Abby McCormack - Te Āwhina Mahi Consulting

Abby McCormack - Te Āwhina Mahi Consulting Social Work Services and Professional Supervision. www.teawhinamahiconsulting.org Ehara tāku toa I te Takitahi, engari he toa takitini. To stand in mana.
(1)

My strength is not as an individual but as a collective. Ko Abby McCormack taku ingoa
E mahi ana Tauwhiro. Ko Pokai whenua te maunga e te nei take ngakau ( the Port hills is where my heart stands)
Ko Otakaro te awa te mahea nei aku māharahara ( the Avon River elevates my worries)
No Otautahi ahau
No Airangi, Ingarangi, Te Tai Poutini õku tipuna. (My ancestors are from Ireland, England and the West coast). Ko McCormack toku whanua
Ko Alexandra raua Ko Nathan aku tamariki. Abby graduated from CPIT in 2009 and holds a Bachelor of Social work and full Social work registration with Social Work Registration Board of New Zealand. Abby holds a membership with Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social workers (ANZASW). Abby has completed Reflective Supervision Training with Margaret Morrell’s and enjoys continuing training around supervision models. She has had experience Supervising Social Work Students and Social work practitioners. Abby is passionate about
- Inclusion and accessible practices
- Self Advocacy and courageous conversations for ourselves not just our clients.
- Widening the scope for Self care and prevention of burn out.
- Learning appropriate Cultural responsiveness as a Pakeha Social worker

Her experience as a Social worker has been across many fields since graduation. Vast experience alongside Addictions, Parenting supports, Disability services, School based Social work. She has worked predominately within the Otautahi community, but also im the West Coast and Upper South Communities. My goals for my practice and services are to enhance the education and supports provided to Social Workers across Aotearoa for sustainable work place practices through Supervision and ongoing professional Development. Manaakitanga: To provide and encouraging work environments where everyone is welcome, integrity is demonstrated and respect is always shown. Kaitiakitanga: To provide a safe and supportive environment that includes accessible participation and effective communication. Courage: To be brave, to have mental and moral strength, to persevere and to move through difficulties with ease and grace. Nga Tūmanako: To support hopes, dreams and aspirations whilst leading by example. Aroha: To extend charity, compassion, empathy, care and kindness. Authenticity: To be tika and pono to Kaupapa. Whakapakari: To support others to aspire to be the best they can be through education, ethics and professionalism.

Support local businesses get your catering order in for any event!! Sweet treats - they also have gluten free options...
05/12/2025

Support local businesses get your catering order in for any event!! Sweet treats - they also have gluten free options!

In at Sydenham underpass and online orders !

✨ International Day of Persons with Disabilities ✨Today we honour disabled people, their whānau, and the strength, advo...
02/12/2025

✨ International Day of Persons with Disabilities ✨
Today we honour disabled people, their whānau, and the strength, advocacy, and leadership they bring into our communities every day.

Disability isn’t a deficit — it’s a part of human diversity. Our role is to break down the barriers, call out the inequities, and build systems that uplift, include, and empower.

In the health and social work space, inclusion means:
🟣 Listening deeply
🟣 Challenging ableism in policy, practice, and language
🟣 Creating environments where everyone can participate with dignity
🟣 Designing services with disabled people, not for them
🟣 Holding firm to mana, autonomy, and access

At Te Awhina Mahi Consulting, our values guide us:
🌿 Manaakitanga in every interaction
🌿 Strengths-first rather than deficits
🌿 Advocacy that centres lived experience
🌿 Whanaungatanga that reminds us we’re all connected

Today—and every day—we stand with disabled people.
We honour their voices.
We support their leadership.
We commit to doing better, together. 💜

♿

🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡Standing together for health. ✊🏽💙Today we join thousands across Aotearoa taking a stand — not just...
27/11/2025

🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

Standing together for health. ✊🏽💙

Today we join thousands across Aotearoa taking a stand — not just for ourselves, but for the wellbeing of every whānau who walks through our health system.

This strike is about safe working conditions, safe staffing levels, and pay that actually aligns with the cost of living.
It’s about recognising the people who hold our health system together — often under immense pressure, often invisibly, always with heart.

As social workers, we see every day how system strain becomes people strain.
When staff are stretched, patients wait longer.
When conditions aren’t safe, outcomes aren’t safe.
When pay doesn’t reflect reality, burnout becomes inevitable.

Striking isn’t easy — but neither is staying silent while the system frays.

We stand together because our communities deserve better.

Our workforce deserves better.

Aotearoa deserves better.

Finding calm in the early chaos of silly season ✨This time of year comes with shifting roles, extra hats to wear, and th...
20/11/2025

Finding calm in the early chaos of silly season ✨

This time of year comes with shifting roles, extra hats to wear, and the weight of relational pressures that can sneak up on even the strongest of us.

In the mahi, we’re walking alongside clients who are juggling stress, change, and the realities of a season that isn’t always “festive” for everyone. And at the same time, we’re trying to keep our own whare grounded and steady.

So here’s your reminder:
🌿 Pause when you need to
🌿 Notice what your wairua is telling you
🌿 Honour the transitions and the emotions that come with them
🌿 Offer yourself the same compassion you give to others

Calm doesn’t always mean quiet — sometimes it’s simply choosing softness in the middle of the rush.

Hold space for yourself this season. You deserve that too. 💚✨

✨ Frocktober wrap-up ✨So many dresses, so many conversations — and every one of them a reminder of why this month matter...
05/11/2025

✨ Frocktober wrap-up ✨

So many dresses, so many conversations — and every one of them a reminder of why this month matters. 💙

This week, our whānau said goodbye to a strong soul who faced ovarian cancer with courage and stubbornness. Her strength, humor, and love will always be part of us. 💐

Frocktober might be over, but the kōrero continues — about awareness, early detection, and the impact this disease has on so many families. Let’s keep talking, learning, and standing together.

✨ Frocktober Days 22–27 ✨Long weekend vibes — slowing down, soaking up the sunshine, and living in those comfortable dre...
26/10/2025

✨ Frocktober Days 22–27 ✨

Long weekend vibes — slowing down, soaking up the sunshine, and living in those comfortable dresses that make rest feel easy. 💚

Sometimes awareness isn’t just about action — it’s about pausing, reflecting, and remembering why we’re doing this. Ovarian cancer affects so many women and whānau across Aotearoa, and every conversation, every donation, every frock helps raise visibility and hope. 💙👗

Here’s to taking time to recharge, honouring our bodies, and keeping the kōrero going. 🌿

22/10/2025

KOTAHITANGA! ANZASW DEMANDS CHANGE AS HEALTH SOCIAL WORKERS JOIN STRIKE FOR BETTER PAY AND CONDITIONS

ANZASW stands firmly with social workers and every kaimahi across health and education who will strike today. Despite the weather disrupting rallies across the motu, our resolve stands unwavering, and our message remains clear.

ANZASW remains so very proud of our public sector and the workers who tirelessly dedicate their lives to this mahi, for the good of all. We implore the Government to hear their aspirations today, leave ego at the door, and rebuild our health and education system through meaningful investment that restores the dignity, respect and value of kaimahi.

Read our full media release here: https://buff.ly/E7rdxso

Nathan Chong-Nee, CE of ANZASW is available for media comment or interviews on request. He can be contacted at: nathan@anzasw.nz

📣 PSA: Health Workers Strike ✊🏽This is what social action looks like.Today, health workers across Aotearoa are striking ...
22/10/2025

📣 PSA: Health Workers Strike ✊🏽
This is what social action looks like.

Today, health workers across Aotearoa are striking — not just for pay, but for people. For fair conditions. For systems that uphold mana, equity, and dignity in care.

As social workers, we know that wellbeing doesn’t start in an office — it starts in communities where workers are valued, resourced, and heard.
Standing in solidarity with our health colleagues is standing for justice, for Te Tiriti partnership, and for the right of every whānau to receive care that reflects their worth.

When we lift the workforce, we lift the people. 💚

✨ Frocktober Day 21 ✨Today’s vibe: take a load off.Pause. Reflect. Put your feet up (bonus points if it’s in a frock 💁‍♀...
21/10/2025

✨ Frocktober Day 21 ✨

Today’s vibe: take a load off.

Pause. Reflect. Put your feet up (bonus points if it’s in a frock 💁‍♀️).

Amongst the chaos, kindness, and constant doing — there’s strength in slowing down. 💚

Because awareness, like healing, starts with taking a breath.

🌸 Frocktober Day 20 – Taking Things in Stride 🌸Some days it’s all about showing up — one step, one frock, one moment at ...
20/10/2025

🌸 Frocktober Day 20 – Taking Things in Stride 🌸

Some days it’s all about showing up — one step, one frock, one moment at a time. 💃

Life doesn’t always go to plan, but strength often looks like grace under pressure, laughter in chaos, and putting on your dress anyway. 💚

Today’s frock is a reminder to take things in stride — to walk with purpose, even when the path feels uncertain. Because every step helps raise awareness for ovarian cancer, a cause that deserves all our courage and conversation. 💪💙

👗 Support the movement.

💬 Talk about the signs.

✨Frocktober Day 19 ✨Today I’m channelling the 00’s vibes — wrap dress nostalgia, lip gloss, and all the chaos that came ...
19/10/2025

✨Frocktober Day 19 ✨

Today I’m channelling the 00’s vibes — wrap dress nostalgia, lip gloss, and all the chaos that came with it 💿💁‍♀️

If we could go back, I’d tell our younger selves:
👉 Trust your instincts.
👉 Pain isn’t normal — your body whispers before it screams.
👉 Ask the hard questions.

So many of us were taught to just push through it, but normalising pain can mean missing early signs of things like ovarian cancer.

💚 Know your body.
💚 Listen when something feels off.
💚 Don’t let anyone dismiss your pain.

Let’s keep breaking the silence — for every younger version of ourselves who didn’t know better.

👗

✨Frocktober Days 14–18✨It’s been a few big days — the kind where life pulls you in close and reminds you what really mat...
18/10/2025

✨Frocktober Days 14–18✨

It’s been a few big days — the kind where life pulls you in close and reminds you what really matters. 💙

Behind the dresses and smiles is the reality so many whānau face — walking alongside loved ones living with ovarian cancer. The hospital visits, the waiting, the worry… and the deep love that carries everyone through.

This week’s frocks are for the warriors, the caregivers, the families doing the mahi day in and day out. 💪💐

Let’s keep talking about ovarian cancer, keep pushing for awareness, research, and earlier detection — because every voice, every share, every donation counts.

Address

Christchurch

Telephone

+64212466546

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Abby McCormack - Te Āwhina Mahi Consulting posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Practice

Send a message to Abby McCormack - Te Āwhina Mahi Consulting:

Shortcuts

Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn
Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share via Email
Share on WhatsApp Share on Instagram Share on Telegram