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Appointments:

Monday:       9:00am - 5:00pm
Tuesday:      9:00am - 5:00pm
Wednesday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Thursday:     9:00am - 5:00pm
Friday:          9:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday:     9:00am - 5:00pm

Available for: Face-to-Face Support; Digital Support; Phone Support

Email for appointments to: [email protected]

Nerissa is a trained clinical social worker with over two decades of experience, and now works between private practice and a clinical role in the public sector. She has extensive experience in the field of mental health and has worked in community settings and tertiary mental health units in New Zealand. Nerissa works mostly with adults of all ages and adolescents.  Grounded in the belief that there is no ‘one size fits all’ Nerissa will design the intervention alongside her client and ensure that it is tailor-made to suit the client’s presenting challenges and will work from a strengths-based perspective. Being South African born, raised and educated, Nerissa is au fait with working with people from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds.

Using a variety of modalities that include, but are not limited to ACT, FACT, DBT, Solution Focused Brief Therapy and Motivational Interviewing, 

Nerissa offers counselling in the following areas:

• Stress and burnout
• Self-esteem and assertiveness
• Workplace relationships
• Workplace bullying
• Work-life balance
• Grief and loss
• Depression and anxiety
• Career uncertainty
• Immigration challenges
• Trauma
• Dealing with chronic illness and pain management
• Addictions - drug, alcohol and gambling
• Work with teens (15 years +)

Nerissa has special skills in the following areas:

• ACT
• FACT
• Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing

Nerissa's Qualifications & Memberships are as follows:

• Master of Arts (Social Work)
• Registered Social Worker
• Member of ANZASW
• ACC accredited therapist