Montem Counselling
Counsellor ♦ Supervisor ♦ Executive Coach
Life is meaningful when we’re aptly connected to ourselves, to others, and to the world
While I specialise in high-conflict couple therapy, I accept general practice clients – particularly those experiencing anxiety or depression. I also offer executive coaching, and clinical supervision.
Practice locations Fillan Healthcare 443 Lake Road Takapuna Transport and parking Takapuna: paid parking on Braken Avenue, free parking above Shore City Shopping Centre Appointments Ellerslie:
Languages Interpretation for languages other than English provided at cost Fees $165 (incl. GST) per 50-minute session or, when agreed, $245
for 80-minute sessions for couples or families Payment options Payment by direct credit, EFTPOS, Paywave, and most credit cards Cancellations Non-attendance or late cancellation chargeable | Clientele Couples, adults. adolescents, families, and groups Therapy: relationships ▪ depression ▪ anxiety & phobias ▪ death, grief & loss ▪ stress, frustration & anger ▪ abuse, neglect & trauma ▪ identity & confidence Supervision: counsellors, students, and other health clinicians Executive coaching: business policy, career development, and performance Services As a counsellor, my focus is on goal-orientated short to medium therapy (3 to 9 sessions) guiding people in assessing their problems and encouraging them to take positive steps to resolve these issues. I aim to build resilience and self-reliance. Only when problems have built up over a lifetime, you may decide on a more psychotherapeutic approach, where I assist you to modify your values, thoughts, feelings, and actions. This is a longer-term process, taking some 20 sessions over six months to a year. Using open questions, my role is to enable you – without judgement by me – to develop your own plan. I do not advise; although, when helpful, I may offer researched information. My methods are evidence-based, scientifically-informed, and conform to best practice. Approach Modalities
including theoretical orientation and techniques used: ▪ Rogerian
person-centred ▪ Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ▪ Solution Focused Brief Therapy
▪ Behavioural ▪ Dialectical Behaviour Therapy ▪ Couples Developmental Model ▪
Systemic Family Therapy ▪ Gestalt ▪ Transactional Analysis ▪ EMDR Registrations and professional memberships Registered member of
the NZ Association of Counsellors (MNZAC) Employee Assistance Programme - Vitae Qualifications
Background and experience Over five
years clinical experience in private practice and with non-for-profit
orgnanisations, including Home & Family Counselling, North Shore Living
Without Violence, and Citizens Advice Bureau. Professional development
certificates in supervision, couple therapy, DBT, and anger-management. Plus some thirty years internationally in both business and public service as a
senior executive and consultant, including: senior executive - Imperial
Chemical Industries plc; chief policy advisor - State Services Commission;
Assistant Director - Morrison & Co Investment Banking; consultant - Index
International (now part of Boston Consulting Group); and captain - British Army
Intelligence Corps. Supervision The purpose
of supervision is to promote the interests and wellbeing of supervisees’
clients. I provide oversight of supervisees’ casework and professional issues by
reviewing and assessing client treatment-plans, including short- and long-term
goals. I review clinical records to evaluate the necessary level of client
care. I use coaching techniques in assisting supervisees to solve problems and
implement interventions. I encourage the development of counselling skills and approaches through
reflective evaluations and assessments. And I take responsibility for
addressing legal and ethical issues within supervisees’ practice. In addition, I facilitate learning and growth to meet practice and competency
standards, including registration; build resilience for current and future
opportunities and challenges; support supervisees in developing skills and
strategies for managing workplace pressure and self-care; and foster the
development of leadership skills. Crucially, I see the role of the supervisor is to inspire and motivate
supervisees in an emotionally exacting profession. Frequency of supervision is according to regulatory guidelines. Fees for students are by negotiation. |