Samantha Head - Registered Counsellor

Samantha has extensive experience as a counsellor, including counselling in a secondary addiction service, Senior Counsellor at Massey University Student Health, and many years in private practice. She currently works part time in private practice and part time in a Medical Centre as a Health Improvement Practitioner.Samantha's approach to counselling is tailored to suite the person's needs and their desired outcomes.Samantha is trained in a variety of therapy modalities and draws from these as needed.

Expertise

Anxiety
Trauma
Grief & Bereavement
PTSD
Life transitions (work/study/family/relationships)
Stress/burnout
Personal growth /self discovery and spiritual formation
Relationship difficulties (Sam does not offer couples therapy)

Therapy approaches

Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Focussed Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Psychotherapy
Trauma informed therapies

Qualifications

Certificate in Supervision (WELTEC)
Diploma of Counselling (BCNZ)
Diploma of Alcohol and Drug Studies (WELTEC)
Bachelor of Counselling (WELTEC)
Post Graduate Certificate in Health Science, endorsed in CBT (Otago University - first class honours)

Affiliations

New Zealand Association of Counsellors

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Location

South Auckland

Rates From

$165 per 60 minute session. EMDR therapy may be 90 minutes in the early sessions and will be charged accordingly.

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Please note that we are not an emergency service, in the event of an emergency please call 111. If you need to talk to someone urgently you can see your GP or phone one of the following helplines.
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Youthline: 0800 376 633

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