Weaving Life counselling and spiritual direction

26/11/2025

I'm enjoying working in the Ōtaki community out of P2.

Introducing Joy to the P2 Health Family

We are delighted to welcome Joy to the P2 Health team. A compassionate counsellor and spiritual director, Joy supports adults through some of life’s most defining and challenging moments. Her practice is grounded in her guiding motto:

“Weaving Life Conversations — A safe space to talk, heal, and grow.”

Joy offers support with:

Grief, loss & life transitions
Spirituality, faith & trauma
Dreams & nightmares
Relationships & family life
Health, disability & addiction challenges
Anxiety, depression & postnatal distress
Trauma recovery
Joy brings a warm, gentle presence that helps individuals rediscover clarity, resilience, and hope.

Availability & Referrals
Joy works part-time, Monday–Wednesday afternoons from P2 Collective, 2 Main Street, Ōtaki.

She welcomes self-referrals as well as assisted referrals from prospective clients.
Joy is also happy to provide WINZ-funded counselling, which requires sign-off from both a doctor and a counsellor. WINZ-funded appointments are typically offered fortnightly to ensure the subsidy covers most or all of her usual session rate.

We are honoured to have Joy join the P2 Health community, bringing her experience, insight, and deep commitment to client wellbeing.

Please reach out if you require her services- Joy is here to support you with care, insight and compassion.

03/11/2025

Have you been thinking Counselling is probably too expensive? Are you aware that you may be eligible for WINZ Disability Allowance Funded Counselling so you can meet with myself or another counsellor? You can find out more here:

If you need help with counselling fees or transport to counselling, we may be able to pay this as part of a Disability Allowance.

09/10/2025

Today I received notification that ACC have accepted my application to provide counselling services. I look forward to being available to people who need and want this kind of support.

07/10/2025

Have you been thinking "I could really do with talking through some tough stuff to find some new ways forward"?
I'm delighted to let you know that I am now offering counselling services in Ōtaki. I'm an Ōtaki local returning to my career after extended parental leave.

Send me a message or give me a call and we can talk about how I might be able support you.
www.weavinglife.nz 02041374700 weavinglifecounselling@gmail.com

19/08/2025

My website is live again www.weavinglife.nz . My reinstatement application is being processed and I’m looking forward to being able to meet clients again soon!

01/08/2025

I’m relaunching my counselling private practice in Ōtaki and online after extended maternity leave. Watch this space for more details. My website will be up and running shortly.

09/12/2022

I‘m now on maternity leave.

02/08/2022

"Brown bear brown bear what do you see? I see a red bird looking at me."

So starts one of my daughter's favourite children's book.

I was thinking as I woke this morning, Joy dear, Joy dear what do you see? Thinking about the power of noticing, the everyday.

Yesterday it was a cold and rainy day and frankly I wasn’t feeling particularly delighted by this. My almost two year old daughter noticed a bird outside scratching in the dirt searching for food. We had a lovely time watching the bird and noticing what it was doing. “Messsy” as it flicked the dirt. “Finding its food”…. We watched it for a number of minutes- in a day filled with groceries, baking, naps and walks in the rain this conversation was a highlight.

It all started with noticing.

The other interaction which stood out in my day was the kindness of a stranger who pushed our trolley back to the trolley park. I talked with my daughter about the wonderfulness of kindness and we talked about it a few times through out the day.

It was the noticing and putting language to it that made these events memorable through out the day.

It’s amazing to me how the simple act of noticing and talking about it and remembering that impacted very positively on an otherwise cold, wet and busy day.

06/07/2022

I offer counselling and spiritual direction online and face to face in Otaki, NZ.

Client Types
-Adults, groups.

Areas of special interest
​​-Spirituality and faith
-Dreams/nightmares
-Addiction issues
-Health and disability issues
-Relationship issues
-Grief, change and loss
-Anxiety and Depression

If you're looking for some therapuetic conversational support, I have spaces available, do be in contact.

Cost $110 with room for negotiation if this cost is difficult for you to pay. WINZ and OCP funding may be available depending on your circumstances.