Resolve Counselling - Making Sense of Life
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Hi, I'm Rob McGregor.
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After two and half decades working my own para-medical clinic managing complex injuries to the lower limb, I lost that career to personal injury.
It resulted in a few years walking a personal wilderness trying to figure out what life was and why I should be here. It also became a time of processing some abuse events I experienced as a child and young person; did that really happen? What do I call that? What does the Law call that? And the questions went on and on... |
Now I have names for all that stuff and the accurate interpretations. Now I know how to park those ideas and experiences, and it has freed me enormously to engage in life in a much more meaningful manner.
While travelling my own journey I have gained a deep appreciation and empathy for the bravery and commitment of those who are starting their own journey or are still on it.
While travelling my own journey I have gained a deep appreciation and empathy for the bravery and commitment of those who are starting their own journey or are still on it.
My Counselling Experience.
My counselling experience started with refugees from Vietnam (1988), followed by a short period with St Stephan's Society in Hong Kong working with drug addicts and Triad members (1988).
While running my medical practice I also took roles in community-based counselling and counsellor training with Elijah House (2007-2010), and co-facilitated training programmes with Jubilee Resources nationally and in the Caribbean (2010-2015).
After re-training as a counsellor, I now utilise a client-centred approach informed by ISTDP (Intense Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy), Narrative, CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), Short-term Solution Focused, and Somatic/Bioenergetic modalities to build clients healthy strengths and grow new strengths.
My client’s range in ages, ethnicities, orientations and genders. Most of my work has been with males, with a special interest in addressing issues of trauma, sexual abuse, suicide and grief. I also work with women who face these experiences, and with addictions, anger and domestic violence backgrounds.
Until recently my counselling has been split between private practice and working with MOSAIC, doing one-to-one counselling, training programmes and group-work.
I have taken roles as services manager, programme developer and facilitator of group trainings.
This has allowed me to do multiple marae-based suicide prevention trainings with groups, and become a well-being counsellor for those presenting their abuse stories to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care.
While running my medical practice I also took roles in community-based counselling and counsellor training with Elijah House (2007-2010), and co-facilitated training programmes with Jubilee Resources nationally and in the Caribbean (2010-2015).
After re-training as a counsellor, I now utilise a client-centred approach informed by ISTDP (Intense Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy), Narrative, CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), Short-term Solution Focused, and Somatic/Bioenergetic modalities to build clients healthy strengths and grow new strengths.
My client’s range in ages, ethnicities, orientations and genders. Most of my work has been with males, with a special interest in addressing issues of trauma, sexual abuse, suicide and grief. I also work with women who face these experiences, and with addictions, anger and domestic violence backgrounds.
Until recently my counselling has been split between private practice and working with MOSAIC, doing one-to-one counselling, training programmes and group-work.
I have taken roles as services manager, programme developer and facilitator of group trainings.
This has allowed me to do multiple marae-based suicide prevention trainings with groups, and become a well-being counsellor for those presenting their abuse stories to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care.
