“Ki te whakaaro koe ehara i te mea pai te ako, me whakamatau koe i te utu o te wairangi.” (If you think education is expensive, you should try the cost of ignorance.) – Derek Bok, president of Harvard UniversityI am a registered social worker, counsellor, and clinician with 20± years experience working within the disability, mental health and addiction sector. Specialising in the assessment and treatment of RJ and R OCD, behaviour, trauma and sexual harm. I work with clients both internationally and locally from my office in Inglewood, Taranaki.I feel at ease interacting and communicating at all levels and would be best described as humanistic (always seeing the value, potential and purpose in all people), empathetic and pro-choice.I come with experience working within the mental health and addiction sector having worked in areas of employment support, social work, counselling, crisis, assessment and triage working always within communities, families, groups and with individuals. I have experience working with men, women and youth in areas of trauma, sexual harm, behaviour, mental illness and recovery from addiction. I understand well the underlining perpetuating factors that inform behaviour and the affects if exacerbated by circumstance of violence or abuse. I am able to build rapport and therapeutic alliance with ease and help individuals work through and objectify the issues affecting recovery and commit to workable actions to affect positive change.Currently studying toward a Master of Social Work Applied focusing my research on domestic and sexual violence.Occasionally freelancing as a graphic designer and illustrator to regional and national studios.Accredited full member of ANZASW.Registered Social Worker.