Profile

Pip has worked across a range of services, with a specific focus in the areas of adult mental health, intellectual disability, and Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Pip has a particular interest in mindfulness based therapies. She completed her MBSR mindfulness teacher training qualification in 2014, and her Doctorate of Psychology in 2016, with a focus on the use of mindfulness for people in a caring role. Pip uses mindfulness based approaches alongside other forms of therapy, including EMDR, narrative therapy, and CBT.

Pip is a warm and approachable therapist, who is passionate about empowering clients to discover their own inner resources, and connect more fully with the joys and challenges of being alive.

Qualifications:

• Doctorate in Applied Psychology, University of Leicester, 2017
• Mindfulness Teacher Training (Level 1), University of Bangor, 2014
• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology, University of Otago, 1998
• Master of Arts, Distinction, University of Otago, 1997
• Bachelor of Arts (Hons), University of Otago, 1994

Registrations

• Registered Clinical Psychologist (NZPB)
• Member of the New Zealand College of Clinical Psychology
• ACC registered health provider