Jen Smith

About Jen…

Specialisations: Addiction Counselling, Relationship Counselling, Sex Therapy, CBT, Trauma Informed Therapy, Psychodynamic Approach, C-PTSD

Jenny is a registered counsellor with NZCCA with a special interest in relationship counselling, recovery post infidelity, healthy sexuality and problematic sexual behaviours.

She has worked in diverse environments such as prison, inpatient mental health units and community rehabilitation programmes and has specific training in addiction counselling, harmful sexual behaviour, relationship counselling and trauma informed therapy.

Jenny takes a person-centred and non-judgemental approach to counselling with the view that the client holds the answers to their own lives and the therapist is there to hold a mirror and provide a safe space for the client to explore challenging life arenas. Jenny believes that one of the most important aspects of therapy is to figure out the root cause or the “why” of the problem in order to meet needs in a healthy and pro-social way to end painful cyclic behaviours.

Outside of work, Jenny is a married mum of 2 energetic toddlers and 2 fur babies with a passion for art, fencing and cooking.

jen@intimacycounselling.co.nz