Ngairini O'Kell is a counsellor and former teacher based in Auckland, New Zealand. With over 11 years of experience as a registered counsellor and 24 years as a teacher, she founded Island Bay Counselling, which offers services to individuals, families, and groups.
Counselling practice
Company: Through Island Bay Counselling, she provides compassionate, professional, and holistic guidance to people of all ages.
Specialties: O'Kell works with children, teenagers, and families, addressing a range of issues including anxiety, low self-esteem, grief, and trauma.
Approach: Her approach is described as nurturing, empowering, and culturally attuned.
Services: Counselling is offered in-person at her North Shore counselling space at Castor Bay, at her office space at Orewa, Hibiscus Coast, online with google meet, or by telehealth (phone call).
Professional background
Experience: In addition to her extensive teaching career, O'Kell has worked as a youth worker and mentor.
Qualifications: She holds a Master's degree in Counselling and the Arts, a Bachelor of Visual Art, and a Graduate Diploma of Teaching.
Registrations: O'Kell is fully registered and a member of several professional organisations in both New Zealand and Australia, including the New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC) and the New Zealand Teachers Council (NZTC).
- Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family Harm
- Trauma
- Phobias
- Grief & Bereavement
- PTSD
- Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Solution Focused
- Mindfulness based therapies
- Psychotherapy
- Strength centred
- Client centred
- Narrative therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Family systems therapy
- Emotionally focussed therapy
- Masters of Counselling
- New Zealand Associateon of Counsellors (NZAC)
- Australian Counselling Association (ACA)
