Life’s challenges can be overwhelming. Here, you are not alone while you navigate this journey of growth.

Nelson Counsellor

I am a qualified counsellor dedicated to providing personalised counselling tailored to meet your unique needs.

Whether you're navigating the complexities of anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, or life transitions, my goal is to create a safe and nurturing space where you can explore, grow, and find clarity.

No matter what you bring to counselling, our time together will be safe, supported, confidential, and honoured. It is a privilege to meet and understand you.

FAQs

  • Counselling is a space where you can discover and embody your authentic self free of judgement. Issues can be clarified, explored, understood, and navigated in a way that feels safe and supportive. Counselling can assist in shining a light on thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and behaviours that may be holding us back from connecting to, and living the lives we want to live.

    There is a misconception that counsellors read minds, or try to ‘fix’ people. A counsellor doesn’t give advice, or make judgements on your life. Counselling is an opportunity to have your experiences, challenges and strengths witnessed and validated. From here self-discovery is explored deeper, and together the client and counsellor work together to process, and uncover strategies that will enhance well-being and beyond.

  • If we are lucky, we receive support from our family and friends, this is wonderful and encouraged throughout life. Sometimes we may feel shame, embarrassment, guilt, or as though we aren’t being understood by the people around us. There are many reasons we may need some extra support, counselling offers an unbiased, judgement-free space for you to express and discover yourself. Often we watch what we say around people we care about as it matters what they think of us, and vice versa, in counselling you are free to speak unfiltered. Counselling is all about you, it is not often all the focus is on ourselves, this alone can be therapeutic and healing. In the counselling space you are valued and appreciated in every way you show up, and within this space you can be empowered to understand how you want to live and how to achieve that.

  • Sessions are $80.00 per session

    I offer a free 15 minute video or phone chat prior to committing to a session.

  • All challenges are welcome. I have worked with anxiety, stress, depression, low self-worth/self-confidence, relational issues, decision making, trauma, etc.

I will get in touch with you promptly with a response. I look forward to hearing from you.

In person counselling Richmond

leahkainuku.counselling@gmail.com

0278444516