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Paola | MNZAC Counsellor, NZQA Master in Clinical Psychology, EMDR Certified Practitioner
Introduction
Kia ora, I'm an Italian therapist and I offer supervision for professionals and trauma specialised therapy for adults and couples. I'm also specialised in anxiety, fear and/or phobia.
I have worked as a psychologist and a psychotherapist during the last 20 years in six Countries and in four languages. I arrived in beautiful NZ some years ago, following my passion for whales and dolphins. Here I offer my services as a registered Counsellor and an EMDR certified therapist. At the moment I'm also training in the IFS therapeutic modality.
I have the expertise and experience to work with psychological and emotional issues ranging from everyday worries to complex mental health concerns. I work with adults, couples, professionals and for several Governmental and private agencies.
In therapy, change comes in waves, and it follows cycles, like with the tides. I provide to my clients a safe and professional environment to navigate those therapeutic tides in the smoothest way possible. I bring to the therapeutic process competence, clarity and clinical discernment for the client to be able to dive safely in the deep waters of personal transformation.
I strive to approach the therapeutic work in a culturally competent manner and to create a strong therapeutic bond in which clients are emotionally validated and feel “seen” and appreciated. This is achieved through a deliberate, precise, and mindful intervention where both me as a therapist and the client contribute with mental, emotional, spiritual, and ethical dedication.
Clients report that they experience tangible results as enhanced self-esteem and trust, reduced severity of symptoms as anxiety, depression, grief or mental confusion, and the restoring of their capacity for secure, and organized relationships, among others.
If what I have described so far resonates, I can't wait to hear from you.
Paola
Online therapy
Online therapy works extremely well, my clients feel comfortable in their own homes and the interaction is clear and as effective as in person. I use Zoom, which is easy and private.Sessions can be held in English, Spanish, French and Italian.
Qualifications and registrations
NZQA Master in Clinical PsychologyMNZAC Counsellor.
EMDR certified Therapist (MEMDRNZ)
FEAP registered Psychotherapist in Spain since 2009.
Associate Member of the AEI+DTF (Spanish National Association for the research and development of Family therapy).
Registrations
- ACC - ACC Registered Counsellor / Provider
- NZAC - New Zealand Association of Counsellors
- EMDRNZ - The NZ Association For EMDR Therapists
I offer therapy in
Specialisations
I provide therapy for anxiety, depression, grief, ADHD and other Neurodiversities, and a vast array of mental health conditions. I also specialise in Trauma Therapy, using EMDR and the IFS model.I establish safety for the therapeutic work to be effective. Coming to terms with the trauma story must await the development of a secure base in the present from which the past can be safely approached. Once that base is established, the client can then come to terms with his/her own trauma story. Finally, the client accesses the ability to repair and imrpove his/her own sense of inner and outer connection.
I give priority to a strengths and reesilience-based philosophy of personal empowerment and self-determination.I seek to understand the individual’s unique experience, its specific meaning and the relationship to symptoms, distress, and therapeutic goals. Clients have authority over the meaning and interpretation of their personal life history, needs, preferences, and goals for the future.
Most common issues I support people with:
The benefits of working with me could include:
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psychological safety and stability;
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enhanced self-esteem and trust;
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reduced severity of PTSD symptoms;
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reestablishment of normal stress response;
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deconditioning of anxiety/fear;
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processing of emotions and traumatic memories;
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recovery from comorbid problems;
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maintained or improved adaptive functioning and social relationships;
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reengagement in life;
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enhanced social support;
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development of a relapse prevention plan;
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overcoming developmental deficits;
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acquiring skills for emotion experiencing, expression, and self-regulation;
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restoring or developing a capacity for secure, organized relational attachments;
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enhancing personality integration and recovery of dissociated emotion and knowledge;
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restoring or acquiring personal authority over the remembering process;
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enhancing physical health.
If any of the above speaks to your heart, I'm looking forward to hearing from you!
Therapies offered
Areas of counselling I can help with
- ✓ Agoraphobia
- ✓ Anxiety
- ✓ Anxiety and depression
- ✓ Anxiety and stress
- ✓ Anxiety and trauma
- ✓ Anxiety attack
- ✓ Anxiety disorder
- ✓ Arachnophobia
- ✓ Autophobia
- ✓ Claustrophobia
- ✓ Coulrophobia
- ✓ Covid-19 Anxiety
- ✓ Cynophobia
- ✓ Emetophobia
- ✓ Existential anxiety
- ✓ Fear
- ✓ Fear of abandonment
- ✓ Fear of blushing
- ✓ Fear of commitment
- ✓ Fear of dentist
- ✓ Fear of driving
- ✓ Fear of failure
- ✓ Fear of flying
- ✓ Fear of heights
- ✓ Fear of needles
- ✓ Fear of public speaking
- ✓ Fear of rejection
- ✓ Fear of war
- ✓ Fomo
- ✓ Generalized anxiety disorder
- ✓ Hyperventilation
- ✓ Hypochondria
- ✓ Insecurity
- ✓ Jealousy
- ✓ Mysophobia
- ✓ Obsessive compulsive disorder
- ✓ Panic attack
- ✓ Panic disorder
- ✓ Performance anxiety
- ✓ Phobia
- ✓ Post-traumatic stress disorder
- ✓ Separation anxiety
- ✓ Shy Bladder Syndrome
- ✓ Social anxiety
- ✓ Specific phobia
- ✓ Stage fright
- ✓ Thanatophobia
- ✓ Trypophobia
- ✓ Zoophobia
Fees
- Individual session 180 NZD
- Couple session 220 NZD
Availability (Opening hours)
Monday | 9AM-2PM |
Tuesday | 7AM- 3PM |
Wednesday | 1PM-5PM |
Thursday | 9AM-4PM |
Friday | - |
Saturday | - |
Sunday | - |
Location
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