Joanne Grace

NZAC Registered and accredited counsellor and supervisor (#47599)

ACC sensitive Claims approved.

About Me:

I am based in Timaru and I hold full NZAC accreditation. I am an experienced, inclusive, and compassionate professional with diverse counselling experience and strong interpersonal skills. I am a person-centred, relational-based practitioner with experience using a range of therapeutic approaches. I have experience of a number of modalities ranging from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Mindfulness, Narrative Therapy, and CBT, enabling me to deliver individualized counselling which is best suited to your needs. I have worked as a counsellor in educational settings for many years counselling students, staff, and whānau for well over a decade, as well as counselling in private practice.

Counselling

I work with grief and loss, trauma, stress and work-based stress, anxiety, mental distress, relationships, identity, self-esteem. I am ACC registered for Sensitive Claims. I also have 30 years of experience working as a professionally registered teacher. Throughout this time, I have delivered brief intervention and long-term therapy to young people, and adults. I deliver high quality counselling, which is non-judgmental and confidential, upholding the NZAC Code of Ethics .

Supervision

Professional supervision is a partnership that supports the supervisee to constructively reflect on their professional practice and explore issues within their professional role in a safe and confidential space. This supports professional growth and enhances both personal and professional outcomes within an ethical framework. Supervision also helps professionals maintain and adhere to professional standards, ethical guidelines, and legal requirements. Regular supervision helps to manage stress and is widely credited with reducing the risk of burn-out. Supervision is a collaborative process.

My Mihi:

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Ko Soar te awa, Ko Rutland Water te roto

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I te tau 2005 I haere mai au ki Aotearoa.

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