Specialties:

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• Child/adolescent counseling

• Sexual abuse and trauma

• PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)

• Self harm / self injury

• Dissociation

• Anxiety

• Depression

• Self esteem and confidence

• Stress management

• Study support

 

Experience

I have worked with teenagers for over 15 years in a range of educational and therapeutic settings. I have specialized in working with sexual abuse and trauma, and have worked with a number of agencies in Auckland and overseas that support those who have experienced sexual violence. I am ACC registered.

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Special Interests

My passion is seeing how the brain changes and grows during adolescent development, and helping teens to develop the thinking and analytical skills to cope with life challenges. I am also adept at working with the challenges that survivors of sexual violence experience.

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I also use my extensive skills as a musician to enhance my practice and help clients externalise their life-narrative through graphic notation which we then play using a range of percussive instruments - including found-object instruments. Through the primal rhythms clients can connect with self again.

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Approach

I am an eclectic counsellor. This means I am adept at a range of different approaches I can use to tailor a unique approach for each client. I draw heavily on narrative, creative and energy therapies (including EFT and TBT).

 

I am also person-centered which means that you are in charge of the process and how fast you want to move through it. Culture is very important to me and I honour the way that culture defines us and how we live our lives.

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Further details on Lisa can be found on her website

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Fees:

I charge $130 for individual sessions. 

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Funding:

I am ACC registered.