What does strengths-based mean? Therapy focuses on client strengths, resources, values and hopes as opposed to weaknesses, risks, and regrets to facilitate a more balanced understanding of the human experience. 

Balanced Minds helps adolescents, adults and their families with many types of difficulties and concerns. Balanced Minds fundamental approach is to help clients understand themselves better, and to help clients find their own path to solve their difficulties. Personal empowerment, autonomy and independence are paramount.

MEET BRIDGET …

Registered Psychologist
bridget@spiritwellbeing.com.au

Bridget is a registered psychologist, yoga and meditation teacher who is passionate about working with people to help them achieve a healthy and balanced life.   

Bridget believes that living a healthy, meaningful and fulfilling life should be at the core of human existence. She is holistic in her approach – providing support services that strive to enhance and maintain physical, mental, emotional, energetic and spiritual health. 

Her main goal is to educate, support and empower everyone she works with. She is committed to helping people realise their own potential and achieve vibrant health!

Bridget's approach is integrative, and she predominantely draws on the following therapeutic modalities when working with clients: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), iRest Yoga Nidra®, Trauma Centre Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. In doing so, Bridget uses both top-down (addressing cognitions) and bottom-up (working with the body) approaches when working alongside clients.

MEET JOANNA …

Registered Counsellor

joanna.m.madsen@gmail.com

Jo is a registered counsellor with the New Zealand Association of Counsellors. She likes to work with a person to be who they are and support their goals to be who they want to be. She likes to support a person with their experience and accept that. She supports the people she works with with tools and resources, as well as understanding thoughts and emotions, working on values, and finding meaning.

Jo is also registered with DAPAANZ as a drug and alcohol practitioner and is a registered ACC ISSC provider. Jo has been a therapist for over 10 years and has experience with adolescents and young adults in short-term and long-term counselling relationships. She also has experience as a supervisor and as a group supervisor. She is also a level 2 qualified iRest teacher and has experience in meditation and somatic bodywork.

Jo is well-versed in the following therapeutic models and has implemented them in client work: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), iRest Yoga Nidra®, family systems, narrative therapy, strength-based therapy, & transactional analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Counselling

• Postgraduate Certificate in Health Science - Mental Health & Addiction

• iRest Level 2 trainer

Registrations and Professional Memberships

• Member of New Zealand Association of Counsellors with Te Whatu Ora Accreditation

• Member of Drug and Alcohol Practitioners Aotearoa New Zealand (DAAPANZ)

• ACC ISSC Registered Provider