A diverse range of psychology and counselling services in Matamata

Our professionals offer the finest in discreet and effective counselling and psychology services to help you regain your balance and get back to a substantial basis of self-understanding and self-worth. 

The needs to be addressed can be for the individual, for a relationship or for a family. In each case we assess the need and identify a clear plan to ensure that the need will be met in a timely and professional manner.

In this website we place the terms "psychology" and "counselling" alongside each other. They are not mutually exclusive and in the therapies provided, where appropriate, they are integrated for the purpose of acheiving what can be best practice in a personally respectful person centred manner.    

Les provides;

Les also specialises in;

Les is extensively experienced, three decades, in provision of community and hospital services and is particularly passionate in the provision of services to people experiencing mental health challenges. His dedication is to seek to alleviate the levels of unnecessary distress experienced, as people negotiate the journey that is their life, and to provide meaningful support with outcomes that count, enrich and enliven.

Angela provides

 Angela also specialises in;

 Angela is married to a Dairy Farmer and has two grown children. Her passions are people, music, reading and chocolate. Her skill is couched in her warmth and integrity as she seeks to enhance the journey of all people she encounters. 

  

David provides;

 

-       Trauma related issues

-        Grief and loss counselling

-       Stress and anxiety issues

-       Irrational thinking and beliefs

-       Bullying, anger and self -esteem issues

-       Suicidal thoughts 

 

 

David also specialises in;

 

-Working with children and young people.

 

David is married to Kathy and have 12 children ranging ages between 8-28. After leaving school, trained as a Primary School Teacher and taught at Matamata Intermediate. Leaving teaching but maintaining certification by relief teaching in local schools, took over the family dairy farm. While relief teaching become aware many “hurting” children and young people so decided in 2008 to train in counselling in order to be able to offer help. Since 2011 have worked in local counselling agencies and private agency counselling a wide range of ages and issues.

 

Counselling Models and Approach Used.

 

Client Centred approach at the foremost aided by CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy), Solution Focused, Psychotherapy,(working with small figures).

 

David’s passion is to journey with others to discover their full potential in who they are, helping them to face and rewrite irrational thoughts and behaviours that would rob them of this goal.  

 

Embracing Skype in treatment contexts both nationally and internationally as an effective medium for clinical Practice.

An adequate computer and broadband connection are required and we negotiate times in respect of time zones on a case by case basis. A scanner-printer is desireable.

We have trialled this service with Couple Therapy and have also found it to be effective in this context.

If you are not experienced with the Skype mode of interaction then give us a call to discuss suitability or to discuss the reasons that Skype may be a preferred or necessary option.

  An Assessment session precedes a six session, one to one, programme addressing the many dimensions and implications of anger. Impacts in relationships and exposure to children are alongside education addressing triggers and patterns of behaviour.

You may be referred to this Programme via Police-Court processes or you may choose it to address the issues you or your family have identified. It is not a Group Programme. We address anger or violence from either gender and also address contexts where a couple have established a mutual conflict based relationship.