1:1 THERAPY + COACHING
When Something Isn’t Working — Let’s Change It.
Sometimes you know exactly what’s wrong. Sometimes you just know that something isn’t working anymore.
You might be navigating a relationship, a difficult decision, anxiety or overwhelm, parenting, grief, trauma, a change in career, confidence, identity, pregnancy or a major transition in life.
Or you might simply need somewhere to put everything down, make sense of what’s happening, and work out what comes next.
That’s what this space is for.
I work one-to-one with individuals and couples, bringing together therapy, coaching, psychoeducation and practical support according to the person sitting in front of me and what they actually need.
Some people come for a specific issue and a handful of sessions. Others come regularly for a period of time. And some I won’t see for a year until life throws something new their way and they come back for a reset.
There is no requirement to be in crisis. Sometimes we are working with genuinely difficult experiences from the past or present. Other times we are working with the very normal business of being human — relationships, change, confidence, decisions, patterns, parenting, work and figuring out how you want to live.
HOW I WORK:
My approach is integrative, which means I don’t work from one therapeutic model or assume that the same approach will suit every person.
Depending on what you bring, our work might include talking something through, understanding patterns or protective responses, challenging old thinking, nervous-system education, reframing, practical problem-solving, developing boundaries or communication skills, identifying strengths, planning what comes next, or simply creating enough space to see a situation more clearly.
Where appropriate, I also draw on specific therapeutic approaches including Havening Techniques®, hypnotherapy and NLP.
At the heart of the work is a combination of understanding and movement.
We can explore where something has come from without becoming permanently anchored there. We can make sense of what is happening now, consider what is within your control, and work towards choices that feel more aligned with the person you are today.
My role isn’t to tell you how to live your life. It is to listen carefully, ask good questions, offer another perspective, challenge you when useful, bring therapeutic knowledge and practical strategies into the room, and help you find clarity about what comes next.
PEOPLE COME TO ME FOR ALL SORTS OF REASONS
Common areas of support include:
Relationships — current partners, ex-partners, family, friendships and business partnerships
Stress, anxiety, overwhelm and burnout
Confidence, boundaries and self-trust
Career changes, purpose and life direction
Parenting and family dynamics
Grief and loss
Trauma and PTSD, including birth, sexual and medical trauma
Pregnancy, fertility, pregnancy after loss and childbirth anxiety
Identity shifts and major life transitions
Difficult decisions and periods of uncertainty
Communication and recurring relationship patterns
Health and wellbeing changes
And sometimes there isn't a tidy category.
You simply know that something needs some attention.
A LITTLE ABOUT ME
Many people first encounter me through my work in pregnancy and birth. I’m a midwife, childbirth educator and yoga and meditation teacher, and that work remains an important part of what I do.
What is less visible is that, almost entirely through word of mouth, my one-to-one therapeutic and coaching practice has grown far beyond pregnancy and birth.
I am an NLP Master Practitioner, HNLP Life Coach and Certified Havening Techniques® Practitioner, and I have worked with individuals and couples for more than two decades.
These days, integrative therapist and coach is probably the simplest way I know to describe my work.
Although perhaps “integrative” was inevitable. I'm also an artist, yoga teacher and former midwife who is currently training to do a HYROX race.
Apparently staying neatly in one lane was never going to be my strong suit.
INVESTMENT + LOCATION
Sessions are available in person at my clinic at 2 Humphreys Drive, Ferrymead, Christchurch, and online.
Single session: $249
Three-session package: $225 per session / $675 total
Six-session package: $200 per session / $1,200 total
Annual package: $165 per session / 10 sessions to use as you choose
Relationship package: $220 per session / 6 sessions
(2 couple sessions + 2 individual sessions for each partner)
Sessions are approximately 75 minutes.
Payment can be made at the clinic or by bank transfer. An invoice will be sent following your session.
Student and hardship rates can be discussed individually on enquiry.
READY TO TALK?
If something has been sitting in the back of your mind — whether it feels big, small, messy, practical, emotional or difficult to put into words — you’re welcome to bring it.
You don’t need to have worked out exactly what kind of help you need before you arrive.
Book a session below.
Or contact KeiShana directly:
OPTIMUMMINDFULNESS@GMAIL.COM
021 980 859
