"Courage does not always roar, sometimes it is a quiet voice at the end of the day saying... "I will try again tomorrow"
~ Mary Anne Radmacher

Experience:

Joanne has an established practice on Seventeenth Avenue, Tauranga.  Joanne completed her Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy at the Institute of Creative Counselling and Psychotherapy in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland.
Joanne works from a humanistic, integrative model of psychotherapy and brings her experience from a varied nursing career in clinical, education and management fields. 

Joanne works with a wide range of issues, such as:
  • Feelings of anxiety, stress, depression, anger, sadness.
  • Difficulties with confidence, self-esteem, purpose in life.
  • Relationship difficulties with partner, family, self at work.
  • Experiencing panic attacks
  • Bereavement / Loss
  • Coping with loss of relationship, health, work, status or self-esteem.
  • Trauma from physical, sexual and emotional abuse.
  • Health worries
  • Change in life or health situation.
  • Loneliness 
  • Separation / Divorce / Breakup
  • Finding life hard 
  • Settling into New Zealand
  • Loss of a family pet

Qualifications:

Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling & Psychotherapy (Dublin)
B.A. (Social Sciences) Massey University
Registered General and Obstetric Nurse