Transpersonal Therapists in Otago
As a Clinical Psychologist, I specialise in guiding individuals and couples towards profound personal insight and behavioural transformation. Drawing on the Zen concept of 'Kensho' – seeing into one's true nature – I empower clients to overcome anxiety, depression, trauma and other mental health concerns that hinder their relationships, careers, and overall well-being. Whether you're navigating stress, low mood, or the lingering effects of past personal trauma, I offer a compassionate and tailored path to healing.
As a Clinical Psychologist, I specialise in guiding individuals and couples towards profound personal insight and behavioural transformation. Drawing on the Zen concept of 'Kensho' – seeing into one's true nature – I empower clients to overcome anxiety, depression, trauma and other mental health concerns that hinder their relationships, careers, and overall well-being. Whether you're navigating stress, low mood, or the lingering effects of past personal trauma, I offer a compassionate and tailored path to healing.
Hi! I've been working in mental health in Europe and NZ for many years, holding different roles and supporting people from all walks of life. As counsellor I provide a safe space for you to explore past and present experiences related to trauma, addiction, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship issues, migration related distress – topics I came to understand deeply through my own life experience, studies and training. My approach is ‘person centered’ and eclectic, which means that my focus is on you, while supporting the counselling process with different modalities.
Hi! I've been working in mental health in Europe and NZ for many years, holding different roles and supporting people from all walks of life. As counsellor I provide a safe space for you to explore past and present experiences related to trauma, addiction, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship issues, migration related distress – topics I came to understand deeply through my own life experience, studies and training. My approach is ‘person centered’ and eclectic, which means that my focus is on you, while supporting the counselling process with different modalities.
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?
Kia ora, I'm Paola. In therapy, change comes in waves and cycles, like with the tides. I provide my clients a safe and professional environment to navigate those therapeutic tides in the smoothest way possible. I bring to the therapeutic process competence, clarity and clinical discernment for the client to be able to dive safely in the deep waters of personal transformation. Clients report that they experience tangible results as enhanced self-esteem and trust, reduced severity of symptoms as anxiety, depression, grief or mental confusion, and the restoring of their capacity for secure, and organized relationships, among others.
Kia ora, I'm Paola. In therapy, change comes in waves and cycles, like with the tides. I provide my clients a safe and professional environment to navigate those therapeutic tides in the smoothest way possible. I bring to the therapeutic process competence, clarity and clinical discernment for the client to be able to dive safely in the deep waters of personal transformation. Clients report that they experience tangible results as enhanced self-esteem and trust, reduced severity of symptoms as anxiety, depression, grief or mental confusion, and the restoring of their capacity for secure, and organized relationships, among others.
Online Therapists
Using my training from psychology and transpersonal counselling, I use a 3-step process for working with clients: Step One: What's getting in the way of life for you?
Have you been feeling stuck or held back by limiting beliefs or unhelpful patterns in your life that are getting in the way of the life you had envisioned? Are you keen to improve your confidence, self-belief and feel happier with yourself? Are you ready to embrace "the true you" in order to make strides toward the life you want to create? If you're ready for change, get in touch.
Using my training from psychology and transpersonal counselling, I use a 3-step process for working with clients: Step One: What's getting in the way of life for you?
Have you been feeling stuck or held back by limiting beliefs or unhelpful patterns in your life that are getting in the way of the life you had envisioned? Are you keen to improve your confidence, self-belief and feel happier with yourself? Are you ready to embrace "the true you" in order to make strides toward the life you want to create? If you're ready for change, get in touch.
I’m here to support you through life’s transitions—whether you’re facing unexpected curveballs, seeking to create meaningful change, or navigating conflict and stress that disrupt your daily life. Together, we work to uncover new meaning, joy, and a renewed sense of purpose in your life. I also have a background in supporting individuals living with chronic health challenges, helping them discover practical ways to manage symptoms, come to terms with their situation, and process grief from lost dreams and goals.
I’m here to support you through life’s transitions—whether you’re facing unexpected curveballs, seeking to create meaningful change, or navigating conflict and stress that disrupt your daily life. Together, we work to uncover new meaning, joy, and a renewed sense of purpose in your life. I also have a background in supporting individuals living with chronic health challenges, helping them discover practical ways to manage symptoms, come to terms with their situation, and process grief from lost dreams and goals.
Personal counselling and psychotherapy from a highly trained professional with over 30 years of international experience. Assisting adults with difficult personal situations or emotional stress: Relationship difficulties with a partner / family or at work; Feeling at unease or anxious or upset; Feeling "down" or depressed; Being diagnosed with Depression, Anxiety, ADHD, etc.
Personal counselling and psychotherapy from a highly trained professional with over 30 years of international experience. Assisting adults with difficult personal situations or emotional stress: Relationship difficulties with a partner / family or at work; Feeling at unease or anxious or upset; Feeling "down" or depressed; Being diagnosed with Depression, Anxiety, ADHD, etc.
I think about therapy as a process of weaving together the parts of ourselves that have been lost, cut off, hidden, or feared, often in response to overwhelming experiences in our past.
Doing this integration work on our own can feel incredibly hard, however, a strong therapeutic relationship can often be of great service to guide this process. This is where we will meet!
I think about therapy as a process of weaving together the parts of ourselves that have been lost, cut off, hidden, or feared, often in response to overwhelming experiences in our past.
Doing this integration work on our own can feel incredibly hard, however, a strong therapeutic relationship can often be of great service to guide this process. This is where we will meet!
For my clients, it means I have an in-depth understanding in how to support people to make internal changes, and also how to support them to ensure they live these changes in their everyday lives. For example, in relationship counselling understandings from the therapy room need to be experienced as changes in their everyday relationships. Or if you are anxious and tend to avoid certain aspects of life, you need your new understandings making positive changes in your everyday life.
For my clients, it means I have an in-depth understanding in how to support people to make internal changes, and also how to support them to ensure they live these changes in their everyday lives. For example, in relationship counselling understandings from the therapy room need to be experienced as changes in their everyday relationships. Or if you are anxious and tend to avoid certain aspects of life, you need your new understandings making positive changes in your everyday life.
Hello, I’m Anja, and I’m passionate about supporting you on your journey toward happiness, authenticity, and meaningful relationships.
You may feel stuck in circumstances that don’t reflect who you truly are. Perhaps you’ve shaped yourself to meet expectations, yet inside there’s a sense of restlessness, self-doubt, or disconnection. Deep down, you long for more nourishing connections and freedom from past experiences or recurring patterns that no longer serve you. What you truly seek is clarity, confidence in expressing yourself, and a deeper alignment with the life and relationships you desire.
Hello, I’m Anja, and I’m passionate about supporting you on your journey toward happiness, authenticity, and meaningful relationships.
You may feel stuck in circumstances that don’t reflect who you truly are. Perhaps you’ve shaped yourself to meet expectations, yet inside there’s a sense of restlessness, self-doubt, or disconnection. Deep down, you long for more nourishing connections and freedom from past experiences or recurring patterns that no longer serve you. What you truly seek is clarity, confidence in expressing yourself, and a deeper alignment with the life and relationships you desire.
My passion and strengths lie in assisting people to make positive steps to take back mastery of their health and wellbeing and move towards their greatest potential and freedom. I take a holistic, creative and heart centered approach to the process, meeting you where you are at and walking side by side with you to a brighter, joyful and more authentic place within yourself and your world. My focus is on supporting you to build and strengthen your own resources inside yourself. Empowering you to grow your own awareness to understand yourself and the root causes of the presenting challenges.
My passion and strengths lie in assisting people to make positive steps to take back mastery of their health and wellbeing and move towards their greatest potential and freedom. I take a holistic, creative and heart centered approach to the process, meeting you where you are at and walking side by side with you to a brighter, joyful and more authentic place within yourself and your world. My focus is on supporting you to build and strengthen your own resources inside yourself. Empowering you to grow your own awareness to understand yourself and the root causes of the presenting challenges.
If you are going through the challenges of grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship difficulties, or are simply seeking to understand yourself more deeply in some way, please reach out, support is here.
If you are going through the challenges of grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship difficulties, or are simply seeking to understand yourself more deeply in some way, please reach out, support is here.
Gerry Douglas has been using EMDR therapy for more than 20 years. He has successfully worked with hundreds of counselling clients using this revolutionary form of therapy. Gerry completed basic and advanced training with the founder of EMDR, Dr Francine Shapiro PhD, in New York (1997), and at her then home at Sea Ranch on the California coast (1999). He completed further advanced training with Dr Andrew Leeds in Kansas City in 2001. He is registered as an EMDR Clinician with the EMDR Institute in the US. EMDR is available in person and online. Approximately 80% of clients complete therapy in 6-10 appointments.
Gerry Douglas has been using EMDR therapy for more than 20 years. He has successfully worked with hundreds of counselling clients using this revolutionary form of therapy. Gerry completed basic and advanced training with the founder of EMDR, Dr Francine Shapiro PhD, in New York (1997), and at her then home at Sea Ranch on the California coast (1999). He completed further advanced training with Dr Andrew Leeds in Kansas City in 2001. He is registered as an EMDR Clinician with the EMDR Institute in the US. EMDR is available in person and online. Approximately 80% of clients complete therapy in 6-10 appointments.
I am a Registered Psychologist (1991) I have been working with a wide range of people over the past 30 years and I have a diversity of experience to draw from. I relate to people from all walks of life in a calm and reassuring manner. My clients have commented that I am easy to work with and that I help them get really tangible results. "Lynlee is fantastic and someone that I highly recommend. Her style is attentive, encouraging and challenging at the same time. Lynlee is one of the few people that I know who can help". I can provide on line services out of Auckland or indeed NZ, globally available, particularly to NZer's o/seas
I am a Registered Psychologist (1991) I have been working with a wide range of people over the past 30 years and I have a diversity of experience to draw from. I relate to people from all walks of life in a calm and reassuring manner. My clients have commented that I am easy to work with and that I help them get really tangible results. "Lynlee is fantastic and someone that I highly recommend. Her style is attentive, encouraging and challenging at the same time. Lynlee is one of the few people that I know who can help". I can provide on line services out of Auckland or indeed NZ, globally available, particularly to NZer's o/seas
I am a fully-qualified registered counsellor based in Christchurch, Rolleston, and online. I have 13 years of full-time private practice experience. My counselling style is warm, interactive, exploratory, and methodical.
I am a fully-qualified registered counsellor based in Christchurch, Rolleston, and online. I have 13 years of full-time private practice experience. My counselling style is warm, interactive, exploratory, and methodical.
I’m a psychotherapist passionate about supporting mental and emotional well-being. I specialise in trauma, neurodiversity, and mood related challenges.such as anxiety and depression. I’m particularly interested in supporting mothers. I love discovering what holds a person back from living their dreams and realising their potential . I’m a humanitarian at heart, having had the privilege of working with people from diverse ethnicities from a refugee background. I work with relationship issues including working with couples, as well as supporting people with low self esteem. I practice ecotherapy, where nature assists in the healing!
I’m a psychotherapist passionate about supporting mental and emotional well-being. I specialise in trauma, neurodiversity, and mood related challenges.such as anxiety and depression. I’m particularly interested in supporting mothers. I love discovering what holds a person back from living their dreams and realising their potential . I’m a humanitarian at heart, having had the privilege of working with people from diverse ethnicities from a refugee background. I work with relationship issues including working with couples, as well as supporting people with low self esteem. I practice ecotherapy, where nature assists in the healing!
I provide individual counselling and couples counselling, creating a space with the potential to clear the obstacles to happiness. My personal philosophy is that since most of our wounding occurs in relationship, there is the potential to heal that wounding within the counselling relationship. I provide support to develop distress tolerance and emotional resilience to prevent the overwhelm that can occur when facing life’s challenges. I work with people with a range of presenting issues including trauma, abuse, family violence, addiction, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, and loss, including losing one’s way in life.
I provide individual counselling and couples counselling, creating a space with the potential to clear the obstacles to happiness. My personal philosophy is that since most of our wounding occurs in relationship, there is the potential to heal that wounding within the counselling relationship. I provide support to develop distress tolerance and emotional resilience to prevent the overwhelm that can occur when facing life’s challenges. I work with people with a range of presenting issues including trauma, abuse, family violence, addiction, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, and loss, including losing one’s way in life.
Specialised in Relationship Couples Counselling Intensives and EMDR Therap in Auckland. MNZAC Registered with NZAC, specialising in relationships and areas that frequently impact relationships such as conflict, addiction, pornography addiction, anxiety, and sexuality. . Having trained with world-renowned teachers and worked in international world-leading addiction residential treatment centres, facilitated relationship workshops, designed and led corporate programmes and speaks on communication, emotional intelligence, relationships and resilience at conferences. Regularly asked for media commentary on national print, radio and tv.
Specialised in Relationship Couples Counselling Intensives and EMDR Therap in Auckland. MNZAC Registered with NZAC, specialising in relationships and areas that frequently impact relationships such as conflict, addiction, pornography addiction, anxiety, and sexuality. . Having trained with world-renowned teachers and worked in international world-leading addiction residential treatment centres, facilitated relationship workshops, designed and led corporate programmes and speaks on communication, emotional intelligence, relationships and resilience at conferences. Regularly asked for media commentary on national print, radio and tv.
Mo provides a warm, kind, hopeful, and effective space for increased awareness, personal growth and healing. In his holistic practice, he integrates modern therapy with age old wisdom traditions. Mo has been himself on the journey of growth and embodiment, practicing yoga, meditation, martial arts, and shadow work. Mo worked at a domestic violence agency, where, in addition to offering couples and individual therapy, he facilitated anger management groups. Mo has also taught mindfulness for stress reduction courses.
Mo provides a warm, kind, hopeful, and effective space for increased awareness, personal growth and healing. In his holistic practice, he integrates modern therapy with age old wisdom traditions. Mo has been himself on the journey of growth and embodiment, practicing yoga, meditation, martial arts, and shadow work. Mo worked at a domestic violence agency, where, in addition to offering couples and individual therapy, he facilitated anger management groups. Mo has also taught mindfulness for stress reduction courses.
My approach integrates the scientific foundations of Western psychology—including psychodynamic & transpersonal perspectives—with the wisdom of Eastern and Indigenous traditions, such as Yoga philosophy & mindfulness.
I am here to assist you in connecting with your inner source of wisdom, unlocking your full potential across multiple dimensions of life—physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual—and overcoming the barriers that may be limiting you, including conditioning, harmful belief systems, distorted perceptions, and past traumas.
My approach integrates the scientific foundations of Western psychology—including psychodynamic & transpersonal perspectives—with the wisdom of Eastern and Indigenous traditions, such as Yoga philosophy & mindfulness.
I am here to assist you in connecting with your inner source of wisdom, unlocking your full potential across multiple dimensions of life—physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual—and overcoming the barriers that may be limiting you, including conditioning, harmful belief systems, distorted perceptions, and past traumas.
Transpersonal Counsellors
How does transpersonal therapy work?
Transpersonal therapy focuses on a patient’s spirituality and meaning in life. Transpersonal therapists might borrow from Eastern traditions as well as Western psychology. They may incorporate techniques including meditation, visualisation, hypnotherapy, dream analysis, and or breathwork to produce altered states of consciousness. The therapist helps the patient to access their consciousness and spirituality to work through difficult mental states.
How long does transpersonal therapy last?
Because the goal is to understand a person as a whole, including their spirituality, treatment can range from months to a year or beyond. While patients learn the philosophy behind transpersonal therapy during treatment, they can also practice its principles throughout life after therapy sessions have ended.
Is transpersonal therapy effective?
Patients have found success with transpersonal therapy; this method is useful in improving anxiety, depression, self-esteem, identity, fears, relationship problems, and other concerns. Improvements in problem areas can continue even after transpersonal therapy ends, as individuals can utilise the tools they’ve learned during treatment sessions.
What are the limitations of transpersonal therapy?
There is some research on the effectiveness of transpersonal therapy, but empirical support for this therapy approach is sparse. It does not have the robust evidence base of other forms of therapy, such as cognitive behavioural therapy or acceptance and commitment therapy.