Creative Life Healing

Counselling Services

2026 Dates now available for all SCS Groups:

  • Equine Assisted Group Therapy 7-week group

  • Equine Therapy one-day retreat group

  • Equine Assisted Creative Expressive therapeutic groupwork one-day retreat.

  • Healing Through Creativity - One-day retreat day

  • Healing Pages - 5-week Creative Expressive Groupwork

Please take a look at the information under the ACC SCS tab for more details and to enrol.

  • Animal Assisted Therapy

    Animal Assisted Therapy is a complementary intervention, shown to provide positive benefits for those with chronic pain, fibromyalgia and anxiety. Benefits include reduction in stress, improvements in neurophysiological stress makers, increase in endorphins and enhancement of immune factors. Ford is a trained therapy dog he loves working with all my clients and takes pride in working with kids assisting them to work through their emotions and producing a calming effect on anyone he meets.

  • Creative Therapy

    Creative Therapy is an intervention using positive triggers to combat stress and anxiety. Creativity can include art, lego, gardening, exercise, games, mixed media and more. Working together to find this creative outlet can help support you through difficult times. I run Create with Purpose junk journal sessions supporting your creativity and mental health. Creative interventions can be used with both adults and kids to provide a unique safe space and a distraction from those challenges giving us grief and stress.

Equine Therapy

Groupwork and Individual Therapy

Working with horses can help individuals learn how to recognise and manage their emotions, leading to better emotional control and awareness. Equine therapy is a somatic therapy that supports the mind-body connection.

Our group work is designed for ACC-sensitive claims and is trauma-informed, working with PTSD and trauma. This is based in Pukekohe Puni

Individual Equine therapy is based in Tuakau, Franklin and designed for both ACC sensitive claims clients and private clients wanting to work on their mental health, including anxiety and depressive symptoms.

Counselling is more than talking

Counselling Sessions are designed for the individual, whether you just want to talk or try creative therapy, animal therapy, mindfulness and many more techniques. Plans are created using the methods, tools, and techniques that research has shown to produce positive and successful results. Be your best self, alone and with others, and create a life that you want to live in with confidence and support from a fully qualified professional.

“Chantelle supported me through my darkest time, she helped me to build self-esteem and achieve what I thought I couldn’t.”

—Amiee F.

Book your appointment now to create the life you deserve.

Appointments can be over phone, Microsoft Teams, or in person

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