Welcome — I’m so glad you’re here. Let me tell you a bit more about who I am, how I work, and why this work matters to me.
I’m a Clinical Psychologist based in Auckland, offering therapy for individuals and couples navigating the tender, tangled edges of life, love, identity, and emotional wellbeing.
In my work, I support people who are:
feeling disconnected or stuck — from themselves or their partners
navigating anxiety, overwhelm, burnout, or big life transitions
longing for more emotional or sexual intimacy, but unsure how to get there
trying to make sense of how they love, how they’ve been hurt, or who they’re becoming
You don’t have to be in crisis to come to therapy. Sometimes it’s enough to simply want something more. More clarity, more presence, more freedom to be who you truly are.
My Approach
My style is warm, collaborative, and deeply respectful of your unique story. I’m not a blank slate or a distant expert. I’ll bring my full presence to our work together, offering curiosity, care, and gentle challenge when it’s helpful.
I see therapy not as a place to be “fixed,” but as a space to come into deeper relationship — with yourself, your emotions, your body, and the people who matter to you. I believe relationships, including the one we build in therapy, can be powerful vehicles for healing and growth.
Real change often doesn’t come through quick solutions or tidy answers. It tends to unfold slowly, through reflection, awareness, and emotional safety. My role is to walk alongside you in that process, helping you tune into your own wisdom, clarify what matters to you, and gently shift the patterns that no longer serve.
I draw from a range of evidence-based and experiential approaches, including:
Psychodynamic and depth-oriented therapies
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Attachment and trauma-informed frameworks
Somatic and mindfulness-based tools
Polyvagal Theory
The Bader-Pearson Developmental Model (for couples work)
Feminist and social constructionist thinking that honours power, context, and lived experience
I welcome people of all identities and life experiences, including those from the rainbow community and those in non-traditional or evolving relationship structures. However you love, live, or connect, you are welcome here.
Above all, I believe therapy should feel like a safe place to land - a space where something new can begin to take shape, gently and honestly, in your own time.
A bit about me…
I completed my clinical psychology training in 2010 (cum laude), and since then I’ve worked in both public mental health and private practice. I’m registered with the New Zealand Psychologists Board and have many years of experience supporting adults and couples through meaningful therapeutic work.
Originally from South Africa, I have called Aotearoa home for over a decade. That journey, of navigating change, belonging, and identity, has deeply shaped how I hold space for others.
Outside of the therapy room, I’m a parent, a nature lover who enjoys hiking and being outdoors, a keen traveller, and someone who’s endlessly curious about what it means to be human… messy, magnificent, and everything in between.
Why I do this work
I genuinely love what I do and feel incredibly privileged to be part of another person’s journey - walking alongside them as they explore the things that really matter: love, connection, identity, longing, shame, change, and growth.
I am drawn to this work because I believe we all long to feel seen, safe, and connected - to ourselves, to others, and to something deeper that makes life feel meaningful. I know how hard it can be to feel stuck, disconnected, or unsure of how to move forward. And how powerful it can be to sit in a space that allows you to slow down, make sense of things, and feel less alone in it all.
I'm continually moved by the courage it takes to come to therapy and speak honestly about the things that hurt, the things that matter, and the parts of ourselves we’re still trying to understand. Witnessing the shifts that happen when someone feels safe enough to do that, and to try something new, is something I never take for granted.