coach, Counsellor, NLP Practitioner, and Parent Coach.
I provide strategies for maintaining a positive relationship with yourself and creating healthy connections with others.
I help clients understand their thought processes when experiencing life transitions and changes in circumstances.
I am a Registered mental health Social Worker who specializes in Play Therapy. I am a member of the Social Work Registration Board (NZ) and the Association for Play Therapy (US). My focus is supporting children and youth who are experiencing behavioural or social difficulties including anxiety, emotional dysregulation, anger/aggression, neurodiversity, trauma, loss and grief, and selective mutism. I also focus on supporting neurodiverse children to build social and emotional skills, who do not necessarily have mental health difficulties
I am a Registered mental health Social Worker who specializes in Play Therapy. I am a member of the Social Work Registration Board (NZ) and the Association for Play Therapy (US). My focus is supporting children and youth who are experiencing behavioural or social difficulties including anxiety, emotional dysregulation, anger/aggression, neurodiversity, trauma, loss and grief, and selective mutism. I also focus on supporting neurodiverse children to build social and emotional skills, who do not necessarily have mental health difficulties
Taught Mental Health through group courses in local schools and Parenting courses.
My name is Leith Thompson. I'm married with 4 grown children and eleven grand-children. My wife Donna and I live in Tauranga, NZ. I've been involved in the caring for people profession for over thirty years, before that I drove forklifts and worked as a baker. I have contracted to Mental Health and local Schools for many years and I have worked with ages five to eighty five. My wife and I make the most of our leisure time by enjoying good movies, great coffee and travelling. To relax I play table tennis and pool.
Taught Mental Health through group courses in local schools and Parenting courses.
My name is Leith Thompson. I'm married with 4 grown children and eleven grand-children. My wife Donna and I live in Tauranga, NZ. I've been involved in the caring for people profession for over thirty years, before that I drove forklifts and worked as a baker. I have contracted to Mental Health and local Schools for many years and I have worked with ages five to eighty five. My wife and I make the most of our leisure time by enjoying good movies, great coffee and travelling. To relax I play table tennis and pool.
I am a qualified counsellor committed to supporting people through life’s challenges and helping them move toward meaningful, positive change.
I provide a safe, confidential, and non-judgemental space where you can explore and process difficult emotions. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or simply need someone to talk to, I’m here to listen and support you.
My approach is tailored to each individual, I don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all solution. Your experiences are unique, and I take the time to understand what they mean to you. Together, we will work at a pace that feels right for you.
I am a qualified counsellor committed to supporting people through life’s challenges and helping them move toward meaningful, positive change.
I provide a safe, confidential, and non-judgemental space where you can explore and process difficult emotions. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or simply need someone to talk to, I’m here to listen and support you.
My approach is tailored to each individual, I don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all solution. Your experiences are unique, and I take the time to understand what they mean to you. Together, we will work at a pace that feels right for you.
I’ve worked in Sri Lanka and Aotearoa New Zealand for over 13 years, and support young adults, parents, couples and families.
Kia ora, hello, and Ayubowan. I’m Kushlani Munasinghe, a Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Supervisor, originally from Sri Lanka and now based in Tauranga. If you’ve found your way here, you might be thinking about starting therapy or simply wondering how it could help. You might be dealing with stress, anxiety or low mood, carrying the effects of trauma, struggling with relationships or attachment, finding it hard to manage emotions, exploring your identity, or navigating migration and life transitions. My approach is warm, open, inclusive, and creative, and I like to make space for reflection and curiosity.
I’ve worked in Sri Lanka and Aotearoa New Zealand for over 13 years, and support young adults, parents, couples and families.
Kia ora, hello, and Ayubowan. I’m Kushlani Munasinghe, a Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Supervisor, originally from Sri Lanka and now based in Tauranga. If you’ve found your way here, you might be thinking about starting therapy or simply wondering how it could help. You might be dealing with stress, anxiety or low mood, carrying the effects of trauma, struggling with relationships or attachment, finding it hard to manage emotions, exploring your identity, or navigating migration and life transitions. My approach is warm, open, inclusive, and creative, and I like to make space for reflection and curiosity.
During my nearly 20 years in practice, I have come to understand that people seek therapy for many reasons, most often guided by a natural desire to grow, heal, and live more fully.
I offer a warm, safe, and supportive space where you can feel genuinely seen, heard, and understood.
My intention is to help you explore your inner world and the challenges you face with curiosity and compassion, supporting healing, self-awareness, and meaningful change.
I am a trained Psychosynthesis Psychotherapist. Psychosynthesis is a holistic, integrative therapeutic approach that honours the whole person — mind, body, feelings and spirit
During my nearly 20 years in practice, I have come to understand that people seek therapy for many reasons, most often guided by a natural desire to grow, heal, and live more fully.
I offer a warm, safe, and supportive space where you can feel genuinely seen, heard, and understood.
My intention is to help you explore your inner world and the challenges you face with curiosity and compassion, supporting healing, self-awareness, and meaningful change.
I am a trained Psychosynthesis Psychotherapist. Psychosynthesis is a holistic, integrative therapeutic approach that honours the whole person — mind, body, feelings and spirit
I see individuals over the age of 18 for a wide number of needs. People come to counselling because they want changes in their lives and are unsure how to make those changes. Often they are stuck in stories or habits of the past , or traumas have locked them into unhelpful ways of being. People use therapy to achieve those goals and then move on.
I see individuals over the age of 18 for a wide number of needs. People come to counselling because they want changes in their lives and are unsure how to make those changes. Often they are stuck in stories or habits of the past , or traumas have locked them into unhelpful ways of being. People use therapy to achieve those goals and then move on.
If you’re navigating trauma, anxiety, stress, or major life transitions such as migration or parenthood, I’m here to support you. If you’re looking for an ACC sensitive Claims provider or a safe, culturally sensitive, and compassionate space to process your experiences and find effective ways to manage your emotions. Together, we’ll work toward healing, building resilience, and gaining clarity. My goal is to help you feel heard, validated, and empowered, so you can move forward with confidence and achieve the growth you’re seeking.
If you’re navigating trauma, anxiety, stress, or major life transitions such as migration or parenthood, I’m here to support you. If you’re looking for an ACC sensitive Claims provider or a safe, culturally sensitive, and compassionate space to process your experiences and find effective ways to manage your emotions. Together, we’ll work toward healing, building resilience, and gaining clarity. My goal is to help you feel heard, validated, and empowered, so you can move forward with confidence and achieve the growth you’re seeking.
I can assist individual clients and couples with problems such as feeling overwhelmed, experiencing grief & loss, current difficulties, chronic and acute stress, work-related stress, mental, physical & sexual abuse, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties including poor communication. I can also assist with issues such as, Trauma, childhood wounds, physical sexual and mental abuse, abandonment, post traumatic stress, lack of self-worth, identity crisis, low self-esteem, withdrawal, attachment issues and fear of change and PTSD. My individual sessions are 60mins. Couples 80min. Contact me to see is I can assist you.
I can assist individual clients and couples with problems such as feeling overwhelmed, experiencing grief & loss, current difficulties, chronic and acute stress, work-related stress, mental, physical & sexual abuse, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties including poor communication. I can also assist with issues such as, Trauma, childhood wounds, physical sexual and mental abuse, abandonment, post traumatic stress, lack of self-worth, identity crisis, low self-esteem, withdrawal, attachment issues and fear of change and PTSD. My individual sessions are 60mins. Couples 80min. Contact me to see is I can assist you.
I'm a fully qualified therapist in private practice with extensive training in Internal Family Systems (IFS) . I offer private therapy, and I'm registered to supply ACC, Southern Cross Wellness, Gumboot Friday, Givenwell and WINZ .
My approach is non pathologizing, helping you make sense of your symptoms and behaviours. I build a safe container for you to explore why unwanted patterns continue to show up in your life, and how these patterns can be transformed.
The hope I can offer is my trust in your ability to heal, in can take time but with patients and persistence, you can return home to your true Self
I'm a fully qualified therapist in private practice with extensive training in Internal Family Systems (IFS) . I offer private therapy, and I'm registered to supply ACC, Southern Cross Wellness, Gumboot Friday, Givenwell and WINZ .
My approach is non pathologizing, helping you make sense of your symptoms and behaviours. I build a safe container for you to explore why unwanted patterns continue to show up in your life, and how these patterns can be transformed.
The hope I can offer is my trust in your ability to heal, in can take time but with patients and persistence, you can return home to your true Self
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What does therapy for parenting look like?
Therapists may work with parents individually, together, or include the whole family to find solutions for the problems a parent faces. Many parent-based therapies work on a parent’s relationship with their children, problem-solving within the family, and analysis of family dynamics. Therapy conducted remotely by video may be helpful in allowing a therapist to observe how families interact in their own homes.
When should a parent seek therapy?
When behavioral problems begin to disrupt the healthy functioning of a family, it may be a good time to look into therapy. If parents find that children are acting out in school, have started using drugs or alcohol, have developed eating disorders, or other similar red flags, a therapist may be able to help.
How long does therapy take for parenting problems?
Depending on the severity of a family’s challenges and the type of treatment utilized, therapy for parenting can last from weeks to months. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a pragmatic therapy type that can be brief, most often ranging from between 5 and 20 sessions. Structural family therapy, which inspects family dynamics, often takes several months. Parent-child interaction therapy is typically shorter-term, lasting between 10 and 20 sessions. For any therapy, the duration will depend on the progress made and results realized.
Can therapy help parents dealing with burnout or stress?
Parenting is difficult. Parents may dismiss or conceal feelings of exhaustion, overwhelm, or escape ideation—imagining withdrawing from their parental obligations altogether. but left unattended, these feelings can have negative effects on the whole family. A therapist can help parents work on the skills they might need to better cope with the burdens of parenting and help them be the best parents they can be.