Welcome!

 

Hi, I’m David.

I am a registered psychotherapist and counsellor.

I work in a welcoming health clinic in Beckenham, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Please call 021 135 4760   or  email david@clearpath.nz

I look forward to meeting you.

David Cartwright

Psychotherapy and Counselling

Psychotherapy and counselling ?

When we are balanced in our minds and bodies we tend to feel healthy and happy in life.  But many things can throw us off balance. We may have experienced traumas, from childhood onwards, lost someone we were close to, or be going through difficult life changes. These kinds of events can leave us feeling down, anxious, stuck, sad, frustrated, angry, unhappy and off balance. Also, there are times in our lives when we need to make changes and learn new skills. Communicating and relating with partners, family, and other people can be very challenging, with conflicts and misunderstandings. How many of us have ever really learned these skills deliberately?

Counselling and psychotherapy can make a real difference to understanding ourselves and others, sometimes in a whole new way.  It is possible to learn to understand ourselves better, to communicate clearly and directly with others, to feel heard and understood, to shift gears from just reacting out of old limiting habits into new responses that work much more effectively. When we do this all kinds of new possibilities can emerge.