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Nō Kotiana ahau

I tipu ake au ki Renfrewshire

E noho ana au ki Ōtautahi

Ko Ross tōku ingoa

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Kia ora! Kō Ross tōku ingoa.

I am Pākēha and arrived in Aotearoa in 2009. My pronouns are he/him.

I have worked as a counsellor for five years, following a career in education. I was a school counsellor before moving into private practice full-time in 2024. I am passionate about supporting people on their recovery journey, using a range of modalities and approaches to best meet every individual's needs, and to make counselling as accessible as possible.

I am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), trauma-focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (TfACT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and work within the person-centered, structured trauma therapy model. I work with adults and adolescents (16+), with a focus on supporting members of rainbow communities and people with neurodivergence.

I have appeared in numerous publications discussing mental health, education, and gender. I live in Ōtautahi with my husband, son, and two rescue dogs.

Te Whatu Ora-accredited member of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC)

Member of the EMDR Association of Australia (EMDRAA)

Member of the Professional Association of Transgender Health Aotearoa (PATHA)

Bachelor of Applied Counselling (Manukau Institute of Technology) 2023

Postgraduate Certificate in Digital and Collaborative Learning (Unitec) 2015

Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Secondary Science) 2005

Bachelor of Science (Freshwater and Marine Biology) 2003