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WHANGAREI PSYCHIATRIST PRIVATE PRACTICE FOR PSYCHIATRY & PSYCHOTHERAPY

Haere mai  - Welcome

I have worked as  a  private psychiatrist in Whangarei since 2008.  

Besides psychotherapy and other psychiatric treatments, I  PROVIDE ASSESSMENTS AND MEDICO-LEGAL REPORTS  FOR ACC, Work Aon, VETERANS' AFFAIRS AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS.

SINCE MY FAMILY AND I ARRIVED IN AOTEAROA-NEW ZEALAND IN 2002  FROM THE NETHERLANDS I HAVE WORKED IN MULTIPLE PSYCHIATRY HOSPITALS , RESIDENTIAL AND OUTPATIENT CENTRES  THROUGHOUT AOTEAROA - NEW ZEALAND. I HAVE OVER 25 YEARS OF CLINICAL EXPERIENCE  WITH HELPING PEOPLE AND THEIR WHANAU WITH  PROBLEMS  OF DEPRESSION,  ANXIETY, EFFECTS OF TRAUMA,  BURN OUT,  CHRONIC PAIN, EATING, ALCOHOL AND DRUGS USE, HEAD INJURY,  ADHD, STRONG INNER EMOTIONS , DISSOCIATION, PSYCHOSIS AND RECURRING PATTERNS OF INTRA & INTERPERSONAL PROBLEMS WITH SELF AND OTHERS.

I HAVe TRAINED in, AND I AM EXPERIENCED with, MULTIPLE PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENTS INCLUDING CBT, DBT-PE, EMDR, SCHEMA THERAPY, PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY, MINDFULNESS PRACTICE  (MBSR-MBCT),  AND FAMILY THERAPY FOR ANOREXIA NERVOSA. 
TREATMENTS LIKE  PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY  AND  TRAUMA EXPOSURE BASED TREATMENT LIKE EMDR ARE  ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF  my PSYCHIATRIC  PRACTICE.
I PROVIDE  PHARMACOTHERAPY  (MEDICATION) TREATMENTS AND I HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER BIOLOGICAL TREATMENTS  LIKE ECT, IN LINE WITH THE LATEST ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS TREATMENT CLINICAL  PRACTICE GUIDELINES.
I also HAVE  EXPERIENCE  HELPING PEOPLE  WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF NEUROLOGICAL (E.G. TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY) AND  OTHER PHYSICAL HEALTH PROBLEMS .

I AIM TO PROVIDE A RESPECTFUL, SAFE AND COMPREHENSIVE  TREATMENT INTEGRATING SOCIAL, CULTURAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES AND I AM GRATEFUL TO HAVE LEARNED SOME UNDERSTANDING OF  TE AO, TE REO AND TIKANGA MAORI.

I have a particular interest in assisting medical colleagues with the effects of burnout and related problems and I provide  supportive counselling funded by the Medical Protection Society (MPS).

FOLLOWING PRIOR MADE APPOINTMENT, I CAN MEET WITH YOU  IN THE COMFORTABLE AND QUIET SETTING  OF MY PRIVATE PRACTICE , WHERE  I PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY AND PERSONAL  ASSESSMENT, ADVICE AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENT. 
Please feel free to  contact me via email to enquire .
thecorepractice@gmail.com




 



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