New Zealand Law Awards Mediator of 2017. Timothy is a Trans-Tasman award winning professional working as counsellor, mediator, supervisor, Balint group leader and therapist with over 30 years experience in his field of work.
New Zealand Law Awards Mediator of 2017. Timothy is a Trans-Tasman award winning professional working as counsellor, mediator, supervisor, Balint group leader and therapist with over 30 years experience in his field of work.
Areas of particular interest and expertise for Timothy include:
counselling for depression and anxiety
CBT counselling
grief, loss, suicide and bereavement
coping with pain and cancers
Autism Spectrum Disorders including Aspergers Syndrome
sex and sexuality including sex therapy for straight (heterosexual), bisexual and gay (homosexual) individuals and couples, help in coming out as a gay, lesbian, transgendered or intersexed individual
relationship problems including trust, intimacy, affairs and love, and of course couple and relationship counselling
transgender and intersex
adoption issues
conflict coaching
Timothy abides by the Codes of Ethics ; a Framework for Ethical Practice, published by the New Zealand Association of Counsellors, of which he is a full accredited member.
The cost of a 50 minute consultation for an individual with Timothy is NZD $175 and the cost of a 50 minute consultation for a couple with Timothy is NZD $225. There is no GST payable.
All first appointments need to be paid in advance on receipt of an e invoice. Thereafter all fees are due at the time of consultation, and payments may be made by cash or direct bank payment, or on a debit/credit card via an e invoice.
Please note prepaid fees for first assessment meetings are non refundable once booked and confirmed by Timothy, who operates a clear and simple policy with regard to cancellations. Once an appointment or series of appointments have been booked these are fixed in the diary. Any appointment made may be cancelled with no charge if a full 24 hours notice is given. If less than 24 hours notice is given then the full consultation fee becomes due.
Timothy is a Ministry of Justice approved Provider for Family Dispute Resolution (FDR), which means he is able to offer the FDR service to parties who self fund and who qualify for state funding as well as those who self fund, or a mixture of both.
FDR is fully subsidised for the estimated 75 percent of participants who meet a simplified eligibility test for public funding.
For those not eligible, the cost of FDR is significantly less expensive than retaining a lawyer and proceeding to a defended court hearing.
If you wish to access FDR privately with Timothy, the cost for the entire process, which includes an initial private meeting for each party and up to 4 x 90 minute family mediation meetings, is NZD $4000 per couple. There is no GST payable. This can be paid by cash, by direct bank payment or via this website checkout.
Each separation has its own unique problems. As a fully qualified and accredited family mediator with over 30 years experience, Timothy provides mediation to resolve family disputes, which include the separation, children, property and finance. Mediation offers an alternative to dealing with disputes through Legal Representatives (accessing Family Lawyers) or through the Family Court process. Family Mediation concentrates on resolving shared problems rather than emphasising entrenched and polarised positions, thus reducing hostility and improving the chances of long term co-operation.
Timothy charges a standard rate of NZD $500 per mediation session (usually 90 minutes) and charges an hourly rate of NZD $345 for any pre-mediation drafting or detailed advance work (always discussed in advance and only if necessary), and for drafting final Memoranda of Understandings and Open Financial Summaries. There is no GST payable.
Typical time estimates for drafting Memorandum of Understandings are Children Issues (1 hour), Property and Finance (2 hours) and All Issues (3 hours). Drafting times for Open Financial Summaries vary between 1 and 3 hours.
Variable hourly rates — Timothy welcomes your direct enquires.
Sexual and relationship therapy can be helpful for an individual or couple who feel their sexual difficulties are affecting their quality of life in an emotional, psychological or physical way. We all feel anxious when we're having problems in our relationships or with our sex life. Being able to explore these kinds of feelings and attitudes in an environment where you won't be judged in any way, shape or form, is an important part of the work of the sex therapy practitioner.
More about Sex Therapy and Counselling for Sex Problems »
Timothy runs Balint groups for local GP's, Allied Health Professionals, Family Mediators and Lawyers.
A Balint group is an experiential, small group educational activity in which, traditionally, practicing GPs meet regularly to discuss difficult or intriguing cases. The focus is on the psychological aspects of general practice, and particularly the emotional content of the doctor-patient relationship. Balint groups provide a supportive setting in which GPs can rediscover the human side of general practice, add a refreshing new dimension to their work and avoid burnout.
read about one GP’s experience of participating in a Balint Group »
Today in the 21st Century the Balint group has evolved into a model of support and professional practice for health professionals from a wide range of disciplines, along with other professionals from many walks of life where there is an ongoing professional relationship, sometimes known as the 'i thou' relationship, between the giver/provider of a professional service and the consumer of such service.
Timothy is an accredited Balint Leader with the Balint Society of Australia and New Zealand and a member of the American Balint Society.
Timothy is able to offer both clinical and workplace supervision/professional practice consultation/consultative support to fully satisfy the Supervision requirements of The New Zealand Law Society, Resolution Institute, AMINZ, NZAC and almost all other professional bodies.
Timothy is qualified as a supervisor, and works collaboratively with supervisees to allow them the necessary time and space to reflect on their ethical and professional practice.
Timothy provides this service Monday to Friday from 4pm to 8pm on Skype, FaceTime, Google Hangouts or Zoom, and from his rooms in Jervois Road, Ponsonby on a Saturday and Sunday.
The cost of a 50 minute consultation for an individual with Timothy is NZD $175 and the cost of a 50 minute consultation for a couple with Timothy is NZD $225. There is no GST payable.
All first appointments need to be paid in advance via this website. Thereafter all fees are due at the time of consultation, and payments may be made by cash or direct bank payment, or via this website checkout.
Please note prepaid fees for first assessment meetings are non refundable once booked and confirmed by Timothy, who operates a clear and simple policy with regard to cancellations. Once an appointment or series of appointments have been booked these are fixed in the diary.
Any appointment made may be cancelled with no charge if a full 24 hours notice is given. If less than 24 hours notice is given then the full consultation fee becomes due.
