Kia ora, ko Karin tōku ingoa. I was born and bred in Denmark but lived for two decades in the UK before immigrating to beautiful Aotearoa New Zealand in 2009. I am a mother of a teen daughter and an adult son and I live with my Kiwi husband in New Plymouth. My spare time (when not studying!) is devoted to my family, friends and animals, and spirituality forms a big part of my life.

My early working background was in retail and sales, and more recently, running my own practice as a Hypnotherapist and Healing Practitioner in New Plymouth since 2010. In addition to my 10+ years' experience in client-facing therapeutic work I commenced a Bachelor of Counselling degree in 2021 which I am due to complete in 2024.

Little known facts about me: I have an active interest in language and culture – I am bilingual in Danish and English, possess basic knowledge of French and German, and extensively studied Te Reo Māori to full immersion/fluency from 2015-2018 with Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

In my awhi I draw on person-centred, strengths-based, cognitive-behavioral, trauma-informed care and narrative approaches to support tangata whaiora. I have first-hand experience of many of the struggles I support people through in my mahi and my own journey has drawn me to help others through theirs.

I approach therapy as teamwork/mahi tahi and feel passionately that the key to positive outcomes lies in a person taking an active involvement in their process and I aim to empower those I work with to take control of their own life, their personal goals and their state of health/hauora.

Arohanui

Karin

I work with both adults and children and offer Counselling, Couples/Relationship Facilitation, Holistic Pulsing, Hypnotherapy, as well as the KOHA services of Spiritual Guidance and Healing.

WHAT CAN I HELP WITH?
Karin has experience in working with all of the following conditions:
Anxiety and depression, Bereavement and loss
Childhood anxieties, Chronic pain management
Habits such as smoking, nail biting, teeth grinding
Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Insomnia
OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
Panic disorders & phobias, Performance anxiety & enhancement – be it work / study / sporting performance
Self-confidence and achieving potential, Stress relief, Smoking Cessation
Weight control (healthy eating, eating disorders)