Kia ora. Ko Anna tēnei.
He uri ahau no Ngāti Hine, no Tūhoe, no Ingarangi hoki.
My name is Anna, and my whakapapa connects me to Te Tai Tokerau, Te Urewera and England. I am a cisgender wahine and my pronouns are she/her.
My belief is that psychotherapy is both a process and relationship which helps us to understand more about ourselves and how we interact with the world around us. You may have experienced an event that you are struggling with, or you may just not feel 'yourself'. My intention is that having psychotherapy kōrero with me will assist you to process and make sense of how you are feeling and how you can make changes in your life that will help you move forward, the way you want to.
I have spent much of my training deepening not only my understanding into psychotherapeutic process and healing, but also in thinking about how indigenous knowledge and wisdom supports our overall health. I believe that my inclusion of both indigenous and western models of wellbeing allows for a well rounded therapeutic approach. If this is something you have been thinking about for yourself, or if my kōrero has resonated with you, please feel free to make contact.
My journey
As a practitioner with whakapapa Māori, I have a particular interest in providing guidance to other practitioners who may be working with Māori and need further support. I have also completed research into how attachment connections look like from a Māori perspective and am happy to bring this perspective into our sessions.
