About Me

Raewyn Higgins Counsellor, Wife, Mother, Gardener, Lover-of-Roses

These are a few of my favourite things, roles and relationships!

I am Tauranga-based counsellor with 14 years experience. In my private practice, I work with both men and women, couples and teenagers.

Inner work is vulnerable and courageous. It requires time and work, but it is so worth it for the fruits of healing and growth. I absorb this wisdom from my garden as well as from my counselling room.

My husband, Grant and I have established gardens together throughout our married life. I inherited a love of roses from my Dad, who would characteristically turn up with buckets of roses in the boot, in various stages of bud and bloom.

An arrangement of home-grown flowers will grace the table in most of my counselling sessions. This reflects my trauma-informed appreciation for the soothing qualities of beauty and is also a connection with my heritage and wairua. 
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My Approach to Counselling

Whenever I begin a counselling relationship, an imaginative scene opens up in my background awareness.

I lay out a quilt on a pretty, grassy slope in comfortable sunshine with water nearby. These natural surroundings provide a soothing backdrop to a private and meaningful conversation.

A fence surrounds this area, meaning boundaries are protected and entry is by a gate at our discretion. We breathe freely and relax into the safety this atmosphere provides. You are accepted just as you are.

This metaphorical scene invites healing resources. It allows protected time and space for all that you bring to be gently welcomed, explored and understood.

  • We have only have one beautiful brain and nervous system. I can help you to befriend yours.

    Raewyn Higgins

Qualifications and Experience

I graduated with a Bachelor of Counselling from Bethlehem Tertiary Institute in 2010.
I’m a Professional Member of NZCCA.

I have 14 years experience as a qualified counsellor in a range of contexts including:
- As a focusing practitioner.
- Private counselling practice with individuals and couples.
- Secondary school counselling.
- Loss and bereavement counselling.
- Grief and loss group-work with children and adolescents.

Practical Questions & Answers

  • I offer in-person counselling sessions in two places:

    1. At Bethlehem Psychological Services – 36 Sutherland Road, Brookfield, Tauranga
    2. At my home-based counselling space in Bethlehem, Tauranga.

    I also offer sessions via Zoom.

  • A counselling session is one hour. I typically meet with couples weekly or fortnightly for three to six sessions. However, this can be extended to meet your needs and we can discuss this together.

  •  $135 – Individual Counselling Session

     $150 – Couples Counselling Session

    EAP Counselling Sessions are paid for by your workplace provider.

I’d love to hear from you.

Email: higginsraewyn282@gmail.com

Phone:  (+64) 0273 913 604 
Please leave me a message and I will return your call.