
Empowering you to make changes and
restore balance to your life
Are you feeling distressed, lost, or overwhelmed?
Life can feel incredibly heavy when events outside your control unsettle your sense of balance.
You deserve support that helps you understand what is happening inside you and restores your confidence and clarity.
With training and qualifications in Counselling, Psychology, and NLP, I help people manage and overcome anxiety, burnout, grief, trauma, and low moods. Together we work towards increased confidence, self-esteem, wellbeing, and stronger, healthier relationships.
My desire to reflect light into dark places and to help people heal is what drives me. I am committed to walking alongside you in a safe, respectful, and non-judgmental space.
I work with adults of all ages and welcome cultural, spiritual, sexual, gender, and neuro diversity.

Therapeutic Support
With your permission, I will walk alongside you, harnessing a variety of therapeutic techniques tailored to your individual needs.
You will be empowered to take control of the issues you are experiencing, make the changes you desire, and restore balance to your life; so that you can
live the life you love.

About Franciska (she/her)

The desire to reflect light into dark places and to help people heal is what drives me.
I was 35 when everything I thought I could hold together began to fall apart. Years of being everything to everyone left me burned out, unwell, and deeply unhappy. When my marriage ended, the vision I had for my future disappeared, and I found myself navigating grief, survival, and the slow process of rebuilding.
Through this journey I came to understand the importance of balance --- not as a destination, but as a way of living. It was here that I discovered my calling.
Today I work with adults from all over Aotearoa New Zealand, helping people make sense of their experiences, ease their emotional suffering, and reconnect with their strengths. My practice bring together counselling, psychology, and NLP, wrapped in a trauma--informed, narrative, and deeply human approach. I support people with anxiety, burnout, grief, trauma, low moods, identity questions, and major life transitions.
Authenticity sits at the heart of my work. I offer a safe, inclusive, and non--judgmental space, and I feel privileged to support members of the Rainbow and LGBTQI+ communities, as well as people from many cultural and spiritual backgrounds. My role is not to tell you who to be, but to walk alongside you as you find your way towards a life that feels more grounded, meaningful, and your own.
Balance is not something we achieve once --- it is something we cultivate gently, over time. It is my privilege to support you on that journey.
"Thank you Franciska for the valuable sessions we had. I really appreciated your empathy and understanding. You always listened to me, and we related to each other so well – even having a good few laughs in our sessions about some of our own life experiences, which was just so good for my soul. You were very respectful and non-judgemental. I found some of the tools you presented very helpful, and am making good use of them daily."
Michelle, Christchurch (2025)
"I had really lost the ability to be there for myself and didn't know how to get out of an unhealthy relationship. After just three sessions with Franciska, I felt stronger, more in control and had real clarity on what I wanted and deserved. The tools that she gave me to move forward and out of that relationship were so helpful and relevant to my situation. I am finally excited about my future again! Thank you Franciska for your knowledge, relatability, humour and warmth! I would recommend you in a heartbeat. "
Mandie, Auckland (2022)
"Franciska is consistently warm, friendly and engaging. She always treated me with the utmost respect, never pushing me to talk about anything before I felt ready to. I can honestly say that some of the insights I gained during my sessions with Franciska have been life-changing, and as a member of the LGBTQI+ community, I felt completely safe and free to be myself with her. I absolutely recommend Franciska to anyone wanting a kind and empathetic counsellor who will also help you to achieve real change."
Claire, Wellington (2022)
"You are so annoyingly good at this shit. Thank goodness."
Luke, Auckland (2022)
Contact
Christchurch / Nation-Wide
Mobile: 021 555 068

