About me

Hi, my name is Matt. I have been working in the mental health field for the past 8 years. I started my journey working with children on the autism spectrum and soon transitioned to counselling both children and adults. I have over 5 years of experience volunteering on a variety of crisis support lines. My work as a therapist has primarily been in the community mental health space where I have worked therapeutically with young adults, those struggling with substance use issues and in men’s mental health. Outside of my private practice, I work with men who have perpetrated violence to their families and the children affected by intimate partner violence in the family system.

I am a registered Psychotherapist and initially studied Psychology as my minor focus at the University of Auckland where I got my BA in Philosophy. I continued my studies while living in the United States. In America I completed a post-baccalaureate in Counselling Psychology from UC Berkeley Extension and continued to obtain a MA in Counselling Psychology from the Wright Institute in Berkeley, California. My training was focused on the application of psychotherapy and the development of a wide range of therapeutic approaches that facilitates a deepening insight into our inner world.

Interim Psychotherapist Registration with Psychotherapist Board of Aotearoa 

New Zealand. (PBANZ)

Provisional member of Association of Psychotherapists Aotearoa New Zealand (APANZ).

I have additional training in motivational interviewing, CBT, DBT and suicide intervention.

I work under both the APANZ and PBANZ codes of ethics and standards to ensure quality and ethical counselling practices. I get weekly supervision that supports me in best understanding the needs of my clients and ensures quality counselling practice.