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

Integrative means the combining and connecting together of different parts to form a whole. Disintegration is a state of ill health, where we feel lost, unwell, confused, devitalised, and stuck, and it is only through the process of integration and connection that we heal and start to find wholeness. 

Therapies derives from the Greek word θεραπεία or therapeia which means ‘to serve or attend to’, to provide care, cure or remedy.

This meaning was in the context of the Ancient Greek philosophy of humans being interconnected and integrated and thus therapies were by nature ‘whole’ or holistic, meaning that the treatment for physical or mental illness always involved attending broadly to what it meant to be human i.e. providing care to both body and mind, and attending to the wider context the person is in e.g. individual, communal, socio-cultural, and environmental. Health and wellbeing therefore was about harmony between body and mind as well as between individuals and the environments they were nested within. 

Examples of therapies that were used included: nutrition, physical activity, massage, the discussion of philosophy, critical thinking, ritual, prayer, dream work, art including music and theatre, all in the context of nurturing relationships with others. 

This all inspires and captures my philosophy behind ‘Integrative Therapies’, as for me, supporting our mental wellbeing means encouraging us all to integrate and attend to all the different aspects of what it means to be a well human e.g. attending to our relationship to and sense of self as an individual (beliefs, meaning, thoughts, feelings), attending to who we are in relation to others (our relationships), and our relationship to the socio-cultural and natural environments we are embedded in. It also means attending to our embodied experience in the world, which requires attending to how we eat, move, sleep, breathe, love, create, work, play and rest. All the many amazing ways we attend to these things are ‘therapies’, and the services I provide are only but a few of the many therapies that exist to help us heal and move towards wholeness.