About Me!

I am a trained Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and Registered Occupational Therapist and a member of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors. I am a certified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist having met the standards of competency specified by Aotearoa New Zealand Association for Cognitive Behavioural Therapies (ANZACBT).

I have worked within New Zealand and the UK in a variety of hospital and community settings. Prior to starting my private practice, I worked for 12 years in Christchurch GP Practices offering CBT and psychological therapy to people referred with depression, anxiety and other difficulties.

Qualifications

• Post Graduate Diploma in Health Sciences Endorsed in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. University of Otago. Passed with Distinction. (2015)
• Post Graduate Certificate in Health Sciences Endorsed in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. University of Otago. Passed with Distinction and awarded first place prize for excellence. (2012)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Management Studies (Health Services). University of Greenwich, London. (1994)
• Counselling Certificate. Lincoln Clinic and Centre for Psychotherapy, London. (1987)
• Diploma in Occupational Therapy. Central Institute of Technology, Heretaunga. (1983)  

Membership

• Registered Occupational Therapist with New Zealand Association of Occupational Therapists.
• Registered Occupational Therapist with Health Professionals Council, UK.
• Aotearoa New Zealand Association for Cognitive Behavioural Therapies (ANZA CBT).
• Member, registered with the New Zealand Association of Counsellors

Supervision

I attend regular supervision with a registered Health Professional experienced in CBT.

Continuing Professional Development.

It is important to me that I keep up to date with research and development in the field of mental health and CBT. I have been fortunate to attend

• 2018-British Association Behavioural Cognitive Psychotherapy (BABCP) 46^th annual Conference and Workshops, Glasgow UK.
• 2018- Aotearoa New Zealand Association for Cognitive Behavioural Therapies Workshop and Conference. Workshop Facilitator: Dr Louise Sharpe - CBT in Adjustment to Chronic Illness. Wellington, NZ.
• 2019-British Association Behavioural Cognitive Psychotherapy (BABCP) 47th annual Conference and Workshops, Bath UK.
• 2019- Aotearoa New Zealand Association for Cognitive Behavioural Therapies Workshop and Conference. Workshop Facilitator: Dr Tracey Wade - CBT for non-underweight eating disorders. Christchurch, NZ. 
• 2020-International Society of Schema Therapy. Models, Methods, and Techniques. Workshop facilitator; Dr Robert Brockman. Auckland NZ. 
• 2020-Schema Certificate Course Mode Models: Facilitators: Chris Hayes and Dr Robert Brockman. Online Schema Training Australia
• 2020-Schema Therapy Certificate Course for Eating Disorders. Facilitator: Dr Susan Simpson. Online Schema Therapy Training Australia  
• 2021-Aotearoa New Zealand Association for Cognitive Behavioural Therapies Online Workshop. Making and staying friends with uncertainty. Facilitator: Professor Mark Freeston from Newcastle University, UK. 
• 2022-British Association Behavioural Cognitive Psychotherapy (BABCP) 50th Annual Conference online programme, streamed from Imperial College, London, UK. 
• 2022-Web-based learning; Certificate Course: Enhanced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT-E) for treating Eating Disorders. Facilitator; Dr Christopher Fairburn. Centre for Research on Eating Disorders at Oxford University (CREDO) UK. 
• 2023- Aotearoa New Zealand Association for Cognitive Behavioural Therapies. Workshop: Cognitive Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress. Facilitator: Professor Jennifer Wilde.
• 2024- British Association Behavioural Cognitive Psychotherapy (BABCP).52^nd Annual Conference. Manchester UK.
• 2024- Aotearoa New Zealand Association for Cognitive Behavioural Therapies. Workshop: CBT for eating and body image. Facilitator: Dr Anthea Fursland.