Therapy Services

Our Therapists

Each therapist is an expert in their field and has experience presenting and working therapeutically with tamariki, adults, whānau, and kaiako. Our therapists are experienced in supporting a full range of ages and variety of needs. As well as their creative therapy professional credentials, our team come from diverse backgrounds such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and teaching, and many have dual professional registrations. Our broad reach of therapists means some of the shared practices can be adapted to support the needs of diverse communities.
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Our Therapeutic Kaupapa

Underpinned by Te Tiriti, we strive to be active collaborators in mana-enhancing practice alongside our communities. Our approaches in using waiata, movement, sound, rhythm, and arts within a therapeutic context are tools that find resonance in a wide variety of cultures, while Te Ao Māori frameworks underpin our bicultural practice model. 

Our practical tools are grounded in trauma-informed dance, arts and music therapy research and knowledge, and support child and adolescent development and wellbeing across diverse populations. Our creative therapy approaches lean naturally to supporting people without relying on verbal processing (ideal for young tamariki with more limited verbal skills, for neurodiverse people, or those experiencing anxiety).

The creative therapies also make it possible to engage with individuals who connect with therapists through their preferences for music, dance, and art-making. The emphasis on ‘side-by-side’ practice, rather than just a direct talk therapy approach is one that can foster relationship even for people who may have found other forms of therapy difficult to access.