Ashleigh Rees

Registered social worker (SWRB), Member of ANZASW and NZAP. Hakomi Therapist.

Hi, I’m Ashleigh

I am a Certified Hakomi Therapist and Registered Social Worker with 15 years of experience in various fields, including working with children, families, young people and adults in the areas of mental health, complex trauma, family work, addictions, therapy, and family violence.

I have a deep reverence for the mind-body-soul connection and the wisdom it holds. As my own personal journey in deepening this connection has unfolded, I have also been drawn to be with the unique inner worlds of others.

Hakomi is an experiential and body-centred psychotherapy approach that combines mindfulness, somatic processing, and the therapeutic relationship to support self-discovery. Hakomi therapy would suit a person who is interested in a holistic approach to viewing the human experience. It is a collaborative approach to therapy, aiming to support a person in self-study and developing inner awareness of their deeper layers, relational patterns, behaviours and ways of operating in the world through a compassionate lens. 

As social worker I also hold a systemic view and am very interested in how family systems, culture, gender, race, sexual orientation and social context shape individual experience and worldview.

As an experienced practitioner I am able to work with a wide range of clients, drawing on my previous trainings and professional roles, including attachment theory, trauma processing, mental health, sexuality, addictions, somatic processing and nervous system regulation.

WINZ and ACC Registered

Find out more about the Hakomi method:
https://hakomiinstitute.com/about/hakomi-mindful-somatic-psychotherapy

More info on my practice: ashleigh.rees@gmail.com

Please feel free to call me on 0274671371 or email ashleighreestherapy@gmail.com