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In Person & Online Counselling & Breathwork Therapy

Supporting Anxiety, Trauma and Emotional Overwhelm

At certain points in life something stops working.

You may find yourself living with persistent anxiety, emotional exhaustion, relationship difficulties, or a sense that old patterns keep repeating despite your best efforts to change them.

Sometimes the mind understands what is happening, yet the body continues to react, through tension, overwhelm, or a nervous system that never seems fully at rest.

Therapy can provide a space to explore these patterns carefully and honestly.

I offer in-person and online counselling and breathwork therapy that supports people to understand their inner world more deeply, regulate the nervous system, and develop a more grounded relationship with themselves and others.

Sessions are available online to clients throughout New Zealand and internationally.

A Different Approach to Therapy

Many people come to therapy having already spent years trying to think their way out of distress.

While conversation and insight are valuable, emotional patterns are not held only in the mind. They are also held in the body and nervous system.

For this reason my work often integrates three complementary areas:

Therapeutic conversation
Careful dialogue that explores emotional patterns, relationships, and the ways past experiences continue to shape present life.

Nervous system awareness
Learning to recognise how the body responds to stress, anxiety and trauma, and developing the capacity to regulate those responses.

Breathwork practices
Simple but powerful breathing techniques that support emotional regulation, deepen awareness, and help shift long-held patterns in the body.

This integrated approach allows therapy to move beyond intellectual understanding toward deeper emotional and physiological change.

Professional Background

From Criminal Barrister to Trauma-Informed Therapist

Before training as a therapist, I spent many years working as a criminal barrister.
That work brought me into close contact with the realities of human suffering — trauma, addiction, violence, and the complex circumstances that often sit behind people’s actions.

Over time it became clear that many of the struggles I saw in the legal system were not simply legal problems, but deeply human ones rooted in unresolved emotional pain and nervous system dysregulation.

This realisation led me to retrain in psychotherapy and counselling, where I began working directly with individuals navigating anxiety, trauma, relationship difficulties and periods of profound life transition.

Alongside formal therapeutic training, I have spent more than fifteen years travelling regularly to India, studying contemplative practices, breathwork and meditation with respected teachers and spiritual traditions. These experiences have profoundly influenced the way I understand the relationship between mind, body and consciousness.

Today my work brings these strands together through trauma-informed counselling that integrates psychological understanding with somatic awareness and breathwork practices.

Areas I Commonly Work With

Clients seek therapy for many different reasons. Some of the areas I commonly support include:

• Anxiety and chronic stress

• Trauma and past emotional wounds

• Relationship difficulties

• Life transitions and periods of uncertainty

• Emotional overwhelm or burnout

• Patterns of self-criticism or low self-worth

• A deeper exploration of consciousness and personal growth

Each person’s experience is unique, and therapy is always shaped around the individual sitting in front of me.

Online Counselling

Online therapy allows people to access support from wherever they are located.

Sessions take place via secure video call and offer the same depth of conversation and therapeutic work as in-person sessions.

Many clients find that speaking from the familiarity of their own environment allows them to relax more fully and engage more honestly with the process.

• Please note appointments are also available in person.

Breathwork & Nervous System Regulation

Breathing patterns are closely connected to emotional states and nervous system activity.

When we live under prolonged stress or carry unresolved trauma, breathing often becomes shallow, restricted, or dysregulated without us realising it.

Breathwork practices can gently restore more natural breathing patterns while supporting emotional regulation and deeper awareness of internal states.

Within therapy sessions, breathwork may be used as a practical tool to help clients reconnect with their bodies and develop greater resilience in the face of stress and emotional challenge.

A Space for Honest Exploration

Therapy is not about fixing a broken person.

It is about creating a space where experience can be explored honestly — without judgement or pressure to perform.

In that space people often begin to see their patterns more clearly, soften the harsh ways they relate to themselves, and gradually discover new ways of responding to life.

The process is rarely instant, but meaningful change becomes possible when attention, curiosity and compassion are brought to the inner life.

How I Can Help

Anxiety Therapy

Persistent anxiety often reflects a nervous system that has become stuck in a heightened state of alert.

Therapy can help you understand the deeper patterns behind anxiety and learn ways to restore a sense of calm and stability.

Trauma Therapy

Experiences from the past can remain active in the body and nervous system long after events have ended.

Trauma-informed therapy offers a gentle way to work with these experiences so that they no longer shape your life in the same way.

Breathwork Therapy

Breathwork is a powerful way of working directly with the nervous system.

Through guided breathing practices, many people experience a release of tension, emotional insight and a deeper connection with themselves.

When Something Inside Feels Overwhelming

You’re Not Alone, Real Support for What You’re Facing

Many people come to therapy because something inside feels difficult to manage.

You may find yourself experiencing:

• ongoing anxiety or a sense of unease
• emotional overwhelm or burnout
• difficulty switching off or relaxing
• feeling disconnected from yourself
• patterns in relationships that repeat in painful ways
• unresolved experiences from the past that still affect you

Often these experiences are not simply “in the mind.”
They are connected to the way the nervous system has learned to respond to life.

Therapy can provide a space to slow down, understand these patterns and begin relating to yourself in a different way.

This isn’t a weakness, it’s a signal that support could help you live with more calm, clarity, and resilience

Is This Work Right for You?

People who choose to work with me are often at a point where they want something deeper than simply managing symptoms.

This work may be a good fit if:

• you want to understand the deeper patterns behind anxiety or emotional overwhelm
• you are curious about the connection between mind, body and nervous system
• you feel drawn to approaches that include breathwork or body awareness
• you want a reflective space to explore your inner experience more honestly
• you are open to slowing down and becoming more aware of what is happening within you

At the same time, this approach may not be the right fit for everyone.

My work tends to suit people who are interested in exploration and self-understanding, rather than quick techniques or short-term symptom relief.

If this resonates with you, we can begin with a short introductory conversation to explore whether working together feels right.

A brief consultation gives us the opportunity to talk about what is bringing you to therapy and whether this approach feels aligned with what you are seeking.

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