Our People

Elinor Seville

I am a clinical psychologist with 10 years experience working in Community Mental Health Services and have been in private practice since 2011. I have worked with individuals experiencing a wide variety of psychological issues, many trauma based. I have trained in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Schema Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) and use a holistic approach to therapy.

Contact Elinor
elinorseville@gmail.com
021 246 9192

Clare Hiroti

My name is Clare Hiroti. I have worked with trauma and sexual abuse. I work with adolescents and adults. It is my belief that a lot of healing can occur by having someone being present and bearing witness to their story. I work intuitively and through relationship with my clients.

I qualified as a counsellor in the UK in 1999. I have also completed a 4 year Bioenergetic psychotherapy training in NZ in 2013. I am a Registered Psychotherapist since 2017. Bioenergetic Analysis is a specific form of body-psychotherapy which helps release chronic muscular tensions and promote physical and psychological healing. In this way, people can engage in life and relationships more fully.

I am ACC accredited and I have a growing private practice doing this work with Co-operative Whanganui Therapy. I have also been co-facilitating a therapeutic group for mothers at Jigsaw Whanganui since 2004. I am a member of NZAP, IIBA (International Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis) and PBANZ.

Contact Clare
clare.hiroti@gmail.com
027 212 8137

Fliss Newton

I have been working with sexual abuse survivors for 24 years, beginning as Coordinator of the then Whanganui Sexual Abuse Healing Centre and then moving into private practice.

My approach is client centred and strengths based. Creativity informs my work and I use a wide range of strategies to assist survivors heal. These include: body awareness; art work; sand tray; movement; journaling; stretching; mindfulness; breathing; visualisations; awareness exercises; etc. I work intuitively so I can respond in the moment to your needs and reactions. I negotiate with you; the client; what best suits your requirements. I am dedicated to giving clients the best service I can. To that end I undertake ongoing trainings etc. I am a Gestalt Psychotherapist and in 2013 completed my training in Bioenergetics Psychotherapy. (Level 9). I have training and experience as a teacher, social worker; community worker and counsellor.

I am a mother and a grandmother (my greatest achievements!)

Contact Fliss
fliss@inspire.net.nz
06 347 6377
027 233 5477

John Watson

I am a Graduate of Massey University and Registered Clinical Psychologist since 1983. I work in private practice undertaking ACC trauma assessments and therapy work, Family, Youth, District and High Court work, Forensic work at both prisons and DHB forensic mental health unit. I have a 25 year history of working with CYFS (formerly Child Welfare and DSW) in both residential institutions and psychological services.

My current assessment and therapeutic work includes ACC trauma rehabilitation matters relating to sexual, physical and emotional abuse, mental health problems, violence and offending, alcohol and drug and to the emotional sequelae for persons involved with sexual, physical and emotionally abusive behaviour including rape, murder and suicide. My major therapeutic approach is Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. In addition to this, I have undertaken post graduate training study and workshops in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, plus considerable use of meditation and mindfulness.

Contact John
jcwatsonpsychologist@gmail.com
06 327 3751
027 2266 374

Sue McMenamin

I have been a counsellor in Whanganui since 2000. After completing my counsellor training I continued to train as a Transactional Analysis psychotherapist, becoming a fully registered psychotherapist with the Psychotherapists Board of Aotearoa New Zealand (PBANZ) in 2011. I have a private practice which includes a contract to see people referred by their GP. I enjoy working with people and being a part of supporting them to develop their full potential.

Contact Sue
flourishcounselling1@gmail.com
027 444 5937

Andrea Edwards

Hi there. My name is Andrea Edwards. I trained as a Counsellor in the United Kingdom and graduated with an Advanced Diploma in Counselling in June 2005. Since then I have gained a Post Graduate Certificate at Auckland University in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Assessment and a Foundation Certificate in Youth Work. I also trained and qualified as a Clinical Hypnotherapist with the Northern Institute of Clinic Hypnotherapists in the UK in 2007.

Following my graduation I worked in the UK for 6 years as an Addictions Counsellor with adults and young people. I also gained experience in sexual abuse, grief counselling, rape, sexual health, HIV and Hep C Counselling and group work and people affected by Cancer. I enjoy being able to work within a range of modalities including, Rogerian person centred, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Gestalt, Solution Focussed, mindfulness and Clinical Hypnotherapy.

Provisional Member of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors and a Registered Drug and Alcohol Practitioners Association of Aotearoa New Zealand. ACC Approved, sensitive claims.

Please contact me on 0211943722
andrea.askandrea@gmail.com

Tracey Cossey

My name is Tracey Cossey, I have 4 adult children and 5 grandchildren. I have been a social worker for 20 years working with the police with youth/families at risk, child youth & family as an evaluator of YJ programmes, then to London where I worked as a front line social worker in a care and protection team equivalent to OrangaTamariki then back to NZ whereby I worked updating policies and procedures or Waiora social services and provided social work oversight to their team whilst doing some contract work for the old CY&F. I have worked at community mental health for 10 years and part of that, as a crisis worker on the mental health assessment and home treatment team before taking a position as a family violence coordinator at the WDHB.

I have experience in working with a vast array of people and am committed to the protection of women and children in our community. I prefer to see people on Fridays as this is the day I have available but can be contacted to discuss options if this does not fit.

I have taught mindfulness groups and family violence responses, have completed a course in dialectical behavioural therapy 2011, Interactive drawing therapy 2008, understanding and working with sexual abuse, strangulation, Family therapy training in 2012, Sudden traumatic events in 2013, and many more. I like to build resiliency and strength in those that I work with the support them to move forward with their lives in a positive manner.