Psychologist
Phone: +64 27 372 1333
Address: 15 Alma Street, Buxton Square, Nelson Central
Martin Kelly
Martin has been practicing as a registered psychologist since 1991.
Martin is known for his gentle and compassionate approach to all people. He likes to assist where he can with warmth and humour.
His qualifications include: A Diploma in Teaching from Christchurch Teachers College, Master’s degrees from the Universities of Canterbury and Otago and a Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Psychology from the University of Otago. He is a current member of the NZ Psychological Society, Crisis Intervention and Management Australasia and the Family Court Association (Christchurch).
His experience as a psychologist includes the preparation of psychological reports and briefs of evidence for Family and District Courts of New Zealand since 1993. He has provided psychological assessment and intervention in the areas of special education, behaviour and wellbeing and critical incident trauma response. He has provided psychological services for government departments including the Ministries of Education, Internal Affairs, Social Development and Justice, NGO’s including STOP (sexual abuse), Stopping Violence Services (Christchurch) and employee assistance programme providers including Vitae, OCP and EAP. He has worked on contract with the STOP Adult programme as a group programme facilitator. He is an accredited provider of supported assessment and therapeutic services under psychological services and sensitive claims contracts with The Accident Compensation Corporation.
Clinical Psychologist
Michael Carter
My name is Michael Carter. I am from Nelson and work as a Clinical Psychologist with our regional District Health Board part time. I also work in my private practice in the city.
I have worked as a Clinical Psychologist since 2006 and my main interest of work is anxiety and trauma focused therapy approaches. These include EMDR related therapy approaches which is recognized as the treatment choice for many affected by traumas in their lives.
My experiences have also included those bereaved by suicide, and those within diverse cultures from the regional refugee community. As I grew up spending time in the military on active service , as a registered nurse in many clinical settings and in recent years as a psychologist I have learnt to ask myself and those whom I see “what is life like for this person?”
In my private life I am a husband, father, grandfather to a loving and caring family system that helps me in my role with those I work with.
I am available to contact and to answer questions you may have of me when considering support and help from me regarding your needs at this time in your life.
Psychologist
Phone: +64 27 363 2168
Address: 15 Alma Street, Buxton Square, Nelson Central
Julz Kelly
Julz has been practicing as a registered psychologist since 2006. Her qualifications include: A Master’s Degree with Distinction and a Post Graduate Diploma endorsed in Child and Family psychology from the University of Canterbury. She is a member of the NZ Psychological Society, Crisis Intervention and Management Australasia and the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation.
Her experience as a psychologist includes; psychological assessment and intervention in the areas of special education, behaviour and wellbeing and critical incident trauma response. She has provided psychological services for government departments including the Ministries of Education, Social Development and Justice, NGO’s including Southern Rehab, Methodist Mission, Presbyterian Support Services and employee assistance programme providers including Vitae and OCP. She is an accredited provider of supported assessment and therapeutic services under psychological services, pain management and sensitive claims contracts with the Accident Compensation Corporation.
Julz enjoys talking with and working with people. She prefers not to stand on ceremony, likes people to feel welcome in the room and able to be themselves. Julz believes there are times when therapy needs to be serious but that there is also room for playfulness and light heartedness.
While Julz’s approach is eclectic, she offers EMDR therapy and is developing skills in Somatic Experiencing. She has a special interest in the areas of anxiety and trauma
Counsellor & Social Worker
Phone: +64 27 443 3631
Jayne Gregson
Social Worker/Counsellor
Phone: +64 22 093 1822
Kristina Grace
Counsellor & Social Worker
Phone: +64 22 342 2420
Liam Butler
Liam Butler, Counsellor/Social Worker Dip Social Work, BCM, MCM (Hons).
Liam’s Counselling and Social Work has been provided in the Nelson Marlborough and West Coast regions within the Health and Disability Sector. He is a registered Sensitive Claims Counsellor and Social Work Provider with ACC.
Liam enjoys using strengths-based practice. Using a task-centred approach where possible Liam empowers clients to advocate for themselves or link in with providers that can support them when they need to overcome barriers.
Therapy Dog
Poppy
Previously, you were able to request Poppy’s presence during sessions with Martin Kelly.
On the 17th day of July 2024 Poppy left us to continue her soothing work in celestial realms. Farewell sweet Poppy.
Poppy scattered happiness, kindness and love wherever she went.
Darling Poppy brought such a lot of love and happiness to many people. (Dennis – Consultant to TIPS)
One day, maybe soon, may we all feel her spirit so strongly still with us that we untangle our back legs, pick ourselves up, and continue on with a sparkle in our eyes, a Marilyn Monroe swagger complete with wagging tail, our lives so much richer because we carry her with us. – Corey (Mentor to TIPS)
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened” – Dr. Seuss
Psychologist
Phone: +64 22 078 0296
Rose O’Connor
Rose is a psychologist based in Golden Bay, with a special interest in trauma, relationships, and navigating life transitions. She believes the path to healing is through allowing emotions to be expressed and building a practice of self-responsibility. Rose likes to believe her super power is to ask questions and bring possibilities that help her clients to find their own clarity, as she is passionate about building self-advocacy so that her clients can connect with their own emotions, needs, and inner knowing. Her style is empathetic and person-centred, and she also has a sense of humour and likes to bring playfulness in when appropriate!
Rose has experience working with adolescents, adults (ranging from 18 – 90) and family systems. Previous roles have included working for STOP, an NGO that provides therapeutic assessment and intervention for children and young people who have engaged in harmful sexual behavior; she has also worked as a Health Improvement Practitioner, a role that utilises a behavioural health model to implement short-term intervention for those accessing primary health services. Rose’s qualifications include a Masters in Science with Distinction and a Postgraduate Diploma endorsed in Child and Family Psychology. She is a member of the NZ Psychological Society.
Please get in touch if you are looking for therapeutic support in Tākaka, Rose would love to hear from you about the sort of support you are looking for.
Counsellor
Phone: +64 27 446 8760
Tim James
Tim has spent most of his life in Nelson and has been involved with building, social work, and counselling for his adult years. Tim has learnt that he sometimes needs a helping hand to grow through his own challenges so he enjoys spending his working week giving others a hand too.
Psychologist
Jiwon Seo
Jiwon is a Child and Family Psychologist who has experience working with children, adolescents and parents in an outpatient mental health service. She is originally from South Korea and completed her training at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand.
Jiwon’s clinical areas of interest include working with children, adolescents, young adults and parents in the treatment of trauma and chronic stress, attachment and relationship difficulties, anxiety, and depression. She is also interested in offering psychological assessments for a range of development, cognitive and learning difficulties.
Jiwon has an integrative approach to assessment and treatment that is based on a developmental, systems and family oriented, trauma informed and attachment based model of health and well-being. She is trained in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP), and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
Clinical Psychologist
Phone: 028 851 60009
Dr. Victoria Watkins
Victoria is an experienced Clinical Psychologist trained in the UK and a member of the New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologists. Victoria gained her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in UK in 2004 and has 20 years of experience working with clients of all ages and additional specialist skills working with children and families, including infants and young children.
Victoria is a trained in a variety of therapeutic approaches from Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Dyadic Developmental Practice (DDP). Victoria has also completed part one of Eye-Movement and Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) training and hopes to complete part two later this year. Victoria is the only certified DDP practitioner in the South Island and one of only two in New Zealand.
Victoria specialises attachment therapy, which means that relationships are at the heart of her practice. Victoria also has a special interest in Polyvagal theory and the mind-body connection as well as being a trained yoga teacher, so she takes a holistic approach to wellness. Victoria is knowledgeable and interested in supporting neurodiversity and whanau adjusting to new diagnoses. Victoria aims to be neurodiverse affirming in her practice.
Victoria has a breadth of experience in both the public and private sector and has worked in UK and Australia and moved to New Zealand her kiwi partner and child four years ago and loves living in Nelson. Victoria is a warm and highly skilled practitioner who values collaboration and compassion in her practice. Her breadth of skills and experience mean she aims to tailor an intervention to her client’s unique needs.
Clinic Address: Haven Health Collective, 127 Hardy Street, Nelson 7010
Registered Nurse
Cathy Enright
Cathy Enright is a senior nurse practitioner available to assist TIPs clients with health related needs under the SCS contract.
She can be brought in to assist under pathway A or B.
Cathy has the knowledge to develop a robust health and safety plan with clients and to make necessary referrals to free and available health services according to clients needs and wishes.
Where indicated Cathy can complete a targeted health check for example where health may be identified as a barrier to therapy. Consider that most clients would prefer to discuss certain matters with a nurse as opposed to a therapist. Cathy can also offer more comprehensive / targeted support where sexual health, drug and alcohol, nutrition, medications and interactions, sleeping, and physical wellbeing are identified concerns / needs.
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 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.
Registered Nurse
Michelle Cole
Kia ora, I’m a registered nurse with a specialist background in child, adolescent, and family mental health. With over a decade of experience across inpatient, community, and rural settings, I offer compassionate, evidence-based support grounded in modalities like CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, and Polyvagal Therapy. I currently provide counselling through the Cancer Society and work with clients navigating grief, trauma, and complex life challenges. I support multidisciplinary teams by offering targeted interventions that complement therapeutic plans—such as sleep support, substance use conversations, mental health assessments, and safety planning. My goal is to strengthen the therapeutic journey by providing practical, relationship-focused care that enhances client outcomes.
Psychologist
dr.pavlova.psychology@gmail.com
Dr Alina Pavlova
Alina is a registered psychologist with specialisation in Health Psychology and working with people with physical co-morbidities (including pain, occupational injuries, medical trauma, and struggling with burnout), people who are well and striving to maintain their health, and those with health anxiety/phobias. In addition, Alina has experience working with children and families, couples, groups, and working in organisational psychology space.
Alina originally trained in the Netherlands. She then completed her PhD at the Department of Psychological Medicine at the University of Auckland, where she continues to maintain an active research fellowship in compassion-focused approaches and stay up-to-date with the evidence-based psychology practice.
Alina is trained in Cognitive Behavioural (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment (ACT), and Compassion-Focused (CFT) Therapies and, more recently, Eye-Movement and Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR).
Alina considers herself a life-long learner and her personal and professional motto can be summarised by a quote from Maya Angelou – “your legacy is every life you touch”. This life commitment has lead Alina to retrain in psychology after having a successful prior corporate career.
Social Worker
Karen McCarthy
I am a dedicated and well-connected registered social worker based in Blenheim, with over seventeen years of experience supporting clients and whānau across diverse social work settings. My professional journey has ranged from child protection, addiction, homeless, health and disability, mental health, and Māori social services, each role deepening my commitment to collaborative, culturally responsive practice.
At the heart of my work is a strong focus on safety and well-being. I am passionate about walking alongside individuals and whānau as they navigate life’s challenges, offering compassionate, expert support tailored to their unique needs and aspirations. I prioritise connection and empowerment, creating spaces where people feel safe, heard, and valued.I bring a trauma-informed lens to my practice and take genuine pride in helping clients recognise their strengths and realise their full potential. Working in partnership with families, communities, and fellow professionals is central to how I support positive, sustainable outcomes.
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