About me
Kia ora and welcome, my name is Vic (she/her/ia).
My passion is supporting people to become more fully themselves - self-directed by their own values, connected to what matters most, and able to live more freely, authentically, and meaningfully.
Life is too short not to live fully and freely as yourself.
I am an AuDHDer (Autistic and ADHD) and 'gifted', a combination often referred to as twice- or multi-exceptional (2e). These neurodivergences shape both who I am and how I work, allowing me to move comfortably between depth and intensity, breadth and flexibility, while seeing patterns and connections across many different aspects of human life.
My mind is naturally integrative - I readily draw connections within counselling, across different fields of knowledge, and between the many layers of human experience. This way of thinking allows me to bring together diverse perspectives and insights in ways that deepen and enrich the therapeutic process.
For me, this work is not just what I do; it is an expression of how I live and make sense of the world, deeply intertwined with my philosophy of being human.
I am well acquainted with the full spectrum of life - its suffering, pain, grief, loss, stress, and trauma, as well as its profound love, beauty, ecstasy, mystery, and wonder. I know what it means to face life courageously in its entirety, to live with meaning and intention, and to do the ongoing work of growth and healing. There is nothing I bring to my client work that I do not apply to myself; I strive to live the principles I invite others to explore.
My practice is integrative and oriented toward transformation, development, and human flourishing. While reducing distress and alleviating symptoms are important parts of the process, my deeper interest lies in helping people become more fully themselves and live in a way that feels meaningful, authentic, and aligned. There is no work I find more rewarding.
Note: I am also a qualified and registered Naturopath and Medical Herbalist, and may occasionally draw on this knowledge as part of psychoeducation where relevant.
From my perspective, we are not separate minds and bodies but integrated beings - our thoughts, emotions, brains, nervous systems, and physical health are deeply interconnected. I will be offering these additional therapeutic services more formally in the near future.
Registrations and Memberships (2026-2027)
Full Member of the NZ Association of Counsellors (MNZAC)
Professional Member of Naturopaths & Medical Herbalists New Zealand (MNMHNZ)
Professional Member of NZ Association of Medical Herbalists (MNZAMH)
Qualifications
AdvDip Health Sciences (Naturopathy & Nutrition)
GradDipCounsPrac
MBChB
About Integrative Therapies
Attending to our mental wellbeing means attending to our relationship to, and sense of self, as an individual - our beliefs, meaning, thoughts, and feelings. It also involves acknowledging who we are in relation to others, and our relationship to the socio-cultural and natural environments we are embedded within. It means care for our embodied experience in the world, which requires attention to how we eat, move, sleep, breathe, love, create, work, play, and rest.
Dan Siegel's view that the human mind is inherently relational and embodied aligns completely with this, and has been deeply influential for me - not only because it speaks to an integrated view of what it means to be human (understanding our relationships with ourselves, with others, with nature, with the world), but also because it points to how we grow and heal: by becoming more embodied, more integrated in our body-minds, rather than disintegrated and disconnected, as so much of the world is.
This, combined with a broad view of therapies as the many things that help us reconnect and come back into alignment, helps me understand my minor but crucial role in helping you heal and find more wholeness. I am but one chapter in your larger healing story - the larger, wondrous journey of becoming whole is entirely yours, and one I wholeheartedly champion.
'Integrative' means the bringing together of different parts to form a whole. It's a word rooted in an old idea: that therapy - from the Greek ‘therapeia' (to serve or attend to) - was once naturally holistic, treating body and mind together, alongside a person's relationships, community, and environment. That understanding of healing sits at the heart of how I work.
