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Anna Kingi
Counsellor, NZCCA
Ruakaka 0116
I specialise in supporting people who are also living with physical health challenges. This may include; autoimmune conditions, gut disorders, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and chronic pain. Together we take a Whole Person approach, in pursuit of understanding how your physical health connects with your thoughts, emotions, relationships, and spiritual life.
I specialise in supporting people who are also living with physical health challenges. This may include; autoimmune conditions, gut disorders, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and chronic pain. Together we take a Whole Person approach, in pursuit of understanding how your physical health connects with your thoughts, emotions, relationships, and spiritual life.
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Raymond Pattison
Counsellor
Online Only
Kia ora! At Healing Strengths, I offer compassionate and professional support and help for mental health, drug & alcohol issues, stress & burnout. With over 45 years of clinical experience, I am a New Zealand registered mental health professional dedicated to helping you navigate life's challenges with kindness and understanding. Whether you're seeking counseling, therapy, mentoring, or coaching, I provide a flexible and accepting space for your journey.
Kia ora! At Healing Strengths, I offer compassionate and professional support and help for mental health, drug & alcohol issues, stress & burnout. With over 45 years of clinical experience, I am a New Zealand registered mental health professional dedicated to helping you navigate life's challenges with kindness and understanding. Whether you're seeking counseling, therapy, mentoring, or coaching, I provide a flexible and accepting space for your journey.
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Marcia Sasano
Psychologist, MSc
Auckland 1021
I work with adults and adolescents who feel worn down by their inner world, often in the context of trauma, chronic stress, or long periods of needing to hold it together. Many experience anxiety, emotional overwhelm, self-criticism, or avoidance, and find that their usual coping strategies are no longer working. I understand these responses as understandable adaptations rather than personal failings, and support clients to develop greater steadiness, choice, and a more meaningful, values-aligned way of living.
I work with adults and adolescents who feel worn down by their inner world, often in the context of trauma, chronic stress, or long periods of needing to hold it together. Many experience anxiety, emotional overwhelm, self-criticism, or avoidance, and find that their usual coping strategies are no longer working. I understand these responses as understandable adaptations rather than personal failings, and support clients to develop greater steadiness, choice, and a more meaningful, values-aligned way of living.
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Nurturing Hope Ltd.
Counsellor, MCouns, MNZAC
1 Endorsed
Auckland 1071
Nurturing Hope Ltd: where healing begins with connection — and every person is seen, heard, and supported. Our multidisciplinary team of 10 skilled, trauma-informed therapists and 10 Allied Health Specialists are all warm, empathic and compassionate practitioners. We prioritise: Relationship and cultural care through whakawhanaungatanga, or building meaningful connection through deep, attentive listening, and manaakitanga, or acts of intentional care and kindness, Phase-based trauma-informed care, so trust, safety and stabilisation are established before trauma processing begins, and Evidence-informed strength-based practise.
Nurturing Hope Ltd: where healing begins with connection — and every person is seen, heard, and supported. Our multidisciplinary team of 10 skilled, trauma-informed therapists and 10 Allied Health Specialists are all warm, empathic and compassionate practitioners. We prioritise: Relationship and cultural care through whakawhanaungatanga, or building meaningful connection through deep, attentive listening, and manaakitanga, or acts of intentional care and kindness, Phase-based trauma-informed care, so trust, safety and stabilisation are established before trauma processing begins, and Evidence-informed strength-based practise.
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Jane Lowe
Counsellor, NZAC - Provisional
1 Endorsed
Auckland 1011
I offer a warm, safe and confidential space where together we can explore challenges that you might be facing, issues that feel unresolved or previous experiences impacting you today. I am empathetic and non-judgmental. I establish a positive therapeutic relationship which is key to the success of therapy. I offer a wide range of frameworks, drawing from evidence based therapies so we can tailor an approach together that best fits you. Every client has different needs and respecting this uniqueness is essential. I also help develop self-awareness and a deeper understanding of how to live a fulfilled and happy life.
I offer a warm, safe and confidential space where together we can explore challenges that you might be facing, issues that feel unresolved or previous experiences impacting you today. I am empathetic and non-judgmental. I establish a positive therapeutic relationship which is key to the success of therapy. I offer a wide range of frameworks, drawing from evidence based therapies so we can tailor an approach together that best fits you. Every client has different needs and respecting this uniqueness is essential. I also help develop self-awareness and a deeper understanding of how to live a fulfilled and happy life.
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Joanne Meldrum
Counsellor, MNZAC
1 Endorsed
Auckland 0610
I am a Counsellor and Registered Mental Health Nurse. My practice is evidence based and holistic, supporting individuals and couples to build awareness and meaningful change in their lives. I integrate evidence-based talk therapies with an understanding of somatic practices. This combination allows you to bridge the mind body connection in ways that makes therapy both practical and experimental. You’ll be supported through the introduction of tools and frameworks that are tailored to your current challenges.
I am a Counsellor and Registered Mental Health Nurse. My practice is evidence based and holistic, supporting individuals and couples to build awareness and meaningful change in their lives. I integrate evidence-based talk therapies with an understanding of somatic practices. This combination allows you to bridge the mind body connection in ways that makes therapy both practical and experimental. You’ll be supported through the introduction of tools and frameworks that are tailored to your current challenges.
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Hendon Taiawhio Stephens
Counsellor, MNZAC
3 Endorsed
Auckland 1062
I work with people carrying pōuri (depression), trauma, or pressure within relationships and whānau. When these experiences sit too long, they can weigh on the wairua and affect identity, connection, and direction in life. Our first sessions create space for honest kōrero, where your story is heard with manaaki and respect. Together we unpack what you’ve been carrying and begin restoring balance. Guided by te ao Māori values, the work strengthens mauri, clarity, and sense of self. Many people begin to feel the heaviness lift within the first few weeks as understanding grows and a clearer path forward begins to emerge.
I work with people carrying pōuri (depression), trauma, or pressure within relationships and whānau. When these experiences sit too long, they can weigh on the wairua and affect identity, connection, and direction in life. Our first sessions create space for honest kōrero, where your story is heard with manaaki and respect. Together we unpack what you’ve been carrying and begin restoring balance. Guided by te ao Māori values, the work strengthens mauri, clarity, and sense of self. Many people begin to feel the heaviness lift within the first few weeks as understanding grows and a clearer path forward begins to emerge.
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What are the most effective ways to manage medications?
One of the most effective ways a patient can manage their medications is to keep a list of each drug and dosage they take. Such a list can be helpful in keeping to their schedule and can also be something they bring to their psychiatrist or other physician so that the healthcare provider has a clear picture of what they’re taking and in what quantity. Using a pill organiser can be useful for memory and organisation. Patients should discuss their medications and their effects at every appointment.

What are the risks if medications are not managed properly?
A suboptimal approach to medication management can lead to potentially harmful health outcomes. Most psychiatric drugs have side effects, and if a patient is not aware of them, they may seek additional medical help or over the counter or prescription drugs to treat the side effects, which may have its own side effects, a process called “prescription cascade.” Another risk to disorganisation is that a psychiatrist without full knowledge of a patient’s regimen could prescribe a medication that should not be mixed with a patient’s existing drugs.

What’s the best way to encourage someone to get help managing their medications?
It’s helpful to express concern and love for the person while framing medication management as a tool for improving their life and avoiding dangerous side effects. Offering specific examples of an individual’s failure to properly manage their medication regimen should be done with compassion and with empathy. It may be useful to break management down into parts, and there are several apps that can be used to organize which drugs are ingested, when they need to be refilled, and how they should be stored.

Are there natural treatments that can replace medications?
While there are many medications that can be vital to mental health, there are some natural lifestyle changes that can help reduce the need for drugs. Regular exercise, good sleep habits, a healthy diet, and therapy can all go a long way in symptom relief. Psychiatric medications typically treat symptoms but do not necessarily treat the cause of the condition. Many clinicians consider medications an adjunct to treatment rather than a treatment in and of itself.