What Can You
Expect From A Competent Counsellor?
Counselling is about
listening with empathy and sensitivity, being non-judgemental
and respectful of your thoughts, opinions and rights.
Alison can help you to understand yourself better,
and improve the quality of your life. She can assist
you to develop your skills and create new options
to deal with issues more effectively. Counselling
can help you to be honest and realistic about yourself
and your relationships. Your relationship with Alison
will be a supportive partnership which allows you
to explore and give meaning to your life's experiences.
How I work
I work with individuals
in the areas of grief, trauma, self esteem,
assertiveness, relationships, fears, depression,
stress, anxiety, sexual abuse, addictions, habits
and personal growth. I am an eclectic counsellor,
using my own personal synthesis of different counselling
models which is refined to suit the individual needs
of each client. This principally involves a cognitive
approach, which may be blended with Interactive Drawing
Therapy (IDT), Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)
and Hypnotherapy. I often give homework to clients
so that they continue to process material after the
session has finished. I have an extensive collection
of handouts, which I may give to clients to supplement
the work done in session. They contain information
or exercises to practise, which reinforces the counselling
work and encourages progress between sessions. The
handouts are a valuable resource during the counselling
journey and for future reference. I use a holistic
approach, working with the mind-body interaction.
I work together with doctors and natural health practitioners
to help bring about integration of the medical and
complementary health models, to achieve the highest
level of client care.
I abide
by the codes of ethics of the New Zealand Association
of Counsellors and the N.Z. Association Of Professional
Hypnotherapists which cover counsellor responsibilities
and client care.
What Is
Interactive Drawing Therapy?
Interactive
Drawing Therapy (IDT) is a psychotherapy using drawing
and writing as a medium to access the wise and resourceful
parts of your unconscious. Strong and often deeply
buried feelings can be experienced, yet be safely
contained and transformed. It is a powerful tool
for resolving past and present difficulties, hurts
and losses. IDT allows the integration
of lost or neglected parts of self leading towards
wholeness. It can help reveal your potential and
talents, and requires no artistic or drawing ability.
What is Hypnosis?
It is an altered state of awareness, and you enter
this state of mind when you concentrate, or become
absorbed in something of great interest such as daydreaming,
watching TV, movies or computer games. Hypnosis is
a natural state of being which you experience at least
twice every day; immediately prior to sleeping, and upon
wakening. It is at these times that you are naturally
suggestible.
What is Hypnotherapy?
The state of drowsiness and relaxation
is artificially induced, along with narrowing the mind’s
attention so that the hypnotherapist’s suggestions
have your undivided attention. Relaxation, concentration
and involvement are the important elements of the process.
While positive suggestions are an integral part of
hypnotherapy, other techniques such as regression,
may be used to communicate directly with the subconscious,
so that unwanted behaviour and emotional responses
can be changed or released.
The Power of the
Subconscious Mind
The subconscious mind controls your
automatic actions, body responses and habits. It
stores memories and emotional
responses and these may be blocking or holding back
your ability to change and grow. Just like changing
the way information is stored in a computer, Hypnotherapy
changes the way memory, emotions and behaviours have
been stored, so that you can achieve your goals and potential
without using willpower or avoidance.
For a full explanation of Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy
go to www.nzaph.co.nz
What is NLP?
NLP stands for Neuro-Linguistic Programming. NLP is
an eclectic collection of skills and techniques founded
by John Grinder and Richard Bandler in 1975, and derived
by observing experts in psychotherapy, business, hypnosis,
law and education. It is a methodology for understanding
the patterns or "programming" created by the interactions
between the brain (neuro), language (linguistic), and
the body that produce both effective and ineffective
behaviour. The NLP techniques are designed to reprogramme
the brain and the nervous system to respond differently
- in a way that suits you better and serves you fully.
Qualifications/Memberships
- ACC registered for sensitive claims counselling
- Diploma
of Counselling (Waikato Polytechnic)
- Diploma of Hypnotherapy
- Advanced
Professional Certificate in Interactive Drawing
Therapy
- Member of the New Zealand Association
of Counsellors
- Member of the New Zealand Association
Of Professional Hypnotherapists
- Member of the Drug
and Alcohol Practitioners Association of Aotearoa
New Zealand
- I am a member of the Bay of
Plenty Therapy Foundation, which is funded mainly
through the Ministry of Social Development for
short term counselling for people unable to access
counselling due to lack of money. Funding from
other agencies must be excluded before applying.
Please refer to their website for full details:
www.boptherapyfoundation.co.nz
Client Group
Adults and Teenagers
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