Overview
Kristy is a senior psychologist with experience working across education, disability, and healthcare settings. She has developed expertise in both clinical and leadership roles throughout her career. Kristy's practice philosophy centers on utilizing her skills and expertise to help clients and colleagues identify their own solutions to the issues they face, employing strength-based intervention techniques that empower those she works with.
Supervision Approach
With over seven years' experience providing supervision for psychologists and other healthcare practitioners, Kristy brings depth and understanding to her supervisory relationships. She is committed to honoring Te Tiriti o Waitangi in her mahi and employs mana enhancing approaches in her supervision practice. Her background in both clinical work and leadership roles informs a supervision style that balances professional development with practical, strength-based solutions.
Skills and Experience
Kristy is a NZ registered psychologist with an educational scope of practice. Her areas of therapeutic specialization include navigating life changes/transitions (including relationships, career, grief/loss), mindfulness and acceptance techniques for increasing emotion regulation, behavioral/emotional concerns (including anxiety & depression), trauma-focused therapies including EMDR, and support for autism, ADHD, and other neurotypes. Her practice is informed by trauma-informed and neuro-affirming principles of care, incorporating acceptance & commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive-behavioural (CBT), mindful self-compassion, and narrative approaches in her work with clients.
