Nice to meet you, I'm Dana.
I'm a counsellor and clinical social worker. With over 10 years of counselling experience, I specialise in counselling around parenting and relationship issues, navigating life transitions, relationship challenges, pregnancy, and childbirth.
I believe in the power of the therapeutic relationship to improve quality of life, emotional wellbeing, and our connections with others.
You're welcome to get in touch for an introductory session
Parent Counselling for Early Childhood
Raising young children is an incredibly challenging task.
Many parents experience frustration and difficulties with their children, reaching the end of the day feeling exhasted and guilt-ridden.
This doesn't have to be your reality.
You deserve to feel better as a parent.
Your children deserves to grow up in a calm home, with confident, capable parents.
The Adlerian approch
Focused and effective counselling – a practical programme that provides tools you can implement straight away. The programme is designed for busy parents and can create meaningful and measurable change at home in a short time.
This approach focuses on building cooperation and healthy family relationships through understanding child behaviours, encouragement, and empowerment through a sense of belonging and significance.
So how can I help?
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How to respond when your child won't listen
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How to handle tantrums and frustration
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How to respond to sibling rivalry
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How to create cooperation
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How to respond to aggressive behaviour
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How to build your child's self-confidence
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How to regain confidence in your own parenting
Together we'll transform an atmosphere of frustration into one of cooperation!
Counselling
Everyone deserves a space where they can talk about anything.
Counselling has the power to improve quality of life, help navigate challenges and crises, and provide relief from any distress.
I have extensive experience counselling women and men around life transitions, relationship difficulties, domestic violence, challenges around pregnancy and childbirth, parenting struggles, anxiety, depression and trauma.
Using an integrative method of counselling, we’ll combine tools from the worlds of psychodynamic therapy, CBT (cognitive behaivoral theray), DBT (dialectical behavior therapy) and positive psychology, to create a meaningful change in your life.
If you feel that counselling could help you, whether through long-term counselling, or short-term focused meetings, you're welcome to get in touch and together we'll decide what's the right path for you.
About Me
Counsellor and Clinical Social Worker with over 10 years of experience in counselling, emotional wellbeing, women’s mental health, and parent guidance.
I currently live in New Zealand. I offer counselling at my clinic in Wellington, or via Zoom with flexible hours (evenings also available). You're welcome to contact me by email, text or phone, and begin your journey towards change today.