Our team of Mental Health Specialists

All the AUT Mental Health Specialists are professionally trained and are members of their relevant professional body. We also have intern counsellors and psychologists at the AUT City Campus who are in their final stage of training and ready to work with individuals.

​Mental Health Specialists have supervision by another professional as a requirement of their practice. Supervisors provide feedback on the Mental Health Specialists work and support their professional development.

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Harriet Sims
BHSC (Nursing), PGCert (Mental Health Nursing), PGDip (Advance Nursing Practice), NZRN

Senior Manager Counselling and Mental Health – City Campus

Ann Marie Pike
Ann Marie Pike
Post Grad Dip HealSci (Mental Health Diagnostics/Research), BAPsych NZPsS

Senior Mental Health Specialist – City Campus

Amritha
Amritha Zachariah
MNZAC; MA Psychotherapy and Spiritual Care, BA: Psychology, Sociology, English

Mental Health Specialist – City Campus

April Etuata
April Etuata
Bachelor of Social work (Social Work Registration Board Registered)

Va Pasifika Arataki – City, North & South Campus

Cristiane
Cristiane Heale
Bachelor of Counselling; NZAC Full Member

Mental Health Specialist – City Campus

Calvin Wang
BHS (Occupational Therapy), NZROT

Mental Health Specialist – City and North Campus

Ivy Xia
Ivy Xia
BSc (Psychology), MAppSW (Applied Social Work), SWRB

Mental Health Specialist – North Campus

Kelly Paniora
Kelly Paniora
BHSc (Counselling), MNZAC

Mental Health Specialist – City campus

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Lute Pole
BSW, PGCert (Health Science – CAMHS), MSW, SWRB

Mental Health Specialist – City Campus

Mark Evans
MHSc (Hons), PGDipCounsPsych, NZPsS

Mental Health Advisor – City and North Campus

Morgan Daw
BSW (Hons.), PGCert (Mental Health & Addictions), SWRB, ANZASW

Mental Health Specialist – City Campus

Sarah Godsell
Sarah Godsell
BSc (Hons) Nursing (Learning Disabilities), BSc (Hons) Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Youth), NZRN

Mental Health Specialist – City Campus

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Tenisha Kumar
MCouns, MHumRights, PMNZAC

Mental Health Specialist – South Campus

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Zoe Bourke
Bachelor of Social Practice, PGCert (Mental Health & Addictions), PGCert (CBT)

Mental Health Specialist – City Campus

Peter Shimwell
BA Hons. (Psychology), MA (Youth and Community), PGCert (Management and Supervision), DAPAANZ, Ara Taiohi

Director Student Health and Counselling – City Campus

City Campus

City Campus Clinic

Location:
Level 2
WB Building

Phone: 09 921 9292
North Campus

North Campus Clinic

Location:
Level 2
AS Building

Phone: 09 921 9292
South Campus

South Campus Clinic

Location:
Rooms MB107a and MB107b
MB Building

Phone: 09 921 9292

Book an appointment

Free counselling and mental health appointments are available to support you when you need it — whether face-to-face, by phone, or via video.

Please select the preferred location to make a booking

Contact us

General enquiries
Phone: +64 9 921 9292
Email: counselling@aut.ac.nz

Locations
City Campus: Level 4, WQ Building
North Campus: AE112, AE Building
South Campus: MB107a & MB107b

Feedback or questions
Email the manager directly if you have feedback, complaints, compliments, questions or ideas: harriet.sims@aut.ac.nz

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