Healing intergenerational trauma while parenting
Support for diverse sexuality, gender and relationships
Validation for people facing oppression of ethnicty, class, gender +
Offerings including: counselling, mirimiri, yoga, group work and education
Lived experience practitioner (māmā, healing trauma, Māori, queer, blended family +)
Māori therapist, educator & parent, supporting people recovering from trauma and oppression –supporting individuals and whole families – with a bottom up approach integrating the nervous system & the body and a top down approach understanding systematic oppression of patriarchy, colonisation and more, Rowan’s expertise is rooted in research & lived experience, with an extensive background in the healing arts, yoga, exercise and holistic bodywork.
Rowan offers a safe & supportive environment for clients to explore their own diversity, difference & uniqueness and advocates for clients to be brave to pursue the lives of peace, pleasure and abundance that they want.
I believe in the transformative power of long-term psychotherapy. This process involves a significant commitment of time and effort from both the therapist and the client, and provides the opportunity for connection and healing, that allows us to access the deepest sources of our pain, fears, hopes and dreams.
Like individual therapy, I believe in creating a place where people in relationships can build on their sense of safety, openness, vulnerability, reflectiveness, and self-love, to improve their ability to give and receive love in a way that honours the needs of all involved.
I am very passionate about family therapy! Involving as many consenting family members in the process as possible can be an incredibly powerful and transformative process! Family therapy can look very different for every family, depending on many factors such as family makeup, need and availability of family members, and who is able to participate.
My teaching is informed by the yoga I have studied (Bikram, hatha and yoga therapy from Svasta School with Dr Ganesh Mohan and Atmavikasa Centre for Yogic Sciences with Archarya Hema and Archarya Venkatesh)
Mirimiri bodywork is Maori/indigenous, holistic and intuitive healing that works on the physical, emotional, spiritual and mental aspects of the individual. My mirimiri practice is guided by my matakite abilities inherited from my ancestors, and my passion for helping people process, heal and recover from personal and intergenerational trauma. I am trained in Thai massage, sports and therapeutic massage, and have practiced alongside and trained with fellow Kai-mirimiri, romiromi and lomilomi (Indigenous Hawaiian) bodyworkers.
Relationships, blended families, diversity & authenticity.
Body Love & Acceptance At Home
How to Understand Your Own Capacity
The Importance of Play
