Clinical Psychologist

Pene trained at the University of Otago and has a master’s degree in Psychology and a Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology. Her particular area of interest is helping people cope with trauma and with the problems that often come with trauma, such as substance abuse, and she also enjoys helping people improve their general well-being and quality of life.

Pene’s way of working is to help people identify and change enduring patterns that have had a negative impact on their daily lives. She takes a person-centred approach in her work, in which the key to helping people make lasting changes lies in working in a collaborative, respectful and supportive way. She brings warmth, compassion and an engaging sense of humour, and strives to build therapeutic relationships that allow her clients to achieve their goals at their own pace.

Pene uses a range of evidence-based approaches in her work with clients, and is an EMDR accredited practitioner. 

 Pene works with clients from late adolescences to older adulthood.