Kia ora, my name is Julie and I am a Provisional Member of NZCCA (New Zealand Christian Counsellors Association). Counselling is a non-judgemental safe space where we can connect and together establish some goals to walk towards step by step at your pace. I will walk alongside you by equipping you with tools, resources, and techniques to help you become empowered and confident within yourself to better manage life's challenges now and in the future. Sometimes we face situations in life where we can feel overwhelmed, anxious, and depressed. We tend to worry about the issues we face and experience stress as we feel stuck and confused not knowing what to do next. Often the trauma we faced yesterday continues to have a negative impact on us today and we feel hopeless and powerless. We can think so low of ourselves at times as we beat ourselves up with defeated self-talk and we struggle to really know who we are and be content within ourselves. We can see the difficult situations we face as obstacles or opportunities. I understand that life can be very difficult at times as I’ve experienced my share of trauma, loss and grief among many other life challenges. I have also worked many years alongside families or whānau who have experienced grief and loss alongside trauma, particularly through sexual and family violence. Turning life’s obstacles into opportunities for growth and self-betterment can be a challenging journey but it is also a tremendously rewarding one. Change takes effort as we cant’ expect a different result from doing the same thing. I commend you for being here today as you seek healing from the hurts you’ve experienced and explore positive change in your own life. I am a counsellor who aims to heal the brokenhearted by equipping, empowering, and encouraging all those that I work with to be the best version of themselves. To help those I work with to not just survive, but overcome with confidence life’s barriers, so the pain of the past or current situation they are experiencing will not keep them bound up from attaining their preferred future. Decisions today are our lived experiences tomorrow. I want to encourage you that there is hope no matter how difficult or hard your current situation is, but perhaps you don't hold hope right now. Therefore until you do I'd like to hold that hope for you. You don't have to walk this journey alone so please reach out and contact me today. As a counsellor, I provide adult eclectic counselling which uses the following therapy styles – Person-Centred Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Interactive Drawing Therapy Faith-Based Counselling Sand Tray