Emma Mackie-Watts

I provide counselling in Devonport, Auckland, just a 2 minute walk from the Devonport ferry terminal (a short hop on the ferry from Auckland CBD). I also work with many clients online. I work with a wide range of difficulties people are going through, including grief, anxiety, depression and trauma.

I welcome all people and am LGBTQI+ friendly.

Counselling is a chance to talk about things in your life that are making you feel stuck, sad, confused or worried; anything really that makes you feel like you can’t find a way through on your own. It’s somewhere you can talk freely and go away feeling like you’ve been heard. I’ll listen to you objectively, not as a family member or friend.  I’ll help you make meaning from hard or troubling experiences, so that you might learn to live with them and maybe even grow from them.

My approach

I’m a professional, NZAC registered counsellor. I work with people experiencing a range of difficulties, including, grief and loss; anxiety; depression; family or relationship difficulties; trauma; work and career issues; and stress. 

Using a pluralistic approach, I acknowledge that each person has their own individual preferences and needs. This means I will talk to you about what you feel might be most helpful for you when it comes to your counselling sessions. This approach recognises that some people will want more direct guidance, while others will not; some might want to focus on their past experience to make sense of their current problems, whilst others will want to focus on their current ways of thinking and how that’s getting in their way right now.