Katarina is compassionate about providing a supportive healing environment, where people can feel comfortable enough to get the help they need.
She is a firm believer in the notion that to best understand people, and in order to find the best way to help, working together with people is key, whilst keeping in mind their unique context and background. She enjoys working holistically and taking into consideration the many different factors that influences a persons wellbeing, and makes up the whole person.
Katarina have a special interest in working with anxiety, and especially anxiety related to performance, social situations, attachment, and relationships. She is very interested in physical health, ill health and disability, and its impact on wellbeing and quality of life. She also has a special interest in supporting people coping with life transitions, adjustment and recovery from abusive relationships.
She works with age groups ranging from young adults to elderly and with a range of concerns, including but not limited to:
- Anxiety (social anxiety, performance anxiety and generalised anxiety)
- Trauma and post traumatic stress
- Stress, adjustment and life transitions
- Adjustment and coping with chronic health concerns
- Depression, grief and low mood
- Relationship difficulties and attachment related anxiety
- Abuse, and healing from abusive relationships
Katarina's experience as a psychologist comes from working in a busy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) practice and private practice; as well as a psychologist in a university setting, and in an integrated and holistic health setting
Training
Training
Katarina is trained in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), which is a very skills based approach, which focus on teaching you
the skills to deal with areas of your life you may struggle with, and with time be able to use these on your own. She is also trained in Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT), Narrative Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR). She enjoys using mindfulness, breathing retraining and relaxation in her sessions, which enables people to deal with stress, anxiety and adjustment better.
Qualifications
Qualifications
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Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling Psychology
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Master of Health Sciences in Psychology (Hons)
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Bachelor of Arts with an extended Major in Psychology
Professional Memberships
- Registered with New Zealand Psychologists Board
- Member of New Zealand Psychological Society
- Member of the Institute of Counselling Psychology
Contracts
- National Hauora Coalition (NHC)
- Work and Income
Contact
If you have any questions, or you would like to make an appointment, you can contact her on
phone number 021 17 12 142, or send an email to katarina@richmondpsychology.co.nz
Availability
Availability
Monday (online only) Tuesdays and Wednesdays (after hours avaliable) Thursdays and Fridays (early mornings avaliable).