About
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I have been working in the health and wellbeing sector for 30+ years, and as a therapist and holistic coach for 20 years. I have a long-standing, passionate interest in health and wellbeing.
I love my work as a therapist and mindbody wellbeing coach. Working with people and supporting/guiding/sharing their journeys is a deep calling and such a privilege! |
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I am a graduate of Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy training through the Hakomi Institute of NZ. I have a Diploma of Integrative Psychology (Hakomi) from Eastern Institute of Technology, Diploma of Physiotherapy from Auckland University of Technology, Certificate in Life Coaching from Hart Life Coaching Australia and Diploma of Herbal Studies. I have recently completed Birth Trauma Practitioner Training through Healing Birth NZ.
I am currently completing a Certificate in Somatic Attachment Therapy with the Embody Lab and Bioenergetic Analysis Somatic Psychotherapy Training with NZSBA. I have been a tutor assistant on two full Hakomi Psychotherapy trainings. I have completed further Hakomi training workshops including eco-therapy, character strategy, attachment, mindfulness and healing, ethics, the right use of power, resilience, working with couples and advanced supervision. |
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I began my career as a physiotherapist at Hutt Hospital in Wellington, Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara, then went into my own private physiotherapy practice in Petone, Pito-one. As a physiotherapist I specialised in women's health, pregnancy, birth, mind-body medicine, stress management, and incorporated cranial-sacral therapy, aromatherapy and therapeutic massage.
In the late nineties I was unwell and sold my Wellness Physiotherapy business. I then began studying counselling, coaching and psychotherapy.
In my twenties I worked in the Health and Fitness Industry as a Health and Fitness Consultant, Manager and Aerobic Instructor.
I have also worked as the Executive Director for Fertility New Zealand, a registered charity providing support and advocacy for people facing fertility challenges.
In the late nineties I was unwell and sold my Wellness Physiotherapy business. I then began studying counselling, coaching and psychotherapy.
In my twenties I worked in the Health and Fitness Industry as a Health and Fitness Consultant, Manager and Aerobic Instructor.
I have also worked as the Executive Director for Fertility New Zealand, a registered charity providing support and advocacy for people facing fertility challenges.
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I was born in Africa and my roots are Welsh. My parents immigrated to New Zealand Aotearoa when I was 9 years old and it has been my home since then.
I grew up in the Hutt Valley, Wellington-Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara and now live in the Wairarapa with my partner, teenage daughters, three dogs and two cats. I have a step-son in his 30's. I call our daughters our 'miracle babies' after 10+ challenging years of infertility. I have faced some challenges in my life, and I have benefited hugely from the support of skilled therapists and mentors who have guided and supported me. The support has helped me to make sense of my journey, develop unconditional friendliness towards self, understand the different parts of myself, grow, heal, grieve and to be more embodied, grounded and connected. I believe with good support all of us can connect to our true essence, resources and wisdom within. With unconditional support we can grow, find peace and blossom - even in times of great difficulty. |
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I believe we are spiritual beings on a human path. I believe that every single one of us discovers what it is to be human each step of the way, every day. No one can know what is the next best step for an Other. That process must be discovered as it emerges.
I believe that as human beings we are uniquely blessed and simultaneously challenged. On the one hand, we have these 'higher' parts of our brain that seem to allow for amazing creativity, innovation and self-knowledge. On the other hand, our cognitive and intellectual capacities can disconnect us from our other senses and interconnections to the outer world.
We are social creatures by neurological wiring. We are meant to connect, live in pods, herds, flocks, packs, broods, families, tribes, and villages. We are meant to be and experience life as a collective 'we', as well as to experience ourselves as a unique 'me'.
May we be guided by both the balance and imbalance of these experiences as we walk our path and find our way on earth.
~ Barbara Collier
