A person usually consults a psychotherapist when they feel 'stuck' or overwhelmed. The therapist, a trained and experienced listener, develops a working relationship with the client based on curiosity, insight and empathy. Together they develop a deep understanding of the underlying, often unconscious, issues causing the client's distress. The new awareness is to enable the client to make better choices, free them from destructive patterns and provide sustainable solutions.

Miranda provides short-term and long-term psychotherapy and counselling. She has over twenty years of experience working with individuals, couples and families across a broad range of difficulties. She has in depth experience and interest in working with issues of abuse and trauma, grief and loss, depression (including post-natal), stress and anxiety, somatic (mind-body) issues, parenting difficulties, immigration and adjustment. Miranda specialises in treating relationship problems, including work, couple and family relationships, including blended families.

Miranda offers a five session "Motherhood Programme" to help pregnant mothers understand their new in utero relationship, bond better and help protect against post natal depression. This programme is linked in with the New Born Fathers Group.

Miranda is an experienced supervisor of psychotherapists, counsellors, general practitioners and other health professionals. Miranda also offers therapy in French, Spanish and Portuguese. Memberships: Registered Psychotherapist with The Psychotherapy Board of Aotearoa New Zealand. Full Member of the New Zealand Associations of Psychotherapists. Member of International Association of Relational Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy .

Qualifications:

B.A. (Double Major)
Graduate Diploma in Psychotherapy AUT (three year full-time post-graduate course).
Post Graduate Certificate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy AUT
Post graduate Certificate in Supervision AUT.
Specialised training in Family Therapy and Couples Therapy.
DVA accredited (to work with victims of domestic violence).
University tutor for AUT Post Graduate Certificate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy course.

Professional development
Miranda has completed the three year specialised international training with the New Zealand Institute of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and is completing the clinical section with a view to being registered with the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Association of Australasia.

Fees:
$130 (incl GST) for individual therapy
$140 (incl GST) for couples and families
$140 (incl GST) for supervision

Please leave a message on Direct Dial number 09-477-3762