Psychological therapy is all about helping you to resolve your problems. I offer therapy for adolescents, adults, the elderly, and groups.
I will discuss your specific difficulties and the goals you want to achieve. Therapy often involves hard work during and between sessions. I won’t tell you what to do, but will help you decide what difficulties you want to work on that will help improve your situation. I will also help you take the skills you have learnt in session and apply them in your daily life.
Sessions can be booked weekly, fortnightly, monthly or whatever suits your requirements. The number of sessions you will need depends on the difficulty you need help with. Often initial appointments are more frequent and can then be spread further apart as distress decreases. You may even find that one session is enough. On average, people require between five and 20 sessions. My aim is to meet your requirements and help you to attain your goals. I also provide tele-therapy using ZOOM if requested. I will discuss each method with you in more detail during your initial consultation, and of course, you will be actively involved in choosing the best approach or approaches to use in your therapy.
Common Problems I Assess and Treat:
Depression
Anxiety (panic, phobias, general)
Health Anxiety
Social Anxiety
Persistent and Chronic Pain
Low Self Esteem and Confidence problems
Bereavement, Grief and Loss
Adjustment Issues
Coping with Medical Conditions, and Health-Related Problems (including HIV, cancer, diabetes)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Sleep Problems
Stress / Work-Related Stress
Relationship Therapy
In general, psychotherapy is tailored to meet your specific goals by:
Helping you learn skills for managing problems
Helping you understand and change the way your thoughts affect how you feel and act
Helping you become aware of, and understand your emotions
Helping you to understand how experiences in your life, even as far back as childhood, can affect the way you think, feel, and act now
Exploring and changing the way you relate to, and communicate within, your family and other relationships
Helping you understand how your difficulty developed and what keeps it going, so that you can take charge of it
Helping you and/or your family understand and cope with an intellectual or learning difficulty you may have.
Tele-therapy with ZOOM
Online psychology services are a convenient way for you to access psychological therapy without needing to travel to appointments. Your ZOOM session will be conducted just like a face-to-face appointment. You are able to see, hear, and interact with me using virtual technology for your session.
Please note that due to the specificity of registration I am only able to provide tele-therapy to residents of New Zealand. Please refer to the attached resource for more information on Tele-therapy.
What is Neuropsychological Assessment?
What’s Involved in Neuropsychological Assessment?
The initial meeting will consist of a comprehensive interview, obtaining all the relevant information around your concerns. Based on this information, one or a number of tests will be selected that will address your questions. You will then complete the assessment. Tests may be administered by pencil and paper or computer. Depending on the particular assessment used, you may be asked to complete checklists or written questions, answer questions verbally, remember and recite information, or perform timed tasks.
The length of the testing sessions varies and is customised to your specific needs; it may take an hour or a day or more. The average testing session is approximately two to three hours. Longer assessments can be arranged around your schedule.
What is the Cost of An Assessment and Report?
The cost depends on the level of complexity of assessment and time involved. The report fee includes all time spent on the case (reading of documents, face to face interviews, psychometric testing, phone consultations with other parties), cost of materials, and time writing the report.
A written quote is provided for all assessment and report inquiries and a stated timeframe for completion is given. Fees are fixed and capped, with the cost confirmed before assessment commences. With self-funded assessments, 50% of the quoted cost is required at the initial appointment, and final payment is required before the final version of the report is released. A draft report will be provided to you for fact checking prior to finalising.
My comprehensive neuropsychological assessment service has been carefully developed and designed to assess a person’s ability, intelligence, personality, or to identify a person’s specific difficulties, disorders, or deficits. Neuropsychological assessment can help with everything from identifying concentration or memory disorders, identifying changes related to an acquired brain injury, to the assessment of special needs related to disability. I have completed post-graduate training at the University of Bristol in applied neuropsychological principles
Below are some of the areas of assessment offered at Psychology Worx. All assessments are tailored to suit the individuals specific needs or concerns.
· Neuropsychological Testing
· Ability and Intelligence (IQ) Testing
· Personality Testing
· Adaptive Behavior / Functioning
· Memory Impairment / Dementias
I offer neuropsychological assessments from age 10 to the elderly. I am skilled at using a collection of standardised and validated tests and inventories that are specifically selected to address my client’s concerns.
Professional Supervision
Supervision within the helping professions is a core component of professional practice and development; helps to ensure ethical, quality service provision; and is generally mandated in order to maintain registration. However, the benefits of supervision are not limited to the helping professions but can also improve the workplace effectiveness for a wide range of other professions, including childcare workers, lawyers, police, teachers or support workers.
I am a qualified Supervisor, with Post Graduate Certificate in Supervision from the University of Auckland. Supervision is typically scheduled on a regular basis, and can be structured around your schedule. I can offer supervision either with telephone consultations, face-to-face or via Zoom or Skype. If you would like to discuss supervision with me further, please contact me either by phone or email.