Kathryn Daley
Qualifications: Dip. Tch (ECE), B.A (Education) Masters in Education (Certificate in Counselling)
MNZAC (Registered Counsellor)
Kathryn Daley is a Registered Counsellor and full member of the NZ Association of Counsellors’. She is also approved to provide ACC treatment for overcoming trauma and abuse. She has been counselling since 2006. She completed her Master’s Degree in Counselling at Canterbury University.
While she was initially trained in Solution Focused Brief Therapy, her professional development and practice over time has meant that she draws from a range of therapeutic approaches that best fit the unique needs of the people that she works with. These include: Narrative Therapy, Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Couples/Family Systems Therapy and Developmental Psychology/Life transitions perspectives. She has a genuine style, down to earth and collaborative approach to working with people of all ages and from all walks of life. This is reflected in her work which has taken place across a range of settings including the education, social services, health and justice sectors.
It has been her privilege to support people with a range of issues including: grief and loss; illness; separation and divorce; couple relationships; family dynamics; parenting; life transitions; managing stress; anxiety; depression; mood disorders; work/life balance; values and spiritual development; workplace issues; self-esteem and confidence; and recovery from abuse and trauma.
Kathryn has found that when people talk about what is happening for them, with another person as a witness that they find themselves being reminded of what they already know. Listening well and with good heart is the everyday miracle that facilitates this.
Child & Family Psychologist
Email: svenja@psychologicalservices.nz
Phone: +64 21 043 3655
Address:
412a Richmond Road,
Grey Lynn
Auckland 1021
Svenja Koeslich
Svenja [‘Svenya’] is an experienced, registered Psychologist, and holds a Masters and Postgraduate Diploma in Child and Family Psychology from the University of Canterbury. She also completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy at Massey University. Svenja is registered with the New Zealand Psychologists Board; and a member of the New Zealand Psychological Society (NZPsS), the EMDR Association of New Zealand (EMDRNZ), and the EMDR Association of Australia (EMDRAA). Svenja was born in Hamburg, Germany, and has been living in Aotearoa New Zealand for over 20 years.
Approach :Svenja uses a holistic and evidence-based treatment approach drawing on a variety of therapeutic modalities include Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy. Svenja’s therapeutic approach is also influenced by Schema therapy and Emotion Focused Therapy.
Areas of Speciality: Svenja is passionate about supporting people to overcome past psychological trauma and aversive life experiences. Svenja’s clinical experience includes working in the public mental health service and leading a comprehensive DBT team, providing trauma focused therapy under the ACC ISSC contract, and working in the child care and protection sector for many years.
Svenja enjoys working with young people, adults, parents and couples from diverse cultural backgrounds and supporting them with their unique challenges. Svenja’s specialist area of expertise includes memory and trauma reprocessing to allow people to fulfil their potential and live their best lives.
Svenja is a registered ACC Sensitive Claims provider and people who have experienced sexual abuse may be able to receive free psychological services and support through the ACC Integrated Services for Sensitive Claims scheme.
Svenja is available for appointments on Mondays and Tuesdays online; as well as Thursdays and Fridays in person.
Psychologist
Sangita Thakur
Registered Dietitian
Lucy Carey
Lucy (NZRD, MDiet, BSc, FASLM) is a Registered Dietitian with extensive experience in dealing with eating disorders, disordered eating, finding true health without dieting, intuitive eating and chronic disease management. She offers in-person and online appointments.
You can find out more about Lucy at http://www.eattypelive.com
Occupational Therapist
Emma Jackson
I’m Emma, Mental Health OT, wife and Mum to 3 busy, noisy boys! Between home life and private practice, I enjoy exploring nature with my kids, pottering in my garden, and finding op-shop treasures.
Work-wise, I have spent the last 13 years working in various mental health settings, including Child, Adolescent and Family work, mothers and babies, and more recently working with adults in the workplace support space.
After a traumatic event, all sorts of life domains and activities can be affected. Sleep, work, relationships, routines, even doing the shopping or keeping on top of the washing can become a challenge. Occupational Therapists (OTs) have a holistic, dynamic and strategic outlook, and can work with individuals to create goals around and achieve the a variety of improvements.
You can find out more about Emma and her online practice at her website: http://www.compass-ot.com/about
Ella Sadler-Andrews
Ella is an Aotearoa registered Occupational Therapist and EMDR therapist specialising in trauma therapy/treatment, having spent much of her career working with developmental trauma and sexual abuse. Ella trained and qualified in the UK and made the move to Aotearoa in early 2024
She offers kiritaki a range of trauma informed therapeutic support, utilising skills from within the occupational therapy field but with a psychotherapeutic/relational/attachment focused lens. She supports kiritaki to engage in the occupation(s) (activities) they want to, need to and are expected to do. Ella has a special interest in EMDR, children, adolescents and families, but can and has worked across all ages.
Ella offers a playful, warm and kind approach. She is a creative therapist, able to be flexible in her practice to meet the needs of kiritaki.
At this stage Ella is able to offer online sessions only.
The Independent Psychological Service 