About

A little bit about me: 

I te taha o tōku matua

Nō Ingarani me nō Itāria ōku tipuna

Ko Ngati Micheletti tōku hapu

Ko Guy tōku matua

I te taha o tōku whaea

Nō Kōtirana tōku tipuna

Ko Ngati McKinnon tōku hapu

Ko Katrina tōku whaea

Ko Hamish tōku tane

Ko Osiris ratou Ko Asher me Ko Hana tāku tamariki

No Awherika-ki-te-tonga ahau engari e noho ana mātou ki Wairarapa

Ko Tash/Natasha tōku ingoa

I am South African born with family origins in Scotland, England, Italy and Zimbabwe. I have lived in Aotearoa for 14 years, the majority in Wellington. What fills my cup is spending time in nature, talking to friends, yoga, eating chocolate and desserts.

My approach to therapy practices:

I read a great description of counselling which I feel fits with the way I work. It went something like this: attending counselling is like walking through a swamp, whatever that swamp looks like, feels like and is experienced like by you. My role is to walk alongside you, help you navigate through the swamp and get to the other side, whatever that may look like for you. I believe that when discussing the challenges we face in life, we need to take a balanced approach as nothing is straight forward or black and white. When we muddle through the complexity and difficulty, we build connection, vulnerability and ultimately strength to hold self-compassion.  Counselling is not an easy task; it takes huge amounts of courage to show up. You are worth finding that courage, you are worth mastering a sense of control, a sense of belonging, a sense of love and self-worth.

I am a firm believer in people holding knowledge of themselves, their whānau and environment. The beautiful dance of counselling is the magic of combining the knowledge you hold and the knowledge I hold, and together finding a safe and compassionate way through the swamp.