
Phone: 03 3373 659; 027 22 22 489
info@optimumsolutions.co.nz
www.helenmounsey.co.nz
M Ed (Counselling); BA; DipTchg (Canterbury)
Memberships
- Member of New Zealand Association of Counsellors (1993 -)
- Accredited counsellor with Christchurch Family Courts (1987-2014)
- ACC approved counsellor (1993 – )
- Registered counsellor with CYFS (1993 -)
- Registered Supervisor (UK Cert)
- Owner / Director of Sex Therapy New Zealand (STNZ 2010 Ltd)
- Accredited Sex Therapist (STNZ)
- Independent practitioner as counsellor / therapist (1993 – present)
- Facilitator of Parenting through Separation groups (2005 – 2015)
- Community activities including CPIT, Youth Health Centre development, Family Court Access Centre
- Teacher of Transition Education, Papanui High School 1978 – 1992)
- Social Work (voluntary) DSW
- Convenor & Supervisor for SROW Survey
I work with individuals and couples who come with a wide range of relationship and personal concerns. These include healing from abuse, loss and death; personal and family transitions; resolving intimacy and sexual concerns; managing stress; recovery from depression and addictions.
I use a range of therapeutic interventions including CBT, narrative therapy, EMDR .
Cultural background, gender, disability and sexual orientation are important concerns in my work