Registered Clinical Psychologist Auckland - Karin Ruppeldt, PhDr - Counselling Auckland & North Shore, New Zealand

The ultimate goal of psychotherapy is to treat the whole person but we may use particular techniques to treat specific problems.

I am trained in the following psychotherapy models:

• Psychoanalytic
• Dialectical-Behaviour (DBT)
• Cognitive behavioural (CBT)
PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY

I am particularly interested in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, which is based on the observation that people are often unaware of many of the factors that determine their emotions and behavior. These unconscious factors may create unhappiness, sometimes in the form of recognisable symptoms and at other times as troubling personality traits, difficulties in work or love relationships, or disturbances in mood and self-esteem. Because these forces are unconscious, the advice of friends and family, the reading of self-help books, or even the most determined efforts of will often fail to provide relief. Psychoanalytic psychotherapy is a therapeutic process which helps patients understand and resolve their problems by increasing awareness of their inner world and its influence over relationships both past and present. It differs from most other therapies in aiming for a deep-seated change in personality and in enhancing emotional development. I trained with the New Zealand Institute of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy that belongs to the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Association of Australasia.

Milford Health Centre
50 East Coast Road
Milford, North Shore
Auckland, New Zealand

(09) 410-4710

(09) 449-1054

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