Community-based services, Education / training, Justice, Private practice, Residential, Schools, Workforce and/or service development

AOD specialist treatment, Assessments/brief intervention/screening, Corrections / justice, Cultural practice, Gambling, Grief & loss, Harm reduction, Rangatahi, Trauma-informed care, Whanau

I have completed my BSc Counselling from New Zealand & I am Reg. Addiction Practitioner and a Registered Counsellor (NZ & Aus). I am a Counsellor specializing in treating alcoholism and drug addiction as well as co-occurring issues such as anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, secondary addictions (especially sex addiction), and trauma (both single-incident and repetitive). I work from variety of modalities, primarily cognitive behavioural, spiritual/recovery-based, and positive psychology. I keep up with my professional development by participating and attending training in treating relational trauma, including emotional abuse/neglect and physical and sexual abuse and other mental health as well as addiction areas/topics. I am a Male Sensitive Practitioner and have over 13 years of professional experience in a variety of clinical settings internationally.