Somatic Therapists in Auckland
I am trained extensively in a number of modalities including psychodynamic psychotherapy, somatic therapy, CBT and trauma focused therapy.
As a Clinical Psychologist with over 15 years experience, I work hard with my clients to understand and decode the language of emotions. I help with everything from "problems of living" such as workplace stress, challenges associated with injuries, relationship problems, grief and loss to more serious conditions such as anxiety, depression, trauma and dissociations that require more advanced training. As an ACC therapist, I help people thrive after sexual abuse, childhood abuse or neglect, and family violence. I also enjoy working with private clients to navigate the challenges that come withprofessional and business success.
I am trained extensively in a number of modalities including psychodynamic psychotherapy, somatic therapy, CBT and trauma focused therapy.
As a Clinical Psychologist with over 15 years experience, I work hard with my clients to understand and decode the language of emotions. I help with everything from "problems of living" such as workplace stress, challenges associated with injuries, relationship problems, grief and loss to more serious conditions such as anxiety, depression, trauma and dissociations that require more advanced training. As an ACC therapist, I help people thrive after sexual abuse, childhood abuse or neglect, and family violence. I also enjoy working with private clients to navigate the challenges that come withprofessional and business success.
I am a certified life and trauma coach ( somatic trauma therapy), former medical doctor and naturopath, and certified Qigong teacher and therapist.
Are you going through a difficult time in your life and like support? Are you feeling stressed, worried, anxious, or overwhelmed? Are you battling an illness? Are you needing clarity and a positive change? I offer a unique approach based on my broad personal, academic, and professional experience, to help you move forward in a positive way and gain clarity. Together we work on the root causes of your problems and transform these, so you can feel calmer, more relaxed and peaceful and feel much better about yourself and life. I help you process trauma, safely digest unprocessed life experiences, and regulate your nervous system.
I am a certified life and trauma coach ( somatic trauma therapy), former medical doctor and naturopath, and certified Qigong teacher and therapist.
Are you going through a difficult time in your life and like support? Are you feeling stressed, worried, anxious, or overwhelmed? Are you battling an illness? Are you needing clarity and a positive change? I offer a unique approach based on my broad personal, academic, and professional experience, to help you move forward in a positive way and gain clarity. Together we work on the root causes of your problems and transform these, so you can feel calmer, more relaxed and peaceful and feel much better about yourself and life. I help you process trauma, safely digest unprocessed life experiences, and regulate your nervous system.
Have you tried talk therapy but still feel stuck, anxious, or disconnected? Somatic Therapy offers a unique, body-centered approach to healing that goes beyond words. By integrating mind, body, and emotions, this therapy helps you release stored tension, improve emotional resilience, and foster a deeper connection with yourself.
Have you tried talk therapy but still feel stuck, anxious, or disconnected? Somatic Therapy offers a unique, body-centered approach to healing that goes beyond words. By integrating mind, body, and emotions, this therapy helps you release stored tension, improve emotional resilience, and foster a deeper connection with yourself.
I am a registered Counselling Psychologist providing after hour virtual sessions in New Zealand. I offer psychotherapy to adults. My therapeutic approach is rooted in integration, which honours brain, mind, and body connection as ways of accessing the source of the problem. I am classically trained in talk therapy from a psychodynamic perspective which I integrate with neurotherapy known as eye movement integration (EMI) and BWRT (Brain Working Recursive Therapy) whilst holding somatic space for embodiment. This allows healing to become deeply integrated in your life.
I am a registered Counselling Psychologist providing after hour virtual sessions in New Zealand. I offer psychotherapy to adults. My therapeutic approach is rooted in integration, which honours brain, mind, and body connection as ways of accessing the source of the problem. I am classically trained in talk therapy from a psychodynamic perspective which I integrate with neurotherapy known as eye movement integration (EMI) and BWRT (Brain Working Recursive Therapy) whilst holding somatic space for embodiment. This allows healing to become deeply integrated in your life.
Offering a holistic (whole person) approach, talk therapy can be combined with somatic therapies to support you in achieving lasting growth.
Developing together a safe space to explore, we can work towards connecting with, and understanding your inner world (thoughts, emotions, body sensations and nervous system responses) as a pathway towards awareness, resilience and lasting healing.
Offering a holistic (whole person) approach, talk therapy can be combined with somatic therapies to support you in achieving lasting growth.
Developing together a safe space to explore, we can work towards connecting with, and understanding your inner world (thoughts, emotions, body sensations and nervous system responses) as a pathway towards awareness, resilience and lasting healing.
My practice is rooted in Internal Family Systems (IFS), integrated with somatic healing.
As Bessel van der Kolk notes, trauma is specifically an event that overwhelms the central nervous system, altering the way we process and recall memories. “Trauma is not the story of something that happened back then," he adds. "It's the current imprint of that pain, horror, and fear living inside people.” I am a well-established health professional who has dedicated my professional life working on releasing trauma in a natural, nurturing way, returning my clients to their natural state of wholeness. I call this "The Journey Home". I work from a neuroscience perspective. Harmonizing all aspects of our being Mind, Body and Soul
My practice is rooted in Internal Family Systems (IFS), integrated with somatic healing.
As Bessel van der Kolk notes, trauma is specifically an event that overwhelms the central nervous system, altering the way we process and recall memories. “Trauma is not the story of something that happened back then," he adds. "It's the current imprint of that pain, horror, and fear living inside people.” I am a well-established health professional who has dedicated my professional life working on releasing trauma in a natural, nurturing way, returning my clients to their natural state of wholeness. I call this "The Journey Home". I work from a neuroscience perspective. Harmonizing all aspects of our being Mind, Body and Soul
Navigating challenges in our lives can sometimes become frustrating, overwhelming or unmanageable without help. My intention is to provide a warm, non-judgemental space for you to share aspects of your experience that you struggle with, whether you are troubled by a specific issue or have a general sense of dissatisfaction, unease or unhappiness. Together we can explore how experiences from both your past and present may be impacting your ability to feel fulfilled or content. By exploring your relationship with yourself and others, we can build skills and strategies together to help you find more equilibrium, peace and stability.
Navigating challenges in our lives can sometimes become frustrating, overwhelming or unmanageable without help. My intention is to provide a warm, non-judgemental space for you to share aspects of your experience that you struggle with, whether you are troubled by a specific issue or have a general sense of dissatisfaction, unease or unhappiness. Together we can explore how experiences from both your past and present may be impacting your ability to feel fulfilled or content. By exploring your relationship with yourself and others, we can build skills and strategies together to help you find more equilibrium, peace and stability.
I am a psychotherapist, a supervisor, and a sex therapist; these disciplines intertwine and inform my clinical practice every day. My approach is psychodynamic, which means that you and I will work together, which will help us to unravel the meanings and interpretations that sometimes are affecting the way we see our life and the patterns we find ourselves in. When psychotherapy meets sex therapy, this tool encompasses all and every aspect of a person’s expressions of life.
I am a psychotherapist, a supervisor, and a sex therapist; these disciplines intertwine and inform my clinical practice every day. My approach is psychodynamic, which means that you and I will work together, which will help us to unravel the meanings and interpretations that sometimes are affecting the way we see our life and the patterns we find ourselves in. When psychotherapy meets sex therapy, this tool encompasses all and every aspect of a person’s expressions of life.
My name is Suzi Wallis (she/her). I am here to support you with tools and strategies, to achieve the changes you want. We will work towards the best possible outcomes for you and your situation. If you wish to explore the past, we will do that at a pace that's comfortable for you. The counselling I offer is about making change, and making change stick. Clients regularly leave sessions with several things to work on between appointments. I have been working with clients since 2002, and offer a variety of modalities to assist you. I offer in-person sessions in Ellerslie North, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa.
My name is Suzi Wallis (she/her). I am here to support you with tools and strategies, to achieve the changes you want. We will work towards the best possible outcomes for you and your situation. If you wish to explore the past, we will do that at a pace that's comfortable for you. The counselling I offer is about making change, and making change stick. Clients regularly leave sessions with several things to work on between appointments. I have been working with clients since 2002, and offer a variety of modalities to assist you. I offer in-person sessions in Ellerslie North, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa.
Are you grappling with anxiety, grief, depression, confusion, sadness, loss, emptiness, or addiction? These struggles might be linked to past or ongoing trauma, such as violence, abuse, grief, migration, displacement, spiritual or physical loss, neurodivergence, or relationship ruptures, or not If traditional talk therapy is leaving you stuck, why not consider Creative Arts Therapy? Creative Arts Therapy is a unique psychotherapy modality that uses creative processes to help you explore feelings that can be difficult to express in words.
Are you grappling with anxiety, grief, depression, confusion, sadness, loss, emptiness, or addiction? These struggles might be linked to past or ongoing trauma, such as violence, abuse, grief, migration, displacement, spiritual or physical loss, neurodivergence, or relationship ruptures, or not If traditional talk therapy is leaving you stuck, why not consider Creative Arts Therapy? Creative Arts Therapy is a unique psychotherapy modality that uses creative processes to help you explore feelings that can be difficult to express in words.
Greetings. My name is Hamish and I'm here to support you in making peace with anxiety and strong emotions. My modality is a "bottom-up" therapy, based on awareness of emotions in the body. We can spend our lives avoiding, resisting, and guarding against unpleasant feelings and situations. My invitation is for you to find a safe, supported space, where you can learn to be present with your emotions, without feeling overwhelmed. You will learn to pivot from distress to calm, without ignoring difficult feelings, to relax and move THROUGH difficult emotions, and you will take the lead in your own healing.
Greetings. My name is Hamish and I'm here to support you in making peace with anxiety and strong emotions. My modality is a "bottom-up" therapy, based on awareness of emotions in the body. We can spend our lives avoiding, resisting, and guarding against unpleasant feelings and situations. My invitation is for you to find a safe, supported space, where you can learn to be present with your emotions, without feeling overwhelmed. You will learn to pivot from distress to calm, without ignoring difficult feelings, to relax and move THROUGH difficult emotions, and you will take the lead in your own healing.
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I am a registered Creative Arts Therapist and an inner work and mental well-being facilitator. I support people in finding clarity, peace, growth, new perspectives, and possibilities. I use creative, expressive and mindfulness processes to support exploring, expressing and transforming stressful thoughts, limiting core beliefs, feelings, conflicts and emotions. My process delivers this exploration in a gentle, safe and supportive way.
I am a registered Creative Arts Therapist and an inner work and mental well-being facilitator. I support people in finding clarity, peace, growth, new perspectives, and possibilities. I use creative, expressive and mindfulness processes to support exploring, expressing and transforming stressful thoughts, limiting core beliefs, feelings, conflicts and emotions. My process delivers this exploration in a gentle, safe and supportive way.
Gerry Douglas works professionally as an EMDR Clinician, Relationship Counsellor, & Learning Difficulties Remediation Specialist. His ethnic heritage is Scottish and Pacifika (Fijian and Samoan). He has a warm inclusive manner and more than 25 years of experience. Gerry’s professional point of difference, for both counselling and the remediation of various learning disabilities, incorporates resetting the neurophysiological substrate that underlies and facilitates behaviour. Many reasons for seeking counselling, and the underlying source of numerous learning disabilities, are directly linked to neurophysiological dysregulation.
Gerry Douglas works professionally as an EMDR Clinician, Relationship Counsellor, & Learning Difficulties Remediation Specialist. His ethnic heritage is Scottish and Pacifika (Fijian and Samoan). He has a warm inclusive manner and more than 25 years of experience. Gerry’s professional point of difference, for both counselling and the remediation of various learning disabilities, incorporates resetting the neurophysiological substrate that underlies and facilitates behaviour. Many reasons for seeking counselling, and the underlying source of numerous learning disabilities, are directly linked to neurophysiological dysregulation.
Specialised in Relationship Couples Counselling Intensives and EMDR Therap in Auckland. MNZAC Registered with NZAC, specialising in relationships and areas that frequently impact relationships such as conflict, addiction, pornography addiction, anxiety, and sexuality. . Having trained with world-renowned teachers and worked in international world-leading addiction residential treatment centres, facilitated relationship workshops, designed and led corporate programmes and speaks on communication, emotional intelligence, relationships and resilience at conferences. Regularly asked for media commentary on national print, radio and tv.
Specialised in Relationship Couples Counselling Intensives and EMDR Therap in Auckland. MNZAC Registered with NZAC, specialising in relationships and areas that frequently impact relationships such as conflict, addiction, pornography addiction, anxiety, and sexuality. . Having trained with world-renowned teachers and worked in international world-leading addiction residential treatment centres, facilitated relationship workshops, designed and led corporate programmes and speaks on communication, emotional intelligence, relationships and resilience at conferences. Regularly asked for media commentary on national print, radio and tv.
In our current world people are expected to enter into a competitive and turbulent world of rapid changes. Skills that are needed would be flexibility, versatility, innovation, creativity, self motivation (to enable a person to make his or her own choices and act on them) social skills (this includes respecting one self as well as understanding and respecting others and their values and cultures), emotionally competent (to be compassionate towards others, to understand and manage uncomfortable emotions), courage and coand confidence (to be responsible to be able to learn from their mistakes and to keep on trying).
In our current world people are expected to enter into a competitive and turbulent world of rapid changes. Skills that are needed would be flexibility, versatility, innovation, creativity, self motivation (to enable a person to make his or her own choices and act on them) social skills (this includes respecting one self as well as understanding and respecting others and their values and cultures), emotionally competent (to be compassionate towards others, to understand and manage uncomfortable emotions), courage and coand confidence (to be responsible to be able to learn from their mistakes and to keep on trying).
Welcome! I’m Vanja, and I’m glad you’re here. I believe that everyone has the potential to thrive and live a fulfilling life, even when things get tough. With a background in counselling I’m here to offer you a warm, understanding space where you can explore your thoughts and feelings without judgment. Life can be challenging, and sometimes it’s hard to navigate those rough patches alone.
Welcome! I’m Vanja, and I’m glad you’re here. I believe that everyone has the potential to thrive and live a fulfilling life, even when things get tough. With a background in counselling I’m here to offer you a warm, understanding space where you can explore your thoughts and feelings without judgment. Life can be challenging, and sometimes it’s hard to navigate those rough patches alone.
You might be in your 30s to 50s, feeling stuck in your relationships or personal growth. Perhaps you’re dealing with anxiety, depression, or low self-esteem, and often find yourself people-pleasing. You could be at a career crossroad or seeking executive coaching to enhance your leadership skills. At my practice, I offer a respectful and understanding environment, utilising Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy to help you navigate your complexities. My goal is to aid you in developing self-awareness, improving communication, and fostering deeper connections, striving for a balanced and fulfilling life.
You might be in your 30s to 50s, feeling stuck in your relationships or personal growth. Perhaps you’re dealing with anxiety, depression, or low self-esteem, and often find yourself people-pleasing. You could be at a career crossroad or seeking executive coaching to enhance your leadership skills. At my practice, I offer a respectful and understanding environment, utilising Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy to help you navigate your complexities. My goal is to aid you in developing self-awareness, improving communication, and fostering deeper connections, striving for a balanced and fulfilling life.
It is my vision to create a safe, confidential, non-judgmental, kind and caring space for clients to explore and make sense of their life experiences and work towards goals. I am flexible and compassionate in my approach and walk alongside my client whilst honouring and respecting their autonomy and providing confidentiality. You can read more about my practice at voyagecounselling.co.nz.
It is my vision to create a safe, confidential, non-judgmental, kind and caring space for clients to explore and make sense of their life experiences and work towards goals. I am flexible and compassionate in my approach and walk alongside my client whilst honouring and respecting their autonomy and providing confidentiality. You can read more about my practice at voyagecounselling.co.nz.
I work with late adolescence and adults with a variety of presenting issues, including: interpersonal/relational issues, mood-related concerns, trauma and trauma-related issues, grief and bereavement, and general adjustment concerns.
I work with late adolescence and adults with a variety of presenting issues, including: interpersonal/relational issues, mood-related concerns, trauma and trauma-related issues, grief and bereavement, and general adjustment concerns.
It’s my privilege to come alongside and help restore wellbeing. My clients include teenagers, young adults, couples, families and older adults seeking healing and restoration. I am interested in how our bodies, minds, souls and spirit all give wisdoms and healing. I use both body focused “bottom up” and cognitive methods “top down “ modalities of therapy to integrate a fully inclusive healing journey. My ethos is founded on a Strength based Person Centred counselling. My method of engagement in therapeutic relationships is deeply respectful of your own wisdoms and strengths, offering a collaboration where we learn from each other.
It’s my privilege to come alongside and help restore wellbeing. My clients include teenagers, young adults, couples, families and older adults seeking healing and restoration. I am interested in how our bodies, minds, souls and spirit all give wisdoms and healing. I use both body focused “bottom up” and cognitive methods “top down “ modalities of therapy to integrate a fully inclusive healing journey. My ethos is founded on a Strength based Person Centred counselling. My method of engagement in therapeutic relationships is deeply respectful of your own wisdoms and strengths, offering a collaboration where we learn from each other.
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How does somatic therapy work?
Somatic therapy is a form of treatment that focuses on how the body and mind are interconnected. In this approach, physical symptoms are addressed because they may in fact signal emotional distress. Somatic therapists combine mindfulness, talk therapy, breathwork, yoga, dance, and physical manipulations of the body to help patients become more attuned to what their body is telling them.
Is EMDR a somatic therapy?
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a form of somatic therapy, as it incorporates mental and physical principles. EMDR involves remembering a traumatic experience while allowing one’s eyes to track a side-to-side visual stimulus from a therapist. This lateral eye movement is believed to diminish the painful power of the memory so that it can be discussed with a therapist.
Is somatic therapy evidence-based?
Somatic therapy has been researched and studied, and some forms of somatic therapy are found to be effective in treating a wide range of conditions. Because somatic therapy encompasses many techniques, some, such as EMDR and meditation, have been studied more than others.
What is somatic trauma therapy?
Somatic trauma therapy is based on the idea that when people experience trauma, they can become stuck in the “freeze” part of a “fight, flight, or freeze” response. In this state, trauma can manifest itself both mentally and physically—through tension in the muscles, anxiety, and stress. Popular forms of somatic trauma therapy include EMDR, sensorimotor therapy, and somatic experiencing.