Danni is a second-generation Pākehā/tauiwi practitioner who grew up in the Te Whanganui a Tara/Wellington region. Since becoming a mother to her daughter in November 2022, Danni has become interested in the contradictions and hurdles faced in modern parenting. These include identity concerns, relationship changes, external and internal pressures, and lack of support.

Danni believes we all possess unique inner strengths and works in a pluralistic manner - drawing ideas from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Narrative Therapy - to help the people she works with to find these, and use them to their full potential.

She has also done training in trauma, perinatal trauma informed care and research on the neuro-biological changes that a pregnant person undergoes - and how these things impact the perinatal experience.

She creates a safe and non-judgemental place to explore different issues. Her interests lie in identity issues, relationships, grief, intergenerational concerns and anxiety. Danni also works with people who sit outside the norms of parenting, including gender diverse whānau, rainbow families, non-default parents (including caregivers and dads) and solo parents. She believes that the more we feel accepted, supported and understood in this huge transitional time, the smoother we are able to adapt. 

She previously worked in the Drug Treatment Unit at Arohata Women’s Prison - giving her experience in trauma, addiction and abuse. She works at your pace and is dedicated to empowering you through the peaks and troughs of parenthood.