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Ross Palethorpe

  • Online
  • Lived experience
  • Couples
  • Male
  • Phone
  • Face to face
  • Women
  • Men
  • Children (0-12)
  • Youth (12-18)
  • Young adults (18-24)
  • Adults
  • Rural/remote
  • Neurodiversity
  • Māori/tangata whenua
Ōamaru/ Counsellor/ Children/ Youth/ Young Adults/ Adults/ Couples/ Rainbow/ Rural/ Lived Experience/ Face to Face/ Telehealth/  

 Ōamaru: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9am-4pm with some flexibility. Waimate: Wednesdays 11am-4pm. Can travel within Waitaki, Waimate, and South Canterbury. Telehealth options available.

Kia ora! Kō Ross tōku ingoa. I am Pākēha and arrived in Aotearoa in 2009.

I live in Ōamaru, North Otago and see clients both in-person from my office in Ōamaru and online. I'm available Monday-Friday between 9am and 4pm, with some later appointments available. I am also currently offering in-person support in Waimate on Wednesday's 11am-4pm.

My background is in education, with nearly twenty years of experience as a secondary school teacher, and as a senior education advisor for the Ministry of Education. After training as a counsellor, I now work with children and adults in private practice. I have experience working with the rainbow community, neurodivergent clients, and rural communities. I mainly work with individuals but I am open to working with couples and groups. I have lived experience of bereavement as a result of suicide and know the value of having a safe, welcoming space to tell our stories and process our feelings and experiences.