Deep work for deep healing - for individuals and couples
No matter what
you've been through,
healing is possible
Hi, I'm Reba
I help deep thinkers, feelers, and neurodivergent folk to heal from individual and relationship difficulties, in order to create lives of connection, safety, and wellbeing within themselves and with others.
Individual and couples therapy available, online or in person in Whakatū / Nelson, Aotearoa New Zealand.
No matter what struggles you experience,
you carry an innate healing and transformative capacity within you.
No matter what wounds you carry or how broken you may feel,
your core being is unharmed and unharmable.
No matter how badly you may feel about yourself,
you can experience deep self-love and acceptance of all parts of you
- even the parts that feel unlovable and unacceptable.
To heal, grow, and create a truly you-shaped life takes courage.
If you’re committed to this for yourself, you can get there - no matter what.
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My approach
In our work together I want you to know deeply that you matter. I want you to feel delighted in and celebrated in your uniqueness. Seen and known in your core goodness and wholeness. Accepted in your messy, complex humanness. Accompanied in painful places where previously you were alone. And ultimately, to live from a place of self-love, strength, and relational connectedness; anchored in your capacity to weather the challenges of life and to show up in the world as your wonderful, unique self.
I draw on a wealth of knowledge, training, and experience to support you in your healing and growing process. My work weaves together attachment therapy, somatic therapy, parts work & inner child work, as well as spiritual approaches. This approach allows us to transform distress and trauma at its core, rather than simply managing symptoms. As each person is unique, so is each therapy. I will work collaboratively with you throughout our sessions to craft a way of working that fits your unique needs, making sure we go at the pace that is just right for you. Having been on my own deep healing journey I know this work from the inside out and would be honoured to support you in yours.
If you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it’s not your path. Your own path you make with every step you take. That’s why it’s your path.
Joseph Campbell
The modalities & frameworks I use in my practice
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Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)
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Internal Family Systems (IFS)
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Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
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Core Self Reclamation Therapy (CSRT)
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Eye-movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
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Dr. Janina Fisher's work on complex trauma
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Coherence Therapy
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Memory Reconsolidation
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Resonant Healing (Sarah Peyton)
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Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB), particularly the work of Bonnie Badenoch and Dan Siegel
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Realization Process and non-dual embodiment
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Family Constellations (also known as Systemic Constellations)
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Nonviolent Communication (NVC)
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Kaupapa Māori approaches to wellbeing
Who I work with
I specialise in working with neurodivergent individuals and couples who are struggling with trauma, attachment issues, grief and loss of all kinds, anxiety, depression, and low-self worth or chronic shame.
I am also support people who have experienced trauma or distress related to societal oppression, such as neurodivergent trauma, racial trauma, sexuality-based and transgender-based trauma.
Attachment trauma, which many people are unaware of experiencing, can have a big impact on romantic relationships. I work from an attachment-focused approach with couples to nurture a a deep and solid sense of emotional safety and strong communication skills between partners.
As well as specialising in working with my fellow neurodivergent folk, I am LGBTQIA+, polyamory- and kink-affirming. I am happy to work with triads and polycules in couples/relationship therapy. The areas of neurodivergence I am experienced with are autism, ADHD, AuDHD, HSP, giftedness, and spiritual sensitivity.
Sessions & fees
I see clients online and in person in central Nelson/Whakatū, Aotearoa New Zealand
Individual sessions:
$120 NZ per hour / $130 AU / $100 US
Couples sessions:
$150 NZ per hour / $160 AU / $130 US
For more info, or to book a session
Call or text: (+64) 022 1033 465
Email: coreselfcounselling@gmail.com
Or use the contact form below
Messages will be responded to during my work hours, which are
Mondays to Thursdays, 10am - 6pm
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Contact Reba
You can contact me by filling in the form below, by emailing me at coreselfcounselling @gmail.com, or by calling me on 022 1033 465