Therapists for Adults in Otago

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Rātā Gordon
Counsellor, MA, AThR
Online Only
I have worked in mental health for over 10 years, with clinical experience supporting adults navigating trauma, burnout, identity, relationships, and life transitions.
Many people who find their way to this work have spent a long time trying to put words to experiences that don’t always fit easily into ordinary conversation. They may feel things intensely, think in complex or creative ways, or find that their inner world moves in images, sensations, or metaphor rather than straightforward explanations. I work especially well with people who feel deeply, think creatively, or have struggled to find therapy that makes space for imagination, sensitivity, or non-linear ways of processing experience.
I have worked in mental health for over 10 years, with clinical experience supporting adults navigating trauma, burnout, identity, relationships, and life transitions.
Many people who find their way to this work have spent a long time trying to put words to experiences that don’t always fit easily into ordinary conversation. They may feel things intensely, think in complex or creative ways, or find that their inner world moves in images, sensations, or metaphor rather than straightforward explanations. I work especially well with people who feel deeply, think creatively, or have struggled to find therapy that makes space for imagination, sensitivity, or non-linear ways of processing experience.
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Regina Webb
Counsellor
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Do you find your thoughts overwhelming you? Are these thoughts constantly on your mind keeping you from living your life? Through life's obstacles and challenges, there is a story. You deserved to be heard for yourself or your relationship with your loved ones. Each journey with a client is unique. I am here to listen if you are experiencing anxiety, stress, anger or depression. When past traumas or present issues create road bumps in your life, I can work collaboratively to help you make sense of it all.
Do you find your thoughts overwhelming you? Are these thoughts constantly on your mind keeping you from living your life? Through life's obstacles and challenges, there is a story. You deserved to be heard for yourself or your relationship with your loved ones. Each journey with a client is unique. I am here to listen if you are experiencing anxiety, stress, anger or depression. When past traumas or present issues create road bumps in your life, I can work collaboratively to help you make sense of it all.
0800 627 024 x46 View 0800 627 024 x46
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Vicki Maree Fowler
Psychologist, PhD, NZPsS Member
Serves Area
My name is Dr Vicki Fowler (PhD) and I am a Life Coach & Registered Psychologist. I would like to welcome my very special clients to my website www.drvickifowler.com. As a Life Coach I enjoy setting meaningful goals for clients and as a Registered Psychologist I am able to clinically work with a range of conditions and issues. My charge-out rate is ($172.50 incl GST per hour). My Special Clients are Clients seeking Help for Anxiety/Depression, Stress, Work & Relationship Difficulties, Alcohol, Gambling, Grief/Bereavement & Other Issues. I look forward to working with you to achieve goals that you want in a clinically meaningful way.
My name is Dr Vicki Fowler (PhD) and I am a Life Coach & Registered Psychologist. I would like to welcome my very special clients to my website www.drvickifowler.com. As a Life Coach I enjoy setting meaningful goals for clients and as a Registered Psychologist I am able to clinically work with a range of conditions and issues. My charge-out rate is ($172.50 incl GST per hour). My Special Clients are Clients seeking Help for Anxiety/Depression, Stress, Work & Relationship Difficulties, Alcohol, Gambling, Grief/Bereavement & Other Issues. I look forward to working with you to achieve goals that you want in a clinically meaningful way.
021 415 588 View 021 415 588
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Jonathan Lee
Counsellor, MSc, MNZAC
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Better Self - Better Relationships - Better World. If you're wanting more confidence in yourself, more trust in your relationships, and more acceptance in the world, then I may be able to help. You'll find me an active listener. Through evidence-based interventions, I'll build a supportive therapeutic alliance with you, enabling you to achieve positive change. However, this requires your commitment to effort, time, and investment. The average course is some half dozen sessions, while deeper issues generally need more. Currently, I'm able to offer $945 as prepayment for 6 standard 50-minute sessions - more than a 10% discount.
Better Self - Better Relationships - Better World. If you're wanting more confidence in yourself, more trust in your relationships, and more acceptance in the world, then I may be able to help. You'll find me an active listener. Through evidence-based interventions, I'll build a supportive therapeutic alliance with you, enabling you to achieve positive change. However, this requires your commitment to effort, time, and investment. The average course is some half dozen sessions, while deeper issues generally need more. Currently, I'm able to offer $945 as prepayment for 6 standard 50-minute sessions - more than a 10% discount.
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Naomi Carleton
Psychologist
Online Only
Naomi is an Australian and NZ registered psychologist with 18 years experience working with adults, adolescents and children.
Naomi has worked in both the public and private sectors and worked in several areas across her career including private practice, pain and injury rehabilitation, health psychology and children and adolescents.
Naomi is an Australian and NZ registered psychologist with 18 years experience working with adults, adolescents and children.
Naomi has worked in both the public and private sectors and worked in several areas across her career including private practice, pain and injury rehabilitation, health psychology and children and adolescents.
0800 327 477 View 0800 327 477
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Zasha Mahini
Counsellor, MSc
Online Only
Are you feeling overwhelmed by past traumas, or stuck in patterns that no longer serve you? Do you wish to heal, grow, & reclaim your natural state of bliss & love? Are you yearning for peace, deeper connections, & a sense of wholeness? Are you intelligent, creative, sensitive, & driven to make a difference in the world? Are you longing to develop resilience so life's challenges do not shake you? Do you feel a deep desire to emerge as your true self, to reach your full potential & aliveness? Are you seeking a compassionate guide who has been there, understands your pain, & can support you in accelerating your healing journey?
Are you feeling overwhelmed by past traumas, or stuck in patterns that no longer serve you? Do you wish to heal, grow, & reclaim your natural state of bliss & love? Are you yearning for peace, deeper connections, & a sense of wholeness? Are you intelligent, creative, sensitive, & driven to make a difference in the world? Are you longing to develop resilience so life's challenges do not shake you? Do you feel a deep desire to emerge as your true self, to reach your full potential & aliveness? Are you seeking a compassionate guide who has been there, understands your pain, & can support you in accelerating your healing journey?
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Angela Carter
Counsellor, NZAFT
Online Only
As Bessel van der Kolk notes, trauma is specifically an event that overwhelms the central nervous system, altering the way we process and recall memories. “Trauma is not the story of something that happened back then," he adds. "It's the current imprint of that pain, horror, and fear living inside people.” I am a well-established health professional who has dedicated my professional life working on releasing trauma in a natural, nurturing way, returning my clients to their natural state of wholeness. I call this "The Journey Home". I work from a neuroscience perspective. Harmonizing all aspects of our being Mind, Body and Soul
As Bessel van der Kolk notes, trauma is specifically an event that overwhelms the central nervous system, altering the way we process and recall memories. “Trauma is not the story of something that happened back then," he adds. "It's the current imprint of that pain, horror, and fear living inside people.” I am a well-established health professional who has dedicated my professional life working on releasing trauma in a natural, nurturing way, returning my clients to their natural state of wholeness. I call this "The Journey Home". I work from a neuroscience perspective. Harmonizing all aspects of our being Mind, Body and Soul
0800 627 004 x11 View 0800 627 004 x11
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Frank Marinthe
Verified Verified
Online Only
Are you suffering from anxiety related to personal or professional challenges? As a certified Life Coach, I'm here to help you create clarity around issues you may have, to help you regain emotional control, allowing you to considerably strengthen your position as a solution maker. Life Coaching starts with a conversation, confidential and non-judgemental to provoke insightful solutions.
Are you suffering from anxiety related to personal or professional challenges? As a certified Life Coach, I'm here to help you create clarity around issues you may have, to help you regain emotional control, allowing you to considerably strengthen your position as a solution maker. Life Coaching starts with a conversation, confidential and non-judgemental to provoke insightful solutions.
0800 627 004 x87 View 0800 627 004 x87
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Elaine Allison
Psychologist, MA
Serves Area
She has over 27 years experience working with adults, teenagers/children/families.
Elaine brings a large amount of experience and knowledge of many different mental health and day to day concerns that we experience in life. Elaine has has wide experience of working with adults, teens and children with many issues. Elaine often works with those who have ADHD, anxiety, OCD, depression, life coaching, relationship, work, parenting issues etc.
She has over 27 years experience working with adults, teenagers/children/families.
Elaine brings a large amount of experience and knowledge of many different mental health and day to day concerns that we experience in life. Elaine has has wide experience of working with adults, teens and children with many issues. Elaine often works with those who have ADHD, anxiety, OCD, depression, life coaching, relationship, work, parenting issues etc.
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Julie Routier
Counsellor
Online Only
I am a Holistic Counsellor, an Intuitive & a spiritual mentor. My spiritual awareness and my background in the field of health have benefitted my appreciation for both tangible and mystical perceptions when it comes to physical and mental wellbeing. The transformation & sacred journey I will take you on will enable you to reach wellbeing by liberating yourself from traumas, conditioning, and self-limiting beliefs rooted in past experiences that are no longer serving you. I have a nurturing, proactive & empowering approach to help you find freedom within yourself in a supportive and safe environment.
I am a Holistic Counsellor, an Intuitive & a spiritual mentor. My spiritual awareness and my background in the field of health have benefitted my appreciation for both tangible and mystical perceptions when it comes to physical and mental wellbeing. The transformation & sacred journey I will take you on will enable you to reach wellbeing by liberating yourself from traumas, conditioning, and self-limiting beliefs rooted in past experiences that are no longer serving you. I have a nurturing, proactive & empowering approach to help you find freedom within yourself in a supportive and safe environment.
021 209 7739 View 021 209 7739
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Thomas Atkinson
Verified Verified
Serves Area
I have worked across primary mental health, inpatient, and correctional settings with diverse populations, supporting adults and young people.
Welcome! If you're reading this, you may be considering support to navigate a challenge in your life, or perhaps you're thinking about making changes to your relationship with alcohol or drugs. I offer a calm, practical, and down-to-earth space where you can speak openly, knowing our work is confidential and focused on helping you move forward. I understand that alcohol and drug use often exists alongside mental health concerns and other life challenges, and I aim to provide both practical strategies and genuine support to help you regain a sense of control and direction. Feel free to get in touch.
I have worked across primary mental health, inpatient, and correctional settings with diverse populations, supporting adults and young people.
Welcome! If you're reading this, you may be considering support to navigate a challenge in your life, or perhaps you're thinking about making changes to your relationship with alcohol or drugs. I offer a calm, practical, and down-to-earth space where you can speak openly, knowing our work is confidential and focused on helping you move forward. I understand that alcohol and drug use often exists alongside mental health concerns and other life challenges, and I aim to provide both practical strategies and genuine support to help you regain a sense of control and direction. Feel free to get in touch.
0800 452 530 x86 View 0800 452 530 x86
Photo of Glen Benjamin Puklowski - Glen - Anxiety, Grief, Relationships, Motivation, Counsellor, NZAC - Provisional
Glen - Anxiety, Grief, Relationships, Motivation
Counsellor, NZAC - Provisional
Serves Area
Kia ora, I’m Glen, I’m a counsellor and I help people to find things. Find peace. Find strength. Find connection. Find energy. Find answers. Find purpose. Find ways forward. Because we can get a bit lost when we're challenged by life. Stuck. Confused. Conflicted. To me, counselling is about making time and space in your week to untangle things, lay them out, move the pieces around and start to get a better picture of what is going on. Then we can work with life rather than against it and hopefully move towards better days. Visit lostandfoundcounselling.co.nz for more info.
Kia ora, I’m Glen, I’m a counsellor and I help people to find things. Find peace. Find strength. Find connection. Find energy. Find answers. Find purpose. Find ways forward. Because we can get a bit lost when we're challenged by life. Stuck. Confused. Conflicted. To me, counselling is about making time and space in your week to untangle things, lay them out, move the pieces around and start to get a better picture of what is going on. Then we can work with life rather than against it and hopefully move towards better days. Visit lostandfoundcounselling.co.nz for more info.
0210 808 9330 View 0210 808 9330
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Einstein Hale
Psychotherapist, MAPANZ
Serves Area
I enjoy working with adults navigating anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, identity exploration, neurodiversity, life transitions, self-esteem concerns, and patterns that leave them feeling stuck.
I offer psychotherapy for anxiety, trauma, intimacy needs (sex therapy, trauma, fetish/kink communities, paraphilias, ENM/Poly dynamics, Queer intimacy needs, dysphoria, etc), identity exploration, neurodiversity (ADHD, ASD, AuDHD), life transitions, self-esteem concerns, & more. FYI: I can only offer in-person appointments in the Wellington area.
I enjoy working with adults navigating anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, identity exploration, neurodiversity, life transitions, self-esteem concerns, and patterns that leave them feeling stuck.
I offer psychotherapy for anxiety, trauma, intimacy needs (sex therapy, trauma, fetish/kink communities, paraphilias, ENM/Poly dynamics, Queer intimacy needs, dysphoria, etc), identity exploration, neurodiversity (ADHD, ASD, AuDHD), life transitions, self-esteem concerns, & more. FYI: I can only offer in-person appointments in the Wellington area.
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Photo of Tersia Delene Woodenberg - Soulcheck Holistic Therapy, MCouns
Soulcheck Holistic Therapy
Verified Verified
Serves Area
My passion and purpose? To empower you to live your best Life. Acknowledging the principle that humans are interdependent beings, we understand that isolation is not sustainable; we rely on healthy relationships, community, connection and empathy for our well-being. Recognising that shifts in our circumstances, whether good or bad, can affect our, mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. My holistic approach goes beyond symptom management to identify and address the root causes of your challenge. "Empowering you with holistic, client-centered strategies to achieve health, well-being, and inner healing for yourself.
My passion and purpose? To empower you to live your best Life. Acknowledging the principle that humans are interdependent beings, we understand that isolation is not sustainable; we rely on healthy relationships, community, connection and empathy for our well-being. Recognising that shifts in our circumstances, whether good or bad, can affect our, mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. My holistic approach goes beyond symptom management to identify and address the root causes of your challenge. "Empowering you with holistic, client-centered strategies to achieve health, well-being, and inner healing for yourself.
0800 468 212 x74 View 0800 468 212 x74
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Trish, Life Wellness Coach
Counsellor
Online Only
I help clients manage their life wellness: relational, emotional, physical, mindful, and spiritual. I am a certified Life Coach, Counsellor, NLP Practitioner, and Parent Coach. My background is in classroom teaching, child development, and music education. I offer a free 20-minute introductory call to know how I can best help you in creating the life that you want.
I help clients manage their life wellness: relational, emotional, physical, mindful, and spiritual. I am a certified Life Coach, Counsellor, NLP Practitioner, and Parent Coach. My background is in classroom teaching, child development, and music education. I offer a free 20-minute introductory call to know how I can best help you in creating the life that you want.
0800 627 003 x32 View 0800 627 003 x32
Photo of Hannah Wilkes - The Real Room, Counsellor, NZAC - Provisional
The Real Room
Counsellor, NZAC - Provisional
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
You might be feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or navigating a difficult life change and unsure where to begin. Many people come to counselling during times of loss, relationship changes, identity shifts, or when life simply no longer feels the same. Grief can follow bereavement, but it can also appear in quieter ways through life transitions, health changes, or the loss of a version of life we expected. I’m Hannah Wilkes, a Bachelor-qualified counsellor and NZAC member. I offer a calm, grounded space where you can talk openly about whatever you’re carrying, whether that’s sadness, anxiety, confusion, or feeling disconnected from yourself
You might be feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or navigating a difficult life change and unsure where to begin. Many people come to counselling during times of loss, relationship changes, identity shifts, or when life simply no longer feels the same. Grief can follow bereavement, but it can also appear in quieter ways through life transitions, health changes, or the loss of a version of life we expected. I’m Hannah Wilkes, a Bachelor-qualified counsellor and NZAC member. I offer a calm, grounded space where you can talk openly about whatever you’re carrying, whether that’s sadness, anxiety, confusion, or feeling disconnected from yourself
0800 627 003 x83 View 0800 627 003 x83
Photo of Karen Bernal Jara, Counsellor, NZAC - Provisional
Karen Bernal Jara
Counsellor, NZAC - Provisional
Serves Area
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.
0800 627 050 x17 View 0800 627 050 x17
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Serafin Upton
Counsellor
Serves Area
Providing specialist relationship therapy for individuals, couples, and families. Qualified sex & relationship therapist. Qualified child and adolescent mental health clinician.
Providing specialist relationship therapy for individuals, couples, and families. Qualified sex & relationship therapist. Qualified child and adolescent mental health clinician.
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Charmaine Bright @ Bright Wellbeing Counselling
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Online Only
My approach draws on traditional and alternative counselling modalities. I use these approaches to empower my clients and my practice is strongly grounded in spirituality and energy psychology. Nourishment and healing are facilitated through energy-integration, visualisation, inner-child work and support in recovering a sense of self.
My approach draws on traditional and alternative counselling modalities. I use these approaches to empower my clients and my practice is strongly grounded in spirituality and energy psychology. Nourishment and healing are facilitated through energy-integration, visualisation, inner-child work and support in recovering a sense of self.
0800 627 004 x98 View 0800 627 004 x98
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Luba Kabanov
Psychotherapist, PBANZ
Online Only
In our work together, we will concentrate on helping you create the most authentic, fulfilling, and happy version of your life, whatever that might look like for you. With gentle support and guidance, I will help you navigate your chosen path, whether that involves reducing stress, attaining inner peace, worrying less about others' opinions, gaining self-confidence, fostering enjoyable relationships, or enhancing your work life. I believe that our past shapes our present, and since we develop and may be hurt in relationships, healing and change also happen through relationships.
In our work together, we will concentrate on helping you create the most authentic, fulfilling, and happy version of your life, whatever that might look like for you. With gentle support and guidance, I will help you navigate your chosen path, whether that involves reducing stress, attaining inner peace, worrying less about others' opinions, gaining self-confidence, fostering enjoyable relationships, or enhancing your work life. I believe that our past shapes our present, and since we develop and may be hurt in relationships, healing and change also happen through relationships.
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