Averil Lagerman, M. I work with clients both in-person on the North Shore, Auckland, and online with clients all around New Zealand. If you want to live with more ease and less anxiety, develop a better relationship with yourself and others, or feel like it's time to work through some repeating patterns, I'm here to help.
The most important relationship we build is the one between our own ears, but most of us aren't ever given any explicit instruction on this. I often provide resources you can take home with you, and offer homework to keep your momentum going between sessions. I provide short-term counselling for specific issues, and long-term therapy for personal growth, insight, and change. My style is empathic, warm, and with humour - I bring my genuine self to sessions and I hope you will feel comfortable to bring yours too.
Laughter, tears, and swearing are all welcome. Therapy doesn't always have to feel dire and serious for a full 50 minutes to be effective - sometimes we need to be able to laugh as well as cry at the things our minds do. I have a wide range of clients, and I especially enjoy working with people in their 20s and 30s.
I have a particular interest in topics such as anxiety, perfectionism, low self-esteem and self-worth - issues so many of us have struggles with in these decades and beyond. I often tell clients that learning the skills I share with clients has also made me a better, happier, if still imperfect person and partner.
And I know from years of working with people that anyone can learn to make significant improvements to their lives and relationships with commitment and the right support. Click here for more information on these. RLT was designed by renowned US couples therapist Terry Real to be an efficient and effective approach for getting to the core of relational issues and making long-term change.
