Parenting Therapists in Wellington, New Zealand

You may choose to attend parenting counselling alone, with your partner, or with your child, in order to effectively work through the issues facing your family. We can work alongside you, to better understand your child or teenager and their developmental stage, and identify strategies to support you in this challenging role as a parent.

Working with teens & their families has given me extensive experience in supporting parents. This has included providing information & knowledge on how best to support their parenting. Every parent does the best they can & the guidance I provide is centered around how parents they can adapt & improve their parenting rather than blaming or criticizing. Its important that parents feel comfortable to work with me in a collaborative way otherwise their is no room for change so I focus on building a relationship with parents where they feel safe and comfortable to share experiences and work with me. No parent is perfect & usually working in improving parenting is about learning how best to support your kids & their individual, & collective, needs.

I work primarily from a Rogerian or Person-Centred Therapy (PCT) approach using a conversational style listening patiently to you, always with empathy, genuineness and without judgement, to help find the solutions you desire for your life whilst adjusting my techniques to fit your needs within each session. I have vast experience listening to many, many peoples parenting stories. Thus I feel I have a good understanding of the common parenting problems and issues, and how they can impact you and your children when experiencing them. I can support you to find connection, strength and empowerment within your parenting to restore balance, happiness and inner peace. I can do this by using various techniques of 'talk therapy' and somatic (mind/body) healing methods, along with offering practical strategies that may be useful where suitable and desired by you. Whatever you are going through, know that there is hope - Let me help you find that hope.

Attend to your own parenting approach and gain deeper insight into your strengths and challenges in this area as you find new ways to parent.

Being a dad can bring pressures that few people talk about. Balancing work, family, and your own well-being can feel overwhelming, and it’s easy to lose sight of yourself in the process. I offer a space to sort through the stress, expectations, and emotions that come with fatherhood, without judgment. You don’t have to navigate these challenges on your own—I’m here to support you in finding clarity, balance, and a stronger sense of yourself as both a man and a parent

Wellington is New Zealand's compact capital city and home to the national public service, creating a therapy landscape shaped by the particular stresses of government and policy careers — including burnout, moral injury, and the pressures of politically visible work. The city has a high concentration of university-educated professionals who generally view therapy as a normal part of self-care, and demand for longer-term therapeutic work is relatively strong. Wellington Regional Hospital provides institutional mental health services, with a private therapy community serving Thorndon, Kelburn, Mount Victoria, and the inner suburbs. Wellington's smaller size relative to Auckland means specialist therapist availability can be limited, and telehealth has become an important option for residents seeking a specific type of match.

Gender ID

	75%	Female
	25%	Male

Session Type

	75%	In Person and Online
	25%	Online Only

Top Treatment Approaches

75%	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
63%	Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
50%	Existential / Humanistic Therapy
50%	Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
38%	Art Therapy
38%	Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
38%	Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

Ages Served

88%	Adult
75%	Young Adult
63%	Senior
63%	Teen
50%	Children

Client Focus

88%	Men
88%	Women
75%	LGBTQ+
63%	Military / Veterans
63%	Pacific Islander

Parenting therapists in Wellington, New Zealand NZ

Kristen Bayliss

Shareen Birges

Gaye Mallinson - Somatic Psychotherapies

Chris Chicoteau

Will Salter - Connected Man Counselling