Dr Virginia Maskill
Counsellor | Clinical Supervisor
Online Therapy Available
Next available Wednesday, May 18th
Location
Online Therapy
Biography
I am an experienced counsellor who offers confidential, non-judgemental, individual and couples counselling, clinical supervision and NZ Traffic Authority Assessments. My aim will be to help you find the solutions that are right for you, in a supportive, collaborative way. As there is no 'one size fits all', our work together will take into consideration your personality, your goals and past life experiences. Together, these will help to formulate a plan that will identify strategies to help you move forward. I have 25 years of counselling experience working with people experiencing mental or physical health problems, including relationship, and, or substance use challenges. I also specialise in working with people living with bipolar disorder, or with other chronic mental health and, or physical health conditions, and working with their significant others. I am also a registered nurse with more than 35 years' experience and have worked in various hospital and community settings as a registered nurse or a Paramedic. Settings included medicine, physical rehabilitation, and acute emergency medicine. I also worked for seven years as a counsellor and as a detoxification nurse at a hospital alcohol and drug outpatient service. In addition to my counselling practice, for the past 17 years I have had an academic appointment as a senior lecturer, and researcher with the University of Otago. My teaching and research interests are the treatment and self-management of long-term physical, mental health and substance use disorders, psychotherapy, and sociological approaches to illness and self-management practices. I have also been a member other health related research studies conducted by the National Addiction Centre, Otago University, Canterbury University, and a collaborative study undertaken by Yale University and the University of Otago. Counselling Training: I am trained in a variety of evidence-based therapy models including: - Emotionally Focused Therapy - Interpersonal Psychotherapy - Interpersonal Social Rhythms Therapy (an effective therapy working with people with bipolar affective disorder) - Solutions focused therapy - Motivational Interviewing - Brief Interventions Registrations and Professional Memberships: - Member of the NZ Association of Counsellors (MNZAC) - Member of the ICEEFT - International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy - Practitioner Member of the Drug and Alcohol Practitioners Association of Aotearoa-New Zealand (DAPAANZ) - Registered Clinical Supervisor - Registered Comprehensive Nurse (Nursing Council of New Zealand)
Qualifications
PhD,University of Otago New Zealand; Masters in Health Sciences –(Mental Health) University of Otago,New Zealand; Post-graduate Diploma in Health Sciences - with distinction (endorsed in Interpersonal Psychotherapy) University of Otago,New Zealand; Post-graduate Diploma in Health Sciences – with distinction (endorsed in Addictions & Co-existing Disorders) University of Otago,New Zealand; Bachelor of Nursing Nelson-Marlborough Institute of Technology,Nelson,New Zealand; Diploma of Nursing Nelson Polytechnic,Nelson,New Zealand;
Languages
English
Client Type
elderly, men, women, gender diverse, families, couples, adults
Therapy Type
emotion focused therapy, strength based therapy, person centred therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy (cbt), solution focused therapy, online therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy (act)
Specialisations
suicide ideation
childhood trauma
mental health and wellbeing
professional development
self harm
end of life
affairs
workplace issues
work-life balance
upbringing issues
substance abuse
stress
social anxiety
sleep issues
sexual identity
self esteem and confidence
religion and spirituality
relationship issues
psycho-social problems
personal development
performance anxiety
motivation and purpose
mistrust
mental health disorder
loneliness and isolation
life changes
lgbtiq issues
insecurities
identity
grief and loss
grief
goal setting
gender and sexual identity
feeling stuck
family issues
emotional control
domestic violence
desire issues
depression
cross-cultural difficulties
crisis management
communication skills
conflict management
coping issues
chronic disease
career change
burnout
bullying
break up and divorce
anger management
attachment issues
anxiety
alcohol or drug recovery
addiction
acceptance
Fees
Clinical Supervision (contact Virginia for fee)
$0
50min
Couples or Family counselling
$140
50min
Individual Counselling
$140
50min
NZTA Assessment (Contact Virginia for fee)
$0
50min
Couples or Family Counselling (recommended)
$220
80min
Employment Assessment Programme
$0
50min
Funding Options