Elaine | Counselling for Individuals - Couples - Families

Counselling Epsom - Auckland

I work with adults, couples, young people and families. Tailored counselling that focuses specifically on YOU - what works for you.

It is worth noting that I am very much solutions focused and therefore like to encourage clients to work with me looking at strategies for change. Some of this crosses over into coaching based counselling. This is essentially my approach " lets get moving to support you to work towards the change" - change can be actual changes or simply just changes in the way you view issues or challenges in your life.
Either way, we will embrace the positive impact of reviewing how to become unstuck and activate shift. 

I work with individuals who are feeling stuck and emotionally dysregulated,  I’m proudly person centered, placing relationships and relatability at forefront of my practice.

I have a Masters Degree in Counselling from Auckland University and have been working in Auckland for 7 years. I work with young adults, couples. I have practiced in a lot of women’s pre/post natal, menopausal stages for women.

I am also an ADHD centric counsellor, working with people (diagnosed or undiagnosed), offer specialist ADHD couples therapy.

I use the Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in Adults (DIVA-5) to understand diagnosis and treatment pathways, as well as coaching for understanding ADHD. 

 
Adult Autism pre screening assessment - working to understand Autism in adulthood including, anxiety, pathological demand disorder, social relationships. 

There is never a perfect time to seek support. A common thought is "my issues are not bad enough to seek counselling"...this maybe an avoidance thought, especially if your anxious brain is currently shouting the loudest!

Most research shows the earlier we reach out the better the outcomes, so instead, maybe ask yourself " what have I got to loose"?

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Some 6- 9 session (additional) block programmes you might like to consider all of which can be explored in single sessions. 

- Explore your relationship with your parent in my 'Adult Child-Parent' Relationship programme. This can be an individual exploration or with your 'parent or adult child' in some or all of sessions. 

- Family Relationship Counselling

- Explore your relationship with ADHD - emotional regulation focus, skills building and understanding your relationships with the 'adhd' lens.

- Explore your High Functioning Depression - not a clincial diagnois but a term devised by Elizabeth Newson to describe someone who may experience underlying low mood/depressive symptoms whilst still managing their external responsibilites of work/relationships. 

- Relationship Support -  How to be 'me' in my relationship - Dating and showing up, maintaining your values within your relaionship, understanding my own identity, who am I in my relationships?

- Relationship Recovery - How to grieve, learn and grow following difficult or relationships that have broken down. We will look at flexible boundaries, estrangement and respectful distance for self and others following relationship break down.