Counselling and Psychotherapy in Mt Eden, Auckland with:                   Loretta Clarke: Counsellor/Psychotherapist      MHSc (Hons) Registered Psychotherapist Member New Zealand Association of Counsellors ACC Registered Counsellor Family Court Approved Counsellor Employee Assisted Programme Provider Address: Hakanoa Health, 540 Mt Eden Road, Mt Eden, Auckland  Ph:                         (09) 638 6924   Mobile:                  021 181 0225   Counselling and Psychotherapy can assist in many areas of your life:   Relationships    Parenting    Ways of relating to others    Depression and moods such as feeling low, out of sorts, tired, irritable, and sad    Anxiety, worry, and panic attacks    Stress    Self confidence and self esteem    Grief and loss    Decision making    Employment issues, redundancy and retirement    Family violence    Traumatic incidents   Counselling and psychotherapy Offer privacy and confidentiality, a time and a place where you can talk freely about personal issues.  The role of the counsellor/ psychotherapist is to listen, to clarify and to help you make sense of the issue that you are struggling with.  Provide an opportunity to understand how difficulties have arisen, how they manifest in the present, and how to move on in a more fulfilling way, to have a positive experience of life.   Positive effects can include:   Clarity about what makes you tick   More ability to cope with life's difficulties   Feeling more pleasure and joy   Better and more satisfying relationships with others   Clarity about hopes, dreams and goals   More optimism about the future   About Counselling Counselling is a short term focus for current problems.  You may have had a recent setback and need some assistance to get back on your feet.  The aim is to resolve the current difficulty so that you can move forward into the future with a sense of confidence, well being and purpose. About Couples Counselling Couples counselling identifies and provides understanding and clarity about the problems that are occurring in your relationship, and then focuses on resolving these issues to improve the quality of your relationship.  About Psychotherapy Psychotherapy tends to be a more in depth focus for individuals experiencing difficulties.  There may be issues that have troubled you for a long time.  Psychotherapy explores these issues more deeply and fully and notices patterns that repeat in your life.   By understanding these issues, you can make new choices, develop new ways of relating, create positive change and improve the quality of your life.    Loretta Clarke (MHSc) Loretta provides short term and long term counselling and psychotherapy. Loretta has worked with individuals (adults & older adolescents), couples and families from many different cultures and walks of life.  Loretta brings a rich and varied life experience to her work as a counsellor and psychotherapist Loretta's approach is supportive and non judgemental, drawing on the strength and life experience of the people she works with.  At the same time, Loretta has a pragmatic, up-front, feet on the ground approach to her work, which is realistically challenging within the context of a person's life. For further information and to make an appointment please contact Loretta at: Address:              540 Mt Eden Road Ph:                       (09) 638 6924 Mobile:                021 181 0225 Links Registered Psychotherapists    www.pbanz.org.nz  Registered ACC Counsellors       www.acc.co.nz Hakanoa Health:                         www.hakanoahealth.co.nz Dave Gilbert:                                 www.hypnotherapy-nlp.co.nz