Welcome to Healing with Mel
where real transformation begins through emotion focused and body based healing.
This isn’t your typical wellness space ... this isn’t surface level self help. We go deeper.
Through holistic therapy, integrative therapeutic practices, energy work, and body focused practices like breathwork, we untangle the patterns, wounds, and subconscious blocks keeping you stuck ... so you can stop just coping and start fully living.
This is your space to release, to reclaim, and to integrate every part of yourself using a mind-body approach rooted in depth and real change.
If you’re done avoiding and ready to step into the work, you’re in the right place.
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I’m your no-fluff trauma-informed therapist here to guide you through deep, lasting transformation.
As an indigenous Māori woman with a background in trauma, body-based therapy, inner child healing, business and personal development. I bring both lived experience and formal training to help you confront and heal your pain.
With a BA in Psychology & Anthropology, certified in breathwork, and just recently completed my postgraduate studies in counselling and now deepening into Māori tikanga and rongoā (healing) through postgraduate anthropology research, I combine academic insight with a indigenous holistic, integrative approach.
Overcoming trauma and addiction in my own life reshaped the way I approached everything. I refused to let my past dictate my future. Healing wasn’t just about feeling better—it was about stepping into the version of me who could do more, create more, and live fully.
Because of this work, I built a self-employed six-figure beauty business while studying, traveling, gaining scholarships, and unlocking opportunities I never imagined for myself, I also had the confidence to walk away from that after 7 years to follow being a therapist full time and none of it is by chance ... it required deep self-belief, personal development, and emotional healing to create this life.
I’m not just here to hold space for your healing. I’m here to challenge you to go deeper and from an embodied place of "I've walked this path too" . My intention is to help you move beyond your past, rewrite your patterns, and step into the life you actually want because transformation isn’t just about releasing darling it’s about rising and living a life aligned with YOUR highest potential and empowerment.
My body-focused, trauma-responsive approach will help you shift from survival to embodied healing, as we unravel the wounds and patterns that have kept you stuck and allow you to create the life you were always worthy of.
If you're ready for real, unapologetic transformation, let's get to work.
Your therapist
Kia Ora, I am Mel,
I whakapapa to Rongomaiwahine, Ngāpuhi & Ngāti Kahungungu (indigenous Māori tribes native to New Zealand) on my fathers side & Ireland & Wales on my mothers side. I was born in Heretaunga (Hastings) in Aotearoa (New Zealand) but spent most of my time growing up in Christchurch and is where I consider home. I grew up in humble beginnings in as what some would call the "hood" and experienced trauma, dysfunction, addiction and mental health in my whānau (family).
I am a Mama to three and currently in the process of preparing for long term travel through Asia with my family before moving to Perth, Australia where I plan to create a new home base.
I am passionate about helping those with similar stories to mine, I know what it's like to feel unloved, abandoned and hopeless. I spent most of my teen and early adulthood battling addiction, unresolved trauma and mental health issues.
It was from this journey that led me into this career.
About Healing with Mel
Healing with Mel is raw, real, and unapologetically transformative.
I created this space not for surface level wellness, but for those ready to dive deep into the messy, powerful work of healing their mind, body, and spirit.
As a therapist who’s walked my own path of trauma and healing, I understand that real transformation starts from within by breaking through old patterns, challenging the stories that hold you back, and stepping into your full potential.
With my background in holistic therapy, trauma-responsive work, and personal healing, I’ve designed my services to be a sanctuary for those who are ready to face their wounds, shed what no longer serves them, and embrace their true, unapologetic selves.
From deep therapy sessions to somatic and breathwork practices, everything I offer is here to help you heal on a soul-deep level.
This isn’t about quick fixes or surface transformations it’s about doing the work to become who you’re meant to be.
If you're ready for real change, here is where it begins.