Counsellor
Matt is a full member of New Zealand Association of Counselling (NZAC) and Eye Motion Desensitisation and Reprocessing NZ (EMDRNZ) and his practice includes mindfulness, EMDR, CBT, and narrative approaches.
He has worked with Red Cross Refugee Trauma Recovery, supporting refugees who have experienced persecution, war, and torture.
At the NZ Aids Foundation, Matt worked with client issues including depression, anxiety, relatioship issues, sexual identity, gender identity, sexual health, and living with an HIV diagnosis.
He volunteered at Pomare Union Health Hutt Valley, and in this role worked with client issues including, depression, anxiety, insomnia, sexual trauma, and refugee experience.
Matt also worked as an intern at Wesley Inner City Counselling Service, with client issues including depression, anxiety, familial violence, and sexual trauma and was also an intern at the Community Alcohol and Drug Service, and Opiate Treatment Service CCDHB.
Matt works with adults and adolescents and is based in our Napier and Hastings offices.