More About Me

Over the course of my career, I have worked across a range of mental health, trauma, and addiction settings throughout Aotearoa, supporting individuals experiencing challenges related to alcohol and other drugs, trauma, mental health, and recovery.

My work has included providing counselling for young people, supporting men navigating trauma recovery, working within kaupapa Māori community addiction services, and helping individuals in residential treatment settings through the challenges of early recovery and rebuilding meaningful lives. Alongside therapeutic work, I have also completed specialist AOD report writing within legal contexts.

These experiences have shaped my approach as a clinician — one grounded in compassion, respect, and the understanding that many coping behaviours develop as ways of surviving difficult experiences. I value creating therapeutic spaces where people feel safe, understood, and supported to move toward meaningful change at their own pace.